This goes on sale Feb. 6 at 6 p.m. EST.
The matured, bold white burley provides an abundance of earth, wood, nuts, some sour sharpness, mild cocoa, light floralness and spice as the lead component. The dark burley offers some earth, wood, nuts, bread sugar, and light molasses in a full support role. A step behind that are the bright Virginias whose aspects are very tart and tangy citrus, grass, bread, sugar, floralness, mild sour lemon, spice, and a touch of acidity. The sugary, toasty black cavendish is right behind the brights. The red Virginias produce some tart citrus, tangy dark fruit, earth, wood, grass, bread, mild sugar, light floralness and spice. They compete with the black cavendish for attention. A plethora of toppings that I notice in order of their importance are caramel, vanilla, chocolate, hazelnut, fruity rum, scotch, coconut, coffee, plum and perhaps a couple others that I cannot detect. They moderately tone down the varietals. The strength and nic-hit are a slot past the medium threshold. The taste is a rung past that mark. There’s no chance of bite or harshness. Has a few minute rough edges. It’s mildly moist, but requires no dry time. Well balanced with obvious and subtle complexity, it burns cool, clean, and slightly slow with a mostly consistent fruity, sweet, nutty, floral, mildly spicy, sour, zesty, deeply rich flavor that extend to the pleasantly lasting after taste. The room note is a tad stronger. Leaves little dampness in the bowl, and requires a couple more than an average number of relights. May be an all day smoke for the veteran aro smoker, and is repeatable under any circumstance. Four stars out of four.
©Jim Amash 2024.
The matured, bold white burley provides an abundance of earth, wood, nuts, some sour sharpness, mild cocoa, light floralness and spice as the lead component. The dark burley offers some earth, wood, nuts, bread sugar, and light molasses in a full support role. A step behind that are the bright Virginias whose aspects are very tart and tangy citrus, grass, bread, sugar, floralness, mild sour lemon, spice, and a touch of acidity. The sugary, toasty black cavendish is right behind the brights. The red Virginias produce some tart citrus, tangy dark fruit, earth, wood, grass, bread, mild sugar, light floralness and spice. They compete with the black cavendish for attention. A plethora of toppings that I notice in order of their importance are caramel, vanilla, chocolate, hazelnut, fruity rum, scotch, coconut, coffee, plum and perhaps a couple others that I cannot detect. They moderately tone down the varietals. The strength and nic-hit are a slot past the medium threshold. The taste is a rung past that mark. There’s no chance of bite or harshness. Has a few minute rough edges. It’s mildly moist, but requires no dry time. Well balanced with obvious and subtle complexity, it burns cool, clean, and slightly slow with a mostly consistent fruity, sweet, nutty, floral, mildly spicy, sour, zesty, deeply rich flavor that extend to the pleasantly lasting after taste. The room note is a tad stronger. Leaves little dampness in the bowl, and requires a couple more than an average number of relights. May be an all day smoke for the veteran aro smoker, and is repeatable under any circumstance. Four stars out of four.
©Jim Amash 2024.
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