This goes on sale August 2.
The 2019 Basma and 2018 Izmir provide a wealth of earth, wood, floralness, dry, sharp sourness, vegetation, spice, herbs, some buttery sweetness, mild cocoa, and smoke as the lead components. The 2014 white burley offers plenty of earth, wood, nuts, bread, some dry, sour sharpness, and light cocoa. It offers secondary support rather than full. The Canadian bright Virginias produce some tart and tangy citrus, grass, bread, sugar, sour lemon, floralness, light vegetation and acidity. They are a couple of steps above the condiment line. The rum casing is a tad more obvious than the molasses, and both are rather elusive. The strength is a notch below the center of medium to strong. The taste is in that center. The nic-hit is a level less than the overall strength. No chance of bite or harshness. Has a few small rough edges. The easily broken apart crumble cakes are mildly moist and needs no dry time. Burns cool, clean, and slightly slow with a consistent sour and moderately sweet, rather floral, spicy, nutty, zesty flavor that translates to the pleasantly lingering after taste. The room note is pungent. Leaves little dampness in the bowl, and requires a couple more than an average number of relights. Not an all day smoke, but it is repeatable. Three and a half stars.
The 2019 Basma and 2018 Izmir provide a wealth of earth, wood, floralness, dry, sharp sourness, vegetation, spice, herbs, some buttery sweetness, mild cocoa, and smoke as the lead components. The 2014 white burley offers plenty of earth, wood, nuts, bread, some dry, sour sharpness, and light cocoa. It offers secondary support rather than full. The Canadian bright Virginias produce some tart and tangy citrus, grass, bread, sugar, sour lemon, floralness, light vegetation and acidity. They are a couple of steps above the condiment line. The rum casing is a tad more obvious than the molasses, and both are rather elusive. The strength is a notch below the center of medium to strong. The taste is in that center. The nic-hit is a level less than the overall strength. No chance of bite or harshness. Has a few small rough edges. The easily broken apart crumble cakes are mildly moist and needs no dry time. Burns cool, clean, and slightly slow with a consistent sour and moderately sweet, rather floral, spicy, nutty, zesty flavor that translates to the pleasantly lingering after taste. The room note is pungent. Leaves little dampness in the bowl, and requires a couple more than an average number of relights. Not an all day smoke, but it is repeatable. Three and a half stars.
