This blend goes on sale November 25 at 6 pm. EST.
The stoved Oriental Katerini provides a wealth of earth, wood, herbs, incense, floralness, vegetation, stewed creamy sweet and sour, tart and tangy citrus, spice, smoke, and mild tangy darker fruit as it takes a light lead. The smoky dark fired Kentucky offers plenty of earth, wood, floralness, spice, herbs, vegetation, some sour sharpness, peat, mild vinegar barbecue, and nuttiness as a competitive supporting player. The Saint James perique produces a fair amount of spice, dried plums, figs, earth, wood, and floralness in secondary support, although at times, it’s a tad more obvious. The aspects of the various Virginias are some tart and tangy citrus, grass, floralness, sour lemon, spice, sugar, mild darker fruits, earth, wood, and a touch of acidity. They create a bed for the more potent varietals, and are just above the condiment line. The strength, nic-hit and the taste are very filling. Won’t bite or get harsh. Has a few small rough edges. The easily broken apart crumble cake is mildly moist, and as is my custom, I did not dry the tobacco for this review. As is always the case with complex crumble cakes, there is a light taste inconsistency at times. Well balanced and punchy rich, it burns cool, clean and slow with a tangy sweet and tartly sour, floral, spicy, herbal, fruity, smoky, mildly nutty, light barbecue, and a very savory flavor that extends to the pleasantly long lasting after taste. The room note is very pungent. Leaves little dampness in the bowl, and requires some relights. Not an all day smoke. I recommend a small to medium bowl for this blend. Four stars out of four.
©Jim Amash 2023.
The stoved Oriental Katerini provides a wealth of earth, wood, herbs, incense, floralness, vegetation, stewed creamy sweet and sour, tart and tangy citrus, spice, smoke, and mild tangy darker fruit as it takes a light lead. The smoky dark fired Kentucky offers plenty of earth, wood, floralness, spice, herbs, vegetation, some sour sharpness, peat, mild vinegar barbecue, and nuttiness as a competitive supporting player. The Saint James perique produces a fair amount of spice, dried plums, figs, earth, wood, and floralness in secondary support, although at times, it’s a tad more obvious. The aspects of the various Virginias are some tart and tangy citrus, grass, floralness, sour lemon, spice, sugar, mild darker fruits, earth, wood, and a touch of acidity. They create a bed for the more potent varietals, and are just above the condiment line. The strength, nic-hit and the taste are very filling. Won’t bite or get harsh. Has a few small rough edges. The easily broken apart crumble cake is mildly moist, and as is my custom, I did not dry the tobacco for this review. As is always the case with complex crumble cakes, there is a light taste inconsistency at times. Well balanced and punchy rich, it burns cool, clean and slow with a tangy sweet and tartly sour, floral, spicy, herbal, fruity, smoky, mildly nutty, light barbecue, and a very savory flavor that extends to the pleasantly long lasting after taste. The room note is very pungent. Leaves little dampness in the bowl, and requires some relights. Not an all day smoke. I recommend a small to medium bowl for this blend. Four stars out of four.
©Jim Amash 2023.
