Had a few bowls of Black Ambrosia the other week. It smoked really well and the citrus casing came through well also. Not a bad smoke. I must note though that the Mrs. only found the room note as tolerable. Wasn't nearly as welcomed as the 7 Seas Royal room note.
My TAD hit the week before New Years, so I acquired a number of new blends from Mac Baren recently. Here's the blends I picked up and have smoked already.
I picked up the other two blends in the 7 Seas Line that I was missing, the Gold and Red. I love the Red! It's my favourite cherry blend, a large part due to the fact that it's a more tart wild cherry which I haven't come across too often if ever until this blend. Smokes wonderfully! The Gold Blend was another winner as well. It has a great butterscotch smell and taste to it with vanilla, honey, and a faint flavour of fruit. Also a great smoke. Definately will stay in the weekly rotation.
Finally I got around to getting Vanilla Cream in flake cut, and I'm more than glad I did. I enjoy the flake version more than the loose cut. To me the flavours, both tobacco and dressing, are a little more intensified in the flake version. My guess would be the pressing could be what intensified the flavours. Can't go wrong with either version of this blend though.
Last but not least, I gave Plumcake a try. It's been around for 50+ years, so I figured I should give it a go. Now I've only had one bowl of it, but I wasn't too pleased with the first bowl. The Syrian Latakia was pretty evident in it, and I've learned, as of right now, I'm not a fan of Lady Latakia. Just don't like the taste, yet. I'll definately give Plumcake a few more bowls before deciding whether or not to buy the blend again though.
