Anyone who remembers my post of my latest TAD haul will remember a photo that included a tin of MacBaren Symphony. This was the tin that I decided to pop first. I have given it a couple of smokes and have decided that it is rather nice. Upon giving it a good, solid light, it tastes very strongly of burley, a very heavy, nutty, almost bitter flavor, but not bitter in a bad way. The bitterness is contrasted by a slight sweetness of Virginia, and the two flavors intermingle to create a pleasant smoke. There is also unsweetened Cavendish that helps to neutralize the smoke when the Burley gets too heavy. My only complaint was that it burned a bit hot, but I think that was carelessness on my part as I did not let the tobacco dry out any before smoking. It is a broken flake, so it burns very slow. I loaded it into a tiny Dublin shaped pipe and got a good half hour smoke out of it. All in all, a fairly good "all day" blend if you like a strong burley flavor.
