I had been reading superlatives about this blend for years and finally got a tin. I am impressed by it every time I smoke it. Blended with KY, VA and Perique, it tastes to me like Hal O' the Wynd with a sizable dose of Perique; but the tobaccos don't add up, given the tobaccos used, namely the KY. I really can't taste the difference between a deep red VA and the same with the addition of the KY, whose earthiness would augment that of the red VA.
At any rate, this is hearty stuff, not especially in nicotine but in taste; and the Perique is no slouch either, much more than in, say, Pease Fillmore. Fillmore's red VA, while deep, as red VAs can often be, does not seem to spring from some underground source, christened by strength, and the Perique management is much more deft, plenty to be tasted throughout but truly as a subordinate voice.
SC: very recommended
At any rate, this is hearty stuff, not especially in nicotine but in taste; and the Perique is no slouch either, much more than in, say, Pease Fillmore. Fillmore's red VA, while deep, as red VAs can often be, does not seem to spring from some underground source, christened by strength, and the Perique management is much more deft, plenty to be tasted throughout but truly as a subordinate voice.
SC: very recommended
