I just received the Middle Earth Sampler Pack from JFH and I've been pleasantly surprised so far after smoking some last night!
The current sample pack came with:
* Longbottom Leaf
* Treebeard
* Old Toby
* Shortcut to Mushrooms
* Ruins of Isengard
I've tried the Old Toby and the Ruins of Isengard so far.
* Old Toby - This is my first time trying Perique and I really enjoyed it. It wasn't really overpowering and the spiceness made it an interesting smoke.
* Ruins of Isengard - I guess the Latakia was on the lighter side for this blend because I really liked it. I know my first attempt at a Latakia blend (Dunhill 965) didn't work for me last week because it was just way to much. Maybe the Oriental/Turkish played apart in me not liking it. What ever it is, I like the Ruins of Isengard alot and the sweet after taste lasted for most of the night.
Questions for future purchases:
* How does Escudo compare to Old Toby? Since it's only a Perique/Virginia blend does that mean it's heavier on the Perique than Old Toby?
* I've read good reviews on Molto Dolce, but is it just another basic aromatic or does it have more flavor than say Mac Baren Vanilla Cream or Virginia NO 1? The Molto Dolce has (Black Cavendish, Burley, Virginia) which is similar to some of my other aros I have so far, but the flavoring of (Caramel, Honey, Vanilla) sounds really interesting.
The current sample pack came with:
* Longbottom Leaf
* Treebeard
* Old Toby
* Shortcut to Mushrooms
* Ruins of Isengard
I've tried the Old Toby and the Ruins of Isengard so far.
* Old Toby - This is my first time trying Perique and I really enjoyed it. It wasn't really overpowering and the spiceness made it an interesting smoke.
* Ruins of Isengard - I guess the Latakia was on the lighter side for this blend because I really liked it. I know my first attempt at a Latakia blend (Dunhill 965) didn't work for me last week because it was just way to much. Maybe the Oriental/Turkish played apart in me not liking it. What ever it is, I like the Ruins of Isengard alot and the sweet after taste lasted for most of the night.
Questions for future purchases:
* How does Escudo compare to Old Toby? Since it's only a Perique/Virginia blend does that mean it's heavier on the Perique than Old Toby?
* I've read good reviews on Molto Dolce, but is it just another basic aromatic or does it have more flavor than say Mac Baren Vanilla Cream or Virginia NO 1? The Molto Dolce has (Black Cavendish, Burley, Virginia) which is similar to some of my other aros I have so far, but the flavoring of (Caramel, Honey, Vanilla) sounds really interesting.