Wow this stuff is good. I dried two big long flakes for 2 hours. On return, you could see them sparkling with crystal goodness. This is so robust yet fairly smooth. I like the conservative amount of latakia. This doesn't really remind me of a 'aromatic' in the sense of most that I have tried. Any topping is very subdued and what you mostly get is the taste of excellent tobacco. I think I like this better then Penzance.