Add Orlik Golden Sliced and Skiff Mixture to your list - the Orlik claims a touch of perique ha ha and Skiff is the Oriental-forward brother of Squadron Leader.What I've learned so far is that I really enjoy English blends as the flavor seems to be right there, I like the limited Virginia's I have tried but nothing stands out, I have certainly experienced a "magic moment" with a virginia that appeared unmatched to anything else I had smoked previously; but it was short lived and the smoke needed a more careful attention. Moving forward, do you think I would wise to try a burley blend? It seems almost like a middle ground between the two. Or would a Va/Per add more interest to an ohterwuse nuanced straight Virginia?As a side note, most of the aromatics I've tried in the past haven't been very good or worthwhile. My favourites so far: Squadron Leader, Amphora original, EMP, Nightcap, Autumn Evening, Frogmorton, Special Virginia
A good VaPer to sample would be St James Flake, which I think of as FVF with perique added. Of course, there's Cabbies, but you don't want to get into that, oh no; it might jeopardize my supply ;-)