This Mississippi River and Frog Morton on the Bayou..... My goodness... I guess my story mirrors most here. Start out with aromatics, and move on to non-aros. So I get my order of MR, FM OTB, and Trout Stream today (which is wonderful as well). First thing I do is pop the tins and bag of Trout Stream. The tin notes of the MR and FM are soooo good...
Upon first picking up the hobby, I never knew there was a difference between aro and non-aro. I thought all pipe tobacco was cherry flavored. As you can see, I asked about aromatics here and purchased some amazing aros based on your recommendations. I happened across MM965 and took such a liking to it that I noticed I wanted to smoke that more than the aros. Who knew I'd like English blends above aros? Wow. Now, I'm getting ready to pack a bowl of this MR... Will report back on what I think.