I find that Autumn Evening tastes like Ethel Merman's underwear after a full dress rehearsal of There's No Business Like Show Business. For a fall-themed aro, I would recommend either Peterson Connoisseur's Choice or Ashton Winding Road.
Recommend Me an Aromatic Please
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I bounce around a lot, but find that Gawith Hoggarth & Co’s American Cherry Vanilla to be pretty tasty ?
Yeah, Sillems blends became Aylesbury a little while back.
It's kind of ironic that Sherry Casks are so popular with the Whiskey Blenders these days.
Is it really so different from just throwing some juice in your glass?
Of course the topping on 1-Q and Molto Dolce is much more egregious than blending in a Sherry Cask, but I don't think there's much skill required to blend Black Cavendish with Burly.
I know I bought a couple tins of Aylesbury from a B&M a few weeks ago and then Sillem’s from SP a week and a half ago? I guess the Sillem’s is NOS
Boswell’s Christmas Cookie.... the definitive Aro
I also like Boswell’s Apple Streudel on occasion.
Strauss Sleepy Hollow (can’t order til it’s in season, normally Sept, though last year they took orders early in Aug)
RLP-6 or 1Q.... both popular Lane bulk.
And though I didn’t smoke them regularly, the samples I got of the battlefield blends from P&C were good, Gettysburg (Peach), Waterloo (Vanilla if I remember correctly), Bull Run (? Can’t recall what that was maybe Cherry)
I also like Boswell’s Apple Streudel on occasion.
Strauss Sleepy Hollow (can’t order til it’s in season, normally Sept, though last year they took orders early in Aug)
RLP-6 or 1Q.... both popular Lane bulk.
And though I didn’t smoke them regularly, the samples I got of the battlefield blends from P&C were good, Gettysburg (Peach), Waterloo (Vanilla if I remember correctly), Bull Run (? Can’t recall what that was maybe Cherry)
you're not supposed to smoke those.
yeah Erinmore is awesome. Basically if you ever thought that they should make a juicy fruit pipe tobacco then you need to try it because that's basically what it is but much better too.
I don't know Embers recently said he only hates a tiny few people. And something about people who don't like aromatics... So it's kind of debatable (of course I am just joking).
My aromatic preferences
1. Gawith Hoggarth Dark Flake Aromatic (Lots of Lakeland Aromatic favorites, but I listed the best)
2. Erinmore Flake
3. Watch City Deluxe Crumb Cut
4. Pick any European Aromatic like Exotic Passion - Then add some Macbaren Rustica (60% Rustica, 40% European Aromatic)
1. Gawith Hoggarth Dark Flake Aromatic (Lots of Lakeland Aromatic favorites, but I listed the best)
2. Erinmore Flake
3. Watch City Deluxe Crumb Cut
4. Pick any European Aromatic like Exotic Passion - Then add some Macbaren Rustica (60% Rustica, 40% European Aromatic)
I concur, Sillem’s Black was one of the first tobaccos Inwaired a while to get. It is worth it. It’s an excellent crossover (English /Aro). I may break down and buy more for down the road.
No ... now it looks like it got added to the list ? Thank you!
Very welcome, it's my favorite of the lakelands.
I'll state my bias up front and admit that I will not recommend a cavendish-dominant blend from the personal belief that it will not allow the appreciation of typical tobacco-varietal-flavors to at least have the chance to occur.
My top choice would be something Gawith Hoggarth. I know alot of folks believe Lakelands to be something else entirely. Yes they can be less friendly than say, a Lane BCA-type blend, but the quality and flavor of the underlying tobacco is fantastic.
Other than that:
-Sir Walter Raleigh Aromatic
-Match Flying Dutchman
-H&H Chatham Manor
-SG Kendal Cream Flake and Firedance Flake
-Any of the Rum blends of your choice/preference
My top choice would be something Gawith Hoggarth. I know alot of folks believe Lakelands to be something else entirely. Yes they can be less friendly than say, a Lane BCA-type blend, but the quality and flavor of the underlying tobacco is fantastic.
Other than that:
-Sir Walter Raleigh Aromatic
-Match Flying Dutchman
-H&H Chatham Manor
-SG Kendal Cream Flake and Firedance Flake
-Any of the Rum blends of your choice/preference
“Is it really so different from just throwing some juice in your glass?”
Yes.
Sherry casking is like adding Perique to a Virginia. The latter are pure tobaccos; the former pure spirits. Going further, a blender using new charred oak may equate to dark fired or Latakia.
Aromatics are closer to sugary, artificially flavored syrupy liquors. The spirit is in there somewhere just like the tobacco is under all the goop.
Guys. It’s just my opinion. I strongly dislike Aros. I dislike flavored coffee creamer or sugary soft drinks mixed 80/20 with a sipping spirit.
Didn’t mean to start tobacco war III. ??. Light em up.
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