The Edgeworth Ready Rubbed Match is one I heavily stocked. The J-4 Burley is pretty good, too. The White Burley is a good mixer, but I've smoked it straight and enjoyed it. The Estate blend is Chatham Manor in bulk. Duke Albert is their Price Albert Match. Sugar Bucket is Match Sugar Barrel in bulk.
Perhaps my reviews of the first three will be of help to those reading this.
Match Ready Rubbed:
A straight burley blend that is nutty, earthy, and woody with a definite molasses flavor and a little cocoa. Has a mild nicotine hit. The strength is mild, and the taste is a couple of steps past that mark. Won't bite or get harsh, though it does have a rough edge, and a slight sharp note from the white burley. Burns a little slow due to being a cube cut; cool and clean with a very consistent taste. Requires a few relights, and leaves very little dampness in the bowl. Has a very pleasant, short lived after taste and room note. An all day work and play smoke that may not be complex, but has enough going for it to hold your interest. A good starter burley blend for someone who has never tried the genre.
This Match is very close to the original. I spent a weekend comparing the two versions. The original seemed a little fuller, deeper in the molasses taste, and that's the only difference I can tell. The cut and look of the tobacco is the very same. In a blind taste test, it would be very hard to tell which was which. I gave four stars to the original.
J-4:
The Kentucky burley offer a lot of earth, nuts, wood, a little molasses, and a touch of cocoa. The sweet topping seems to be an extremely mild vanilla that doesn’t sublimate the burleys much. It does have a slight rough edge that you may not notice unless you puff real fast. The strength is a couple of steps past the mild mark. That taste is in the center of mild to medium. Has a mild nic-hit, and won’t bite. Burns slightly slow with a cool, very clean consistent flavor from start to finish. Leaves little moisture in the bowl, and requires a few relights as the tobacco is a tad moist. I did not see the need to dry it. Has a very pleasant after taste that lingers for a minute or two. An easy going all day work and play smoke.
Burley Delight #212:
The star component is burley, which is nutty, woody and a little earthy with some molasses, and oats. It also has slight sharp and spicy notes. There’s a small amount of light Virginia with a little grass and a bit of citrus. The chocolate has a little richness and is mildly applied, toning down the tobaccos just a little. The strength is a couple of steps past the mild mark, while the taste is in the center of mild to medium. The nic-hit is mild. Burns at a reasonable pace, cool, clean, a little creamy with a very consistent flavor from start to finish. Won’t bite or get harsh even if pushed. Leaves just a little dampness in the bowl, and requires few relights. The lightly lingering after taste is pleasant. An easy going all day smoke that wears well throughout your day. Three and a half stars.
TS-4 White Cube Burley:
The white burley has a burst of nuttiness, earth, wood, toasted bread, some sharp, dry rough edges, floralness, a little sourness, spice, vegetation, light sugar, slight pine needle essence, and a bare touch of smokiness. The molasses topping mildly sublimates the burley. The strength and nic-hit are a step past the center of mild to medium. The taste levels is a slot stronger. No chance of bite, and little chance of harshness, unless you’re aiming to set a record for fast puffing. Burns cool and clean at a moderate pace with a very consistent flavor from top to bottom. Leaves little dampness in the bowl, and requires few relights. Has a lightly lingering, pleasant after taste. The room note is a tad stronger. As a stand alone smoke, it’s three stars. As the blending component it’s supposed to be, it’s four stars. Smoked straight, it may be an all day smoke for the experienced smoker or a repeatable one. That would greatly depend on your personal preference.
