I had such high hopes for this one and it just tasted like bland generic tobacco when I tried mine.. Idk if it was me or the batch but it def started my fatigue with C&D lol.. maybe I'll have to revisit now that my palate has developed a bit more.
Sweetest English blend?
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Great to know!
Been meaning to dry them out for awhile now.. I think this and Ahab's comfort are gonna be 2 of my first
Yeah no, they're great blends I just assumed his question as being more "traditional English with a hint of sweetness"Ah! Very true and great point to make. It is more of an aro. Thank you for the clarification!
It's definitely a tricky/blurry line... one of my favorites is Sutliff Eastfarthing also mentioned here but I happen to believe that one (also 504c) as being more like an aromatic with latakia in it rather than a mostly standard English with an aromatic/sweet quality.
Even Boswell's Northwoods also mentioned here... again, another awesome awesome blend. But due to its (from what i can discern) higher content of latakia and Cavendish and lower content of Virginia and orientals, to me it seems more like a crossover/hybrid rather than just sweeter type of "standard" English.
But ofc look at how debatable/open for interpretation just the term Balkan can be by itself lol.
I never really understood how plum pudding could be considered a Balkan with heavy red virginia and perique but that's even a whole 'nother can o worms
Crossover blends and balkans are definitely the majority of my all-time favorites though so, I say they can call them whatever they want as long as they keep my bowl full
A lot of people find that C&D blends need some time in the jar to really open up