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shanez

Lifer
Jul 10, 2018
5,188
24,083
49
Las Vegas
Aromatics and VaPers probably make up 70-80% of what I smoke. Don't get me wrong, I like a good English/Balkan blend every now and then but I just don't smoke many plain VAs. Also, for as much as I like Semois I just don't smoke it that often.
 

Chasing Embers

Captain of the Black Frigate
Nov 12, 2014
43,249
108,349
Aromatics and VaPers probably make up 70-80% of what I smoke. Don't get me wrong, I like a good English/Balkan blend every now and then but I just don't smoke many plain VAs. Also, for as much as I like Semois I just don't smoke it that often.
Aros and Virginia/Orientals are mine though I smoke them all occasionally.
 

OzPiper

Lifer
Nov 30, 2020
5,757
30,563
71
Sydney, Australia
Not wanting to confuse this thread, but the Brits classify Latakia and Balkan blends as "aromatics"

Like many have posted, while I smoke English/Balkan and VaPers
90% of the time, I occasionally finish with an aromatic - like having a dessert at the end of the meal.

Wine-wise, most people when surveyed say they only drink "dry" wines. But when faced with a blind tasting, often pick wines with residual sugar. A port, German Mosel or Sauterne is a wonderful drink in the right context.