I've avoided English aromatics like the plague after the horrifying event that was Ennerdale Flake.
I stopped liking RY but I never had any trouble smoking it on an empty stomach, in fact I used to smoke it when I got home from work, to relax before dinner. Currently I smoke Escudo at that time, and Nightcap usually before bed, hours after I've had dinner. Those are the right strength for me. Anything less is like smoking hot air.Royal Yacht or any of the aromatics by GH&co. Even their cherry will have you spewing gut chunks if you smoke it on an empty stomach.