i am NOT letting another month pass, but haven't the time for a full review or pix. short short:
sweetness and "barn" in the jar, fairly ready to go moisture-wise, very pretty flakes. common thread is a bright acidy note combined with some caramalized sweetness, all from the virginias, supported with a little dried fruit (prune) and pepper (black and grey, maybe a very little mild capsaicin) undercurrent from the perique. fold and stuff, seemed to be very liniar, but well defined, and a problem to burn to the heel, but only slightly. rubbed out, was a little more muddled flavors, and ashy, but easier to burn, all the way down on one light with nothing left. cube cut, more striations of flavor, not as much as the fold-n-stuff, but more than the rubbed, and burned middling between the two. all three preps were in a small zulu, and i want to run through a cob to confirm. all four smokes so far were from a 15 month jarred sample.
do a small bowl, and take your time. this is a simple blend, but not stupid, and can hold quite a lot of enjoyment. it is NOT the best VaPer i have found, but it delivers easily and happily every time, and you don't have to chase it. also it doesn't hurt that it is stupid cheap, like $30 a pound is not hard to do. it IS a virginia, so it will bite you, but only if you push; pacing will circumvent this, and drying might as well. i personally am pounds deep on this stuff, and am always glad to come back around to it.
. Gotta say though I may quickly become a flake guy.
