The blend#3 was awesome yesterday.
So today I wanted to make a more complète review. This is my first review.
The tobacco has been spread to dry for two hours. It is much drier than the tobacco I normally have and that might be why it burned awesome yesterday.
I packed the pipe so it is tight trying to push down, but the draw is still very loose.
The tobacco smells of sweet hay with a bit of stable. I know many cigars with relatively similar smells that tastes great.
Predraw is loose and the aromas are sweet leathery wood, rather mild.
I opted to light with matches simply because I am uncertain my ronsonol fluide in my zippo is not staining the flavors.
It lights very quick and gives out flavors of bitterness at first.
Tappingthe cherry and lighting farther more bring out the full flavors.
It is strong. Not harsh. Meaty. Burned sugar. With wood and leather. A long sweet finish. Reminds me of cigars.
The smoke is abundant. Malleable. I like to form circles. The smoke makes great circles.
It definately has a nice N buzz going too.
I am having a harder time than yesterday keeping it lit, having to relight every thirth or fourth puff. But the relight are super easy. Its not out. Just dim.
It paired nice with black coffee yesterday. Today I am trying a dark ale. If I had an irish stoutI'd try that...
I feel like it would pair like many cigars, wich is more interesting than the baccy I have tried so far. I'll miss this blend when the pouch is out.
Down the middle of the bowl, the flavors are less strong and it is a bit sweeter. Perhaps some fruit mixed in the wood. Or the same sugar but less burnt.
The only drawback I can see is that it seems to burn a bit quick.
But it is very enjoyable at least to a cigar smoker that adopted pipes as a complement to cigars
I dried more than a bowl, and opted to try it in a second, smaller pipe once the bowl was done.
It seemed to suit it even better. I could pick up a bit of dark roasted coffee with leather, but less sweetness. Not that it ever had much. More cream.
The smoke seems heavy and don't fly super high, making its cloud just above head level.
Overall it is a superb smoke that makes me enjoy pipes better than the tobaccos I have tried so far.
Many thanks
@USHOG for letting me try these blends. I am very happy to experiment with them and this one is very enjoyable.