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Reviewed By:	Date:	Strength:	Flavoring:	Taste:	Room Note:	Recommendation:
Gilthoniel	05/29/2012	Medium	Medium to Strong	Medium to Full	Pleasant
So this is an aromatic from the Frederick Tranter blenders, who run the online Cigar Connoisseur shop. I'd heard whispers about this tobacco as though it were some hidden secret that I possibly shouldn't publicize lest it be hoarded by greedy tobacco stockpilers. But having tried it, we needn't worry about that so much. It isn't the Holy Grail; what it is, is a very nice high quality aromatic tobacco with a jolly British name and a solid history (apparently Tolkien used to puff it occasionally). The casing is quite heavy, but it's clear that good quality tobaccos have been used. It's like something the Lakeland blenders would come up with, so if you like their aromatics then you'll probably dig this. The flavour of the topping falls somewhere between a Danish-style vanilla and a British-style OTC, and the pouch aroma/room note is of the lovely "grandpa's pipe" variety. Medium nicotine strength, ships rather moist as is usual for British tobaccos, burns well when dried and rubbed out a touch. Not for the fans of unflavoured 'artisanal tobaccos', but aromatic fans who can get hold of it will probably not regret giving it a try, and might even fall in love with it. I sort of have.
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