A bit light on the nicotine and for some reason I can only get it to smoke consistently well in one pipe (meer lined). I did enjoy this tin, and recommend it to anyone who is considering it, however I won't be buying more, I like original frog too much.

Easy to handle, lights a little slow but burns well once lit.

Wow. Warm, sweet, tangy, baked peaches, dark chocolate, rolled oats, Cheerios, and caramel. Nice soft Virginia sweetness, Latakia is more pronounced than in the tin aroma, balancing the Orientals. A cool, delicious English blend. One of the most enjoyable blends I’ve smoked. The flavor gets deeper and richer as the bowl progresses. Anytime of day, this cool, flavorful blend never disappoints. Complex, intriguing stuff.

Excellent! 4 Stars and definitely on the favorites list

I would love to try Basma on its' own, just to see exactly what that lends to this blend. On The Town is a one-of-a-kind blend for sure.

Rich, sweet, salty and tangy all at once. Complex, but not complicated. Refreshing comes to mind. A good morning smoke, or an after dinner smoke following a light meal.

Tin dated 6-11-05. After 6 years of age, I am not sure it helped, but it sure didn't hurt.

When I opened the tin, I immediately thought of a pit-bbq..now, let me assure you, it was purely the smokey fragrance, not because I smelled pork or anything! ;)

The tobacco packed and lit easily, there wasn't tons of smoke but then it wasn't needed. The mellow ease of draw and silky mouth-feel of the smoke was excellent.

The flavors I noted were almond and spice with a lingering sweetness that I can't place..perhaps a cane sugar-like taste?

All I know is that I truly love this smoke and will now be forced to try the other Frog's in the near future. Thanks to everyone who reviewed and recommended this one, I truly enjoyed it!

UPDATE: Yeah, this blend is SO gentle that it now bores me. There's still some in the tin, and I just can't bring myself to smoke it.

Weird, that's what I think of this one (LB). Upon lighting, I got a strong taste of MOLD ???? So much so, I wrote Pipes & Cigar's, Russ Ouellette, and asked if he had a problem. Russ graciously wrote back explaining that it is the high quantity of Smyrna leaf used that gave me that taste. He recommended trying Armada, which is around the same strength, but with different Orientals which are brighter in flavor. As a side note, I found the same "Mold taste" with "Frog Morton on the Town" that has Basma leaf, I don't know if it also has Smyrna. Strange that I don't pick up this flavor with other tobaccos having Orientals? Anyway, this one is not for me.

Updated 9/15/11- I had to try this again after some months in the cellar and now, I GET IT, fragrant Orientals out front. Nice, latakia is hidden way in the background, some sweetness even a touch of chocolate flavor but it still needs attention to keep it lit. I'll have to give this 2 1/2 stars and it actually maybe my favorite of the Frogs. I'll have to also try "Larry's Blend" again?

Updated 11/27/11- As I keep coming back to this blend I keep picking up more nuances; yes there is a cocoa that melds very nicely with the musty oriental. It is very, very smooth and has that sweet & sour tang that I find so flavorful. A few negatives; it doesn't burn real well at a sip and I can't seem to get this dry enough for my liking. I've found that I have to dry it by using a microwave for about 6 seconds a bowl. That said, I feel this is a nice change of pace from heavy latakia blends and I will keep it in my rotation. I'm giving this 3 stars, a little light in "N".

PS. I like Larry's blend better, but LB's aroma will drive my wife from the room, another reason to smoke LB !

I don't believe in crossover blends. Lat blends, non-Lat blends, aros are how I break things down. This is a delicious Lat blend that can be light or heavy. Very satisfying and full flavored, but with enough dimensions that you don't get bored or fatigued.

I like it better than Boswell's Northwoods (less sweet and more body), and it's on par with Margate (sweeter), though different.

I'd call this a very good tobacco.

The initial opening was a tad too moist and rightfully so, the blenders are wise to leave moisture management up to the combustor/er. The dampness was nothing that could not be solved by a few hours under the fan, after-which the ketchup aroma was reduced considerably and the nuisances of the blend began to peek through; effortless light as well.

It took about a 1/3rd. of a bowl to get going. This is a mellow and straight forward blend, it did not develop much from top to bottom which is fine; however, when compared with the British, Danish, or German blending houses it does not seem as complex nor interesting; my preference.

The nicotine content I did not find too high, mind you I switch-hit often with cigars; accustomed.

An interesting thing did occur with the room note since my mate was smoking a Cuban puro the the time. It was that of incense possibly Frankincense reminiscent of an Orthodox church, quite interesting and pleasurable, likely not to be duplicated.

Overall, a very good and steady tobacco, which could be enjoyed anytime of the day.

Would I seek it again, likely not since there are many others to combust and some which I prefer more.

Light up and enjoy, your milage will vary.

Like many, when Balkan Sobranie went away, it left a massive void. We all began the search for its replacement, and frankly, there isn't any. So, when I see it online in auctions, I'll still pay the astronomical prices for it and enjoy it sparingly. My search brought to me the Dunhill latakia blends, with London Mixture, Standard Medium/Mild and 965 being my primary go-to English blends. And then, they went away for a while. I'd still go to Pease's Westminster or Penzance once in a while, but, off to the search I went again, and among the blends I found were the Frog Morton series. They're all mighty fine. My favorite of the series is the Bayou, and this is tied with the original Frog.

Frog Morton on the Town is just unique. It's taste is milder than the tin note suggests it will be. I can't imagine smoking a pipe all day, but for those who do that, I could see this as an all day blend. Zero bite, none of the numb tongue, not hugely complex but not monolithic either. Just an easy-going, nice English blend. I still prefer London Mixture, but this has less nicotine, which I like.

A solid 3.25 stars for this nice blend.

FMOTT is exceptionally smooth and sweet, without being cloying and sickly sweet. The latakia is present, but not terribly pronounced. Beautiful plumes of smoke and incredibly easy to light and keep lit.

Super fine grey ash and no detectable tongue bite. Cool smoke and even at my relatively rapid puffing pace the bowl barely heated up at all.

It almost has a lotus tea flavor to me; a sweetness that is present but understated. I find this to be a very subtle smoke which will have a home in my rotation and cellar for years to come.

Highest marks.

Tin note is wonderful, but so is the tin note of every tobacco I have. I can taste cocoa and every now and then for just a second; chocolate. I personally wouldn't class this as an aromatic or an English.... I would say it's more of a very light English blend with an ever so slight aromatic quality about it.

In the future I will try to always have some on hand, as a matter of fact… I’ve dedicated a brand new Peterson to it.

This is far from an English for me... It's an aromatic tobacco with an English aroma added to it... Makes it feel weak and not very deep.

Sadly I bought into the hype, now that I've tried it for myself I wish I had looked elsewhere!

Somewhat recommended for beginners that would want to knoow what an english tobacco almost tastes like but not quite leave the world of aromatics.

Sits flavorwise somewhere between boswells mild english and northwoods... Northwoods being the mildest "faux-English" I would ever want to try again. Northwoods is A LOT better!