It's not for everyone however. The roomnote is nothing special I'm sure. But to compare a fine tobacco as this to cigarettes is foolish. It's not a raspberry mango rum creamcake by any means. And there is no latakia for the other end members. It is however a strong easy smoking pure tobacco mixture that taste really good, gives nice thick creamy smoke and behaves well in the pipe.

It's perfectly suited to fall day in the woods. Makes me want to chop word or skin a mammal or something. At least not shave. I enjoy sitting outside watching the leaves change and smoking on this one. The nicotine can put you in a totally different frame of mind. So much so that when I come inside after smoking I get the second glance from someone whos wondering exactly what I was smoking.

I'll keep this one around for days when I don't care what people think of the smell coming out of my pipe. Wait that's everyday. I'll keep this around for days that there's mud on my boots. That works.

4 stars for being a tobacco I will keep one hand.

I opened it back up last week and have had a few more bolw fulls of this, and I just don't think I care for it too much.

I am a nicotine wimp. If I break out into a sweat, get dizzy, and feel nauseas, then it is NOT a good experience!

That being said, I DO like some vitamin "N" and prefer a medium strength blend.

This tobacco is just too strong for me! I don't know if its the Burley or the Perique, but my oh my did this stuff hit me like a freight train!

Don't get me wrong:

This is high quality, well blended tobacco! As far as taste went, it was good, but nothing that made me yell with joy. It was easy to pack, aged well, and would probably please anyone looking for a good VaPer with a little extra fan out there.

Just not my cup of tea, but a good quality tobacco nonetheless.

I would guess the amount of Perique is significant because the blend is rather light in colour.

This is Elizabethan Mixture's big brother...

Ideal for the cigarette smoker trying to switch to pipe smoking.

It worked for me :-)

Tips: Let it dry a little

It inspired me to make a mixture of my own, witch I call "Danish Pepper" = 3 parts WO Larsen Vintage Mixture + 1 Part Cornell&Diehl Bayou Night (let them mary for a while).

Nice sherry taste when sipping before lighting

Very mild taste, mostly natural and slightly sweet because of the cavendish. I like to let the smoke come out of my mouth and then inhale it through my nose, giving me the feeling that all is well with the world :)

I like this as a first smoke of the day and sometimes in between more pronounced tobacco's.

I was encouraged by a delicious and sweet tin note, but once lit this disappeared.

Too much puffing and this tastes like a cigarette, only less pleasant. This has a tendency to burn hot and harsh for me.

I could only appreciate any flavor with the gentlest of sipping, and detected something like straw, sawdust, and occasionally a hint of sherry.

Enthusiastic puffing will be punished with harsh god-awfulness. Light coaxing gives it a passing grade, but barely.

Two stars seems a bit generous, but one star a big stingy.

Upon opening the tin I was quite surprised to find it to be very dry. Not too dry, but just right. I found this odd for a new tobacco.

The aroma was not bad. Not the best, but not horrible. I could detect a small casing, but could not put my finger on it. I think the thing that displeased me most was the unbalanced aroma of Burly in this blend. Right off the bat I got hit with green grass and wet hay.

I loaded up a medium sized Peterson system pipe with this tobacco, and got to puffing. Now I do not knock a tobacco simply due to style if it fits in that style, but this did not really fit any place. It was hardly an aromatic, and defiantly not a Virginia. The only thing I could classify this as was a big Burly tobacco. Had the tin said Peterson's Burly Mixture, I would have given it four stars. However, it did not.

As I progressed through the bowl, I found this blend to smoke very hot. It did not bite, and never gurgled or got wet.

It did burn to a nice white ash, but also left an ash taste on my tongue. It reminded me of a drug store cigar or an old cigarette. However, it is an easy blend to inhale if that is your bag.

Maybe I was not as patient with this blend as I should have been, but I just could not bring myself to enjoy it. Normally if a tobacco does not fit my preferred style I will still give it a good review if it is quality leaf that fits the style being presented. In my opinion this did not.

I do not know whom I would recommend this to, for I don't really know what to classify it as. I guess if you are the smoker who likes the old Half and Half and other drug store blends, this might spice up your rotation a bit. Otherwise I would think twice before buying a tin of this.

Now I remember why I didn't buy more tins earlier, it's a bit boring for me. Having said that, it's certainly not a tobacco that I'll throw in the corner and forget, it is after all a good quality tobacco with some interesting flavours, as I write I'm getting a sour taste which is not altogether unpleasant, and when you look at the list of components used, it must be quite a feat to get a blend to work. And this one certainly does.

The sour bit's gone now, replaced with sweet virginia's or is that the sherry's coming through? I was going to give this two stars but it's now been "upped" to three.

As it has cavendish, to my way of thinking, this would be an aro, something I'm not very fond of, however, this type of aro with cavendish component, but lacking the heavy syrups, I can certainly enjoy. This tin will also be finished and I hope I remember to buy another as it is a pleasant smoke from time to time.