Straus Tobacco Wenceslas

The raspberry is the dominant topping, aided and abetted by some fruit (I detect mango and another may be present), light coffee, and some spices, including nutmeg. The black cavendish has a very mild sugariness. The burley is nutty with a little earth and wood while the gold cavendish offers a drop or two of honey, some citrus and grass. The tobaccos are sublimated by the toppings, but you’ll notice them to a small extent, particularly after the half way point when the richness of the toppings weaken a little, especially at the finish. The raspberry doesn’t do that as much as the other toppings do. Won't bite. Has little nicotine. The strength is mild while the taste level is just short of the center of mild to medium. Creamy smooth, it burns at a moderate pace, but the tobacco is moist, so it requires some relights. Leaves little moisture in the bowl. You may want to give it a light dry time. Has a pleasant, short lived after taste, and a sweet fruity room note. Gets two and half stars because I occasionally get a tart alcohol taste that I find distracting when it shows itself to my taste buds, and loss of flavor depth in the last quarter of the bowl.

-JimInks