Erik Stokkebye 4th Generation 1966

This is another blend that I had never smoked until receiving a half ounce sample/gift from an Ebay seller with whom I had made purchases recently. When I gave it the sniff test, it came off as a lightly aromatic blend with some Latakia content and neither was all that strong. I looked up the formula on this site and, sure enough, that is what it was. I first smoked this blend while visiting a longtime pipe smoking friend; an environment that often thwarts truly understanding what a new blend is really like. In the middle of our conversation I began to say things out loud about how good this tobacco was smoking and how much I liked it. It has been all uphill from there. I don't know whether the aromatic component is truly rum or not and I don't care. The top third of each bowl smoked in such a way as to slow my pace down by mild tongue warming and I made the adjustment willingly. When a blend is as interesting as ES 4th-1966, you can ignore andor accept quirks of blending; you can ignore a mild amount of heat in initial light up. When I finished smoking my second bowl I exclaimed - "What a beautifully crafted little blend this is" - and that is, in essence, what the only other reviewer at this time, Pipestud, said in his review. Once again he and I agree on a blend at four stars.