Ken Byron Ventures Dark Fired Cherry

The nutty, woody, earthy, floral, barbecue sweet and sour, smokey, herbal, spicy dark fired Kentucky is the lead component. The earthy, spicy, woody, very sour, smoky, floral, herbal Turkish takes the second slot by a small margin. The Turkish always competes with the tangy ripe, fermented dark fruity, earthy, woody, sugary red Virginia, though the Virginia occasionally surpasses it. The nutty, woody, sugary, earthy stoved burley has a fruity note as an important condiment. The rich tartly sweet cherry topping sublimates the tobaccos quite a bit, but not enough to trivialize their intrinsic qualities. All the aspects of this well melded blend work synergistically to create an aromatic with some complexity. The strength and taste levels fall a couple of steps short of the medium mark. The nic-hit is in the center of mild to medium. Won’t bite or get harsh, and has no rough edges. This easily broken apart crumble kake is a tad moist, but needs no dry time. Burns cool and clean at a reasonable rate with a deep, mostly consistent, very sweet and mildly savory with a touch of sour flavor that translates to lightly lingering after taste. Leaves little moisture in the bowl, and requires a couple more than an average number of relights. Can be an all day smoke for the experienced aro smoker, and is certainly repeatable in any case. Three and a half stars out of four.

-JimInks

A subdued taste of tart dark cherries without the cloying sweetness of most cherry aros.. The dark fired Kentucky is clearly predominant. A satisfying cool slow smoke with a very pleasant but relatively short aftertaste. Definitely worth smoking if you can get it.

I enjoyed a few bowls of this at the pipe club from a batch dated March 2020 in a Corn Cob. This has a nice somewhat mild natural cherry smelling aroma. From the first few puffs down to the end I tasted an outstanding cherry flavor with no bite. Definitely one of the best cherry blends I have ever tried. A must try for any cherry blend lovers out there.

Certainly the least fruity and unoffensive cherries I have smelled. If anyone has sworn off cherry, this is one blend that may deserve a spot if the mood desires.

The taste is there, pleasant, a bit spicy and the cherry comes through. The room note just the same, no one will run to or from it. I find it pleasant but not one to smoke everyday. So far I recommend all of the KBV blends I have tried.

KBV- Dark Fired Cherry

I recently opened a bag from February 2020, left the bag open for a day or two, as the blend was moist.

The blend however smells absolutely amazing, not a sweet but tart cherry smell, like kirsch wasser. This blend once dried appropriately smoked great.

You get the cherry just enough, and with the smoky kentucky and sour orientals it hits you in waves and you can on occasion get all three consecutively.

I highly enjoyed this blend and would recommend it to you cherry fanatics. I am not an aromatic smoker however this has enough to keep my attention.