Ken Byron Ventures Goblin Mixture 2020
(3.00)
Goblin Mixture is a collaboration between Eldritch Pipes and Ken Byron Ventures.
It is a Scottish mixture of mature red Virginia (2000) and Turkish Orientals (1997) with condimental Latakia.
The Virginias are sweet and tangy, the Orientals are sour and funky. The Latakia cools the smoke and adds some underlying smokiness. Sip and enjoy this abominable mixture of old crops.
Details
| Brand | Ken Byron Ventures |
| Series | Eldritch Pipes |
| Blended By | Ken Byron |
| Manufactured By | Ken Byron Ventures |
| Blend Type | English |
| Contents | Latakia, Oriental/Turkish, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | Bulk |
| Country | United States |
| Production | No longer in production |
Profile
Strength
Mild
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant to Tolerable
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Mild to Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Reviews
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| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 07, 2020 | Mild | Very Mild | Mild | Pleasant to Tolerable |
This is my fourth foray into Ken Byron’s blends and I must say it’s not bad. Nice ribbon cut, lightly peaty Scottish smell out of the bag. It needs major dry time like all KBV stuff, but once dried out overnight, it lit well and required a typical number of relights. The Latakia is like a whisp that comes and goes, with Virginia’s starting out strong and giving way to the orientals as the bowl progresses. This isn’t one to take deep volumous puffs of, no, a bit more delicate, it requires a bit of attention as it is very mild, but the Virginias can easily get bitey and take over the experience if one doesn’t keep it slow and sip. Overall very nice nuanced mild VA/Oriental Scottish blend. I like it, but I probably wouldn’t get it again as it is quite mild.
Pipe Used:
Dunhill Churchwarden
PurchasedFrom:
Ken Byron Ventures
Age When Smoked:
Fresh
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 2020 | Mild to Medium | None Detected | Mild to Medium | Unnoticeable |
A friend of mine is a big fan of KBV and I have been able to sample so far, six of his blends. This will be number seven. He got this one around the first of November and I was gifted about four bowls of this stuff with one bowl remaining. In the foreword this blend is called “Scottish” and in the blend description it is listed as “English”. From what limited knowledge I have I thought a Scottish mixture was English with Cavendish as an ingredient which this does not have. This smokes cool, very little sweetness which is fine and if I puff a little too hard can get a mild, very mild bite. None of this is a negative toward the blend. All in all, this is a good smoke, but and this is a big but and no reflection on KBV or the quality of his blends as the ones I have tried are pretty good but how many times is the wheel going to be reinvented? By that I mean, I believe if I was a younger “piper” I would be all over his creations but having tried so many different blends at least for me this comes across as good but not spectacular. And for the record a good blend doesn’t need the spectacular label. Must be guilt for rating this a 2 star, who knows. And before you yell at me, 😊, my thoughts on this concerning the “reinvention” would have occurred regardless, KBV just happened to be the next new English blend I tried.
Pipe Used:
TC Fuller, Poker 2014 #3
Age When Smoked:
New
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