Ken Byron Ventures Festivus Mixture 2021
(3.50)
Festivus 2021 is a mixture of bready Virginias, black cavendish, and perique with some familiar seasonal baking spice essence applied lightly.
Over half of the mixture is a salad of aged Virginias that are no longer sourceable. Some sweet 2000 Carolina red Virginia and a healthy portion of perique are added for extra body. A chunky rich black cavendish is added to keep things smooth and balance the strength of the perique.
The room note is pleasant for a Virginia and perique mixture but the casings just enhance the bready Virginias on the palate versus smothering due to being lightly applied.
Details
| Brand | Ken Byron Ventures |
| Blended By | Ken Byron |
| Manufactured By | Ken Byron Ventures |
| Blend Type | Virginia/Perique |
| Contents | Black Cavendish, Perique, Virginia |
| Flavoring | Spices |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | Bulk |
| Country | United States |
| Production |
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
Mild to Medium
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Medium
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Reviews
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| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2020 | Medium | Mild to Medium | Medium | Pleasant |
The various Virginias provide a burst of tangy ripe dark fruit, earth, wood, lots of bread, sugar, vegetation, floralness, some tart and tangy citrus, grass, a little sour lemon and stewed fruit, along with light acidity, vinegar and spice. The earthy, woody, spicy, plumy, figgy, lightly sugary perique is more of a secondary player than a supporting one. The sugary, lightly toasty, chunky black cavendish sits in the third position as it helps smooth out the blend. The baking spices have a little potency. Though they moderately sublimate the tobaccos, they also serve to help create a synergistic, very consistent sweet and spicy rich flavor that extends to the lightly lingering, pleasant after taste. The strength, nic-hit and taste levels are medium. No chance of bite or harshness, and barely has any rough edges. Burns cool and clean at a reasonable rate. Leaves little dampness in the bowl, and requires an average number of relights. Has a pleasant room note. Three and a half stars rounded up to four.
-JimInks
-JimInks
| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 07, 2021 | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Mild to Medium | Unnoticeable |
This is a late review for me as I was going through my note pad and noticed that I was able to try some of this back in December from a friend of mine that is a big fan of his blends. This is a very smooth tasting blend with indeed a spicy note from the topping that is added. Not really much to add, in honesty I think I only had a bowl or two but can’t think of a blend as of yet that I have not liked from Mr. Byron.
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