Ken Byron Ventures Mr. Christian’s Holiday Road

The bright, orange, and stoved bright and orange Virginias provide a fair amount of tangy stewed dark fruit earth, wood, bread, sugar, some tart and tangy citrus, grass, vegetation, mild floralness, light sour lemon, and a few pinches of spice as the lead components. The perique offers plenty of earth, wood, some spice and stewed plums, figs and raisins as a supporting player. The rich spiced, mildly fruity brandy moderately sublimates the tobaccos. The strength, nic-hit and taste levels are a couple of steps past the center of mild to medium. Won’t bite or get harsh. Barely has any rough notes. Burns cool and clean at a reasonable rate with a very consistent sweet, fruity, spicy flavor. Leaves little dampness in the bowl. Requires an average number of relights. Has a lightly lingering, pleasant after taste and room note. Can be an all day smoke.

-JimInks