HU Tobacco Cervantes

The moderately rugged burleys provide a pot full of earth, wood, various nuts, toast, light sweetness and a few dry sour notes as the lead components. They also have mild malty, chocolate, brown sugar casings. The Virginias offer a fair amount of tangy, creamy dark fruit, sugar, bread, earth, wood, some floralness, vegetation, stewed fruit, light tart and tangy citrus, sour lemon, and a few blades of grass as supporting players. The perique produces plenty of earth, wood, dried, barely sweet plums, prunes and dates along with some spice as it competes with the Virginias for the second slot. The strength, nic-hit, and taste levels just reach the medium mark. It won’t bite or get harsh. Has a little roughness. Burns clean, and a tad warm at a reasonable rate with a very consistent nutty, spicy, mildly chocolatey, fruity, toasty dry flavor that extends to the lightly lingering after taste. The room note is a little stronger. Leaves little dampness in the bowl, and requires a couple more than an average number of relights. Can be an all day smoke.

-JimInks

Very nice, as all HU Tabocco. I can't tell if matured is better or not here, but a succes as all HU. Woods taste, dark, Perriques and Virginia seem 50/50.

This is a peculiar blend. The burley is woody and complimented with a fair bit of perique becoming a nice peppery companion. However, the chocolate doesn't quite work at first. It's distracting and almost bitter at times. Halfway through the bowl, the chocolate starts to add something positive. I am not sure what to make of this, but it suddenly becomes complimentary instead of a strange afterthought. This is worth trying and the tobaccos are high quality, but I don't think I will purchase it again because it lacks harmony. I will also note that it requires a fair bit of drying coming out of the tin.

Cervantes takes you on a journey that's as complex and intriguing as the literary works of its namesake. As I started on this journey, I found myself captivated by the intricate interplay of flavours, offering a unique and memorable smoking experience. Upon opening the tin, the scent of Cervantes Blend greets you with a delicate balance of woody and earthy notes. The blend consists of Burley and Red Virginia tobaccos, expertly combined with dark-fired Kentucky and a touch of Perique. As expected from an HU Tobacco blend, the flavours evolve throughout the smoke, revealing intricate layers that keep you engaged and curious till you reach the last third of the bowl. The Virginias balance out the spiciness and smokiness of Kentucky, leaving the stage to the leading actor Burley. Though, where is Perique? Probably at a bar drinking a pint or two with its companions from Edward G. Oh well. I may read the book for a third time, but I won't be smoking another tin of Cervantes after I finish this one.

It’s a little chocolatey, I guess, like all HU Burleys, but really not very strong. I don’t consider it an aro at all. It’s really just quite a strong Bur+VA base, lots of nuts, darker roasting notes, very little tang. And then some noticeable Perique added. It gives some fruit that counterbalances the VaBur base and forms. It’s also probably the reason it evolves so much during the bowl. The second half is much darker and the fruit gives place to black pepper blasts. Pretty satisfying, nicotine wise, too. But then, I’ve only had two bowls of it, so maybe you should just ignore me.