Sutliff Tobacco Company Aberrant

The third offering in Sutliff's limited-edition Birds of a Feather line, a signature series crafted by master blender Per Jensen, Aberrant is a complex and robust mixture emboldened by Brazilian Rustica tobacco. A sister plant to Nicotiana tobacum — the Caribbean leaf from which all modern Virginias, Burleys, Orientals, and other varietals originate — Nicotiana rustica is a historic species of tobacco native to the Americas, and is renowned for its hearty strength and earthy, spicy character. Though certainly the star of the show, Aberrant's Rustica is balanced by a selection of fine Red, Bright, and stoved Virginias, tempering the leaf's strong, piquant profile with natural sweetness and tang, while a gentle portion of Dark-Fired Kentucky adds just a hint of mesquite-like smoke. The resulting amalgam is an impressively full smoking mixture with a surprising sweetness and complexity.