Orlik Tobacco Company A/S Golden Mixture

Orlik - Golden Mixture.

Firstly, I can't quite get my head around why this is listed as being a 'ribbon'; it's blatantly a broken flake with one or two course pieces in there. The mix contains prominently Golden Virginia's and Burley's, there's only a tiny amount of Black Cavendish in there, and I mean a really tiny amount. Upon smelling the blend I'm unsure as to what the 'other/misc' flavourings are; the only extra smell I get is a sort of citrus one. That may be from the Virginia though?

Onto the smoking quality; although it contains a few chunky pieces of broken flake they aren't that big as to require rubbing/breaking, they can be stuffed straight in. It then lights up very easily giving a good burn. Going back onto the subject of other/misc flavours; outside the tobacco taste, the only one I get is a sort of lemon/citrus one; this seems to be more potent in the smoke than in the aroma from the pouch. This is okay at the beginning but becomes a bit unpleasant after awhile. Now the tobacco flavours; I I think the Black Cav' exists in the description only! The prevalent flavour I get is quite a light VaBur one, 'light' being aimed more towards the Burley than the Virginia.

For the first ten minutes this seems a good smoke; a VaBur with an edge? But then, as I said, after awhile the citrusy addition becomes astringent, it's most unpleasant.

There are some very good points to Golden Mixture; it burns well, I like the nicotine amount, it arrives perfectly hydrated, the room note's good and many more. For my palate though, I find the smokes taste isn't nice.

Not recommended.