Smokers' Haven Mild & Mellow

I must say, this is a rather unique burley based custom blend. I can't say I've smoked anything like it before. At first scent from the jar / pouch, this tobacco would seem to be an aromatic. The scent of fresh baked apple pie is about the best way to describe it. Since it is a cube cut burley, I recommend a simple gravity packing with very light tamping in a deep but narrow bowl of a fine briar. Upon lighting, the detected flavoring takes a hike and all that can be tasted is pure natural burley tobacco. If there is any flavoring added, it is merely for pouch aroma and not taste. It is possible the burley is air cured or even fire cured with the detected aromatics and not flavored at all, given it is labeled an English blend by Smoker's Haven. I certainly agree it is a natural English. The latakia is light, yet present enough to separate this mixture from other burley based blends. The first half of the bowl, the Syrian latakia peeks its head out every few puffs. Mid-bowl, the latakia becomes more present, and even dominant toward the end. One to two relights are usually typical. Be careful not to tamp too tightly before relighting, as with any cube cut burley, this will leave tasty unburnt tobacco compressed and wasted away at the bottom of the bowl. This is a nice dry smoke and a pleasure for the burley lover, or any natural tobacco lover. I enjoy it, and I'm partial to classic Balkan style blends.