Uhle's Blend 44

Nice looking, old-timey granulated burley and bright VA. The faintest of top notes provides for a natural smoke that is very lightly sweet. The description mentions "woodsy", and never was that more true than with this tobacco. It had an old OTC-like appearance and flavor with burley to strengthen the smoke and provide body. Simply a nice woodsy taste, just as Uhle says.

This lacks that citrusy note that I often find wearing in many lemon VA blends, as the burley kind of shouts it down. It's a very burley-forward blend, with the usual nuttiness one associates with such a mixture. The only problem with this one is it fails to excite me. It's a Steady Eddie and of obvious high quality but it isn't something I'd smoke often. There's nothing in the way of complexity or joie de vivre. This is a simple smoke, perfect for when you are busy with other tasks. Even so, this is a worthy blend for folks looking for a toned-down tobacco that doesn't call much attention to itself. I can't wait to blend with this stuff!

Interesting cut: plug burley and rough cut Virginia. The red and bright VA's are shredded so they pack easily with the cubed Burley. Tin aroma is woody and nutty with a faint topping. The flavor is just what I am looking for when in a Burley kinda mood. This is one of the best Burley blends out there, from the masters of Burley. The Virginia's in this smooth out the smoking experience, the woody nutty Burley's are supported, or balanced may be a better word by the sweet, toasty Virginia's. There is a slight citrus in the background from the bright VA's but the VA's provide mostly a sweetness and toasted hay flavor that only makes the more forward Burley's taste better. The topping is very light and only enhaces the flavors of the tobacco's and may add or support that light chocolate flavor coming from the Burley's. My go to Burley along with Blend 300.

The pouch aroma of this mixture of cube, flakey bits, and short-cut, medium ribbon is both richly sweet and grassy with the clean, herbal scent common to white burleys.

This is a classic american blend of burley and red VA. Comprising the fundament are the cube and ribbon burleys which are clean and about as elegant as burley gets. A substantial helping of red VA flake, broken into tiny shards as well as ribbons, provides ample sweetness and variance. There is a smattering of dark cavendish to add a variance and round the edges, though it is not distinctly noticeable in the smoke.

Blend 44 is stimulating and companionable, yet above all, honest and wholesome. There is nothing fancy here, just top notch ingredients which are unpretentiously prepared according to a venerable, homespun blending tradition. This went well in a chamber of any gauge.

This is a virgina/burley blend that is very easy to smoke. The light topping has a citrus flavor that is pleasant and tasty. The aroma will please all those around you. A very clean burning blend that burns to a fine white ash, leaving no goop. It doesn't tire my taste buds and is delicious bowl after bowl. I will be ordering more.

In appearance this one reminds me of some of the older burley blends that are now referred to as "drug store" blends. The taste is of a straight VA with just the slightest natural sweetness. This is not as full-flavored as many of the flake VA's or even something like MacBaren VA #1, which has quite a bit more flavor compared to this. On the other hand, this one is much less likely to bite. I don't smoke this often because I usually prefer something more robust, but it is a good tobacco when my tastes are being dialed down to the lighter side and I want the natural taste of VA tobacco. This is also a good neutral tobacco to use in blending.