Milan Tobacconists Jefferson Street

I thought I reviewed Jefferson Street two years ago when I found this blend by ordering their aromatic sampler. Aroma is like a baked devils food cake. Appearance is just like Captain Black White with blacks and tans dominating but that's where the similarities end. First off I don't see how the above reviewer said this blend doesn't dry out, for me if I leave a portion to sit for a half hour it becomes brittle to the touch, so no PG... Taste is sweet, malty, with chocolaty dark flavors. I have never tasted this amazing mixture of tobaccos before. The Turkish which is never used in an aromatic combines with the burley and black Cavendish to create the devils food, hot chocolate aroma and taste. Rum Raisin is a good analogy but with cocoa. Amazing that a non aromatic can give off the aroma of a full aromatic. Nicotine level is just right, not Nightcap strong but not as weak as a black Cavendish, again just right. I have shopped at literally 90% of all the online tobacco shops and these guys have THE BEST customer service! Renee is super helpful and their prices are awesome for the product you get. Hand blended not renamed Lane blends! Try some Jefferson Street and see what I mean about the magic Turkish leaf can do when combined with some Cavendish!! YUM!

Another very satisfying tobacco from the lucky dip selection of eight 1oz samplers that came through the mail a while back.

This blend takes its place in the Milan "non-aromatic" line up (the other two lines are "aromatic" and "english") but it is one of the most aromatic non-aromatics I have tried!! It is however a very restrained, smooth, bite free experience and definitely goes onto my "I'd buy again" list.

Great value too - the low prices charged are not commensurate with the high quality of all the Milan tobaccos I have tried so far.

Is Jefferson Street really an aromatic? Of course, it’s soaked in rum that probably tastes delicious. The room note really does recall warm spice cake. Of course, SWRA is really an aromatic too - the casing there tastes almost half as good, and that’s a fair comparison. Jefferson Street has a much richer tobacco flavor to boot, and it also smells “kind of nice” to non-smokers. But hey, so does Ramback Gold - and that without any casing whatsoever. What makes a true aromatic, honest? It’s a rhetorical question. Maybe I’m just at a loss now over Ramback Gold being out of production and have started blubbering.

Jefferson Street really does smell a lot like spice cake though. If you enjoy aromatics and especially cherry casings you’ll likely love this stuff. And it is premium tobacco, but I would only buy it to blend with in the future. It came so heavily cased that it shied me away from trying any more non-aromatics blended by Milan at first. But if you like the tangy flavor of Burley dressed up a bit, give it a go.