Compton's of Galashiels York Full Mixture
(3.59)
A very full English blend. It took us three years to get this blend right. It is over 45% latakia with a heavy helping of Orientals with cavendish and brown Virginias. This blend is so smooth that we were surprised. A number of our customers tell us they find this very similar to Dunhill 965 (Murray's).
Details
| Brand | Compton's of Galashiels |
| Blended By | Maxim Engel |
| Manufactured By | |
| Blend Type | English |
| Contents | Cavendish, Latakia, Oriental/Turkish, Virginia |
| Flavoring | |
| Cut | Ribbon |
| Packaging | 100 grams bag |
| Country | Canada |
| Production | No longer in production |
Profile
Strength
Medium
Extremely Mild -> Overwhelming
Flavoring
None Detected
None Detected -> Extra Strong
Room Note
Pleasant
Unnoticeable -> Overwhelming
Taste
Full
Extremely Mild (Flat) -> Overwhelming
Average Rating
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3.59 / 4
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Reviews
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| Reviewed By | Date | Rating | Strength | Flavoring | Taste | Room Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 2013 | Medium | None Detected | Full | Very Pleasant |
I'm really, really bored with English mixtures. Or I thought I was. This stuff is a real head-turner. From the pouch it smells like Heaven. All the pictures, memories, fantasies flash past -- old libraries, old-fashioned tobacco stores (not in a mall, but in a been-there-forever hole in the wall crammed with more tobacco than you thought it could hold), leather chairs at the club. All the good pictures I associate with English mixes, like Downton Abbey with 90% less estrogen. Anyhow, I dried it for 15 minutes. It's fairly dry out of the pouch, but the moisture will stay for awhile. You can spend the time admiring the way the tobacco looks, its obvious quality and the pleasing mixture of black, chestnut, ochre and earth.
Lights easily and stays lit; thick blue-white smoke that hangs around until it disappears (no little clouds drifting in far corners of the room). The first thing that slams into the tongue is Latakia -- lots of it, followed by orientals which are more sweet than sour. I found if I puffed slowly, sippingly, the Virginias would burst into view. Then it was sublime, I mean really sublime. Pure, perfect Virginia flavor flanked by oriental and latakia, like supporters on a coat of arms. The strength is acceptable to me -- medium to strong, just the way I like ‘em (when I'm not in the mood for more, that is).
But then trouble came to Eden. The Virginia would not stay. Slowly, inexorably, it was covered over by the latakia and oriental; the Virginia would be gone for awhile, then re-emerge to sighs of joy, and then leave again, but each visit was shorter and shorter until the Virginia was gone for good and there was nothing but latakia and oriental banging back and forth like doors on an empty saloon in a deserted boom town. Maybe smokers with more experience, or a more refined palate, could enjoy more of these Virginia moments. I couldn't. But man, this is fantastic stuff and if you like full-bore flavor English mixes you owe it to yourself to buy some and see if you can entice Lady Virginia to stay.
Lights easily and stays lit; thick blue-white smoke that hangs around until it disappears (no little clouds drifting in far corners of the room). The first thing that slams into the tongue is Latakia -- lots of it, followed by orientals which are more sweet than sour. I found if I puffed slowly, sippingly, the Virginias would burst into view. Then it was sublime, I mean really sublime. Pure, perfect Virginia flavor flanked by oriental and latakia, like supporters on a coat of arms. The strength is acceptable to me -- medium to strong, just the way I like ‘em (when I'm not in the mood for more, that is).
But then trouble came to Eden. The Virginia would not stay. Slowly, inexorably, it was covered over by the latakia and oriental; the Virginia would be gone for awhile, then re-emerge to sighs of joy, and then leave again, but each visit was shorter and shorter until the Virginia was gone for good and there was nothing but latakia and oriental banging back and forth like doors on an empty saloon in a deserted boom town. Maybe smokers with more experience, or a more refined palate, could enjoy more of these Virginia moments. I couldn't. But man, this is fantastic stuff and if you like full-bore flavor English mixes you owe it to yourself to buy some and see if you can entice Lady Virginia to stay.
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