Dobie's Four Square Curlies

This review is from a sample given to me from a tin produced in England rather than Denmark. This mixture is a Virginia/Perique blend similar to Three Nuns. My sample looked relatively dry compared to Three Nuns but that may have been due to the age of the tobacco and/or the length of time the tin had been open, rather than the production process. Like Three Nuns, the tobacco is cut into discs (hence Curlies), ~1/2 inch in diameter. The tobacco is probably cased because although it looked dry, it felt somewhat sticky and can become wet if smoked too fast. The first half of the bowl the sweetness of the Virginias and the tartness of the Perique blend together well producing a tasty smoke. The bottom half of the bowl brings out the tartness of the Perique more but not so much as to overwhelm the flavor of the Virginia. As stated earlier, it can run wet if smoked too fast, so it should be smoked slowly. The aroma had the spicy sweetness found in a good Virginia mixture along with a malty undertone.