4noggins Button Bay

The very nutty, earthy, woody, toasty burley is the lead component. The Turkish offers plenty of earth, wood, some vegetation, herbs, floralness, mild sourness and spice. It is almost a supporting player. Not far behind is the smoky, woody, earthy, musty, floral, incense-like, lightly sweet Cyprian Latakia. The Virginias provide some tart and tangy citrus, grass, bread, mild sugar, floralness, sour acidic lemon, and a pinch of spice. They form the base of the blend, and their effect is in-between the Latakia and perique. The spicy, plumy, earthy, woody perique is just above the condiment line. Has a very light fruit/ rum topping that mildly tones down the tobaccos. The strength, nic-hit and taste levels barely reach the medium mark. No chance of bite, but it does have a few small rough edges, and the spice content may result in a light tongue tingle. Well balanced with a little complexity, it burns clean and a tad warm at a reasonable rate with a very consistent sweet and sour, nutty, spicy, floral, acidic, campfire flavor that extends to the lightly lingering after taste. The room note is a notch stronger. Leaves little moisture in the bowl, and requires an average number of relights. Can be all day smoke for the veteran, and repeatable for the less experienced. I deduct a star because the acidity is a little distracting, so I give this blend two stars.

-JimInks