4noggins Bakerstreet, USA

It has taken me quite a while to get through the small amount of Baker Street I have in my cellar. I find my review lining up with most of the other reviews. First off, I too think that there is a bit more than a “touch” of burley in Baker Street. On a percentage basis it may in fact be small but from a flavor standpoint it's out near the front with the Orientals. Secondly, I too find this very similar to Button Bay. I do find it smokes best for me well dried. The smoke is smooth and doesn't bite. I didn't find it to create a lot of moisture. There is nothing wrong with this blend, but from an English standpoint, I find it very ho-hum. Two and a half stars.

The floral, tangy Orientals provide plenty of earth, wood, vegetation, herbs, a moderate amount of sourness and spice, and light buttery sweetness. Often, they take the lead by a small margin, but sometimes the earthy, woody, very nutty burley rises above being a supporting player and steps ahead of the Orientals. The smoky, woody, musty, floral, vegetative, sweet Cyprian Latakia sits in the third position. The grassy, tart and tangy citrusy, acidic, bready, lightly sugary, floral Virginias also have a couple pinches of spice, and light darker fruit, earth and wood. They are a condiment. An extremely mild sweet topping doesn’t have much impact. The strength and nic-hit are a couple of notches above the center of mild to medium. The taste is medium. It may bite a fast puffer, and is tongue tingly no matter what your smoking cadence is. It has some roughness, Burns a tad warm at a reasonable rate with a very inconsistent floral, nutty, spicy, mildly acrid, sweet and rather savory flavor from start to finish. Leaves little moisture in the bowl, and requires an average number of relights. The after taste is not overly pleasant. The room note is a rung below being tolerable. Not really an all day smoke. Two stars due to the aforementioned inconsistencies and distracting sour acidity.

-JimInks

I don't really "get" this blend, at least not so far. I will smoke the rest of my sample and update this review later. From my taste buds, there's more than a hint of burley in here... and I like burley... but what bit of topping this has makes it burn a bit hot, and a bit wet, and I don't like that in my tobacco... even if I like the flavor. This has decent flavor, nothing overwhelming, and nothing masterful, IMHO. Honestly, I prefer Walnut, a vastly underrated burley blend, if I'm looking for something subtle with just a hint of latakia in there.