Bufflehead King Eider

Ya know how it is when you first try a blend and hope that you will at least like it a little bit, and when you smoke it, it turns out to be an almost euphoric experience! This was the case with King Eider and me. Yes, it is quite similar to McClelland's 2015 but I like King Eider more! It is not as intense as 2015. For the first half of the bowl there is a wonderful, soft sweetness with the nose tingle of genuine perique. The aroma is enticing. The smoke then changes to a less sweet and slightly sour (very pleasant) flavor. It then changes to a peppery flavor (for lack of a better word). All the while the smoke stays cool, burns extremely well, and burns very clean with minimal aftertaste. You can push it and get it warm but there is NO bite here at all! There is a very slight kick of nicotine but nothing that will knock you over. This is one of a handfull of tobaccos that I can smoke to the very bottom of the bowl. It has the flavor of well aged tobacco but I just recieved my order last week. If you like Virginia/Perique blends at all, you owe it to yourself to give this one a try. Available from Bufflehead Tobacco. I will be ordering more of this one. Very Highly Recommended!

Update: After seeing the newly distributed price of King Eider I must change my review of it. This is a shame because it is not the tobacco's fault! However, 3 year aged 2015 is better than King Eider anyway and the price of KE is now absurd!