Dan Tobacco London Blend No. 250

I had smoked the Dan London 1000 and enjoyed it so I thought I might try the 250 . Sounded good in the reviews so I got out a nice Dunhill 120 and dove into the can . Really a very attractive mixture , easy to work with flakes , nice deep color and fresh too . The Virginias , latakia , and perique made a handsome and inviting sight . The mistake that i made was lighting it up . Dan had said it had a plum topping but some of the other reviewers said it was no problem . Allow me to strongly protest their findings . This topping was so aggressive that you could not taste any of the other tobaccos . It was sort of like smoking acid and it clung to every puff . I struggled to finish the bowl so I could write a proper review but a 120 is a big bowl and I gave up the ship three quarters down . I do not know what talent is involved in ruining an otherwise perfectly good mixture but the usually reliable guys at Dan managed to do it . I do not mind a lightly deployed topping but this one is over the hill , not so much in volume , but more in selecting a cloying and invasive topping . Good luck .