The Malthouse Founders Reserve

I met a couple of forum members in an old pipe shop today and we spotted some older dust collecting tins sitting on the floor behind the couner. This was one of them and we split the contents of this aged tin. It had some age on it and the blend inside was on the dry side, but i like my tobacco that way and we fired some up. My first impression was Oh MY! What a flavor! Now i know this is aged but this suff knocked all three of us into the the bliss mode. The VA in this blend is very sweet and mellow and the scotch topping gives it a smoothness and a sweet note that was simply delicious. It is there but not cloying or overwhelming, still letting the VA do it's act. The smoke is fantastic smelling, even better than it's aroma in the tin. It burns down to a nice grey ash with minimal relites. I had a rather long drive home and smoked another bowl during the drive. I enjoyed it a second time and was just impressed and it had my car really smelling good. After arriving home and having had my sinner, I just smoked another bowl and it held it's own again, a very enjoyable blend. I will be cellaring some of this just as soon as i can place an order and I have to highly recommend one to try. While it may not be an all day blend, it is for sure a blend to enjoy with fellow pipers.