Kramer's Pipe and Tobacco Shop Blend for Danny Kaye

I can picture Danny strolling down Little Santa Monica Boulevard waltzing into Kramer's before a taping of The Danny Kaye show down at CBS. Purchasing a few ozs, and tipping his hat to Tina as he exited the store.

Been wanting to try the Kramer blends for a while now, so I ordered all of them from Smokingpipes.com. Appears to be the same composition as New Mix, minus the aroma of the Irish Mist. Smells sweeter than New Mix, but not as sweet as Cary Grant.

Superb pouch moisture on arrival. The perfect amount of exceptional Latakia, and just the perfect touch of Perique to be seen. The Virginia addition is tongue bite safe, as I am susceptible. I have a lot of respect and admiration of StevieB below, and find we have a lot of the same tastes. I'm glad I didn't have the issue with the stem pieces like him and several have mentioned.

Packing I learned to go with a lighter hand than usual. I found it would burn a bit uneven and even diminish the smoke if packed too tightly

Initial lighting took a few tries on my first couple bowls. After I learned to pack more gently, it was the old light-tamp-light scenario.

Once settled into the bowl, I fell in love. The Latakia presents with a slight woodsy but very leathery aroma. Doesn't have a huge punch. Every once in a while, the Perique showed in the background. The sweetness of the Virginias and Irish Mist balanced well with the smokiness of the Latakia and sourness of the minute amount of Perique. Similar genre to Boswell's Northwoods. After smoking heavy Lat bombs all winter long here in Michigan, it is a nice welcome and perfect transition smoke. I have no problem recommending this to those new to English blends, or those who are seasoned. 4 stars for me!