Planta Anno MMXII (Ripe Marula Fruit)

When I first tried Planta's California Dream, I was knocked to the floor by the intense orange flavor. My initial revulsion of what certainly couldn't be natural, made way for my tongue to convince me it was possible for a tobacco blend to be oddly refreshing. So, did this fruit medley perform the same?

Now I have no idea what a Marula fruit is, but the bag has a pleasant powdered sugar, perfume, citrus, melon thing going on, so if that exists in nature, we have a match. The contents was not sticky, too 'chemicaly', nor overly topped, so I'm guessing a little fruit flavoring is strong enough to go a long way here. The stringy thin ribbon cut was bouncy and dry enough to was in and ignite without much effort. The lit product was not nearly as fruity as my nose initially had me believe, it was kinda dull in fact, with only a lingering 'burnt' fruit juice and ladies fragrance that in no way complimented the burning leaves.

It is entirely possible that having not grown up eating Marula fruit, I much prefer the simple orange flavor from California Dream. I can't say I found it unsmokable, just that I had no interest in wanting to.