Cornell & Diehl Guilford Flake

The fragrant Izmir provides plenty of earth, wood, floralness, herbs, vegetation, some spice, and a lot of dry bitter sourness as a competitive lead component. Often sharing/taking the lead is the Old Belt red Virginia, which offers earth, wood, mild tangy dark fruit, bread, some sugar, light floralness, and a couple pinches of spice. In the third slot is the bright Virginia, which supplies a burst of tart and tangy citrus, sour lemon, grass, some sugar, floralness, bread, vegetation, light spice and acidity. It is a secondary player. The strength and nic-hit are medium. The taste level is a notch past the medium mark. Won’t bite or get harsh, but it does have a light roughness. Burns cool, clean, and a tad slow with an occasionally inconsistent floral, spicy, mildly sweet, bitterly sour, rugged flavor that extends to the lightly lingering after taste. Leaves little dampness in the bowl, and requires some relights. The room note is tolerable. Not an all day smoke, but it is repeatable. Two and a half stars due to the inconsistent taste.

-JimInks