James Fox The Squire's Mixture

An all-around wonderful, complex, & dynamic Lakeland style tobacco. My main tobacco‘s are Virginia’s such as Fribourg and Treyor’s is Blackjack and Vintage Flake. Second to Virginia’s, I smoke a lot of St Bruno and Gawith and Hogarth Best Brown No.2. I am a fairly well-rounded smoker, I also have English Blends in my daily rotation as well as Burly Blends, I love Highland Targe from Rattrays, Dunhill (now Peterson) blends, LJ Peretti’s English blends such as Century, British, Royal, Prince of Wales(cross over English) and lots of traditional American Burly’s which for me all my favorite Burly and Blends Ave from L.J. Peretti’s… That all said, I do love Condor. I don’t smoke as much as I used to, it is quite hard to get in United States, but I do have plenty stock piled and have decent access, so that isn’t why. It is just that my palate has just grown; I love Condors top notes/casing, but The face tobacco doesn’t always hit the spot like it used to; although sometimes it does, and I absolutely still do like it. I prefer a lot of Gawith Hogarth Lakelands these days, if that is what I am in the mood for. “Squires and Mixture“ is the closest to Condor (ready rubbed) that I have ever had, and I dare say it is much better (for what I am looking for in a tobacco, obviously) There is about 20% less flavoring/casing in “Squyres“ compared to condor, and the base tobaccos oh that of the highest quality, and no matter white ones experience level is, I think anyone would appreciate that quit smoking Squyres. You can absolutely taste it’s about goes underneath the Lakeland flavoring, and it does not seem to ghost in the way condor does. The use of high-quality Oriental and Turkish tobacco‘s, creates a really dynamic and complex smoke. If someone is just an aromatic smoker, they may not love this. And if someone does not love Lakeland tobaccos, they too may not love this. American style aromatics are really the only category that I don’t smoke with any regularity. But if you do like Lakelands, or even traditional American Burly aromatics with unique flavors (Think Peretti’s Blend 100, or even their Cuban Mixture) I think this would be worth giving it a try. I think you’ll find this to be an very unique, interesting and well balanced smoke with an ineffable Lakeland style flavoring. You may even end up loving it like me. It is not an all day smoke for me, is it a little bit too much for my palate to be all day, but when I do crave it, it hits the spot. And for what it is, hey once or twice a day smoke, it is definitely a four-star tobacco!

This blend, quite frankly, smelled strange in the tin. I suspect the casing used is responsible. This blend does not burn rapidly or hot. It packs well, too. The taste of the Virginia and Latakia is superb, and the two leave the wispy spice of the Orientals far in the background. The unique casing adds to the presentation in a way that is hard to put into words. Just know that this one is a keeper for good reason!