Cult Blood Red Moon

During Covid19 isolation I had to amuse myself, somehow. One thing I began was a search for a modern cherry blend. Rummaging through a very large stash, I found several that were untried. Most were failures, or near-failures, and none really satisfied as a smoke - until now. Here, in Cult Blood Red Moon, we have a cherry blend that works. Beyond that, it is a really nice VaBur smoke in it's own right. I would have liked to light up right away, but, no way. My tin was so damp that the thought of lighting up was out of the question and, besides, you wouldn't have the slightest idea what the base tobacco under the cherry flavoring was about. So, I began a long and winding journey to try to air this stuff out. A big wad was spread out for drying about 5:00 PM. At midnight it was still wet and I went to bed. Next morning it still felt too damp to smoke. Two incredible days later I got fed up with waiting and crammed it into a pipe and lit up. All the preceding went away and I began one of the best cherry blend smokes I had enjoyed since the original Middleton Cherry Blend went south. Strongest in the upper third, it lasted well into the bottom third. As if that wasn't enough, I discovered that the base blend was an excellent VaBur; one of the best I've had in some time. Combine these things and you arrive at four stars and a high recommendation. Now, lets talk about that f-o-r-e-v-e-r airing out time. I don't understand the logic of sullying such a beautiful pipe blend with an organic humectant that, when you think about it, probably isn't doing very much of anything important anyway. Still, I recommend this blend highly.