Peter Stokkebye Mango (No.44)

Loving the taste of Mango, I ordered an ounce of this a few years back. I recall having a few bowls of this before jarring it up to try later. My earlier recollection was a pretty sweet topped blend that was not much like the mango fruit itself. I was not too crazy about it.

After a few years of sitting in a jar, I recently got back into it. My first bowl was quite good, but I really could not give the topping much credit at all as it had mostly flashed off over the few years in the jar. It was barely perceptible anymore, but what was left exposed was a fantastic base of burley and Virginia that had a lot of natural sweetness.

This is not a surprise to me as it has been my experience with Peter Stokkebye aros that the base tobaccos are great. Based on my earlier testing I would have given this two stars as I did not think the topping was much like that advertised. In some respects a true aromatic fancier may not like the fact that the topping will flash off so easily. This is something that must always be considered for cellaring of aros.

Because I enjoyed it so much after the topping flashed, this will get three stars from me. In closing thoughts though, I will say if you are looking for a true Mango taste IMO, Solani's Tropical Mango is fantastic.