Radfords Scottish Blend

I'm not an aromatic fan, unless it's scented plugs and flakes, but had this tobacco in a blind tasting as a "guess the blend" competition. Needless to say, never having had the stuff before I didn't win, but it made for an interesting smoking experience. It's something I never would have tried otherwise, and I smoked it very slowly and thoughtfully, picking my brains for any aromatic I smoked many years ago that it might resemble.

The tobacco is supplied quite dry, in a mixed cut with ribbon, large irregular pieces and granules. It's mostly bright leaf with a smattering of brown and black. The aroma in the bag is a melange of nondescript alcohol, sugar (maple?) and vanilla. It lights with remarkable ease, and burns fairly quickly, with a risk of bite when overpuffed. The flavour is extremely mild, sweet and nondescript. It's not unlike Clan, but milder and less tasty. My wife likes the smell. Why does she always like the smell of tobaccos that I don't really fancy?

All in all, not bad, it's not sticky or wet, and doesn't steam the tongue like the humectant soaked Cavendish blends, but not exciting and not something I'd buy.