Blind tobacco #2 reviews & reveal

RevSmoke · 06-20-2020, 05:53 PM

Again, I decided to just post what I have... hopefully The Camaro Show and Conch Republican will post their reviews as well.

Dafu’s review of blend #2
Sample 2 review smoked in a GBD Dynasty Lumberman.

1 - very dark sliced flake, looks good
score 4
2 - not to moist or dry, broke up nicely for packing
score 4
3 - lights easily and burns evenly with few relights required.
score 4
4 - taste is definitely on the bold side with a light Lakeland essence. guessing the good bit of dark fired leaf in this blend keeps the VAs in the background. strong with a nic punch, I smoked this slowly. between the Lakeland essence and the dark, earthy mustiness I didn't notice much evolution of flavors as I did in sample 1. not my cup of tea so to speak but may improve with some cellar time.
score 3
5 - I would have to describe the finish as sharp and floral, maybe would have paired better with a stiff drink instead of Coke Zero.
score 3
6 - room note is non offensive, but a bit soapy and earthy on the nose.
score 3.5

Overall this 'baccy got 21.5 out of 30. I would have enjoyed more if some brighter VAs were employed into the blend, but that would just be my personal preference.
My guess of this mystery blend would be it's a dark Lakeland flake.

My review of #2
Gawith, Hoggarth Louisiana Flake
This is my all-time favorite blend – just sayin’!

1) Aesthetics: Opening the 500g box you find this brick of tobacco. Obviously it is one brick of pressed tobacco that it was cut into flakes, but kept as a brick - you can see the swirls of the constituent tobaccos which were pressed into the brick and now are layered across all the flakes. It looks really cool. This is a wonderful presentation.

2) Pre-light Construction: The brick is a bit moist, but not overly so, and flakes come off very easily, and seem ready to smoke. I might like them a bit drier, but the humidity level is most tolerable. I know lots of people like to fold and stuff, but I like to rub out my flakes, to me that is part of the ritual that makes smoking flakes so enjoyable, and LF rubs out easily and packs with little fuss. I love the smell of LF in the tin, the slight hint of fruit (prunes), sweet tobacco, and chocolate is present.

3) Post-light Construction/How it smoked: Fully rubbed out, I have found that this burns evenly and easily. I sometimes like to get large volumes of smoke, so sometimes I hurf a bit heavily, even then is stays pretty cool to the tongue. When the bowl heats up a bit, that tactile sensation reminds me that you cannot smoke a pipe expecting the same volume of smoke as with a cigars, so then I set it down and let it cool. I must say that LF makes for great DGT smoking when picked up hours or even a couple days later.

4) Flavor and strength: As I said, this is my favorite blend, it is comfortable and consistent, bowl after bowl. This blend exhibits rich Virginias, by which I mean that it isn’t bright and sharp like some Vas (not that those are bad aspects). I find this to have some caramel overtones, with complex, rich, sweet Virginia flavors, and chocolate. The Perique makes it’s presence known by bringing in an occasional prune/fruity note. When I back off of puffing too hard and sip this blend, it is absolutely wonderful

5) Aftertaste/Finish: Slight spice, chocolate, and prunes dance ever so briefly on the palate

6) Aroma: I love the aroma of a pipe in the side slip smoke as it wafts to my nose, after being squeezed from my mouth. Again, this is rich, sweet, with hints of chocolate and prunes. My sons both say that when I smoke this blend it makes them think of fishing, probably because this is the blend that is most comfortable to me, it is what I grab when I want a smoke and don’t want to think to hard about it.

7) General Comments I always have a couple 500g bricks stuffed into mason jars, aging. I like this blend fresh. But with a couple years on it, it is incredible. The stuff I am smoking now is from 2012 and is incredible. I’d like to put some away for a longer time, but…

8) Recommendation: If you haven’t tried this blend and you enjoy a good VaPer, give this a shot.

06-20-2020, 05:53 PM	#1
RevSmoke Ain't Never Gonna Leave Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Todd Location: Northcentral woods of Wisconsin Posts: 6,849 Trading: (51)	Blind tobacco #2 reviews & reveal Again, I decided to just post what I have... hopefully The Camaro Show and Conch Republican will post their reviews as well. Dafu’s review of blend #2 Sample 2 review smoked in a GBD Dynasty Lumberman. 1 - very dark sliced flake, looks good score 4 2 - not to moist or dry, broke up nicely for packing score 4 3 - lights easily and burns evenly with few relights required. score 4 4 - taste is definitely on the bold side with a light Lakeland essence. guessing the good bit of dark fired leaf in this blend keeps the VAs in the background. strong with a nic punch, I smoked this slowly. between the Lakeland essence and the dark, earthy mustiness I didn't notice much evolution of flavors as I did in sample 1. not my cup of tea so to speak but may improve with some cellar time. score 3 5 - I would have to describe the finish as sharp and floral, maybe would have paired better with a stiff drink instead of Coke Zero. score 3 6 - room note is non offensive, but a bit soapy and earthy on the nose. score 3.5 Overall this 'baccy got 21.5 out of 30. I would have enjoyed more if some brighter VAs were employed into the blend, but that would just be my personal preference. My guess of this mystery blend would be it's a dark Lakeland flake. My review of #2 Gawith, Hoggarth Louisiana Flake This is my all-time favorite blend – just sayin’! 1) Aesthetics: Opening the 500g box you find this brick of tobacco. Obviously it is one brick of pressed tobacco that it was cut into flakes, but kept as a brick - you can see the swirls of the constituent tobaccos which were pressed into the brick and now are layered across all the flakes. It looks really cool. This is a wonderful presentation. 2) Pre-light Construction: The brick is a bit moist, but not overly so, and flakes come off very easily, and seem ready to smoke. I might like them a bit drier, but the humidity level is most tolerable. I know lots of people like to fold and stuff, but I like to rub out my flakes, to me that is part of the ritual that makes smoking flakes so enjoyable, and LF rubs out easily and packs with little fuss. I love the smell of LF in the tin, the slight hint of fruit (prunes), sweet tobacco, and chocolate is present. 3) Post-light Construction/How it smoked: Fully rubbed out, I have found that this burns evenly and easily. I sometimes like to get large volumes of smoke, so sometimes I hurf a bit heavily, even then is stays pretty cool to the tongue. When the bowl heats up a bit, that tactile sensation reminds me that you cannot smoke a pipe expecting the same volume of smoke as with a cigars, so then I set it down and let it cool. I must say that LF makes for great DGT smoking when picked up hours or even a couple days later. 4) Flavor and strength: As I said, this is my favorite blend, it is comfortable and consistent, bowl after bowl. This blend exhibits rich Virginias, by which I mean that it isn’t bright and sharp like some Vas (not that those are bad aspects). I find this to have some caramel overtones, with complex, rich, sweet Virginia flavors, and chocolate. The Perique makes it’s presence known by bringing in an occasional prune/fruity note. When I back off of puffing too hard and sip this blend, it is absolutely wonderful 5) Aftertaste/Finish: Slight spice, chocolate, and prunes dance ever so briefly on the palate 6) Aroma: I love the aroma of a pipe in the side slip smoke as it wafts to my nose, after being squeezed from my mouth. Again, this is rich, sweet, with hints of chocolate and prunes. My sons both say that when I smoke this blend it makes them think of fishing, probably because this is the blend that is most comfortable to me, it is what I grab when I want a smoke and don’t want to think to hard about it. 7) General Comments I always have a couple 500g bricks stuffed into mason jars, aging. I like this blend fresh. But with a couple years on it, it is incredible. The stuff I am smoking now is from 2012 and is incredible. I’d like to put some away for a longer time, but… 8) Recommendation: If you haven’t tried this blend and you enjoy a good VaPer, give this a shot. __________________ Todd__ "Smoke what you like, and enjoy it!"