Quote Originally Posted by NeverBend View Post
Hi Bruce,

Did you smell a chocolate top note on the Newminster 400? It is a well made tobacco. Similar to Stokkebye Luxury Navy but the cut's more like Gawith & Hoggarth.


Sour corn smell? You chillin' or distillin'?
Yes, I guess you could call it chocolate, kind of like hot cocoa. I have some of the Stokkeybe's navy flake, which is also quite nice, but between the two I'd take the newminster.

Yes, the cob is from one of those 10-packs of seconds from Missouri Meerschaum. It had a strong sour smell, almost like turpentine when it was new, but it's mostly gone now.