So I finally got around to burning a couple bowls of the "No Clue" blend that Wayne sent me.

The ingredients were listed on the bag: 11% Yellow Virginia, 11% St. James Perique, 22.25% Oriental, 22.25% Latakia, and 33.5% Red Virginia.

The scent in the bag, and the ribbon cut, are reminiscent of something from Dunhill. The Latakia isn't overwhelmingly spicy, but its smokiness is the predominant odor in the tin-note. There is a bit of haycoming from the Virginias, but it takes a backseat. I burned this in a couple different billiards and it stayed lit easily, leaving a clean, soft ash. Sticking with my Dunhill comparison, I'll say that it reminded me a lot of EMP (with some Perique). It was nicely balanced, not overly spicey (no ticking of the nostrils in the retrohale), and not bitey at all. The orientals and lemon Virginia were nice and sweet. If you took a tin of EMP and mixed it thoroughly with a tin of Elizabethan mixture, I think it would taste remarkably close to this blend.

A good smoke- so I have to ask, did you blend this yourself or dictate the recipe to someone who blended it up for you?