Mystery Blend #14


Fourth and final tobacco to review. Smoked in a cob.

Out of the bag it smells like Burley and sour apple Jolly Rancher candy.

Full disclosure: I’m a Burley-phobe. Unless it’s buried in a blend in small quantities, I just don’t like the flavor. It doesn’t taste nutty to me, just a little sickly. Besides that, Danish style Burley aros all taste the same to me, regardless of topping.

This one is no different. I couldn’t tell it apart from Sugar Barrel or Sunset Breeze or SWR Aromatic. I have some kind of defect when it comes to this strain of tobacco, I guess.

Having said that, I’m enjoying it okay. It smokes smooth and sweet in the cob, and is an easy-going smoke on a warm summer evening. Some toasty marshmallow flavors, and maybe I am tasting some nuttiness after all. No sour apple, which is probably a good thing. I’ve found some Burley blends can bite but this one doesn’t. No cigarette taste, which I appreciate. But half a bowl is enough for me.

It’s nice to revisit styles once in a while to see if my tastes have changed, but in the end I find they haven’t really. Sorry for the lame review but I feel like I’m a poor judge of this kind of blend and would rather not mislead anybody.