Cherry Ambrosia by MacBaren
The initial lighting was pleasant with subtle cherry flavor and no big burley blast. I was kind of expecting a burley dominance but this blend is very balanced with the Virginia, Cavendish, and Burley. Balanced but light, very little power or intensity, but that is what it is supposed to be - "A Light Aromatic Pipe Tobacco". It is a pleasant tobacco if you like light aromatic tobaccos; the cherry flavoring does not come off as too brash or medicinal, just mildly sweet and fruity. The Virginia and Cavendish add a touch of complexity to the mix. This tobacco is not what I would call a ribbon cut, but more of a mixed cut: some short ribbon sections but mostly irregular small pieces. It packed easily in a small-medium BBB Sovereign Dublin and smoked a little wet, although not a goopy tobacco. In the first third of the bowl I was tasting the Virginia more but now into the second third of the bowl I am tasting Cavendish more and the Virginia less. In the last third of the bowl, the Burley is making its presence known. This is a good tobacco, but too light for my tastes. To get the body and flavor of smoke that I want, I would have to puff so much as to burn my tongue.
