It is Columbus Day and time for a new tin of tobacco! This cool rainy morning brings out a tin from Samuel Gawith called Balkan Flake and I'll be smoking a bowl of it in my Savinelli Oscar 127. This blend is made up of Virginia and Latakia tobaccos which are pressed and sliced. These dark brown slabs of baccy are moist and definitely need to be dried a bit. I set them aside for an hour then rubbed them out into small pieces to drop into the chamber of my bowl. But before I get into the smoke, let me mention the aroma that I get from this baccy. I can smell a little sweetness from the Virginia as well as a smokey beef jerky from the Latakia that's been warmed up over a campfire. What's also weird is that it reminds me of camping and more specifically the aftermath of a burned out campfire, early in the morning when it's damp and a little wet outside. When I lit the baccy, I get good puffy smoke. I get a very light sweetness on my palate which is much less impressive than the name implies. Although, the label does state it's a deliciously cool tobacco. After half way though the bowl, the sweetness improves a little and I get a crayon aroma for a room note. I normally don't pick up on the room note for non-aromatics, but a crayon or "waxy" aroma is definitly there. Overall, this is a very mellow and relaxing smoke but is just too light for my tastes.
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