It was a nice cool 43-degree morning on the deck. I chose a different tin of tobacco called Three Nuns and paired it up with my J.M. Boswell Churchwarden. The tobacco is a blend of dark fired and sun cured tobacco mixed with Brazillian Light tobacco. That's what I read on the label. Even though the label is incomplete, and after further research, we now know that the other two "silent" nuns are called Virginia and Kentucky. Right out of the tin I noticed the cuts of tobacco are "coin" shaped--rolled up and cut thinly. I also sniffed tested the tin and realized that it was quite difficult to pin point a smell. It almost smelled like standard cigarette tobacco with a hint of pepper...maybe. I broke up a few coins and packed it lightly in the pipe. It lit it with the good 'ol Corona Old Boy, tamped it with the trusty Plateau Briar Tamper. It smoked quite nicely with fairly "light" puffs of smoke spread about. I also had a difficult time in pin pointing any flavors on my palate...maybe a hint of sweetness from the VA's but not much of anything else. It was very mellow in my opinion. Not a bad experience, but not overly impressive. It's good but I'm not floored by it. I'll continue to smoke it without any hesitations.
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