Last week I spent my days in a Security+ class in Omaha, Nebrasa. Ted's Tobaaco Shop was just 10-minutes away so I spent one of my lunch breaks looking over their limited collection of tins. My eyes turned to this tin with a purple lable---it was a J.F.Germain & Sons blend called Royal Jersey - Original Latakia Mixture. I've been seeing several pics on IG of tobaccos from Germain's which received high praise. So I made a purchase.
This tin is comprised of Virginia & Maryland blended with Oriental leaf from Greece/Turkey and Latakia tobaccos. The tin note has your typical campfire aroma from the Latakia. The moisture level is at moist-to-dry---ready to smoke! At first light it produced nice full puffy smoke and a creamy coat on my palate that made me want to smoke it even more. It smoked fantastically from beginning to end! Smoking this blend leaves a rich aftertaste and aroma that lingers in my stache! I can't pinpoint the scent but it just had me sniffing it all day long! I just wanted to get back to the pipe and smoke another bowl after bowl after bowl! It is that good :P This blend has moved up to the top end of my list of tobaccos.
If you love Latakia, if you love a creamy coating on your tongue, if you love the feeling of wanting more baccy, then this is it! Getcha a tin...but don't buy 'em all up 'cause I need to restock this almost empty tin!!