I opened another new tin of tobacco from Peterson of Dublin. This mixture of tobacco is called the Nutty Cut. It is a blend of golden, red & dark Virginia tobacco with a little Burley and Black Cavendish. The label on the tin mentions that a "frgrance flavour of rum, coconut & Macadamia nut" make up this nutty cut of tobacco. I paired this tobacco with my Savinelli 804KS Sitting pipe. Also out for the photo shoot is my IM Corona Old Boy and Plateau Briar Tamper. The new base in the photo above is a slice of a tree trunk that I picked up at Michaels which adds a little umph to the photos :) Once I opened the tin I could smell a little bit of rum but more coconut than anything else. Macadamia nut?...I don't know, coconut was the dominate casing. I'm a fan of cocnut so I was looking forward to the taste. I lit it, tamped it, then puffed away. No tongue bite, no coconut/rum/Macadamia, just good full smoke and flavor. There is a little "sweetness" on the palate from the Virginia baccy but nothing more for my first go around with this blend. I must say that it smoked a little hot in my Savinelli in the beginning but I might be able to blame that on the windy day on the deck. Overall, it's a good aromatic blend minus the lack of cocnut "sweetness" I was hoping for.
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