The past few weeks I've been reading positive comments on IG regarding Drew Estate tobaccos. When I heard about Pipes and Cigars having a buy-2 get-1 free promotion for Drew Estate tobacco, I had to give it a try. Meat Pie was a popular blend so that was my first choice. The second was 7th Avenue Blonde. And for the freebie, I chose Central Park Stroll. Now everyone knows my feelings about aromatics...not a big fan, but I thought I'd give it another try since 2 of the 3 tins were aromatics. So here we are with 7th Avenue Blonde...
"Pack a bowl and head down to 7th Avenue in Park Slope and you'll end up like the pied piper of Brooklyn. The super pleasing aromas captivate in the air, but the exotic blend of tobaccos is what has you coming back for more and more." Sounds interesting :) As soon as I cracked the tin a took a whiff, I could smell a delicious baccy that is good enough to eat. I get the vanilla and also the aromas of fruits and nuts. It immediately brought me back to the day I tried Peterson's Holiday Season 2013 that was gifted to me by my co-worker Ryan. Now that blend is fantastic and I had high hopes for this one.
The blend is made up of light and dark tobaccos consisting of Burley, Cavendish, Oriental/Turkish, and Virginias. It is ribbon cut with a perfect moisture level--ready to smoke! I packed my Peronelli bowl and immediately after first light, I get light puffy smoke and a wonderful room note of vanilla flavor. The tin note and room note are very similar but the only thing I would complain about is the goop in the bowl from the burning sugars. But, that's expected. The overall impression of this tobacco is that I like it very much. It's great from beginning to end! So we have yet another two pipes up for a good aromatic named 7th Avenue Blonde!