I chose to open a new tin of tobacco from Peterson of Dublin called Sherlock Holmes to solve this Gov't Shutdown mystery! I work at Offutt Air Force Base so I see & hear the how this directly affects many of our co-workers...I'm hoping for an immediate resolution! I chose to pair up this tobacco with my J.M.Boswell Churchwarden from my collection since this has the closest resemblance to a meerschaum "sleuth" pipe. This blend is made up of light brown and somewhat blonde Virginia and Burley ribbon cut tobaccos. Right out of the tin it looks and sort of smells like cigarette tobacco until I warm up the nostrils with full whiffs of the baccy. Now I get a light scent of hay and green tea. The tobacco is not too moist...just dry enough to load up a bowl. A couple of pinches in my pipe then lit with my IM Corona Old Boy lighter and tamped with my Plateau Briar, I immediately get a smooth and silky coating of sweetness over the tongue--very nice hay & green tea flavor in my opinion! I get a calming and relaxing feeling smoking this tobacco. It burns nicely and produces full smoke and now that the wind isn't a factor on the deck, I actually noticed the room note. The aroma out of the tin, the flavor on the palate, and the room note carry the light sweetness of green tea. There is also an aroma of hay warming in the sun...weird description maybe, but it is what it is! The tin label states that it has an aromatic aroma and I have to agree wholeheartedly. I am very pleased with this blend, a non-Latakia blend mind you, and would recommend it for sure! Two pipes up from me!!
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