This morning began with a new tin from McClelland called Deep Hollow and I decided to pair it up with my Albatross Line Straight Billiard from Briar Bird. At least for my first bowl :) This tin has some light, medium and dark Virgina ribbon cut tobacco in the tin. The tobacco is moist but not too much where drying is required. The aroma in the tin is quite nice with what appears to be sweet nutty-raisin & maple. Now it was time for a bowl! I packed it, lit it, then tamped it and before I knew it the bowl was getting a little hot. It could be a combination of my fast puffing and sugars cased/topped in this tobacco. The smoke was thin & mellow with a room note that was almost the same as the tin note...but much lighter. The taste was a faint sweetness of cooked meat and a little tinny flavor. Not too bad for a tobacco that could almost be called an aromatic. I'm not a big fan of aromatics, but I wouldn't exclude them from my collection of baccys. Deep Hollow could be a baccy that I place in the middle of the road in my book. It is a nice smelling and relaxing smoke. The only complaint I have is that the sugars in the tobacco leave my bowl quite sticky. After a couple of bowls (swtiched to my Savinelli Oscar 127 after the 1st bowl), the ash & tobacco really adheres to the inner chamber. One can expect faster cake build up with this tobacco for sure!
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