Tobacco let down

[bluenoser]

Ever have a blend you expected to like and just can't? I ordered an oz of each C&D bayou morning and Haunted bookshop about a year ago and keep going back to it but just can't like it.

Anyone else find a blend or 2 like that?

[Pugsley]

Mac Baren HH Acadian Perique. I should love this, but I don't. Been working on this tin for 2 years and don't think I've ever finished a bowl. It's got a bitter aftertaste and bites like a weasel.

[Haebar]

Mac Baren HH Acadian Perique. I should love this, but I don't. Been working on this tin for 2 years and don't think I've ever finished a bowl. It's got a bitter aftertaste and bites like a weasel.

Some MacBaren blends tend to give me a bite too.

[Pugsley]

Some MacBaren blends tend to give me a bite too.

In addition to this blend being a biter is the disturbing fact that two years after opening the tin it's still moist. Witchcraft?

[Haebar]

SPC Mississippi River: It's highly rated but just doesn't appeal to me.

[Aguineapig]

Pretty much every McClelland blend I've tried. they weren't bad, but I don't like PG heavy blends and some of theirs are really wet. Coupled with the fact that they're over 50 bucks a pound, not really for me. C&D and Daughters & ryan are more my favored style. Everyone is different, since a ton of folks love McClelland and don't like C&D.

[Cool Breeze]

Everyone is different, since a ton of folks love McClelland and don't like C&D.

This is definitely me. I have loved every McClelland Virginia I've tried. I've been underwhelmed by nearly every C&D and GL Pease blend I've tried.

My blends that have really been let downs have been Old Joe Krantz, Mississippi River and Solani Aged Burley Flake. I really expected to love ABF and tried. It tastes like any other burley to me, and that isn't good.

I have had a few blends that I started out not liking but enjoyed later like Irish Flake.

[BryGuySC]

My blends that have really been let downs have been Old Joe Krantz, Mississippi River and Solani Aged Burley Flake. I really expected to love ABF and tried. It tastes like any other burley to me, and that isn't good.

I have been considering trying ABF, too; but have been putting it off because I expect the same result. I'll get around to it one day. Same with the C&D Burley Flake.

[Aguineapig]

This is definitely me. I have loved every McClelland Virginia I've tried. I've been underwhelmed by nearly every C&D and GL Pease blend I've tried.

My blends that have really been let downs have been Old Joe Krantz, Mississippi River and Solani Aged Burley Flake. I really expected to love ABF and tried. It tastes like any other burley to me, and that isn't good.

I have had a few blends that I started out not liking but enjoyed later like Irish Flake.

And I can really see it, because they are so different. C&D/Pease and D&R VA blends are dry, a bit rough (especially without age), and generally more like a "dry wine" (not to sound like a complete snob-- I almost never drink wine!). If someone likes sweet VA, they'd probably hate something like C&D yorktown which is tangy, a bit woody, and only slightly sweet. Can't blame em. My palate always liked burleys, so I gravitate towards that sort of thing. But something like 5100 red cake is probably basically the yardstick by which a "sweet virginia" is deemed. It was too wet for me, and a bit too sweet and lacking in body and some of the bassier notes that I like. But seriously, look how many people absolutely adore the stuff. Goes without saying "like what you smoke" period.

I have been considering trying ABF, too; but have been putting it off because I expect the same result. I'll get around to it one day. Same with the C&D Burley Flake.

I agree with Cool breeze on the ABF. Now, I like burleys. a lot. everything from OTC, to C&D, and condimentally applied burleys (I love a touch in a VA blend). ABF just didnt impress my enough to warrant the price. It reminded me more of an OTC burley than it did the fuller bodied ones-- I was expecting it to be far less sweet, stronger, etc. To me, if you like prince albert or SWR and you want a higher quality presentation and in flake form, and are willing to pay a lot for it, ABF is for you. I smoked up all I was sent (thanks Cool breeze!) but wouldn't buy more.

The C&D burley flakes I think are like the opposite. I've only had #4. It packs a hell of a wollop of nicotine, savory rich, full mouth feel smoke, some cigariness, and a tiny hint of smokiness from latakia and a hint of tangy sweetness. I probably only smoke it a couple times a year out of my well aged jar, in a small pipe due to the nicotine.

[BryGuySC]

I agree with Cool breeze on the ABF. Now, I like burleys. a lot. everything from OTC, to C&D, and condimentally applied burleys (I love a touch in a VA blend). ABF just didnt impress my enough to warrant the price. It reminded me more of an OTC burley than it did the fuller bodied ones-- I was expecting it to be far less sweet, stronger, etc. To me, if you like prince albert or SWR and you want a higher quality presentation and in flake form, and are willing to pay a lot for it, ABF is for you. I smoked up all I was sent (thanks Cool breeze!) but wouldn't buy more.

The C&D burley flakes I think are like the opposite. I've only had #4. It packs a hell of a wollop of nicotine, savory rich, full mouth feel smoke, some cigariness, and a tiny hint of smokiness from latakia and a hint of tangy sweetness. I probably only smoke it a couple times a year out of my well aged jar, in a small pipe due to the nicotine.

Thanks! I'll put the C&D burley flakes at the top of my "burleys to try on day" list.