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Amos UmwhatAmos Umwhat Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 2,523

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  • slamb@cigar.comslamb@cigar.com Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 232
    They might have just screwed up the proportions. Sutliff is decent stuff, but I noticed that the consistency is sometimes off. The tobacco in there that gives the blend its unique perfume like quality to me at least, is the Orientals. If you like that, H&H White Knight is an amazing Balkan style blend also Frog Morton; Frog on the Town uses a good amount of Macedonian Basma to give it a really unique and pleasant aroma.
  • J.S.J.S. Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 751
  • Amos UmwhatAmos Umwhat Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 2,523
    Y'all are thinking about the same asme, I think thr proportions is the answer. I like the frogmortons and all, and what I have now is similar. Good, but not what was expected. Maybe it was the black? Those earlier tins had big flakes of black tobacco.
  • J.S.J.S. Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 751
    Well if the black was the black Cavendish that might be the issue. Often blenders will say that it is unsweetened but the reality is that most black cav. has to have some sugar added. My guess is that since lat. is used they would toast the cav. as a true black does not work with with lat. That said, toasted needs sugar which will caramelize when toasted and it leaves a brown sugar like taste and sweetness. It would provide a soft round sweetness but if it is used in too high of proportions it can get bitter. So based on what you were indicating above it might not be the only issue but it very well might be a contributing factor too.
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