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August 28, 2006

Monthly Blend

So a few weeks ago or so, there started this "Blend of the Month" deal over at a.s.p, where one selected member would choose a blend for the month, and others involved would sample that blend and all would submit a brief essay as to the qualities of the leaf. I submitted an emphatic "OK" for my participation, and promptly forgot about it.

Until this morning however, when I opened my email and was notified that I was to immediately choose a blend for the month of September. I scanned some of the recent posts over at a.s.p., and saw that the East Coast readers were growing impatient with my lack of response, (Excuse the fuck out of me for living in a different time zone), and I had no idea of what blend to choose.

I wanted to choose something that I've never heard mentioned before in the a.s.p. posts, and one that I was completely unfamilar with as well. After all, this is how good things are found. I scoured through the listings over at Habana Premium, and having yet to sample any of the CAO line, found myself navigating mostly through those blends. I'm not sure what the story is behind CAO and Dan Tobacco, I haven't been able to find out anything just yet, and searching through the CAO website itself is a fruitless venture into Flash Splash Pages and piss poor content.

Enough about that, I opted for a blend rather sweetly named "Hamborger Veermaster". I wasn't able to find any reviews over at tobaccoreviews.com, and though "aha! But now there will be an onslaught!" An A.s.p. reader did point me to the rather favorable reviews hidden in the Dan Tobacco listings. It's rather simply described as

"Classic sailor`s flake tobacco made from rich Golden Virginias, sweet and mild.
As if that says it all right? Now, this will be my first solid Virginia as opposed to the Virginia/Perique blends I'm used to, and it will be my first flake tobacco as well. There are plenty of positive reviews of the blend over at tobaccoreviews.com, leading me to believe that I may have done well in choosing this blend.

It was a about 25 to 50 cents cheaper over at Habana, but I went throug Mars for this one, I have to share the business and I like Mike's service.

And yes, I ordered a tin of Rose of Latakia while I was there as well. Rose of Latakia is to Joshua as Coffee is to Jeri.

Contrived by Joshua at August 28, 2006 11:11 AM

Comments

it gives you the shakes?

Posted by: doddle at August 29, 2006 07:50 PM

No shakes, I only get that when I try your gum. I was referring to the need to stockpile it.

HI!

Posted by: Joshua at August 30, 2006 07:04 AM

Ah, Mr. Joshua...
I'm sure that the precise date eludes me, but I am quite positive that I heard a slurred promise, admist empty silver bullets and Baloo's sloppy kisses, that smoke would never reach your lungs again...

Posted by: Vman at September 3, 2006 09:47 PM

Did I promise that? The slurred speech should have indicated something about that. It could have been Mr. Balou that was promising never to inhale though..

Posted by: Joshua at September 5, 2006 08:12 AM