Visceraman1 - Joshua Lopez

This is actually a Sutliffe blend, but since it arrived with my Altadis sampler, I'm tossing it into this category. The formal description is pretty sparse:

Aged Cavendish smoking tobaccos, laced with Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey.

Not only sparse, it doesn't do this blend any justice whatsoever. When I first touched flame to leaf, I detected zero resemblance to whiskey. None. I glared at the char, and glared at the pilgrims standing on the package. Then, I could taste the fruit, and I relalized what was happening. It wasn't a shot of whiskey, it was the components of whiskey that were coming up. (It should be noted that I'm neither a scotch or whiskey connoisseur, so forgive me). The individual flavors that I couldn't taste before in whisky, I could now taste. And it was good. Interestingly, this was the first blend that elicited a "Hey, that smells good!" comment from Jeri. I enjoyed this blend quite a bit. Good luck trying to find any of this though, I can't find anyone who still has it in stock.

Posted by Joshua at 11:20 AM | Permalink

The description listed for American Dream was pretty straightforward, and as I touched flame to the blend of Virginias, I discovered it to be quite accurate. It's described as

"blend of Perique and Virginias complimented by a soothing mixture of vanilla, coffee, rum and honey..".

I would say that it's fairly light of Perique, that lies very quietly in the background, only coming out here and there. The coffee and honey aspects are probably the strongest flavours within. Not a strong, or even fresh brewed coffee mind you, rather the aftertaste of a lightly sweetened, lightly creamed, coffee that's gone a bit cold. Fuck was this good a good smoke, and what a pleasant taste it left in my mouth. It's sweet, but ever so lightly. A smooth burning tobacco, slightly moist to the touch but no excessive remnants left behind in the bowl either. I would heartily recommend this one to all.

Posted by Joshua at 12:14 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)