This is a blend that makes me glad I don't limit myself to one type of pipe tobacco blend or another.
Tin description:
A spicy aroma along with a subtle Oriental flavor. Orientals (other than Latakia) and a rich Virginia base along with two Cavendish tobaccos make up this special blend. Lightly aromatic!
I try a lot of pipe tobaccos and usually a new blend is a variation on a theme - another English, another Virginia/Perique, another aromatic, etc. Once in a while something entirely different comes along - this time its Gotham Court.
When I'm lighting this up my mind is telling me "its an aromatic - see, it says right there in the description," but my palate is saying "but wait a minute, it doesn't have that sweet, doughy, mouth feel."
A lot of the sweetness, what little there is compared to most full-on aromatics, seems to be from the Virginias rather than the topping. The Orientals bring up the rear, sort of harmonizing with the added flavoring, and the cavendish carries the middle.
I'm hesitant to name the topping flavor. Some have called it cloves and nutmeg. I'm not sure that's all there is to it. Hard to say because like all good aromatics, it is hard to tell where the topping flavor stops and the tobacco starts.
Gotham Court also undergoes some changes throughout the bowl. The Virginias get deeper and earthier, but the Orientals and the spice hold their own throughout the bowl.
This is a truly interesting blend and worth a try by any pipe smoker no matter what your usual preference.
Video coming soon.
