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Star of the East by Cornell and Diehl

By steve | Published: December 22, 2008

One half Latakia with a generous portion of Turkish and sweetened with stoved red Virginia.

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HH Vintage Syrian by MacBaren

By steve | Published: October 30, 2008

A little under half of the volume is a smooth, and yet powerful Latakia from Syria. This tobacco gives the blend the overall “smoky” taste. To add a spicy note to the blend, Turkish Oriental has been added. Different Virginia tobaccos from three continents add a sweet natural taste. To complete the taste with depth and body we added some Dark Fired Kentucky from the USA.

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Opening Night by Cornell and Diehl

By steve | Published: October 24, 2008

It was good but not excellent. The tang of the RF that I associate with red virginia was absent for me. To me it tasted like a flake version of other C&D Virginias. It is probably not one I will buy tins of to cellar as I have others I like far better. The final bit of the bowl remained constant and the end was a soft grey ash and no dottle or mess.

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