J.F. Germain Uncle Tom's Smoking Mixture isn't what you would expect from the description. It's classified as a Cavendish blend, so it sounds like it might be a full-blown aromatic, but it has just a slight added aroma. This is made of Virginia, Burley, and a touch of unflavored black Cavendish with a mellow brown sugar sweetness. There's an earthiness to the blend, but the black Cavendish definitely adds enough flavor to balance it out. It has a somewhat stringy cut which helps the tobacco to stay lit easily without a lot of maintenance. If you want something subtle, but with enough real tobacco flavor to be satisfying, this might just hit the spot.
Really one of the dullest tobaccos I've ever tasted. Ain't it funny how Germain makes some of the best and worst pipe tobacco on the market?
2 out of 5
After having dried it out,
Oct 21, 2015
After having dried it out, it became ok. A very light and uncharacteristic product which I have limited to my choice after rolling out of bed after slumbers. I will not purchase this blend again.
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