3 new blends from Watch City Cigar
Winton
Master
in Tobacco Talk
Warning! I can't taste flavors like others, so don't rely on my reviews.
Rougaroux: The Rouxgaroux! The Cajun Werewolf. It prowls the sugar cane fields outside New Orleans looking for it's next victim.
Watch City's "Rouxgaroux" is based upon a bed of our "Simply Red" and a Matured Red Virginia. Rouxgaroux is an indulgent melange of flavors of stewed fig and plum. spiced with a generous amount of Perique along with some stoved Virginia and a bit of Bright Virginia for a unique floral note that drifts in and out through the bowl.
Watch City's "Rouxgaroux" is based upon a bed of our "Simply Red" and a Matured Red Virginia. Rouxgaroux is an indulgent melange of flavors of stewed fig and plum. spiced with a generous amount of Perique along with some stoved Virginia and a bit of Bright Virginia for a unique floral note that drifts in and out through the bowl.
The first bowl, a few days ago was stronger than I prefer, but the second bowl today was much better. I enjoyed this blend, because I could catch different flavors. Actually it was very enjoyable. The weather station said it was 25 degrees and dropping shortly. I rarely retreat my unheated, but insulated garage at 7:00 am, but the temperature is going to drop soon and I had already cleared the snow off my wife vehicle and then cleared my daughter's car.
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Old Dominion: Old Dominion is a simple yet complex tasting "Crumble Flake" (A mixture of cut leaf with some whole leaf added, pressed and sliced thick) of red, matured and bright Virginia varieties with a dose of Perique. Pressed for two weeks to bring out the natural sweetness.
I enjoyed this flake. It certainly fit into my strength standard, ie not too strong. I am attracted to Vapers. I need to try this blend in one of my cobs from Old Dominion Pipes. This will be in my rotation often.
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Stubb's Pipe: In Moby Dick, The Pequod's second mate, Stubb, is a pipe-smoking Cape-Cod man, good tempered and "neither craven or valiant." A perfect description for this blend of our Crumb Cut Burley, light, sweet Carolina Flake, and just a touch of Virginia and Green River black. A very light unique aromatic is used and carried by a small measure of ship's rum. Delicious, cool, naturally fragrant and mild.
This is my favorite. I could taste the sweetness. It is a light aromatic, but I could also enjoy the tobacco flavors.
Comments
I think I need to capture the Rougaroux
The temperature started dropping last night and snowing. It was up around 58F Saturday and above freezing until late evening. Then it started dropping Sunday, it was around 8 degrees last night when the sun went down. It was 2 degrees here this morning...chilly, I think we made it to just under freezing today for a high, but it sure "felt" warm