#Tinderbox cigar shop update

I've kept coming back to it over the years, as it has a warm and sweet yet subtly spicy flavor and aroma with hints of perhaps vanilla, almond, apricot, and ginger. Otherwise known as Lane's 1-Q, the Wilshire blend is my favorite of the Tinderbox bulk aromatics.

#Tinderbox cigar shop update

I'll update this review if I figure out what's going on (ie what I'm doing to cause this?) I'm not sure where this is coming from or if anyone else encounters this with this blend, but I have experienced it more than a couple of times. Now, I have smoked pipes and cigars for about 8 years now and nicotine doesn't usually bother me, but the flavor I'm talking about is LIKE the nicotine flavor you get from a strong cigar or from chew. Negative: The only real negative thing I can say is a bit of a bitter-acid taste in the back of the throat that I've randomly encountered (rarely). I packed it via the frank method and only had to relight it once toward the end of the bowl. I felt no tongue bite, even with pretty aggressive smoking. To me, the taste is akin to smoking a cigar while drinking a cream soda. Positives: It smells sweet and vanilla-ish in the bag and the smoke is the same (my girlfriend reports the smoke is almost too sweet-smelling for her liking, actually). This is not my FAVORITE tobacco, but features heavily in my rotation now. He recommended Wilshire to me and I'm grateful he did.

I told the guy at tinderbox that I am a pretty enthusiastic smoker of english blends, but wanted to try out some 'aromatic' types.