McClelland's Frog Morton's Cellar: First Impression by a Noob

Frog Morton's Cellar is, by far, the most interesting tobacco I've tried. Is it good? Yes. Is it strong? Yes. Is it a lifetime/daily smoke. Heck, no.

Opening the tin, I was greeted with a familiar sweet, highly flavored aroma. My hackles were raised, "another overdone, syrupy aromatic" I thought.

I dumped the tin into my glass jar and saw the (in)famous cube of a stave (from a barrel of rum/cognac/wine?, I forget). Very cool. And not as strong smelling as one would expect.

First smoke: sweet, aromatic and...clean. Yes, clean! Hallelu-yah! I was expecting a cloying, sticky mess and this was very easy to smoke.

In sum, it is a good blend. Strong flavor, but clean. I don't see this a regular tobacco, but it is a hot date whose memory I will cherish.

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Capstan and Three Nuns have crossed the Atlantic once more

I just received this email announcing the return of Capstan and Three Nuns tobacco to the US markets. Since the original brands owned by Imperial Tobacco were sold some years ago, these are not the exact same mixture, so I will be curious, as many others, how they will taste. But I definitely want to try these out...

From www.smokingpipes.com:

The Capstans have arrived, at last! And, though fashionably late, they did bring girls -- Three Nuns, to be precise. Yes, that's right, the long-awaited reintroduction of these old Imperial blends to the U.S.A. is, at last, here. Not "at hand" or "to follow shortly", but here, now. As in, you can, at this very moment, rush over to our site and order tins - Capstan Blue and Yellow, both in either flake or ready-rubbed form, and Three Nuns coins -- and they'll be on their way to your door before the day is through.

Cheers!

-- Eric Squires

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Presbyterian Mixture

I wish all English blends were like this. Like a good conservative Protestant, this blend is not flowery in the least. In fact, I'd say it was ashamed of it baroque nature and only grudgingly offers the dark, langourous perfumey flavors.

Do I like it? Yes. Will everyone? Probably. It's non-assuming and can be smoked every day. The only real danger is that you will get bored with it's plainness. Like a Presbyterian.