This article was written by Uncle Bob for The Tobacco Tin; the official online newsletter of Just For Him. We hope that you will find these reviews entertaining as well as informative and eventually we hope to review every tobacco we carry!

Grey Havens

Specs:

• Style:English Mixture
• Tobacco:Virginias, Orientals, Burleys and Perique
• Cut:Ribbons, Cavendish, and Shag
• Curing: Vars.
• Price:100gm Tin $11.50, 50gm Tin $6.95
• Manufacturer: McClellend Tobacco

     Sweet and spicy, this quality English Mixture has a thick flavor with dark tones. The burleys, normally a detriment to any English blend, allow a sweet nutty smoke that compliments the spicy tastes from the perique. The gray white ash testifies to a clean slow burning that leaves a sweetness on the pallet after the smoke.

     I would recommend this fine blend to an aromatic smoker that wishes to experiment with the cleaner flavors of English style tobaccos. Unlike Virginias, the sweetness is more pronounced and the cut is closer to the aromatic tobaccos so anyone wishing to cross over would find Greyhavens a perfect choice! Also, as a fan of Tolkien, I love the name and can well imagine this blend a good choice for the trek to Aman from Middle Earth. Pick up a tin and try it for yourself!