winston-smoker
Well-Known Member
I am now smoking the American Old-Style Bold (Blend 1) that I processed on Friday. As expected, the flavor is different from the Virginia (Blend 2); but, unexpectedly, I found the smoke smoother, though no less "strong," than the Virginia. I'm fairly certain that it is pretty high in nicotine. Blend 1's description makes a comparison to the Chesterfield and Lucky Strike cigarettes of old ... I cannot really comment much about that, as I've never had a Chesterfield and it's been about 30 years since I last smoked a Lucky Strike. I was wondering whether it would taste similar to Old Gold cigarettes, and I do think there's a "family resemblance." I can say that the American Old-Style Bold definitely full-flavor and that it has a rich tobacco taste. Now that I've tasted each blend individually, I want to experiment with combining them ... I realize that is not the intention in WLT's having created these blends, but I don't suppose it would do any harm to make a day's worth of cigarettes with the two blends combined to see whether I like the combination.