Comoy’s of London Cornish Mixture – Product Review

Made up of coarse ribbons, so much so it’s on the cusp of being labelled Broken Flake. The constituents are a mixture of different shades of brown, mostly medium and light but it’s inclusive of one or two darker pieces. The addition of cloves takes the most formidable stance in the unlit aroma. The moisture can fluctuate a little from tin to tin but is usually no more than a trifle deficient.

The smoke: from the word go it burns well. To inaugurate a burn requires only a swift touch of the flame, and then to keep a consistent pace requires only the occasional tamp. Another run with the flame isn’t really needed, unless the smoking of a bowl’s impeded, or neglected.

The flavour: at first this can seem quite caustic and sharp; the cloves, cinnamon and zesty citrus are responsible for this. But as a bowl burns, a supporting sweetness gains more recognition. This hails from both the toppings and tobaccos. The Burley gives a touch of nutty-molasses and the Virginia Cavendish a honey-sweetness. The chocolate, out of all the added flavourings, is the lightest; it gives a slight creaminess but never any rich/bitter chocolate notes; its milk chocolate, not dark chocolate. Because of the Burley/Kentucky Cornish Mixture has a healthier amount of nicotine compared to the usual vanilla, cherry and coffee aromatics; so, it might not be the ideal aromatic for a beginner. That said, though, it would satiate a more hardened smoker’s lust for aromatic flavour without compromising their nicotine wants!

As well as giving an independent burn, Cornish Mixture distributes a cool smoke, which remains free from tongue bite for the duration of a smoke. The room-note could be considered both good and bad: not too heavy with actual smoke but rather fragrant.

Comoy’s Cornish Mixture? If the smoker can look past the beginning causticity of the spices they’ll find a rewarding smoke; rather unique, lots of flavour, and a little different!

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