I have a good question regarding this Frog Morton. The Tobacco. My Husband smokes a pipe. His choice for a Tobacco is a Vanilla Custard Aromatic I purchased for him from Pipes and Cigars. It smells like a fresh from the oven pie or cake. Great smell and he says the taste is super as well. Taste like it smells. Yummy. So with this Frog Morton, aside from we would hope there is not actual FROG taste...hahah, what could you say it is like? Any other Tobacco taste or smell you could compare to it? I see it in the magazine Pipes and Cigars. It seems to be popular. And as funny as it is,, the name, FROG makes a person think it may be a good idea to LEAP on buying some! Hahah!
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What cigar (or pipe) did you smoke today?
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Nice looking little cigar...Clint Eastwood style!
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Just saw your question Cindy. Sorry for the slow reply. All of the Frog Morton series are English blends & so contain Syrian Latakia tobacco in the blend. English blends & Latakia in general tend to smell like a wood campfire. English blends also frequently contain Perique &/or Oriental tobaccos which tastes very black peppery. English blends are sort of like Scotch whisky; you usually either like them or you don't, & usually the non pipe smoker doesn't care for the room note.
I'm not familiar with the Vanilla Custard he likes but I looked it up to see it is a blend of Burley, Virginia & Black Cavendish tobaccos with the vanilla topping. Based on that he might like Peterson's Nutty Cut which is another aromatic blend with Burley, Virginias & Black Cavendish tobaccos with a flavoring of rum, macadamia nuts & beans. It has a real pleasant room note. I like it some around the holiday season & just finished a tin I had jarred last yr.
He might also like Boswell's Christmas Cookie aromatic blend which is a blend of two kinds of Cavendish tobaccos & a Vanilla/butter creme & whiskey flavoring. Not one I happen to like but it is very popular & well liked among aromatic blends.
You can buy the Peterson's Nutty Cut from Pipes & Cigars. You would have to buy Boswell's Christmas Cookie (available all year!) direct from Boswell's. They also have several other aromatics that he might like & I believe they will sell a variety sample pack of several blends. Link below:
http://boswellpipes.com/tobacco/boswell-blends/boswell-aromatic-blends/
Again, sorry for the late reply. I'd be glad to help with any further recommendations.
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