A bright and pure straight Virginia blend mixed from 11 top flue-cured Virginia tobacco grades, Newminster's No.701 is a non-aromatic blend consisting only of the natural, sweet taste of Virginia.
I first got a Lb of this back in 2012. It smoked a little hot. I had cellar several 100 grams in 8 ounce jars and forgot about them until this Feb 2016. I was nicely surprised of just a few years age on it really brought out the sweet grassy notes.An... Read Mored smoked cooler now. It is economically priced and does make a good mixer; I used it with 1792 flake and it keeps it lit without taking away much flavor.I also enjoy the 403 slices and the No.400 Superior Navy Flake now with some age on them also. Read Less
Newminster - No.701 Straight Virginia;
Star Rating = 4.50;
Rating Scores - 10 is the Best and 0 is the Worst;
Pouch Note = 9;
Room Note = 8;
Flavor = 9;
Bite = 8;
Burn = 8;
After Taste = 8;
Raw Score = 50;
Rated Percentage = 83%;
Comment =... Read More Smooth, Mild, Mid Strength Flavor, this is a nice sweet Virginia Read Less
There is nothing in the way of surprises when it comes to this blend, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing. It is, exactly what it says it is. I recommend it for people trying to isolate the characteristics of individual tobaccos, as a blending tob... Read Moreacco, or as a simple Va. blend to smoke while working on other things. Read Less