Butera: Royal Vintage: Dark Stoved 50g
Pipe Tobacco
Product Number: 003-010-0002
For Dark Stoved, Butera selects a single zesty Lemon Virginia leaf, picked at its peak, aged to perfection, carefully slow-stoved under pressure until the cakes turn to beautiful Chocolate Brown.
When I read the description I was interested right away. What I opened was a shock. The tobacco was soaking wet, and smelled of malt vinegar.
It took a while to dry it out, and the smoke was harsh and unsatisfying.
I've had this tobacco for a ... Read Moreyear now and the smell of vinegar has not mellowed. Read Less