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Gentlemen,
A review of Rattray's Black Mallory I just posted on TR:
Predominantly black and purple-hued thick, broken cavendish mixed with delicate tan, brown, and olive ribbon, Black Mallory introduces itself with a pleasantly sweet and lightly smoky tin nose dominated by the scents of cavendish and pungent orientals. It is quite moist right out of the tin, and thus requires a bit of patience in preparation.
The current blender, Kohlhase & Kopp, describes Black Mallory as a mixture comprised of “spicy Latakia and two distinctive cuts of Virginia united with Black Cavendish and Orientals” (Würziger Latakia und zwei unterschiedlich geschnittene Virginiatabake vereinen sich mit Black Cavendish und Orient). For all intents and purposes, this in my mind makes Black Mallory a Scottish mixture (rather fitting, it would seem, given the mixture’s pedigree).
In both appearance and smoking characteristics, the main components of Black Mallory are unmistakably those of Red Rapparee. The difference, and it is substantial, lies in the heavy use of unsweetened black cavendish. Its presence dominates the blend, relegating the Virginias to the background and forcing the Orientals to a space somewhere in-between. Latakia, much more detectable in the tin rather than the bowl, is used sparingly here and while it does make its presence known now and again, is clearly a minor player. This, however, is to be expected given the genre to which Black Mallory belongs.
Composed of what are obviously tobaccos of some quality, Black Mallory is mild, with a soft, somewhat creamy mouthfeel. Its mellowness is matched only by its rather monodimensional flavor profile: tart and somewhat sour orientals floating atop a core of unsweetened cavendish with the Virginias adding a bit of sweetness and the latakia an occasional, very occasional, smoky spice. Overall, Black Mallory stands out as a mild, very easygoing representative of the genre, although contains little in the way of qualities which would allow it to stand out in a crowd.
A review of Rattray's Black Mallory I just posted on TR:
Predominantly black and purple-hued thick, broken cavendish mixed with delicate tan, brown, and olive ribbon, Black Mallory introduces itself with a pleasantly sweet and lightly smoky tin nose dominated by the scents of cavendish and pungent orientals. It is quite moist right out of the tin, and thus requires a bit of patience in preparation.
The current blender, Kohlhase & Kopp, describes Black Mallory as a mixture comprised of “spicy Latakia and two distinctive cuts of Virginia united with Black Cavendish and Orientals” (Würziger Latakia und zwei unterschiedlich geschnittene Virginiatabake vereinen sich mit Black Cavendish und Orient). For all intents and purposes, this in my mind makes Black Mallory a Scottish mixture (rather fitting, it would seem, given the mixture’s pedigree).
In both appearance and smoking characteristics, the main components of Black Mallory are unmistakably those of Red Rapparee. The difference, and it is substantial, lies in the heavy use of unsweetened black cavendish. Its presence dominates the blend, relegating the Virginias to the background and forcing the Orientals to a space somewhere in-between. Latakia, much more detectable in the tin rather than the bowl, is used sparingly here and while it does make its presence known now and again, is clearly a minor player. This, however, is to be expected given the genre to which Black Mallory belongs.
Composed of what are obviously tobaccos of some quality, Black Mallory is mild, with a soft, somewhat creamy mouthfeel. Its mellowness is matched only by its rather monodimensional flavor profile: tart and somewhat sour orientals floating atop a core of unsweetened cavendish with the Virginias adding a bit of sweetness and the latakia an occasional, very occasional, smoky spice. Overall, Black Mallory stands out as a mild, very easygoing representative of the genre, although contains little in the way of qualities which would allow it to stand out in a crowd.