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Sobranie. After having smoked the Original White Mixture, 759, and Virginia No. 10, this name arouses respect that approaches veneration in my mind.
So, you can imagine my anticipation when I saw my friend Jon Guss pull the above-depicted tin from his bag. I’d read about this blend in my research on the brand. I knew that its origins were that it was a blend originally reserved for the Directors of Sobranie. I figured that I was in for a treat.
When Jon cracked the tin, a sweet pungence filled the air. As I put my nose close to the greasy, sugary paper insert, I remarked, “This smells like Christmas in a tin.” Adam Davidson sniffed the tobacco, shaking his head yes. “This is like a really good fruitcake,” he observed. Those of us around the table gazed at the tin like a gaggle of chain-gang refugees watching a prime rib being carved. Was there drool? I’m not sure; I couldn’t look away from the tin as Jon peeled the insert away from the nearly black tobacco ribbons. The insert was bearded with ribbons; the tobacco plateau looked dewy because there were so many crystals littered atop it.
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