Basma leaf

[Requiem]

I've been smoking McClelland's Virginia nº 24 and Frog Morton on the Town, both said to contain basma leaf.
However, I can´t taste a similar flavour in both those blends and I still don't know what basma tastes like.

Virginia nº 24 is an excellent virginia, probably the best I had so far. The tin is from 2006, so that probably helps it being so damn good. Not much McCletchup aroma in the tin and a fantastic taste which progresses very well down the bowl.

Frog Morton on the Town is very different from other english blends... it has a kind of strange sweet/marshmellow flavour, which I think can be the basma but that I don´t detect on Virginia nº24.

So... how does basma tastes like?


EDIT: I wanted to place this on the General Pipe forum, not here... sorry about the incovenience. If any mod is around, please delete this.

[Zeabed]

Originally Posted by Requiem

I've been smoking McClelland's Virginia nº 24 and Frog Morton on the Town, both said to contain basma leaf.
However, I can´t taste a similar flavour in both those blends and I still don't know what basma tastes like.

Virginia nº 24 is an excellent virginia, probably the best I had so far. The tin is from 2006, so that probably helps it being so damn good. Not much McCletchup aroma in the tin and a fantastic taste which progresses very well down the bowl.

Frog Morton on the Town is very different from other english blends... it has a kind of strange sweet/marshmellow flavour, which I think can be the basma but that I don´t detect on Virginia nº24.

So... how does basma tastes like?

EDIT: I wanted to place this on the General Pipe forum, not here... sorry about the incovenience. If any mod is around, please delete this.

It has a strange sweet marshmallow flavor. When I tried FMOTT I was surprised to experience, for the first time, a distinctive taste that was difficult for me to describe. So that fragrant perfumey aroma in there must be the Basma.