If you want a "tobacco tasting" tobacco with an unusual sweetness that is certainly unique, live on the wild side and try a bowl of this delightful blend. It did indeed smoke cool, burn slow and provide lots of smoke. The shag cut and sublime Virginia/Burley leaf was peppered with an unusually naturally sweet flavor that I thoroughly enjoyed. The tin I smoked was quite aged, perhaps 8-10 years. If you find an old tin of this stuff, pay the extra nickel to make it your own!
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Gold Block is not receiving the best of reviews here (for the most part), and that is no doubt because so many reviewers have only smoked the newer Mac Baren's pouched version which is not even a ghost of the original Ogden's produced Gold Block, which was a classic blend with deeply rich Virginia and Burley leaf that was almost black in color due to the special processing that made the palate squeal with delight. Similar Blends: Fribourg & Treyer's Golden Mixture Gawith & Hoggarth's Broken Scotch Cake - but perhaps a tad less classy than either of them. To my mind, it's an absolutely outstanding smoke that I'd recommend to anyone. People have taken to calling this "Ogden's Mixture," and I've reviewed it separately under that name. The money-shot is this, though: mix Gold Block 50/50 with Ogden's St Bruno (flake or ready-rubbed it doesn't matter), let the result stand for a few days in a jar, and you'll have a very fine smoke indeed. On its own, I'd recommend it, but with the reservation that you won't like it if you are looking for strong flavours or a big Vitamin N hit. I'm inclined to describe it as a cheaper and less sophisticated version of Fribourg and Treyer's Golden Mixture. The problem that people have with GB is, I suspect, precisely that it is so mild and unassuming: it's an all-day smoke that you can just light and forget while you get on with something else it makes no demands on you at all, but for that reason doesn't offer much to interest the connoisseur.
The answer, of course, is to smoke it as slowly as possible! GB is certainly not for the furious puffer, but it will reward you if you treat it properly it's a tobacco for someone who doesn't want anything too distracting or fancy. Also, it'll burn away very quickly and fry your tongue unless you smoke it as slowly as possible. It's a mild tobacco with a very subtle, sweetish flavour that you'll miss unless you smoke it as slowly as possible. Nonetheless, I think there's still a lot to be said in its favour. Sold in pouches in B&Ms, it is often very dry when you get it (though it isn't hard to rehydrate). Also, the demise of the tin is to be regretted. The big difference, I think, is the omission of Cavendish from its present incarnation.
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I agree that it's not a patch on what it was years ago but of what OTC blend is this not true? My late father-in-law loved it and introduced me to it forty years ago, and there's no denying that it's not the same now as it was then. I'm not sure why Gold Block has been reviewed so unfavourably by so many posters. You won’t have to think about it much as you go about your business. An all day innocuous smoke without much body or strength. Has a short lived pleasant, woody after taste and a room note, neither of which is strong. Virtually leaves no moisture in the bowl. Burns well with a cool, clean, consistent flavor as it easily burns to ash. It does have a few very small rough edges.
Locomotive puffing may cause you to risk a light cigarette note. Being a shag cut, it burns at a slightly more than a moderate pace. The tobacco is a little moist out of a freshly opened tin, but not enough to require any dry time, and I do not recommend drying this out. The taste is very mild with mild strength. The discreetly applied topping is sweet with a little fruity citrus, and does not sublimate the tobaccos. The interplay between the varietals is well balanced as you notice all their inherent aspects in every puff, though the Virginias take the lead. The earthy burleys provide mild molasses and nuts with a very light smoky woodiness and even lighter cocoa hit. The Virginias offer tart and tangy citrus with a fair amount of grass/hay, a few small floral notes, sugar, and a little peppery spice and wood.
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