Inawera Gold Ducat

Setup: Velocity clone; dual twisted 24awg Ni/28awg kanthal @ .27Ω; cotton wicks; 45 W

Testing: Inawera Gold Ducat @ 3%; Aged: 27 days

Flavor description: Medium bodied lightly spiced tobacco that tastes much like a fine cigar smells before it's lit. The tobacco carries some distinctive woodsy tones, and is complimented by a rather syrupy blend of nuts, caramel, molasses, with maybe raisins or prunes, and a slightly smokey note in the deep background. Kind of reminds me of my days when I chewed fresh Levi Garrett from a pouch.

Off-flavors: Nothing to report here.

Throat hit: 6/10 robust, yet pretty smooth

Uses: Good as is, but would work in a blended tobacco base too. Honestly, this flavor is pretty good after a couple days steeping. I know it's cliche to let tobacco flavors steep a while longer than normal, but I think this one could be easily enjoyed either way, as the raisins and syrup do die down a bit after a while.

Pairings: I can't even imagine pairing this one with much besides other preferred tobaccos. Maybe something that's already in it that you want to accent like nuts, caramel, maple, raisin?

Notes: Due to it's complexity, I recommend to definitely try this flavoring alone before deciding what to add to it. I'm going to bet Inawera intended this flavor to be enjoyed standalone.

Bonus Recipe

Ingredient | Percentage ---|--- INW Gold Ducat | 3-4%

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Edit: Included steeping notes.