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The Piedmont got off to a terrible start when spring rains created what was in effect an early crop and a late crop...and the early crop got much the better growing conditions
Taste is mild to medium and somewhat consistent, with notes of floral, smoky, wood, dry, incense, mild sour stewed fruit, mildly sweet, toast, spicy, orange zest, tart tangy citrus, acidity, leather, slight bitter, herbal spices, peaty musty vegetation, a lemony background note, and a peppery retro
It is public health advocates that are losing influence
The result is a scent of sharp-spicy, minimally animalic-leathery, dark brown complexity, reminiscent of a blend of Maduro tobacco bouquet and sandy-red resinous pollen kif with a hint of clove kretek