What is an aromatic blend?
A lot of ASPers are starting to prefer the term “flavored” for the category of artisan (and generally natural) blends which contain a modicum of flavoring. This term is opposed to “goopy aromatics” or “cased aromatics” which refer to those blends with so much added flavoring as to overpower the natural tobacco flavor, and eliminate all hope of aging. As you can immediately tell, the term “aromatic” is – apart from its technical definition – often pejorative. This is much like the definition of “English”. If you look on the Cornell and Diehl site, “English” seems to refer to all the blends that aren’t aromatics. […] There seem to be a lot of blends that *might* be classed aromatics if we broadened the definition. Anything with Cavendish, for instance, like Dunhill Aperitif. That’s flavored with smoke and Cavendish. Ian Rastall, 2003-01-13 Alcohol just doesn’t count, but any other kind of flavouring agent does. Bernie, 2003-01-13 I wonder if the confusion over the term has to do with w
