From: ??????????????????? (Paul J. Ste. Marie)
Subject: Escudo

>From: ?????????????????
>Subject: Escudo
>
>Steve, I have been reading a lot about Escudo on the digest. Exactly what kind
>of tobacco is is and where can it be purchased in the Washington, DC area? I
>enjoy every issue of the Digest and congratulations on doing a great job.
>?????????????????
>
>[ I'd call it an English roll cut, though it's not heavy on latakia as
>I think most English is.  J.R. Cigar has it by mail-order, or John
>B. Hayes (Fair Oaks Mall, Fairfax, VA; 703-385-3033) probably should
>too. -S. ]

I wouldn't call it an English at all, at least how I understand the term.  
According to the inner label, it's a blend of Virginia and perique.  It 
certainly doesn't taste like any latakia is present.

To tangent off a bit, how would people here describe an "English" tobacco?  
To my mind English implies Latakia and no casing.  I'd describe tobaccos 
such as Escudo and MacBaren Dark Twist as something else entirely--Virginia 
leaps to mind as a possible term.  I've also heard "Scottish" used to 
describe tobacco with perique and no latakia or casing, but I have no idea 
how correct or accepted that usage is.

        --Paul J. Ste. Marie, ??????????????????????, ???????????????????

[ You're right; Escudo is not an English at all. -S. ]


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