On 2007-01-26, Jon Binkley > wrote:

> Perhaps this is where to insert "Well, duh!", but it
> was a bit of a revelation to me.

No such admonition. You make a valid point. I'll give it a try.

Maybe it's just me, but the problem I've found with BF is it's
tendency to develope tobacco flavors as it ages. The older, the
stronger. Now, I'm a lifelong tobacco lover, though I no longer
indulge, but there can be too much of a good thing. I've only gone
back about 5 yrs, but the '01 I tried was like drinking old cigar
butts, with the others similar to vary degrees depending on age. OTOH,
this was during a vert tasting. Another time, when trying an '03 by
itself, the tobacco flavor seemed nowhere near as pronounced. It was
downright tasty. Now, having said that, I have to admit I prefer my
BF of the current year. To me it's like drinking hops candy.

nb