I ordered 9 samples, all from their traditional tobacco line less then 2 weeks ago. My initial impression was similar to yours. I don't know if I would describe it as clove. To me it was a sort of perfumey odor and aftertaste ranging between potpourri and licorice(which I hate btw). Fortunately I'd read a number of
reviews that warned to give their flavors at least a week steeping preferably with the lids off.
Right out of the box, I liked the flavor of both Chocolate Hazelnut and RY4, but the perfume aroma overwhelmed and ruined it. The good news is it did begin to fade after a couple days, and only got better with each passing day. I definitely plan to order both of these in larger bottles. This has been the case for all the flavors, but at somewhat different rates it seems. After these two, I enjoyed the Tobacco blend, the Desert Gold, and Darkness(tobacco with coffee and choc) a lot(after the unpleasant aroma faded) and I will probably order these in larger bottles as well next time. The 7-leaf took a bit longer to come around, but I liked that one too after a week or so. I might be inclined to reorder that one but I'm still on the fence. The last 3 I disliked from the outset and still don't like today after well over a week of steeping, even if the unpleasant aroma isn't as pronounced. I seriously doubt I'll get through the entire sample bottle of any of them. The Black Magic tobacco taste like a black licorice tobacco flavor to me. For all I know that's what it's supposed to be, but if so the description didn't clue me in or I wouldn't have ordered it. Lastly, the Classic Red Box and the New Red Box flavors tasted awful to me from the start and still do. I don't even know how describe these but I don't like how they taste or smell. The two are very similar(the new is supposed to be more cig-like with a more smoky flavor), but it seems like whatever it is that I don't like about the Classic, they doubled up on in the New, lol.
All in all I ended up liking 6 of the 9 samples, which I don't think is bad, especially when you consider their prices, which are phenomenal. In general, I wouldn't order double flavor unless I've tried the standard mix first, and even then only if I have plans to dilute or mix it if it doesn't work out as well as hoped. The few times I have ordered double flavor I've regretted it.
You didn't mention how long you've had your flavors and how long they've been steeping.
