Those are my feelings as well about the Dunhill Early Morning. Same quality of goodness and depth as the Dunhill Nightcap but opposite. Light vs. Dark.
Is it the Orientals that give it the sharp bite? That was very appealing.
Thanks for the review!
It may have been the Orientals. I have found that some blends have an inexplicable bite early on that disappears. It seems to be something used in the casing or processing of the original tobacco that passes through. There are a couple of different reasons you could be getting a bit of bite. If I remember correctly, the early bite in Dunhill is kind of an herbal/spice. I would think it is a combination of the Orientals and Latakia needing to age a bit.
Reading an old review it looks like early on the blend is more Latakia forward and with time the Virginia becomes the base flavor. So, I would hazard a guess that you're experiencing some Latakia spice.
