Post by Goldbrick on Aug 24, 2022 8:42:44 GMT -5
Long ago, in an era that I like to call " the McClelland years ", I made it a habit to try always to open a pop top tin of fine tobacco in the company of a non-smoker, or at least a non-pipe smoker. I wanted to share with them, the wonderful blast of aroma that rushes from the tin when that seal first cracks.
Sometimes it might be a burley from C & D, or something from G.L. Peace, like Union Square, or Westminster, but some of the more special openings came about when I watched people's eyes widen over a tin of McClelland Virginias...one whiff of that sweet and sour Bar-b-que essence, and folks start to understand why I smoke a pipe.
I had that kind of moment yesterday evening with one of my wife's younger sisters, and a tin of 2007 Christmas Cheer.
We settled down with a second cup of coffee after supper, and I gave he the tin and told her to pop the seal and take in the aroma as if she was opening a new brand of coffee...when she broke the seal it looked like a light came on in her eyes, " Oh my God " she removed the lid and fumbled a few bits in her fingers " can i chew this stuff? , it smells good enough to eat "
I can't remember the last time I shared an opening like this with someone, but it was a nice blast from the past, and it added an extra layer of enjoyment to my first taste of Christmas Cheer in years.
Sometimes it might be a burley from C & D, or something from G.L. Peace, like Union Square, or Westminster, but some of the more special openings came about when I watched people's eyes widen over a tin of McClelland Virginias...one whiff of that sweet and sour Bar-b-que essence, and folks start to understand why I smoke a pipe.
I had that kind of moment yesterday evening with one of my wife's younger sisters, and a tin of 2007 Christmas Cheer.
We settled down with a second cup of coffee after supper, and I gave he the tin and told her to pop the seal and take in the aroma as if she was opening a new brand of coffee...when she broke the seal it looked like a light came on in her eyes, " Oh my God " she removed the lid and fumbled a few bits in her fingers " can i chew this stuff? , it smells good enough to eat "I can't remember the last time I shared an opening like this with someone, but it was a nice blast from the past, and it added an extra layer of enjoyment to my first taste of Christmas Cheer in years.
