May-BOM-Orlik Golden Sliced

Is this a blend you'd like to recognize this month or do you plan to smoke nothing but Orlik?

Just what I decided to go with. It's my hope that we will avoid picking a blend from the same company month to month. The idea for this thread is variety.

Well, well, well, a fine choice to start this BOM off with. I cellar this blend and smoked a bowl tonight to refresh my memory on why this is a favorite. I consider this a straight VA - whether it has a hint of Burley or a dash of Perique doesn't matter to me. It may or may not have a topping of fruit - who cares as I love the sweetness and straight tobacco taste. It used to be on the cheaper end cost wise when I stocked up. Another plus. It ages great. Well worth trying a tin for yourself.

I ordered a couple of tins this morning.

Smoking a bowl with a cold, though I can taste enough to be excited. That fresh, sweet(more sugar than honey),green raisin, apricot, fruity taste similar to Wrigley's Juicy Fruit gum is reminding me of a couple of my favourite VA blends. Burns well with consistency.

Not a fan of dark fig type of notes. Honestly, I'll quit there as the only negatives I have with this smoke should be tempered by the fact that I at first thought I found a plentiful, affordable alternative to my pricey VA champions.

The truth is, while it will not be replacing anything on my top shelf, it will be joining the shelf and cellar as a constant on it's own merit. Good stuff and at that price!


I should add that it is a bit ironic that I went to SP and found it sold out for the first time in a year or so.  Here we go...

I knew that choosing a blend of the month would do that. SP should be warned in advance next month.

FWIW, they have it at Pipes and Cigars, but you might want to hurry

Since I started this thread I suppose I should partcipate...This blend is, to me, quintessentially what pipe smoking is about. The room note, taste and ease of this blend all sum up what I thought pipe smoking would be like when I first thought about starting it. I love this blend and I'm going to need more of it. I could easily make this an everyday smoke.

would that be plume? lol

I better order a tin.

OGS was the first tinned tobacco I tried. I had always bought bulk. For whatever reason, one day the red tin just caught my eye and I decided to try it. I have enjoyed it as a good honest flake tobacco ever since. It is an easy, simple smoke that behaves well, is not too wet and always satisfies my Virginia craving. There are fuller bodied and more complex flakes out there, but I revisit OGS periodically to make sure I remember that sometimes you get it right the first time.

I laughed at beard too..  But I assumed you meant age. haha

definitely! makes tobacco and Celts sexier! lol.  my poor Viking can't grow a beard. how ironic is that???