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Post by Deleted on Oct 15, 2018 20:52:59 GMT -5
Thanks, Ted. I was actually about to start a thread asking about this when I stumbled across this one. The tobacco was not dry and I could not detect any mold--so I will give it a try. It smells great....... William, most of my C&D & GLP tins that have a year plus of aging have a slight bulge on the top...even slightly on the bottom. My C&D Bijou tins were almost completely round!! Good to know, Ted. I'll have to inspect my tins, but I don't think I have any with more than slight bulging. |
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Post by mwps70 on Oct 16, 2018 7:58:32 GMT -5
When I first started smoking a pipe 10+ years ago aging wasn't on my mind at all and really, neither was cellaring as I wasn't spending a lot of money on tobacco. As the years went by and I started to learn and experience aging, well, aging has become a priority as well as cellaring. I always age all tins a minimum of a year before popping a tin. Blends with Virginia I age for the long run. I really look forward to the day when I get to try the aged blends. I usually go through them every couple of months to make sure tins haven't swelled and just to admire my cellar and drool a bit haha. The point is, there is something special about aging tobacco. Not just the end result but the wait. I make plans on when I will be popping certain tins, special occasions and what not. I know not all blends will knock it out of the park but many will. Even if you don't really like a certain blend immediately that is popular with the crowd, pack it away in a Ball jar and leave it to settle and try periodically to see if it doesn't become more appealing or even absolutely delicious. For the record, SPC Plumb Pudding is one of my favorites. I have one tin of Black Frigate that I got at the Chicago Pipe show. I can't wait to try it but I have to age it so I will be patient so when the day comes It will be ready. Have patience and enjoy the ride.
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Post by Legend Lover on Oct 16, 2018 8:15:05 GMT -5
When I first started smoking a pipe 10+ years ago aging wasn't on my mind at all and really, neither was cellaring as I wasn't spending a lot of money on tobacco. As the years went by and I started to learn and experience aging, well, aging has become a priority as well as cellaring. I always age all tins a minimum of a year before popping a tin. Blends with Virginia I age for the long run. I really look forward to the day when I get to try the aged blends. I usually go through them every couple of months to make sure tins haven't swelled and just to admire my cellar and drool a bit haha. The point is, there is something special about aging tobacco. Not just the end result but the wait. I make plans on when I will be popping certain tins, special occasions and what not. I know not all blends will knock it out of the park but many will. Even if you don't really like a certain blend immediately that is popular with the crowd, pack it away in a Ball jar and leave it to settle and try periodically to see if it doesn't become more appealing or even absolutely delicious. For the record, SPC Plumb Pudding is one of my favorites. I have one tin of Black Frigate that I got at the Chicago Pipe show. I can't wait to try it but I have to age it so I will be patient so when the day comes It will be ready. Have patience and enjoy the ride. I think you're on to something there. As a hobbyist, the ageing is part of the hobby and the joy. |
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Post by Dramatwist on Oct 16, 2018 14:19:58 GMT -5
...I recall enjoying one they used to make called "Cross-Eyed Cricket", but I haven't seen it around for quite a while...
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Post by haveldad on Oct 16, 2018 15:08:41 GMT -5
I've liked some. I've not liked others. That's life
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Post by scrooge on Oct 16, 2018 17:46:29 GMT -5
Over the past twenty-seven years I've been through most of their offerings and really can't find much to dislike about them. I'll take anything they offer over Esoterica but my favorites are Black Frigate, Crooner, Speakeasy, Redburn, and Night Train. I'm 44. Forgot Blade Runner. |
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Post by Cramptholomew on Oct 16, 2018 17:49:35 GMT -5
...I recall enjoying one they used to make called "Cross-Eyed Cricket", but I haven't seen it around for quite a while... I just bought some of that a couple months ago on Lady Margaret suggestion. I haven't tried it yet. |
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Post by Cramptholomew on Oct 16, 2018 17:51:46 GMT -5
Over the past twenty-seven years I've been through most of their offerings and really can't find much to dislike about them. I'll take anything they offer over Esoterica but my favorites are Black Frigate, Crooner, Speakeasy, Redburn, and Night Train. I'm 44. Forgot Blade Runner. That blend is only for replicants. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2018 18:48:03 GMT -5
Over the past twenty-seven years I've been through most of their offerings and really can't find much to dislike about them. I'll take anything they offer over Esoterica but my favorites are Black Frigate, Crooner, Speakeasy, Redburn, and Night Train. I'm 44. Forgot Blade Runner. James, for some reason most pipe smoker’s forget or have never tried Blockade Runner. I have a few back in Clayton with some age. It’s an excellent Navy cavendish crumble cake👍👍👌👍👍 |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2018 19:24:56 GMT -5
I think C/D just made too many blends of the month some were hits and some were misses. Hard to go wrong with OJK, Haunted Bookshop, Engine 99, Cross Eyed Cricket, Elegant Emu and the list could cover two pages. I too am in the camp of tinned to young and they need some shelf time. As a pipe smoker you owe it to yourself to explore and not play follow the leader. Over the years of reading this and other forums many blends have risen to fame and nobody mentions them anymore.
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Post by username on Oct 16, 2018 19:28:35 GMT -5
They seem to me to be the king of burley blends.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2018 20:09:17 GMT -5
They seem to me to be the king of burley blends. I agree, some of the best Burley tobacco’s available 👍👍 |
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Post by jeffd on Oct 27, 2018 13:36:15 GMT -5
I have tried many blends recommended by folks here and elsewhere. (Pipes and Tobaccos quarterly magazine has a review section called Trial by Fire which is very well written and very interesting.) And there is one ingredient that reliably causes me to be underwhelmed or disappointed. (I so much want to share in anyone's enthusiasm for a blend.) That ingredient is latakia.
Just my tastes, IMO, YMMV and etc.
Some folks love it. Some love love love it. Its what makes us all individuals.
I am sure to try it again, and I am sure as i crawl through this life my tastes will change in all kinds of ways.
My main point however, is that if I only tried the latakia blends of a company, any company, I assuredly would tend to develop a subtle negative feeling towards them. These days I study whats in the blend, what JimInks thinks of it, and any threads I can find here at the Patch, before I buy.
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Post by Legend Lover on Oct 27, 2018 13:42:55 GMT -5
I have tried many blends recommended by folks here and elsewhere. (Pipes and Tobaccos quarterly magazine has a review section called Trial by Fire which is very well written and very interesting.) And there is one ingredient that reliably causes me to be underwhelmed or disappointed. (I so much want to share in anyone's enthusiasm for a blend.) That ingredient is latakia. Just my tastes, IMO, YMMV and etc. Some folks love it. Some love love love it. Its what makes us all individuals. I am sure to try it again, and I am sure as i crawl through this life my tastes will change in all kinds of ways. My main point however, is that if I only tried the latakia blends of a company, any company, I assuredly would tend to develop a subtle negative feeling towards them. These days I study whats in the blend, what JimInks thinks of it, and any threads I can find here at the Patch, before I buy. ^^^^This. |
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Post by clintonvilleleather on Oct 27, 2018 13:54:56 GMT -5
I have most of a one pound tin of Pegasus from 04 that I still cant get into. I think I just dont get enough flavor from mild blends and puff too much trying to get to flavor country. Consequently my favorite blend is ODF and I also enjoy Conniston Cut Plug. Blends with dark fired leaf do not irritate my tongue at all while many other blends cause slight irritation.
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Post by pepesdad1 on Oct 27, 2018 18:59:43 GMT -5
My two cents is that I find that pretty much all tobacco...even aros..improve with age. PS-LBF, for example, is pretty monochromatic when fresh....with 5 years on it it is delightful...flavor city. Even the lats mellow out (mine haven't lost flavor) and to me, are better. 'Course I'm 75 and my taste buds, as a result of meds, are pretty much shot. But still I enjoy my different tobaccos, particularly with age.
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Post by Ronv69 on Oct 27, 2018 19:10:06 GMT -5
I would comment, but my advanced age make me unqualified. 😈
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2018 19:47:21 GMT -5
I would comment, but my advanced age make me unqualified. 😈  |
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Post by slowroll on Oct 28, 2018 13:08:55 GMT -5
I would comment, but my advanced age make me unqualified. 😈 So that's why I only like campfire and creosote blends... |
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Post by Ronv69 on Oct 28, 2018 15:51:17 GMT -5
I would comment, but my advanced age make me unqualified. 😈 So that's why I only like campfire and creosote blends... At least I can taste the Latakia. |
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