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Post by Cramptholomew on Mar 27, 2020 14:33:26 GMT -5
I had an open tin that I wasn't fond of, initially. I tried it several times, and then kind left it sitting there. I could've jarred it, but I didn't. I picked it back up the other day, and it was far drier, as you'd expect, from sitting in an open square tin for a year. Well, holy smokes. This stuff is just great. Beautiful blend. Sweet, toasty, full bodied, and not a hint of bite - like it had when it was fresh. It has the fragrance of a LIGHT topping, though TR says there's none - almost slightly strawberry and lemon, but I don't get that as a flavor when smoking it. Just pure tobacco goodness. This is a short review. I just had to say: I like it. A lot.
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Post by Darin on Mar 27, 2020 14:50:10 GMT -5
Awesome!  I find most tobacco benefits from some air-time after the initial opening. With McClelland, I'd pop the lid open a few times a week for several months before it would hit the sweet spot. There's a few tins of Brunello hiding in the closet right now ... I'll have to get one going! |
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Post by sperrytops on Mar 27, 2020 18:25:22 GMT -5
I've found a little aging or a little open tin time has dramatically changed several blends I didn't like at first. Goes to show you shouldn't make final decisions on first time impressions.
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Post by Cramptholomew on Mar 27, 2020 20:46:05 GMT -5
I've found a little aging or a little open tin time has dramatically changed several blends I didn't like at first. Goes to show you shouldn't make final decisions on first time impressions. indeed. I had the same thing happen with Pegasus. Took a year in a jar, but came away fantastic. |
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Post by trailboss on Mar 27, 2020 21:46:39 GMT -5
It is always good to revisit a blend later that may may not care for today. From an individual’s taste, the leaf changing, it has happened to me often.
Brunello is a great smoke, IMO.
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Post by Ronv69 on Mar 27, 2020 23:36:27 GMT -5
Dad burn it, I found one more Flake in the jar I thought was empty! Now smoking it in a Savinelli 920ks Punto Oro. Iced tea on the side. But it goes great with milk.
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Post by Legend Lover on Mar 28, 2020 8:29:13 GMT -5
I just checked to see if i can get it here in the UK, but our savinelli range is limited to 4 blends.
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Post by BrunoT on Mar 28, 2020 18:09:16 GMT -5
Yeah, no internet orders here and Pfeifen Hüber doesn't hold it so I am in the same boat with Paddy. Still interesting to read about your experience |
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Post by trailboss on Mar 28, 2020 19:00:49 GMT -5
Bruno cannot get Brunello...that in itself, is criminal!
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Post by briarbuck on Jan 24, 2023 9:12:49 GMT -5
Saveneli is one of the most underrated tobacco producers. If you haven't tried the 140th, it's worth a couple of cans stashed away for a rainy day.
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Post by Ronv69 on Jan 24, 2023 9:25:24 GMT -5
Brunello Flake is wonderful stuff, but I usually have to let it dry for a couple of hours.
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Post by zambini on Jan 24, 2023 11:55:34 GMT -5
I just checked to see if i can get it here in the UK, but our savinelli range is limited to 4 blends. It sounds like ya'll are really short of blends lately. Do you think it's a ploy to make sure everyone in the UK smokes Clan from now on? |
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Post by Legend Lover on Jan 24, 2023 17:40:56 GMT -5
I just checked to see if i can get it here in the UK, but our savinelli range is limited to 4 blends. It sounds like ya'll are really short of blends lately. Do you think it's a ploy to make sure everyone in the UK smokes Clan from now on? lol. Maybe. You may have blown the lid on the conspiracy. |
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Post by sperrytops on Jan 24, 2023 17:57:24 GMT -5
Savinelli tobaccos are really a very good quality. Sleepers, much like the Castello tobaccos which are blended amusingly enough by C&D. Of course I don't see the Castello blends around anymore. I'm a big fan of Castello Old Antiquari. It reminds me of Peterson Old Dublin.
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Post by Zach on Jan 25, 2023 9:05:19 GMT -5
The original Savinelli series with Armonia, Aroma, etc. in the plain looking tins are Kohlhase and Kopp blends. Brunello Flake is made by Mac Baren, and the 140th and God's series (Juno, Janus, Jupiter) are C&D. A general rule of thumb to really make C&D blends pop is to put a year of age on them before you start smoking them. As was mentioned with Pegasus, but all their tins and bulk blends seem to benefit tremendously from this one year of age.
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Post by Ronv69 on Jan 25, 2023 13:41:09 GMT -5
My friend swears by the Savinelli Doblone d'Oro. I haven't had it myself but it's supposed to be their best.
I have a couple of tins of Brunello Flake that I would like to smoke occasionally, but I have to work on what's open. I may never get to the underbed cellar
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Post by peteguy on Jan 25, 2023 15:21:31 GMT -5
I was in Cali recently and spent some time talking to an old gentleman at the hotel bar. He said he was a retired "illegal" grower. I wasn't much interested in his work history but I did ask him if he could tell me what the old school did much better than the new school. He simply said they do not know how to properly cure their product. 2 months tops and it is on the shelf. He said in his heyday it was 2 years from pick to pop.
I told him that I find something similar with pipe tobacco. Not that there is anything wrong with fresh tobacco, fresh Stony is as good as it gets in my opinion. But I told him that a bad to me blend often becomes quite good after 2-5 years or at worst smokeable. I gave him a sample of some 5-year-old Revor Plug that I had with me to try. I hope he found some enjoyment, crockety sob.
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Post by urbino on Jan 25, 2023 20:46:48 GMT -5
I was in Cali recently and spent some time talking to an old gentleman at the hotel bar. He said he was a retired "illegal" grower. I wasn't much interested in his work history but I did ask him if he could tell me what the old school did much better than the new school. He simply said they do not know how to properly cure their product. 2 months tops and it is on the shelf. He said in his heyday it was 2 years from pick to pop. I told him that I find something similar with pipe tobacco. Not that there is anything wrong with fresh tobacco, fresh Stony is as good as it gets in my opinion. But I told him that a bad to me blend often becomes quite good after 2-5 years or at worst smokeable. I gave him a sample of some 5-year-old Revor Plug that I had with me to try. I hope he found some enjoyment, crockety sob. I've learned I actually prefer fresh OGS to the aged stuff (no offense or ingratitude meant to any of the fine folks here who sent me aged OGS). The fresh product has more of the hay and grass notes I enjoy so much in OGS. |
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