Silver
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Post by Silver on Apr 5, 2021 21:30:52 GMT -5
Until now, my Gawith experience has been limited to Best Brown, Chocolate Flake, Rum Flake, Sam's Flake, Dark Birds-eye, Burley and Bright and Broken Scotch Cake. I don't think there's much, if any, Lakeland essence in these blends. At least, I can't smell or taste them. Sam's Flake is a little different from the others because of the Tonquin bean flavoring - but still not soapy/floral. I've been curious about Lakeland essence for a while, and understand there a lot of people that really like and apparently just as many who do not. So, I bought a tin of Grousemoor to give it a try. My son is also participating in this experiment. The tin note is soap, flowers and bubble gum, all at once (uh-oh). Upon lighting the tobacco, I taste bubble gum up front with floral in the background and tobacco, of course. As I got deeper in the bowl, the sweetness is still there, floral in the background, but the tobacco shines through it. I don't hate this tobacco, actually find it interesting in a good way. My son's analysis - It's weird, but not gross. Don't throw it away. So, there we are.
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Post by terrapinflyer on Apr 5, 2021 21:51:10 GMT -5
I like a lot of Lakeland stuff, scented and un-. I never get soap. Various floral scents, absolutely. I have yet to discover a "soapy" or uniform "Lakeland essence." And I smoke GH or SG stuff almost daily. The combination and type and intensity of additives varies widely. Some of these tobaccos I really love and a few that have turned me off completely.
Maybe I'm not using the right kind of soap? Ha ha.
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Post by taiguy66 on Apr 5, 2021 22:52:47 GMT -5
I’m just glad you didn’t hate it as it was my suggestion for you to try it Pete Silver. Having said that, I am a man of my word and had a full list of my other tobaccos standing by to trade. If you decide to venture further into the SG world, do give St. James Flake, Squadron Leader and Full Virginia Flake a try. |
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Post by taiguy66 on Apr 5, 2021 22:59:39 GMT -5
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Post by sperrytops on Apr 6, 2021 11:45:53 GMT -5
At one time I had no idea what a Lakelands was. There were a couple of SG's I liked but had not really tried many. Thought for a long time that Lakelands meant some kind of aromatic. But that's not right at all. Having now smoked a number of them, I find them to have slight floral scents not at all like aromatics. I enjoy some but not all.
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Post by pepesdad1 on Apr 6, 2021 13:03:51 GMT -5
Lakelands are an acquired taste..some love it and some hate it...just like Irish Condor, to me a great smoke but it is gone and that is that.
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Post by lizardonarock on Apr 6, 2021 13:08:34 GMT -5
Probably best not to smoke in your favorite pipe the first go around it tends to ghost.
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Silver
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First Name: Pete
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Post by Silver on Apr 6, 2021 14:12:23 GMT -5
I used a junk shop pipe that is now my Grousemoor pipe.
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Post by Baboo on Apr 6, 2021 15:19:54 GMT -5
The delicious flavor of Grousemoor reminds me of lemon drop hard candy! It really is a treat!
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Post by Legend Lover on Apr 6, 2021 18:03:43 GMT -5
looks like this is another one to pick up next month.
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Post by taiguy66 on Apr 6, 2021 20:23:49 GMT -5
The delicious flavor of Grousemoor reminds me of lemon drop hard candy! It really is a treat! There use to be a gum named “Thrills” when I was a kid back in the 70s. It tastes just like Grousemoor and was a favourite of mine. Guess I’m reliving my youth every time I smoke it. |
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meercat
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First Name: Scott
Favorite Pipe: JEverett acorn, MrM pot, wee Norm, all my BSTs, most of my Petes
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Post by meercat on Apr 6, 2021 21:00:52 GMT -5
If you guys like Grousemoor, you should try Cannon Plug. I would also suggest Revor Plug, but alas it is no more...grouse.
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Post by urbino on Apr 6, 2021 21:03:39 GMT -5
looks like this is another one to pick up next month. Like Silver, I picked up a tin on Taiguy's recommendation. Haven't opened it yet, though. |
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Post by Legend Lover on Apr 7, 2021 1:08:47 GMT -5
If you guys like Grousemoor, you should try Cannon Plug. I would also suggest Revor Plug, but alas it is no more...grouse. another one to add to my list then. For the first time in a long time, I'm get recommendations that I can actually try. |
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meercat
Junior Member
Posts: 262
First Name: Scott
Favorite Pipe: JEverett acorn, MrM pot, wee Norm, all my BSTs, most of my Petes
Favorite Tobacco: FV Plug, Jupiter Slices, Byronic
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Post by meercat on Apr 7, 2021 9:19:26 GMT -5
If you guys like Grousemoor, you should try Cannon Plug. I would also suggest Revor Plug, but alas it is no more...grouse. another one to add to my list then. For the first time in a long time, I'm get recommendations that I can actually try. Cannon will smell up the room with perfume, but the smoke isn't near as bad as the smell. I had a bowl Monday and thoroughly enjoyed it, and I'm a straight VA guy. I have a friend that orders plugs of Cannon and Grousemoor from Synjeco every year. |
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