Sutliff Medium English dry time

[Zamora]

I bought some Sutliff Medium English recently and I'd like to try it soon. On Tobacco Reviews one user says the blend is heavy in PG and that it'll need to be dried for several days. However it doesn't seem very wet to me, and the review was over ten years old so I'm wondering if it's still PG heavy or uses it at all anymore.

Does anybody have experience with this blend, and if so how long would you suggest drying it?

 

[jpmcwjr]

There are rain forests in lotsa places. Where do you live? the answer to which will help us help you.

 

[sablebrush52]

I bought some Sutliff Medium English recently and I'd like to try it soon. On Tobacco Reviews one user says the blend is heavy in PG and that it'll need to be dried for several days. However it doesn't seem very wet to me, and the review was over ten years old so I'm wondering if it's still PG heavy or uses it at all anymore.

Does anybody have experience with this blend, and if so how long would you suggest drying it?

What you have is an opinion by one individual who may, or may not, have a clue. Load it up and smoke it. If you're happy, you're good to go, and if it tastes a little flat, give it an hour in the open air and try again. Pipe smoking is partly a process of experimentation. Especially if one has hopes of being any good at it.

 

[Zamora]

There are rain forests in lotsa places. Where do you live? the answer to which will help us help you.

Washington, about 90 minutes southwest of Seattle

 

[Zamora]

What you have is an opinion by one individual who may, or may not, have a clue. Load it up and smoke it. If you're happy, you're good to go, and if it tastes a little flat, give it an hour in the open air and try again. Pipe smoking is partly a process of experimentation. Especially if one has hopes of being any good at it.

I'm thinking I'll try the packing overnight method first, I want to smoke it tomorrow after lunch.

 

[rmbittner]

However it doesn't seem very wet to me.

You are the expert on the blend in your possession. Does it feel like it needs to dry?

I almost never dry any tobacco I smoke—I’ve never encountered a need--so feel free to dismiss this if you‘d rather have advice from one of the drying fans. But my advice: Open the bag, fill a pipe, and decide for yourself if it seems to be delivering a satisfying experience. Only then will you have a baseline by which to judge the effects of drying in the future (should you want to change things up).

 

[Zamora]

I smoked it this night and it seemed to smoke pretty well, I'll have to try the overnight packing method more. Pretty good blend, first English I've had

 

[AJL67]

You’ll find that almost everything about pipe smoking is YMMV (your mileage may vary). Personally I’d find some YouTube videos and go from there.

 

[Zamora]

You’ll find that almost everything about pipe smoking is YMMV (your mileage may vary). Personally I’d find some YouTube videos and go from there.

I've seen plenty about drying but couldn't find any about Sutliff Medium English specifically. I know Muttnchop simply dries all his tobacco overnight, hearing him say that made me far less concerned about possibly overdrying it

 

[ADKPiper]

Just grab a pinch big enough to fill you pipe and spread it out. Watch one Episode of the Sopranos and it's ready to smoke. Not kidding.

 

[canucklehead]

Drying times are not blend specific, they vary depending on the humidity/weather, AC or furnace usage, age and storage method of the tobacco, initial moisture level when purchased, etc, etc.

I've bought #502 and had it come very moist, crispy dry, and perfect for smoking, it varies when buying bulk. It being a Sutliff blend it typically comes quite moist and doesn't dry out fast. I personally would be on the side of more dry for English/Latakia blends, but some people like Moist, "de gustibus non est disputandum."

As always, YMMV, depending on your mood, pipe, environment, or thousands of other variables.