Have you tried smaller bowls, or partial fills in a regular bowl? The pipe I smoke it in has a 19mm x 32mm chamber, and if I fill it up, I expect to stretch it out through the day...
War Horse Bar is a winner!
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The descriptions that I’m reading here sound nothing like the original War Horse blend that I worked on with Russ. I might have to (gulp) buy a new tin and check it out.
Ghosting is Right.
Grateful for the new knowledge of “Heliotrope”
From tobacco reviews the toppings include
| Anisette, Floral Essences, Other / Misc, Tonquin Bean I find the Tonquin to be very present, I have an old Dublin dubbed The Tonquin Warrior that smokes this and 1792 exclusively, gotta keep it separated from my other pipes so the ghost does not infect the others |
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I'm interested enough in the results that I'd be up for ordering you a tin (heck, @condorlover1, too.) PM me.
We invented the stuff! Sort of like buying Henry Ford a Model T Lol
I just want to know if I’m smoking an Edsel instead!
The original concoction had Heliotrope, Valerian root extract, Madera Wine, Gum Arabic and a few other things since the original batch runs of the War Horse Bar were pretty punchy. If you ask Dan or Jim Inks they know the whole saga about resurrecting this nicotine bomb. I am told original unopened tins from the Standard Tobacco Company of PA original run fetch a pretty penny these days. Dan has a bunch of the prototypes kicking around including the one that was eaten by some twit during a tasting session.
I haven’t smoked it in a while. But I do remember enjoying it.
As for it containing “Heliotrope”, that’s probably more urban legend… I don’t believe most of what I read on Tobacco Reviews or many boards for that matter.
There’s a lot of smart talk on websites, but unless you’re actually in the tobacco trade or a blender by trade, it’s usually nothing more than wild speculation.
Unless Russ Ouellette shows up and spills the beans.
As for it containing “Heliotrope”, that’s probably more urban legend… I don’t believe most of what I read on Tobacco Reviews or many boards for that matter.
There’s a lot of smart talk on websites, but unless you’re actually in the tobacco trade or a blender by trade, it’s usually nothing more than wild speculation.
Unless Russ Ouellette shows up and spills the beans.
I can tell you that if you smoke half the bowl, leave it and come back, it tastes better.
look at the post right above yours. Apperantly that guy was involved in this blend in some significant way.
Yes, Russ Oellette, Woods, and condorlover were all three active on this forum, and formed a company (STP) and brought back WarHorse and John Cotton Blends, and I think one more.
I still don't understand why its logo was a look-out tower ejaculating tobacco leaves.
It’s a strong blend of burley, dark air cured leaf, and I want to say Kentucky fire cured too though don’t quote me on that. It has an equally strong flavouring which is closer to Brittish OTC blends (st Bruno, erinmore etc) than American or Danish aromatics
Russ and I developed War Horse back when Simon and I owned Standard Tobacco of Pennsylvania.
We were also the company that brought back John Cotton's and Bengal Slices, blended by Russ.
OK. Well I’ve only seen mention made that it does (or did) have tonquin and some other ingredients, mentioned by Russ himself.
If it does or did contain Heliotrope, then so be it. Never even heard of the stuff.
I’ve got stuff stashed from several years ago. I haven’t smoked any for at least 3 years.
Doesn’t really matter what’s in it to me. If I like it I’ll smoke it, and buy more. Well, up until I realized that I have enough tobacco to last 50 years past my death…
Just for the sake of clarity, that is a derrick ejaculating tobacco leaves…
@craig61a : Yes it is my friend. The company was originally called El Crappo Tobacco but C.I refused to sell anything with the word 'Crap' in the label which sort of surprised me! I came up with the name 'Standard Tobacco Company of PA Ltd' which was a tongue in cheek poke at the old Standard Oil Company. Hence the oil rig spewing tobacco leaves which was a direct take off from the vignette used on Standard Oil stock certificates in the early 1900s.
So it's not in the same category with C&D Burley Flakes, HH bold Kentucky, HH old dark fired, HH Burley flake, Irish flake etc., right? Because they are strong Burley/Kentucky blend's too.