This tobacco makes me want to shake my rump. This was my second bowl in my new Askwith which is smoking well right out of the gate. Chris was a pleasure to work with and the pipe is better than I had envisioned. The kake is a set of nice and dense 50 gram plugs and the tin is confidence inspiring. Sliced and rubbed well and was fairly close to smoking dry. I gave it about an hour regardless and it smoked well with only a few relights. The taste is really spectacular. I have heard people rave about Hans and I have to add to the chorus. It's hard to escape the cliches rich, dark and complex because it is. While the taste is it's own, like Gaslight, this blend is so much more than the sum of its parts and that aforementioned deep, dark richness is invitingly accessible . There is so much flavor and it's range is impressive. It had my attention from start to finish surprising me a few times along the way. The Latakia is prominent but with panache and never overpowering the other players. This pipe and blend are going to have a long history with one another.
