When I first tried this blend, by Gawith Hoggarth, I was completely turned off by the overwhelmingly soapy taste, which some prefer to call, more generously, "the Lakeland Effect."
After a couple of weeks of drying, I picked it up again, and at least the soapiness was somewhat reduced. Now, after a month, I tried it again, this time in one of my best-smoking pipes, a Stanwell Deluxe Plateau Briar I've had for many years. The soapiness is gone; the chocolate flavour is beginning to come through, and it smoked very cool and dry, despite my tendency to puff too hard and frequently.
So, I'll give it another month of drying time, and try again. Stay tuned. This may turn out to be a winner after all.
After a couple of weeks of drying, I picked it up again, and at least the soapiness was somewhat reduced. Now, after a month, I tried it again, this time in one of my best-smoking pipes, a Stanwell Deluxe Plateau Briar I've had for many years. The soapiness is gone; the chocolate flavour is beginning to come through, and it smoked very cool and dry, despite my tendency to puff too hard and frequently.
So, I'll give it another month of drying time, and try again. Stay tuned. This may turn out to be a winner after all.
