Breaking In New Pipe With Frog Morton

americaman · May 9, 2019

I have a new Vauen that I plan to dedicate to Virginia blends. I also have an unopened tin of Frog Morton on the Bayou that I have been saving for a special occasion.
I have heard that the Frog Morton series are cased. Would it be ok to break in my new pipe with Frog Morton, or should I use a different Virginia blend? My other options are a new tin of Escudo and a fresh batch of Luxury Bullseye Flake.

anthonyrosenthal74 · May 9, 2019

Personally, I would save the Frog for a pipe that's already broken in and a good smoker. It's too good and too rare for a not so stellar smoke.

jpmcwjr · May 9, 2019

Agree.
And virtually all tobaccos are cased. Perhaps you meant topped?

homeatsea · May 9, 2019

If you plan to dedicate the pipe to Va's, I would recommend not to use the same pipe to smoke Frog Morton blends. The Froggie series, even On the Bayou, contain latakia which I find tends to ghost a pipe even in small amounts. I have a rule to never use a latakia blend in my Va-only pipes as it obscures the more-subtle Va flavors, in my opinion.

mortonbriar · May 10, 2019

I would only smoke frog morton blends out of a pipe you want to taste like latakia, not your virginia dedicated pipe.

I find the frog morton needs a bit of drying out otherwise it is a constant relight. Lovely smoke though.
Isaac

hoosierpipeguy · May 10, 2019

I can find no logic for breaking in a pipe you're going to dedicate to VA with Frog Morton. You would potentially ghost the pipe with latakia. Given the difficulty in obtaining FM, I see little logic with breaking in any pipe with it. However, your money, your pipe and your tobacco.

kcghost · May 10, 2019

Listen to the good advice from Hoosier, Morton, Homeatsea,

briarbuck · May 10, 2019

As an aside, seems like my flake pipes are not the best for the Frog anyway. FM always seems to perform better in a big open bowl. Complete opposite of my flake pipes.

americaman · May 10, 2019

Thanks for the responses. Since it sounds like Frog Morton can ghost a pipe, what do you guys use to smoke it...cobs?

mortonbriar · May 12, 2019

Everything can ghost a pipe, so its just a matter of working with it. Frog Morton has a goodly portion of latakia in it, so go ahead an create a nice peaty, smoky ghost in a pipe that you want to smoke other latakia blends in.
Isaac

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