As I continue my journey into flake tobacco, I thought I'd ask a question that may get a little "heated."
A reality of flake tobacco is drying time--as we all know (or as with me, are discovering through trial and error) a drier tobacco typically means less relights and a better smoke. But drying time kinda sucks when you forget to take the flakes out and want to smoke right away.
So, the question I have before this esteemed panel is thus: What flake tobacco, in your experience, requires the least amount of drying time after popping the tin? For accuracy and consistency purposes the tobacco you nominate must be one that you've smoked from multiple tins.
On the flip side, we can always debate which flakes require the longest amount of drying time….while I've never smoked it, I've read that St. James Flake is especially damp and may take top honors here.
Pipe tobacco debates are some of the most enjoyable reads here on the forum so I thought I'd try to "stoke the fire" a bit...
A reality of flake tobacco is drying time--as we all know (or as with me, are discovering through trial and error) a drier tobacco typically means less relights and a better smoke. But drying time kinda sucks when you forget to take the flakes out and want to smoke right away.
So, the question I have before this esteemed panel is thus: What flake tobacco, in your experience, requires the least amount of drying time after popping the tin? For accuracy and consistency purposes the tobacco you nominate must be one that you've smoked from multiple tins.
On the flip side, we can always debate which flakes require the longest amount of drying time….while I've never smoked it, I've read that St. James Flake is especially damp and may take top honors here.
Pipe tobacco debates are some of the most enjoyable reads here on the forum so I thought I'd try to "stoke the fire" a bit...