Dunhill Nightcap
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Nightcap is a daily smoke for me and the only "sitting" time it gets is about 45 minutes on the drying pad.
You've raised a good point though. Most Lat forward blends mellow with age and it might be fun to set a few tins aside and, after putting reminders in MS Outlook, pop a tin in six, twelve and eighteen month increments.
Fnord
You've raised a good point though. Most Lat forward blends mellow with age and it might be fun to set a few tins aside and, after putting reminders in MS Outlook, pop a tin in six, twelve and eighteen month increments.
Fnord
I find the Latakia and nicotine a little strong right from an opened tin, although to be honest, I go ahead
anyway. But the blend really gains its full range of flavors when it's been opened for several days. Just
opened, it is a nice kick. After a few days, it is an excellent blend. In my opinion.
anyway. But the blend really gains its full range of flavors when it's been opened for several days. Just
opened, it is a nice kick. After a few days, it is an excellent blend. In my opinion.
I've never tried it aged, though I do have a tin that's been sitting around for something close to two years, and the next one on the block is probably going to hit six months before I open it. Looking forward to trying the older one sometime soon, or later, depending. May be nice to save it another year and a half and pop it when I graduate next year-I'll definitely post something about it whenever I do get around to it.
Nightcap will kick you in the nose, but the smoke itself I think is just fine fresh out of the tin. I don't smoke it everyday, but having read posts like this, I have no plans to try and protect it from mellowing. Let it breathe!
Good to know, Nightcap is on my list of blends to try. I just can't bring myself to buy hardly anything besides McClelland tobaccos!
Never tried the "nightcap", but on my list. Early morning pipe(Dunhill) is one Ive had before, and its a kick in the pants get going English for sure. Ill try her out, but I like to go more mellow in the evening. MC
I recall vividly my first experience trying Nightcap. I was a quarter of the way through the bowl when the Nicotine began to take effect. Very quickly I felt like the village drunkard in some early Irish novel. Sweat poured down my brow. I had blurred vision, no balance, and a numb tongue. The connection between my body and my brain was completely severed. My head was a mere husk. Soon, I thought, I would begin praying for the sweet relief that only a quick and uncompromising death can bring.
And then everything changed. My fear turned to exhilaration. I had one of those rare moments in life that can only be described as an epiphany. I was overcome by an incredible calming sensation. A moment before there were gnarly bats fluttering around my forehead, and then suddenly those hideous creatures were transmogrified into glorious doves.
I came close to the ledge and escaped with only the barest margin, and for that, I am all the stronger.
It is difficult to explain the experience but it is one I shall never forget. Make sure you are ready for Nightcap.
And then everything changed. My fear turned to exhilaration. I had one of those rare moments in life that can only be described as an epiphany. I was overcome by an incredible calming sensation. A moment before there were gnarly bats fluttering around my forehead, and then suddenly those hideous creatures were transmogrified into glorious doves.
I came close to the ledge and escaped with only the barest margin, and for that, I am all the stronger.
It is difficult to explain the experience but it is one I shall never forget. Make sure you are ready for Nightcap.
Love me some Nightcap but it might be a bit intense for some. As for age, I love it fresh as can be.
I have not smoked any in ages but I prefer it to be aged a bit. The flavors seem more harmonious and the rough edges are smoothed out.
As a new pipe smoker, I have found Nightcap to be one of my faves. Haven't experienced the nic hit others talk about, but I find it to be an easy smoke-to-the-bottom blend that gives me zero tongue bite. Very smooth and perhaps a good intro to Latakia for some. Should be a go-to for me for years to come.
I suspect I'm in the extreme minority here, and I hope I don't offend anyone, but I don't like Nightcap, or Mixture 965. I only bought a tin of each because of of the rave comments on this site. In fact I don't normally buy any ready-rubbed. In these two examples at least, the nic kick just isn't there. I prefer strong tobaccos; if I'm looking for Latakia I'll go for a SG or GH Balkan Flake; if I'm looking for Va sweetness I'll go for BBF or FVF and if I'm looking for nic power I'll go for GH Dark Flake or one of my ropes. I just don't get the same satisfaction from the so-called English blends!
Each to his own, as Roth says, and a new pipe smoker must tread carefully, or head for the vomitorium LOL. FYI when the local tobacconist sold me my first Peterson 12 years ago, he put me on to GH Brown unscented, Balkan, Irish Slices and Bulwark; all rich flakes!! Hence my name!!! LOL
Each to his own, as Roth says, and a new pipe smoker must tread carefully, or head for the vomitorium LOL. FYI when the local tobacconist sold me my first Peterson 12 years ago, he put me on to GH Brown unscented, Balkan, Irish Slices and Bulwark; all rich flakes!! Hence my name!!! LOL
Nightcap was one of my first tinned tobaccos, and I am extraordinarily fond of the blend.
Even though I don't own many pipes yet, I have one dedicated to just this amazing mixture.
As a reformed smokeless tobacco addict, I don't experience the nicotine in any extreme fashion.
(though I did very much enjoy peckinpahhombre's narration) :lol:
Even though I don't own many pipes yet, I have one dedicated to just this amazing mixture.
As a reformed smokeless tobacco addict, I don't experience the nicotine in any extreme fashion.
(though I did very much enjoy peckinpahhombre's narration) :lol:
I will have my own answer to the original question soon. I'm below half a tin left from my "old" stash, and I don't have anymore to open. It is/was from early 90's
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