Found In The Back Of My Closet
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I have to admit... at first I wasn't sure I wanted to see what was "found in the back of my closet." But curiosity got the best of me.
Oh man! I bet that going to taste/smoke great my friend - seeing those bloom crystals and making me drool...great find!
The Latakia has fallen way into the background. It has become a sweet, heavy oriental forward blend. Maybe I'll hang onto that bag of Penzance I grabbed at P&C a few weeks ago.
Eighteen so far, but the goal is thirty-one. Could have been one of these, but only one is for latakia, and it is blend specific. :wink:
After seeing this post I went and dug into the tobacco cellar...hoping and praying that I had stocked up on some of this great leaf....yup, just found a cool 4 or 5 lbs of it and looking at my labels on the jars they are all around 9 or 10 years old now...I think I will join you for a smoke Embers :
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In the past year I have opened two tins of Penzance from 2007. Neither had crystals. But yours was opened and then jarred, so maybe that plays a role in the crystal formation. I prefer Penzance aged many years because it mellows and develops a sweetness like you mention above.
Example of aged-in-tin 11 years vs a jar.
Example of aged-in-tin 11 years vs a jar.
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It's the latakia. Fresh it tastes just like Pirate Kake, and lat bombs aren't my thing anymore. That Penzance was when I was still only smoking lat blends over a decade ago, and if I remember right, I should still have six more of those jars as I bought four 8 ounce bags at that time under $100.
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