Heinrich Curley Block

hoosierpipeguy · Feb 9, 2018

Harris recommended the Heinrich Curley so I also decided to try the Curley Block. Got it yesterday, looked like an over sized hot dog. I sliced some up this morning, tore it into pieces and set it aside to dry a couple of hours. Loaded up a thick walled Moretti pot. Packed rather daily. Took a little extra effort to get it going but not too bad. Required a few additional lights.
This tobacco was about the most bland I ever smoked. It was almost like smoking a cigarette. I will say that it burnt cool with no bite. Unfortunately, no flavor either. To be fair, I'm getting over a cold so I'm off my game a little but I can taste other blends. So did I do something wrong, is it just me or was this just a waste of $34?
To be clear, Harris told me not to bother with this one. This is one time I think I should have listened to him.

cosmicfolklore · Feb 9, 2018

I've never even heard of this one. Maybe give it another go once you've fully shaken the cold. Also, for very tobaccos with a very subtle flavor, try drying a bowls worth out to crunchy and giving it another go. The steam from the moisture waters down the flavor for me. Worth a shot.

hoosierpipeguy · Feb 9, 2018

I'll definitely give it another go and try your suggestiion.

sablebrush52 · Feb 10, 2018

Curley Block needs a good bit of drying before smoking or it's just dead. I suspect that it will benefit from a few years of aging as well.

saltedplug · Feb 10, 2018

These curlies didn't meet my expectations last I smoked them. I love the blend name and the posh white canisters, and the script, and the curlies themselves. Not bad but not good. I have 200g from 2003 that I hope is transformed when smoked. A senior member on another forum said that he didn't think it will have changed much.
I love any kind of pressed tobacco and would have jumped on the Curly Block, but no, not in this case.

halfy · Feb 10, 2018

Agree with sable! Give it a few years in the bag and then at least a few months after cut then sealed again. It will turn into something wonderful.
And I would suggest smoking it in a small and not too deep a bowl with a smaller drill siz.

james72 · Feb 10, 2018

My two cents: I think it's quite good! I've only had a few bowls, but each one is better than the last. Can't wait to get some age on it.

hoosierpipeguy · Feb 10, 2018

Thanks for the feedback. I stand corrected as well, this is what Harris recommended. I'll jar it up and come back in a year or two.

cigrmaster · Feb 10, 2018

I have a small pile drying right now and will be smoking it in a couple of hours or so. I am going to try it in a group 4 Dublin as those are some of my best flake pipes. It was a group 4 Dublin that started me into loving Samuel Gawith Full Virginia Flake. Once I found the right pipe and the right cut and humidity, it was magic from then on. I think Curly Block is similar to the finicky kind of flakes that SG produces. Sometimes you have to work for it to find the magic, which I don't have a problem with.

hoosierpipeguy · Feb 12, 2018

I tried this again today. You guys must have thought I'd lost my mind. I'm assuming it was the cold. I got a really nice citrus flavor for most of the first half bowl. I assume there is perique as the spice starting creeping in during the second half. Citrus still there but spice being added. It was a very, very nice smoke. Not sure that it is worth the money or trouble but well worth having some around now and then. Burnt extraordinarily cool.

cigrmaster · Feb 12, 2018

Mark, glad to hear you enjoyed that bowl much better than your first, my second bowl was much better as well.
I ended up smoking that Curly Block in my Trever Talbot Goblin which is an Apple basically. It is a large group 5 and I smoked that pipe for over 2 hours. It was really really tasty. I let it dry for a good 2-3 hours and it made a big difference than my first bowl. I also chopped into small pieces with some rubbed out for the kindling. This stuff burns forever but in a good way. It smokes cool and the flavors are really interesting. It reminds me of Dunhill Deluxe Navy Rolls of all the Vapers I smoke, and I love that stuff. I think this stuff will be awesome with a good 5-10 years. I am going to grab a few more ropes but I am not going to cellar it that deep as I have so much tobacco as it is.

JimInks · Feb 12, 2018

I believe well aged Curly Block will prove to be an incredibly awesome experience. It's the closest thing to the Murray's Navy Rolls I have found.

cigrmaster · Feb 12, 2018

jim, so you are telling me I need to get a bunch of this stuff. How long do you think it will need...5 years..10 years...I may not be alive to enjoy it. :mrgreen:

JimInks · Feb 13, 2018

Well, Harris, if you don't live long enough to smoke the 1,000 pounds I recommend that you cellar, I'll smoke it for you, provided Sablebrush doesn't beat me to it. :D

peckinpahhombre · Feb 13, 2018

Curly Block is indeed terrible tobacco and I would strongly recommend that no one buy any of it.

cigrmaster · Feb 13, 2018

jim, thanks buddy, I know I can always count on you. :mrgreen:
peck, how many ropes do you actually have? I am going to guess, 48. How did I do and no lying.

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