Just Smoking Capstan Blue For The First Time

brdavidson

Lifer

Dec 30, 2012

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• Aug 19, 2013

• #1

I'm smoking the new Capstan Blue flake (thanks for the sample Pat) and I think I now understand all they hype. Wow is this stuff flavourful! I don't do reviews, because frankly I don't know enough and more palate isn't refined enough to make informed observations. But I would put this along the same vein as SG BBF with a little something extra in there. I can't put my finger on it but it is one tasty smoke. I'm putting in a TAD order later this week and I was going to get a tin of the ready rubbed as well, think I'll just get an extra tin of the flake instead.

 

tarak

Lifer

Jun 23, 2013

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• Aug 19, 2013

• #2

You know what's funny? I'm smoking my first bowl in awhile - and I'm not at all experiencing the amazement I did last time. Weird.
Chris

 

cavendish36

Starting to Get Obsessed

Jun 26, 2013

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• Aug 19, 2013

• #3

I picked up a tin a couple weeks ago, but planned on cellaring it for awhile. Hmm, I might pull it out and sample it now...

 

brdavidson

Lifer

Dec 30, 2012

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• Aug 19, 2013

• #4

Man its fantastic, I packed according to advice from Roth and Harris and it is singing in my 1940's Brigham Dublin.

 

tarak

Lifer

Jun 23, 2013

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• Aug 19, 2013

• #5

Br- did you cube it? I folded and stuffed and its just....boring right now.

 

pruss

Lifer

Feb 6, 2013

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Mytown

• Aug 19, 2013

• #6

I went the cube cut route route with CB for my first bowl, and loved that smoke from top to bottom. Based on the feedback I had from Harris with input from Roth, I cube cut, stuffed, and then stuffed some more till I got good resistance but still had even airflow.
I was able to maintain that throughout the smoke and really enjoyed the flavours. Nice sweetness ranging from honey and cane sugar into toasted cereal and nutty notes.
-- Pat

 

brdavidson

Lifer

Dec 30, 2012

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• Aug 19, 2013

• #7

Cubed it, packed nice and tight, and it seems to work beautifully

 

brdavidson

Lifer

Dec 30, 2012

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• Aug 19, 2013

• #8

Ya..... What Pruss said. Told you my palate wasn't refined enough to describe it properly!

 

tarak

Lifer

Jun 23, 2013

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• Aug 19, 2013

• #9

See I folded and stuffed, and its pretty loose. And....I'm not getting any sweetness.

 

cavendish

Part of the Furniture Now

Jan 22, 2013

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• Aug 20, 2013

• #10

I have been wanting to try this flake. I'm sure I will in Sept lol.

 

cigrmaster

Lifer

May 26, 2012

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• Aug 20, 2013

• #11

tarak, you should cube it, pack it pretty tight and I think you will notice a huge difference.
Brian, I would not waste my money on the ready rubbed, cubing will be impossible.

 

brdavidson

Lifer

Dec 30, 2012

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• Aug 20, 2013

• #12

Thanks for the input Harris, I have a tin on my order to be placed Thursday, maybe I'll change it to a tin of the gold? Or perhaps just another tin of blue.

 

sparrowhawk

Lifer

Jul 24, 2013

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• Aug 20, 2013

• #13

What does "cube" mean in this context?

 

pruss

Lifer

Feb 6, 2013

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Mytown

• Aug 20, 2013

• #14

Hey Sparrow.
In this instance, "cube" refers to the result of "cube cutting" a flake tobacco prior to packing. This as an alternative to rubbing out a flake, or folding and stuffing. Here's a great primer from BentMike *props*.
http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/the-cube-cut-method
-- Pat

 

sparrowhawk

Lifer

Jul 24, 2013

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• Aug 20, 2013

• #15

Thanks for the link, it'll no doubt clear up a lot of questions I had about "folding," "rolling" and so forth.

 

metalheadycigarguy

Lifer

Apr 26, 2012

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Washington State

• Aug 21, 2013

• #16

I've got Capstan Blue and Yellow on my list of must try tobacco's.

 

barleynbaccy

Can't Leave

May 31, 2013

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• Aug 21, 2013

• #17

Blue is great, but it's definatly an "on when it's on, off when it's off" tobacco. Once your dialed in though your golden.

 

daytonsean

Lifer

Aug 28, 2012

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3,201

Dayton

• Aug 21, 2013

• #18

I have this on my list of things to order. I'm not huge into VA flakes. But, this stuff has received a lot of praise in Dayton from fellow smokers. So much that they won't even let me have a few flakes. I haven't heard anything much about the Yellow. And I wouldn't buy a loose cut form of it. They make the flakes for a reason.

 

cigrmaster

Lifer

May 26, 2012

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Sarasota Florida

• Aug 21, 2013

• #19

Brian, I think the Gold is a fine blend. It is more similar to Dunhill Flake but it has a real nice citrus backbone that is interesting. I do plan on cellaring some of the Gold.

 

brdavidson

Lifer

Dec 30, 2012

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• Aug 21, 2013

• #20

Ok then, its settled. I'll order a few tins of the blue flake and one of the gold to try. Then I'll continue to order a tin for cellaring every order so I can build it up.