I cannot say just how happy enough I am with my new MM Dagner Poker. I have been wanting a poker for a while now, but having spent a huge wad of dough on my meerschaum a couple of months ago, I just wanted to get my fix without over doing it, so I decided to get the MM Dagner Poker. It's a fantastic little number. I haven't had a poker or a nose warmer yet, so this was entirely new, but I love this little guy. Well, it ain't little since it holds enough tobacco for a good hour smoke, just short, I reckon. I've also wanted a sitter for a while and thought my Sleepy Hollow tobacco needed a poker to burn in.
I also purchased a tin of G.L. Pease Gaslight because I've had it on my list for far too long and never pulled the trigger. Once I got them in at lunch, I popped the top and inhaled all that delicious smelling latakia and spicy oriental. I'm so in love with English blends that they just excite me when I catch a whiff. I pulled out a portion of the cake and sliced it with my pocket knife and rubbed it out on my drying plate. I figured eating before puffing on this gut punch of a blend might be a good strategy. I was right...I ate and filled my new Dagner Poker with the slightly drier bits of magic laying on my plate. I took it outside and lit her up...
Wow...those latakia and orientals hit me pretty much on the first few puffs. It was fantastic! I got the sweetness from the Virginias as they tied the latakia and orientals together. It's very latakia forward and I'm perfectly okay with that. I smoked it all the way down on the first light without a problem whatsoever and loved every minute of it. It was so relaxing that now I just want a nap, but alas, more work to be done before that can happen. This one really feels akin to Maltese Falcon to me, just maybe not quite as creamy, but still just as delicious. Took me about an hour to smoke the bowl, with a few dangling bits at the bottom that won't ever get smoked, but that's okay. It was a good way to kick off my afternoon in a more relaxed fashion after the week I've had so far. I look forward to my next bowl, possibly later this evening. It'll certainly make you want lay down and watch the back of your eyelids. :
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I also purchased a tin of G.L. Pease Gaslight because I've had it on my list for far too long and never pulled the trigger. Once I got them in at lunch, I popped the top and inhaled all that delicious smelling latakia and spicy oriental. I'm so in love with English blends that they just excite me when I catch a whiff. I pulled out a portion of the cake and sliced it with my pocket knife and rubbed it out on my drying plate. I figured eating before puffing on this gut punch of a blend might be a good strategy. I was right...I ate and filled my new Dagner Poker with the slightly drier bits of magic laying on my plate. I took it outside and lit her up...
Wow...those latakia and orientals hit me pretty much on the first few puffs. It was fantastic! I got the sweetness from the Virginias as they tied the latakia and orientals together. It's very latakia forward and I'm perfectly okay with that. I smoked it all the way down on the first light without a problem whatsoever and loved every minute of it. It was so relaxing that now I just want a nap, but alas, more work to be done before that can happen. This one really feels akin to Maltese Falcon to me, just maybe not quite as creamy, but still just as delicious. Took me about an hour to smoke the bowl, with a few dangling bits at the bottom that won't ever get smoked, but that's okay. It was a good way to kick off my afternoon in a more relaxed fashion after the week I've had so far. I look forward to my next bowl, possibly later this evening. It'll certainly make you want lay down and watch the back of your eyelids. :
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