That's a really good question.
I wonder if the flavors would meld too much.
But I'd be game to try any lab experiments on this one...
Nightcap plug
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I wonder if the flavors would meld too much.
But I'd be game to try any lab experiments on this one...
If I had another tin....maybe a 50 ton press will do the trick...because with Nightcap, might need overkill. Just had my first tin (first latakia really today)
Yeh, it would probably meld too much. The flakes and plugs I've tried that have had latakia, the taste was more "consistent" for lack of a better word. On the ribbons, I can sometimes get wiffs of different leaves, which adds interest. But, I'd try it, and it'd probably be good, just very different in flavor.
I'm thinking the form tobacco is given makes significant differences in the taste it delivers. A Nightcap plug might be good, but I doubt it would be Nightcap as we know it. Even medium or thick cut makes a difference as with Semois burley variant. Any blenders care to weigh in on this one? I think storing a blend as a plug changes its flavor profile, a little or a lot depending on the blend.
I completely agree. For example, ribbon-cut Latakia has an entirely different effect to my taste buds than the thicker cut pieces in some of the American blends.
But I still think a Nightcap plug might be legendary. I think it would have a darker, fuller flavor instead of the spicy blend it is now, more like a Late Night Contemplation blend for us armchair Platonists.
I've been thinking about "plugging" some of my favourite blends as an experiment. Anyone has ideas on how to do this with household tools?
"I've been thinking about "plugging" some of my favourite blends as an experiment. Anyone has ideas on how to do this with household tools?"
There are a number articles out there about home pressing blends. Pipe Friendly ad one that stands out. Pipes&Tobacco Magazine has all of the old issues scanned on P&T Foundations.
Mike S.
There are a number articles out there about home pressing blends. Pipe Friendly ad one that stands out. Pipes&Tobacco Magazine has all of the old issues scanned on P&T Foundations.
Mike S.
My guess is that it would come out more like a crumble cake than a plug since you're starting out with a cut tobacco not leaf.
I think with the press in my grandfathers shop would not produce crumble cake, maybe a gem stone. I may look into it...just lazy sometimes.
I remember recently seeing an auction for these plugs, wish I would have saved the images, they were just simple foil packs with plain writing and they came with a comment card too --- I guess they never got good feedback because they never went into production.
I couldn't find the auction, but it was listed as "Dunhill Blended Hard Pressed Tobaccos" - maybe someone can find it?!?!?
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I wish all baccy was available in plug form!
Back in the good old days, Dunhill offered compressed packing for any of their baccy:
http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/reintroducing-dunhill-blends#post-598910
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The canvas bag looked like this:
Alfred even filed a patent for the technique!
There once was an actual plug available too,
but it was a special wartime thing...
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I like your thinking. A bit on the humorous side, but I don't see why it wouldn't work a little. Though I feel it may take more weight than that.
Good question. I'm thinking of blends like my favorite Old Joe Krantz, which is "coarse cut," as compared to what Dunhill and some others use, which is a narrow ribbon cut for better mixing of the flavors. Some other American manufacturers as well like the mixed cut, with bigger pieces of Burley or Latakia, and these then dominate flavor while they are burning. The smaller the pieces, the more flavors at once, I guess.
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