You all know the tobacco. It was among the first that you all suggested I try out as both a flake and a Virginia mixture. And it is among my two favorites. Though there may be other tobaccos that I enjoy, along with Gaslight, OGS is the tobacco that if I had to be stranded on a desert island with a pipe and only one or two tobaccos - it would be there with me.
Why is it so good? Let me count the ways:
Odd thing about the Stanwell Dublin I smoked with this morning: the rim looks charred, but that's actually the color the pipe arrived with around the bowl. It had been smoked once when I received it (dottle was left for me to clean in the chamber). But that black around the rim is not charring - it's the dark color that is also present in other places within the rustication. It's taking a while to break in this pipe - still waiting for cake to build up in the bowl.
Why is it so good? Let me count the ways:
- It lights easily
It stays lit
It has rich flavor while at the same time no bite
It begins sweet and as the bowl progresses deepens to a darker golden goodness
It's amazingly reasonably priced for such a good tobacco
I enjoyed my morning smoke so much I may smoke another bowl later on
Odd thing about the Stanwell Dublin I smoked with this morning: the rim looks charred, but that's actually the color the pipe arrived with around the bowl. It had been smoked once when I received it (dottle was left for me to clean in the chamber). But that black around the rim is not charring - it's the dark color that is also present in other places within the rustication. It's taking a while to break in this pipe - still waiting for cake to build up in the bowl.
