Because of a change in my work life, this is the first Christmas I have been able to afford a nice pipe. I ended up purchasing a 2015 holiday pipe, and I thought I might as well get a matching tin of go with it. I have always smoked older OTC estate pipes, and saved my dollars for good tobacco.
I don't know if it is just my perceived value or not but I am sort of obsessed with this tobacco! It's a cool smoke, that seems to be unlike anything I have ever tried. I don't smoke very many aromatics because of the awful flavor of the second half of the bowl. This particular tobacco though never came into the burnt oil phase.
Am I just making this up because it's my first "nice" pipe, or is this tobacco just different than most? Does the flavor change year to year for this stuff? I'm thinking of stocking up if they change the blend year to year.
I don't know if it is just my perceived value or not but I am sort of obsessed with this tobacco! It's a cool smoke, that seems to be unlike anything I have ever tried. I don't smoke very many aromatics because of the awful flavor of the second half of the bowl. This particular tobacco though never came into the burnt oil phase.
Am I just making this up because it's my first "nice" pipe, or is this tobacco just different than most? Does the flavor change year to year for this stuff? I'm thinking of stocking up if they change the blend year to year.