Because our senses of taste and smell are so closely tied to memory, I thought it would be fun to revisit a tobacco that I first tried 33 years ago: The Tinder Box's North Sea (their branding of Stokkebye's Nougat). North Sea was the second tobacco I ever smoked in my life -- and, after I became a Tinder Box employee in 1983, I ended up smoking quite a bit of it (since anything you smoked from the store's open jars while you were working was free).
Today, I can count on one hand the number of times annually that I smoke an aromatic. So I'm not really looking to get back into North Sea/Nougat. But I did think it would be fun to revisit this one. And so far I've only opened the box from SmokingPipes.com but already the aroma of this blend is taking me back!
I can't help wondering: Do any other long-time pipe smokers here ever go back to that first blend or an early blend, just to revisit the memories you associate with it? Or maybe that first blend is still your go-to mixture? Or maybe it's not even available anymore? Anyway, just curious about others' experience along these lines.
Bob
Today, I can count on one hand the number of times annually that I smoke an aromatic. So I'm not really looking to get back into North Sea/Nougat. But I did think it would be fun to revisit this one. And so far I've only opened the box from SmokingPipes.com but already the aroma of this blend is taking me back!
I can't help wondering: Do any other long-time pipe smokers here ever go back to that first blend or an early blend, just to revisit the memories you associate with it? Or maybe that first blend is still your go-to mixture? Or maybe it's not even available anymore? Anyway, just curious about others' experience along these lines.
Bob
