Why is it that again and again, it is the very last bowl of a tin when the "magic" happens? It seems that that is when a light bulb goes on and I realize what a great blend I have been smoking. Does this happen to anyone else?
The "Last Bowl" Phenomenon
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Sometimes I'm glad to finish a tin.
I find most tobacco smokes best when it's had sometime to breath, so I'll open a tin and jar it up and then over the course of a month or so I'll open the jar a few times to let some fresh air in. It helps some blends really come to life, maybe this explains the last bowl magic or perhaps you've just figured out how to smoke the blend to get the best out of it?
I find most tobacco smokes best when it's had sometime to breath, so I'll open a tin and jar it up and then over the course of a month or so I'll open the jar a few times to let some fresh air in. It helps some blends really come to life, maybe this explains the last bowl magic or perhaps you've just figured out how to smoke the blend to get the best out of it?
Yes, I know the experience. I suspect that when you scoop and shake out that last bowl from a tin or jar, you pay more attention. You don't immediately jump on the computer, into a book, or turn on the music, but puff slower and taste better. Sometimes I think that concentration is underutilized. We're so used to multiple activities and inputs to our brains, we tend to miss all or most of many of the experiences. Also, as with chasing scarce tobacco, you don't know what you've got until it's gone, or not available.
I have experienced this and think it can be caused by any number of reasons, many have been mentioned. I find that my 100g tins of Hal O' The Wynd and Brown Clunee always get better as I move down the tin until the last couple of bowls are hard to beat. Others seem to get worse. Lately, I have found that Brown Sugar Flake is not as good after 3-4 weeks of being open. Then there are blends which are a complete enigma to me such as Full Virginia Flake. I can't seem to get any consistent pattern out of that. It's either sublime or nasty and any variation in-between.
Yep, for me it is a palate adjust; I need to be smoking pure Vs for at least 7-14 days to get that "magic" you speak of...but man when it happens...ooooooo yeah!
This only happens to me with a blend I did not initially like, but by the time I burnt through most of the tin I seemed to have figured out how to smoke it and in which pipes. The worst part is then I keep wondering if I should buy another tin.
This happened to me with Peterson Irish Oak and Peterson Sherlock Holmes.
This happened to me with Peterson Irish Oak and Peterson Sherlock Holmes.
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