Hearth & Home Smoky Mountain

[3rdguy]

I do not do reviews but popped this open today, only 2 bowls into it. Tin was vacuum sealed. Really nice tin note of raisins,molasses and a hint of vinegar to me. Cake was just slightly on the moist side but 10 minutes dry time gets me pretty close. Seemed like a small cake in size but now that I have rubbed some out I can see a lot of smokes out of a tin of this.

Nice mellow dark fired, smooth retrohale. Just a few relights but I feel I just need to dry it a bit more. No bite. Both bowls burned to an almost pure white ash. I smoke a lot of OJK and other high nic blends so I cant comment on nic strength for this one but did not notice much if any of a hit. Lots of smoke if that is your thing. I can see reaching for this often in the long winter evenings. Reminds me a lot of MacBaren Dark fired but I have not smoked any of that in awhile. I will see how the full tin progresses before I decide to cellar it but at $14 a tin I would be waiting on a sale for cellaring if I go that route.

Description from P&C:
Smoky Mountain, made with dark-fired, combines time and pressure that impacts the tobacco flavor. The blend was pressed into cakes and transferred to holding presses for a month to make the flavors deeper, richer, and smoother.

 

[seanv]

Sounds great, I wish P&C shipped to Canada so I could try some of these blends

 

[BROBS]

Looks good. Have you tried John Cotton’s Double Pressed Kentucky?

 

[derhammer]

Very nice, good on ya. Enjoy!

I haven't found a blend from Hearth & Home that I really like but so far I have only smoked three kinds. They all taste kinda chemical/fake to me.

 

[BROBS]

I really liked Mean Bean to start and then by the end of the tin it tasted of chemical and mainly salt. Really odd

 

[3rdguy]

Looks good. Have you tried John Cotton’s Double Pressed Kentucky?

No but it is on my list!

 

[BROBS]

Just tried it today.. definitely recommend.

 

[danimalia]

Nice review. I love DFK blends, but I've not jumped on this one yet. In part because I've not ordered from P&C in a while... Sounds like a winner.

Derhammer: If you haven't had them yet, I really like Larry's Blend and Fusilier's Ration for a Latakia blend and Anniversary Kake for a VaPer. Haven't noticed a chemical taste, though i don't think I'm real sensitive to them, either, so YMMV.

 

[alaskanpiper]

I was curious about this one, thanks for the review. I nearly bought it for the tin art alone bit resisted until I heard some feedback. Might have to pull the trigger. Anyone tried the other “slow-aged” (as opposed to fast aged?) the VA? Bright Night I think its called?

 

[derhammer]

Nice review. I love DFK blends, but I've not jumped on this one yet. In part because I've not ordered from P&C in a while... Sounds like a winner.

Derhammer: If you haven't had them yet, I really like Larry's Blend and Fusilier's Ration for a Latakia blend and Anniversary Kake for a VaPer. Haven't noticed a chemical taste, though i don't think I'm real sensitive to them, either, so YMMV.

Thank you for the recommendations !

 

[smknron]

I do not do reviews but popped this open today, only 2 bowls into it. Tin was vacuum sealed. Really nice tin note of raisins,molasses and a hint of vinegar to me. Cake was just slightly on the moist side but 10 minutes dry time gets me pretty close. Seemed like a small cake in size but now that I have rubbed some out I can see a lot of smokes out of a tin of this.

Nice mellow dark fired, smooth retrohale. Just a few relights but I feel I just need to dry it a bit more. No bite. Both bowls burned to an almost pure white ash. I smoke a lot of OJK and other high nic blends so I cant comment on nic strength for this one but did not notice much if any of a hit. Lots of smoke if that is your thing. I can see reaching for this often in the long winter evenings. Reminds me a lot of MacBaren Dark fired but I have not smoked any of that in awhile. I will see how the full tin progresses before I decide to cellar it but at $14 a tin I would be waiting on a sale for cellaring if I go that route.

Description from P&C:
Smoky Mountain, made with dark-fired, combines time and pressure that impacts the tobacco flavor. The blend was pressed into cakes and transferred to holding presses for a month to make the flavors deeper, richer, and smoother.
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Looks real good, I was looking at Hearth & Home tobaccos not to long ago. I like how they keep this in a holding press for that length of time. I'm sure I'll get around to trying this. Nice review btw. Maybe they'll have a sale on it soon.

 

[3rdguy]

It was a solid blend. I need to try Bright Night.

 

[smknron]

It was a solid blend. I need to try Bright Night.

Hmmm that virginia plug looks very inviting. Its held in the press for a month. I wonder how much pressure they use? I do know it helps the flavor a lot. I'm thinking about making up a plug similar to that, I just don't know if I can leave it in the press that long. The last plug I made, slow aged, for a whole 2 days lol, then I smoked it !