Opening A Tin? Show Us!

[Dr. Van Loafer]

This is one of the few Englishes I enjoy these days.

I had never had it, but always enjoy English blends and have tried many. Most seem complex with a lot of components, this was simple and spot on for what I like English’s to be.

 

[HDGSN]

Cornell & Diehl Small Batch Series - Fires on the Levee - Tin 08427/12000

I was hoping to put this away for a bit, but after opening the strange packaging box from Smoking Pipes and seeing a dented tin, I decided to jar the tin tonight. Smells like barbeque sauce dripped on charred hickory wood.

 

[quantumboy]

2009 Wessex Campaign Dark Flake. I stashed a few of these away back in '09 then it was hard to get for a while, so I rationed it. Now it seems readily available, in fact I picked up a couple tins at the briary in Birmingham this summer. So I figured it's time to open one of my old tins. It's everything I remembered! One of my all-time favorite straight virginias.

 

[Auxsender]

2009 Wessex Campaign Dark Flake. I stashed a few of these away back in '09 then it was hard to get for a while, so I rationed it. Now it seems readily available, in fact I picked up a couple tins at the briary in Birmingham this summer. So I figured it's time to open one of my old tins. It's everything I remembered! One of my all-time favorite straight virginias.View attachment 441680View attachment 441681View attachment 441682View attachment 441683View attachment 441684View attachment 441685

Great post man.
This is what this thread is all about.

 

[spearheadbill]

Opening a lovely tin gifted me through PMSS, (thanks so much you Som Besth's).
Tin note is raisins, big time!
Little bit of rust on the rim, but as the packaging paper was undisturbed on the sheets that tobacco could have touched, I'm feeling really good about it. Smoking a bowl now, and jarring as we speak!
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Dunhill flake is a gorgeous smoke as it ages. Enjoy!

 

[Benedict Munsinger]

(my description taken from another forum thread) HU Tobacco "Night Owl" - Hans Wiedemann, the man behind HU Tobacco, started blending long before the brand existed. He created personal mixtures for his pipe-smoking friends, and the feedback was so good that it led to the official launch at the Lohmar Pipeshow in 2011. The "Homage to my Friends" line is basically those original recipes, produced in cooperation with Kohlhase & Kopp. Night Owl is a pressed Virginia/Burley/Perique with a touch of Kentucky — nutty and earthy from the Burley, sweet from the VA, spicy from Perique, and a subtle smoky note from the Kentucky. Medium strength, cool burn, no bite. On TobaccoReviews it sits around 3.5/4 — most call it balanced and contemplative, perfect for late evenings. If you like Haunted Bookshop but want something a bit smoother and more complex, give it a try.