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  1. Ocam

    What is the Difference between Aged Tobacco and New Tobacco?

    All tobacco is aged after curing for a few years, before it is used for manufacturing. Then, after pressing/blending, it might get a bit of resting time before tinning. After that, it can age in the tin for as long as the customer wants. I found that a couple of years always improved the...
  2. Ocam

    Drying Tobacco in High Humidity?

    It's very humid here as well. I tried the oven, microwave... but I don't like the results, so I got used to smoke moist tobacco. Just rubbing it very well with my hands and packing lightly provide for a good smoke. I even smoke Samuel Gawiths now without any drying time.
  3. Ocam

    Tell Me about Sutliff Match Victorian

    It's quite good. If you like vapers you will like this one for sure.
  4. Ocam

    Must try G.L. Pease?

    The ones that I suggest are already covered: Windjammer is great, so is Telegraph Hill and Fillmore. Union Square is very good but I smoked it at the same time as Opening Night and I leaned to the second. Stonehenge was a bit too sweet for me, but I can imagine it to be a favorite for many.
  5. Ocam

    Why No Virginia Cube Cut Blends?

    Good question indeed. I've made some cube cut Virginias from my own plugs and they smoke great, as well as being good mixers too.
  6. Ocam

    Cornell & Diehl - Dreams of Kadath (The Old Ones) review

    My tin came with a topping like apple cider, sort of. It is very strong and all I can taste is the topping, which isn't bad, but it would be much better without it.
  7. Ocam

    Tell Me Your Favorite "Readily Available" VaPers Please

    Telegraph Hill, Fillmore. For a different vaper, Billy Budd Blonde is one of my favorite blends.
  8. Ocam

    My First New Briar

    Very beautiful
  9. Ocam

    Virginia taste

    D&R windsail is cheap and a pretty straigtforward virginia. Gawith's Best Brown and Golden Glow are good examples too. Full Va is a different league I think.
  10. Ocam

    Is a Zippo Pipe Insert Really Better?

    I tried it and it works much better. Thanks
  11. Ocam

    Newby News - Battle of Low Cost Virginia

    Windsail is 100% VA Gold I think.
  12. Ocam

    Newby News - Battle of Low Cost Virginia

    For my tastes, you can't get much better than Union Square or Opening Night on a straight VA. For the budget option, I think Windsail is pretty good.
  13. Ocam

    Is a Zippo Pipe Insert Really Better?

    Can you elaborate on this? I like my pipe Zippo but sometimes I find lighting harder than with a regular butane lighter.
  14. Ocam

    DIY Organic VA Blend

    Congrats on your initiative! The smell of ammonia usually tells that the tobacco is too fresh. My first whole leaf order was ammonia smelling and very hard to smoke. I then thought that raw tobacco needed a lot of processing to be smokable and was really hard to make. Luckily, I bought from...
  15. Ocam

    Grassy Virginias

    What I can tell from whole leaf tobacco is that leaf already differs in the smell before processing. Normally lemon virginias from the lower sides of the plant smell grassier. It might change from different varieties too. Without casing, the longer you press the greater change in the aroma. So...
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