Opening A Tin? Show Us!

[jbfrady]

I knew when I woke up that I'd be throwing all the monies at Amazon in a mad Black Friday dash. I wanted to crack open something special to smoke whilst I perused the wares.

2023 Salty Dogs, released through DTM but produced by the now-abhorred (undeservedly so, if you ask me) STG. Sliced with a baby Mora before being torn up and stuffed into a big ass Kaywoodie.

 

[Sobrbiker]

I knew when I woke up that I'd be throwing all the monies at Amazon in a mad Black Friday dash. I wanted to crack open something special to smoke whilst I perused the wares.

2023 Salty Dogs, released through DTM but produced by the now-abhorred (undeservedly so, if you ask me) STG. Sliced with a baby Mora before being torn up and stuffed into a big ass Kaywoodie.

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Mora are the best value in blades, bar none!

 

[jbfrady]

Mora are the best value in blades, bar none!

Almost frustratingly so. I carve pipes with them too and I have experimented outside of that brand, but nothing seems to really match the quality as far as wood carving goes. Plus, the angles make Moras very easy to sharpen on whetstones.

Example: carved with Morakniv blades and honed in with Japanese chisels, and the first of my pipes to sell at the Vegas show...

 

[username]

Can't wait to jar this up for later.

 

[BingBong]

Can't wait to jar this up for later.
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That plug's like granite! Hope you have a good blade.

 

[Tbaggins]

First time trying an HU blend, this smells amazing, we’ll see how it smokes.

 

[Homer]

Not too sure how I feel about these. I cracked the 1st tin of Spark Plug from 2020 and saw some possible plume? But my concern is that it has a musty odor to the tin. I cracked the 2nd from 2021 and I found "plume" again and again with a musty odor. You guys have any thoughts? Or anyone have the same musty smell with older Spark Plug? It doesn't appear fuzzy, looks more like white-ish crystals, which normally, I wouldn't think twice. But it's the musty smell that has me concerned.

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Thats mold. If its not mold I will eat my hat.

 

[PA Piper Mike]

I dunno man, that doesn't look great. If it were me, and I really wanted it, I'd set it aside for a bit and see if whatever that stuff is grows

How long might you wait or expect it to grow if it were mold? Couple of weeks? If it pretty much stays the same, then maybe it'll be ok to use? I would think mold would spread fairly quickly once exposed to the fresh air...anyone have any thoughts on that?

I mean, I don't want to chuck it if it's still good. Worst case scenario, I could prob just email smoking pipes and maybe get replacements.

 

[BenMN]

How long might you wait or expect it to grow if it were mold? Couple of weeks? If it pretty much stays the same, then maybe it'll be ok to use? I would think mold would spread fairly quickly once exposed to the fresh air...anyone have any thoughts on that?

I mean, I don't want to chuck it if it's still good. Worst case scenario, I could prob just email smoking pipes and maybe get replacements.

Ah, I can't really say. But your reasoning (couple weeks) seems good.

I don't really smoke Lat, but have a few tins and decided I'd smoke through 1 per year. I opened some Gaslight from '20 and it smelled like Bleu cheese, among other things. *no suspicious crystals/growth of any kind

This slightly concerned me so I chopped it up and let it sit for a few weeks and nothing happened. I smoked it and it's pretty good

 

[BingBong]

Another "new to me" blend, fresh tin of Solani 656 Aged Burley Flake. I will test in a group 3 Dunny Zulu.


Half a flake folded and stuffed, one match, easy. It makes lots of smoke and tastes great, very smooth. Must buy more.

 

[drrock]

2024 Sutliff KrampusNacht. I'm pretty sure I buy it for the tin art rather than the Germanic traditions of my ancestors!

 

[jbfrady]

It's been cold as f@ck and I'm always a fan of Latakia blends in frigid temps. This may (or may not) be the same thing as McConnell's Latakia Flake. But whatever it is, it's delightful. Kopp LF from 2020.

 

[jbfrady]

Sorry for doubling up here, but the day after I opened the LF, Alex wanted to try a Mac Baren Navy Flake. October 2018 release, stuffed into a churchwarden Jacopo.

 

[dottlejockey]

Got some new stuff in today and had to crack this one out of sheer curiosity.

 

[ak2000]

Another one with a loud whoosh when opened!

 

[BenMN]

2016 Union Square
Yep

Gonna smoke this nice end piece first

Hmm, maybe over the next few days...

 

[PaulRVA]

HU Directors Cut

 

[Hutch Piper]

HU Indaba.

 

[Auxsender]

Got some new stuff in today and had to crack this one out of sheer curiosity.

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How is it?

 

[dottlejockey]

How is it?

Was surprised at the smell of a topping, sort of reminded me of Mad Fiddler. But it was a pleasant aroma. Smoked well and enjoyed the flavor. Glad to have grabbed a few. Need to let it breath for a bit and run it through a few different smoking vessels to see where it fits.