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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...- Ocam
- Post #13
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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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.- Ocam
- Post #22
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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Tell Me about Sutliff Match Victorian
It's quite good. If you like vapers you will like this one for sure.- Ocam
- Post #5
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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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.- Ocam
- Post #45
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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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.- Ocam
- Post #4
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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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.- Ocam
- Post #4
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Reviews
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Tell Me Your Favorite "Readily Available" VaPers Please
Telegraph Hill, Fillmore. For a different vaper, Billy Budd Blonde is one of my favorite blends.- Ocam
- Post #21
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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My First New Briar
Very beautiful- Ocam
- Post #21
- Forum: Pipes: Show Us Your (fill in the blank) Pipes
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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.- Ocam
- Post #8
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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Is a Zippo Pipe Insert Really Better?
I tried it and it works much better. Thanks- Ocam
- Post #45
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Newby News - Battle of Low Cost Virginia
Windsail is 100% VA Gold I think.- Ocam
- Post #19
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Reviews
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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.- Ocam
- Post #17
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Reviews
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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.- Ocam
- Post #41
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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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...- Ocam
- Post #7
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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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...- Ocam
- Post #20
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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C&D's the Old Ones Series
I have Dreams of Kadath and Mad Fiddler Flake. Tried a few bowls and put them back in a jar. They are different, I think you may have to be in the mood for them.- Ocam
- Post #3
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Grassy Virginias
I've smelled hay or grass in some very bright virginias, but I've never actually tasted either- Ocam
- Post #7
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Virginia Blend with the Most Nicotine?
Kajun Kake packs quite a punch.- Ocam
- Post #13
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Is It Just Me?? EMP Discussion
It's one of the few tobaccos I've thrown in the bin.- Ocam
- Post #10
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Oriental
I like Ramback Balkan but I don't think they make it anymore.- Ocam
- Post #32
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion