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    Ashy Taste

    sparks - Yeah, I'd put 1Q in that category of "popular blends you have to try once." When it was fresher it was not disagreeable but neither was it something I'd rush out to refill. Looking forward travelling the VA road for a bit: I've got tins of Hal O' the Wynd and Orlick I'll be cracking soon.
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    Ashy Taste

    sparks - Yes, that was what I was beginning to conclude as well. Although it smoked fine, I did notice the taste was pretty flat. So either this batch may not have aged well or 1Q just doesn't age well (first time I've ever had 1Q).
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    Ashy Taste

    Follow-up to my last post: My suspicions were confirmed. I just smoked another bowl of the same 1Q as yesterday in one of the same pipes used before but this time I packed it straight out of the jar--no drying time at all. It smoked just fine with no ashy taste. As before, the ONLY variable was...
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    Ashy Taste

    Just tripped over this thread since I was having the same problem. Lots of good tips here, but in this case I think dpkrause was onto the proper cause: the tobacco was too dry. Here's why I think his first hunch was right: I had been enjoying multiple bowls of Lane 1Q between 2 briars. I'm a...