A few years ago, my father was down in Florida (or was it Houston, I can't ever remember) watching the space shuttle take off. By chance he met a man from England and struck up a conversation. The two hit it off pretty well. At one point during the conversation, the English man looks over and...
I bought a tin of Dan Tobacco Midnight Ride (against my better judgement) solely for its tin art. I'm not a fan of perique and knew I wouldn't be crazy for the tobacco, but I still kept the tin. Gave the tobacco away. I like the tin art of the 2013 Peterson Christmas blend, but not enough to...
You can look up the blend on www.tobaccoreviews.com, which will give you a description of the blend including type(s) of tobacco in the blend, strength, cut, etc. Most of the reviews are crap, but the descriptions of the blends are mostly spot on.
Mac Baren's website lists a scale from 1 to 5 for strength, flavor, and room note for each tobacco they produce. I've come to appreciate that over the years. I think they even note the strength on the tins, too. If I'm trying a blend I might not know about, I'll go to tobaccoreviews.com and...
I keep 4-5 blends in the rotation and am lucky to get in two pipes a day. Add to that the fact that I usually smoke half- to three-quarters of a bowl, and I get pretty good mileage out of an ounce.
I agree with Roth, if there is Perique in OGS it sneaked by me, and I'm a little sensitive to Perique. Definitely smoke it slow, and if you still don't like it, trade it away. Trust me, somebody out there will want it.
I've only smoked Midnight Ride and Hamborger Veermaster. Midnight Ride was a little spicy for my taste, but has the best tin art of any tobacco I've ever seen. HV is a well-balanced VA.
I tried the McClelland Stave-Aged 35 a little while ago, and it was just dripping with that whiskey flavor or whatever it was. Had to air it out for a few days to tame it down. Can't really see the whiskey and Latakia flavors as a good combination, but the reviews say otherwise. I may have to...
Is it just me, or are all teenagers these days little mini-activists? I have two myself, and all I hear from them is about this cause or that cause, equal rights, blah blah blah.
Hey guys, I'm new to the forums but have been smoking for about 2 years. Haven't ventured out in to English blends too much, but had a question about one that I thought was interesting, Midnight Ride from Dan tobacco. It contains Virginia, latakia, Orientals, and Perique. About halfway...