I just finally tried this, I like erinmore as it comes, but I decided to give it a try. The way I "baked" my erinmore was putting it on a slow cooker while a stew was being cooked. I then let it sit for probably a month. Then recently I put it on top of the slow cooker again cooking a roast for about 5 hours at least. I then let it sit for another week or so. Upon opening the tin I noticed the paper was a bit wet, and the flakes had turned dark, like much darker than the unbaked erinmore, almost stoved looking. I haven't let it dry enough yet for a proper smoke but the one I had I noticed it to be a lot mellower in a good way, after it dries a bit more to the optimum smoking preference for me I think it will pick up some strength, as I find moist tobacco to be a bit too mellow for my liking. The tin note was very tea like and much different than the unbaked erimore. I just can't justify turning on the oven for a tin of tobacco, so I find putting the tin on the slow cooker is a good substiute. So this would technically be twice baked erinmore. I'm looking forward to trying this would stuff like FVF and escudo, there is a definite change that takes place, just the color alone, not to mention the aroma. Just from the first smoke I found it to be sweeter as well. Sometimes smoking erinmore I think I do get a pineapple flavor, it is a closely guarded secret what the topping is. There's definitely apricot. I find though I'll get different flavors different days, sometimes it's almost like a traditional "urinal cake" type flavor, sometimes apricot, once or twice I was getting pineapple. A chameleon tobacco that keeps me interested always.
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