Balls, Tobacco Balls!

[simong]

TAK Highland Balls, to be precise. What strongly resembles a mummified gonad is in fact a delightful mixture of bright Virginias & orientals, presented as a ball! Never seen anything like it before, makes me wonder what other strange cuts of tobacco are out there?
Cheers to @Birddog66 for giving me a sample of it to try.?

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I feel like some relevant information is left out of the OP. Is this something people can buy? From whom? Is the ball in the picture?

 

[simong]

I feel like some relevant information is left out of the OP. Is this something people can buy? From whom? Is the ball in the picture?

Could of been a dried up bollock from one of the old Pharos for all I know, best not to think about it too much, just kick back & enjoy the smoke.
If you were being serious however, you can buy your balls from TAK in Germany. (Best to buy three, just in case you drop one.)

 

[Grangerous]

I’d ordered some mountain oysters in Mexico ??. They were of good size and — when I later ordered the same dish they were minuscule and I complained to my waiter who said, “The Bull can’t lose every time, Senior.”

 

[cigrmaster]

Could of been a dried up bollock from one of the old Pharos for all I know, best not to think about it too much, just kick back & enjoy the smoke.
If you were being serious however, you can buy your balls from TAK in Germany. (Best to buy three, just in case you drop one.)

Too funny.

 

[mortonbriar]

Do they come in a sack?

 

[hawky454]

Interesting. Do they give a reason why they are pressed into balls? Seems kind of gimmicky but if it tastes good than, of course, that’s all that matters. Do you see any benefit to the ball vs the flake, plug, coin cut?

I mean, I know men love to talk about balls and all. My favorite is Chef’s chocolate salty balls… “put em in your mouth and suck em!”

 

[CoffeeAndBourbon]

Velvet sack

 

[Scottishgaucho]

A picture of one pre-rubbed would have been nice to see. Have you any balls left?

 

[leonidas]

...I went to the website, but I couldn't locate any TAKI Highland balls to purchase...

 

[lukasstrifeson]

Interesting. Do they give a reason why they are pressed into balls? Seems kind of gimmicky but if it tastes good than, of course, that’s all that matters. Do you see any benefit to the ball vs the flake, plug, coin cut?

I mean, I know men love to talk about balls and all. My favorite is Chef’s chocolate salty balls… “put em in your mouth and suck em!”

Reading around a bit, looks like it was originally tested as a technique to prolong moisture in the tobacco like plugs, but probably not as effective?

 

[karam]

Yes these are from Motzek, never tried them though.

 

[karam]

I’d ordered some mountain oysters in Mexico ??. They were of good size and — when I later ordered the same dish they were minuscule and I complained to my waiter who said, “The Bull can’t lose every time, Senior.”

Fun fact, we say the same joke in Greece.

 

[Jacob74]

err, looks like one would need quite a large pipe for a simple stuff.

 

[anotherbob]

Fun fact, we say the same joke in Greece.

when I p;ayed baseball as a kid the gloves said made with steer leather, my joke was that the steer was still alive.

 

[sandollars]

Velvet sack

Interesting...

I would've thought a ball sack more appropriate...

 

[charf]

Think Areige Pipesmoker did a review of these on his YouTube blog. Looked pretty unique.

 

[Worknman]

Did you rub one out