Good Morning Captain Duane,
I followed your instructions implicitly (to quote Dwight Frye).
Last night I think that I made the mistake of using a pipe with a not too open draw. I was having trouble keeping it lit and the tight draw made things more difficult. But in spite of these issues, I knew that this was really good stuff. While reading afterwards the aftertaste was great and when I got under the covers last night the smell from my mustache was awesome.
Anyway, last night I prepped another smokes-worth and let it sit out overnight. This morning I smoked it in a bowl which has a very open draw and works well for blends like this. I had no trouble keeping it lit and it smoked down to the bottom and stayed smooth all the way.
But I think that smoking the dry crispy stuff definitely took something away from the experience from last night. I think that I need to smoke this stuff more moist like you recommended.
What do you think?