I just received a block, sliced off a flake and did a combo rub n'chop to get the tobacco prepped. The whole time I was messing with the leaf, my mouth was watering. Super fantastic dark raisin smell! I gave it some drying time, as it had some clumpability right off the knife.
Once it was good to go, (maybe 10 mins) I loaded up in a MM bent patriot cob. I went fairly loose on the pack, and gave it some fire.
My first impression right off the bat was that this is rich and delicious. Creamy smoke, lots of raisins, not much hay, and the perique hits the nostrils but isn't overly peppery. It's kind of like a darker, stronger version of PS luxury navy flake. Occasionally when I retrohaled, it had notes of old dark fired.
Not much by way of rum. In fact, I only got the rum a few times in the first few draws of the bowl.
Speaking of drinks, I paired this with a glass of water with a splash of lime in it...but found myself wanting to pour a few fingers of whiskey. I didn't, (because it was still early in the day, and I was on the clock,) but I feel like this would pair very well with an Irish Whiskey.
In my book, this is a damn fine VaPer that ticks all the right boxes. The bowl of my cob got a little warm, as I was being greedy...so I slowed the cadence down and got more sweetness.
No problems with moisture (which is one reason why I chose a cob), and with very little effort it smoked right down to the bottom.
I highly recommend!
Once it was good to go, (maybe 10 mins) I loaded up in a MM bent patriot cob. I went fairly loose on the pack, and gave it some fire.
My first impression right off the bat was that this is rich and delicious. Creamy smoke, lots of raisins, not much hay, and the perique hits the nostrils but isn't overly peppery. It's kind of like a darker, stronger version of PS luxury navy flake. Occasionally when I retrohaled, it had notes of old dark fired.
Not much by way of rum. In fact, I only got the rum a few times in the first few draws of the bowl.
Speaking of drinks, I paired this with a glass of water with a splash of lime in it...but found myself wanting to pour a few fingers of whiskey. I didn't, (because it was still early in the day, and I was on the clock,) but I feel like this would pair very well with an Irish Whiskey.
In my book, this is a damn fine VaPer that ticks all the right boxes. The bowl of my cob got a little warm, as I was being greedy...so I slowed the cadence down and got more sweetness.
No problems with moisture (which is one reason why I chose a cob), and with very little effort it smoked right down to the bottom.
I highly recommend!
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