Send it to me for inspection! I'd pick it out if you're sure it's mold, and not bloom. If it's bloom, you're in like Flynn!
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Esoterica Drop
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Send it to me for inspection! I'd pick it out if you're sure it's mold, and not bloom. If it's bloom, you're in like Flynn!
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It's apricot something, probably apricot brandy.
Maybe I should sell it by the ounce to everybody that has never had the chance to try it! The great white Oprah. You get a bowl, you get a bowl, you get a bowl
Dunbar, Tilbury, Dorchester, and Margate are tremendously good blends. Penzance is also quite good. The rest of them (including Stonehaven) IMO, are not worth either the price or the hype. That being said there are a couple I still have not tried, most notably Peacehaven and Cardiff.
Ok, so I’m not the only one that loves tilbury and Dorchester? I feel like they fly under the radar (which I’m ok with)
Yes sir! Tilbury might be my favorite eso blend actually. And topping or otherwise, Dorchester is a magnificently fruity vaper. And yeah, I'm totally fine with them being available longer than other Eso blends
The smell of Dorchester made my pants tight the first time I smelled it.Yes sir! Tilbury might be my favorite eso blend actually. And topping or otherwise, Dorchester is a magnificently fruity vaper. And yeah, I'm totally fine with them being available longer than other Eso blends
Yeah it's one that I order every time I see it available even if I'm well stocked just because. Actually had some show up today. I should probably count my tins soon, hahaha.
Take a few pieces out, get a magnifying glass and take a closer look at the white stuff. If it's hairy, it's mold. Otherwise, it may be plume or sugar crystals. It's hard to tell what it is from the photo.
Esoterica is known for having plume, often right off the bat. This is because they age their tobacco longer than other brands; which is part of the reason they are popular. They are good-to-go right away. My first Stonehaven had white powder on it, and I was worried it was mold because it was my first time experiencing this. The white powder did not come off upon trying to rub it off, and it was not fuzzy, so I went with plume. (People here said that mold will be clearly fuzzy, can smell, and will come off easily if scraped.) Anyways, that Stonehaven was amazing. I still have some left. My second purchase of Stonehaven was average, and I'm guessing that Stonehaven with plume was a really good batch. The plume could have added to it being so good as well.
My local B&M once threw out the rest of their Blackpool (they sell the bulk Esoterica in 2 ounce portions, in clear plastic bags) after discovering "mold." Now, I don't know if it truly was mold, because Esoterica tobaccos often have plume or develop it quickly. However, one of my opened tins of Dunbar did actually develop mold. It was clearly fuzzy white mold like those Halloween spider web decorations. But the key was that it had been opened, and was just sitting in the tin, so moisture could have gotten in there and just sat.
The photo you provided looks like plume. In fact, it looks like that first batch of Stonehaven I got. But I can't guarantee what it is. Take Jimink's advice above.
Looks like plume in the photo, but like everyone else said, no way to tell for sure from that. I use a jeweler’s loupe when I’m in doubt. ?
Thanks for the advice guys. I wish I would have put it in two different jars so maybe part of it would be unaffected. I’ve had guaranteed mold on a C&D blend before, this does look different indeed.
Any reason smokingpipes was not included in this “drop”?
I’ve seen a lot of esoterica, particularly in bags, with plume that looks a lot like that. Follow the advice above to be sure, but if I was a bettin man I’d say you’re good to go.
They were, it just disappears so fast there most never see it. Literally will be gone in moments.
I was actually floored. I set a notification for Balkan sobranie (the easiest blend to get in my opinion) I was notified, in amazement I went to see if it was still available some hours later. At 9:08 am on Friday Arizona time, They still had Dorchester, Tilbury, And so to bed, and Dunbar (tins) but by the time I made up my mind on whether I really needed any more, it was gone.
Ok. So I guess the next question is why I never got an email on any of the alerts I set. I guess i am done with them.
I’m pretty sure their “email me” function is a first come first serve sort of thing. You’ll get a email probably in a year or two for one of their drops. When your “number” comes up in the list of emails to send alerts too. That’s Atleast how i imagine it works.