Just tried this last night, and really enjoyed it.
The tasty looking coin cut came tightly packed in a 100 gram tin- the coins are a slightly oval shape, but perhaps a shade smaller than Escudo. A medium brown tobacco mottled with flecks of lighter color surround a center of black cavendish, in that familiar coin presentation we see from a few fine blenders.
The tin note was so subtly sweet, that one almost had to search for it. Gently teasing a few (okay 5) of the coins out (they are really packed in there)- I set them out to dry for a couple of hours.
Sitting out on the deck with my Savinelli Mister G Punto Oro 413KS, I lightlyrubbed out crumbled the coins, and loaded them up. At this point, I realized I was a little over zealous as my bowl was packed to the top, but I was beyond turning back- fire must be applied!
Adding flame, I preceded with a charring light, a tamp, and the true light. Upon the true light the tobacco expanded extensively, and I had an overflowing pipe. Oops. My cup runneth over. Nothing some careful tamping and tending couldn't tame.
It was quite windy initially, and the bowl burned pretty hot. As such, the top third of the bowl was a bit unpleasantly prickly and void of much other flavor. However, both the wind and my cadence tempered, and then I found some good stuff.
With a nice, moderate pace, I then encountered a very nice sweetness form the Virginias- reminded me perhaps of a candied fruit- perhaps orange candy- but with none of the citrus bitterness. The burley in the blend provided nice body and a creamy smoke.
I did something right with prep and packing- I smoked the whole bowl with 1-2 relights, and dumped not but ashes at the end- and while I am ready to vomit if I read one more review than ends with "smokes down to clean white ash"- I managed to get somewhere in that neighborhood- and I almost vowed to retire from pipe smoking while I was at my career high. But, as Brett Favre or Michael Jordan would tell you, the allure of the game is too tempting to quit....
At around $13.50 USD for 100 grams, with easy prep, forgiving smoking qualities, and an enjoyable sweetness- this is a tobacco I'm excited to light up again.
The tasty looking coin cut came tightly packed in a 100 gram tin- the coins are a slightly oval shape, but perhaps a shade smaller than Escudo. A medium brown tobacco mottled with flecks of lighter color surround a center of black cavendish, in that familiar coin presentation we see from a few fine blenders.
The tin note was so subtly sweet, that one almost had to search for it. Gently teasing a few (okay 5) of the coins out (they are really packed in there)- I set them out to dry for a couple of hours.
Sitting out on the deck with my Savinelli Mister G Punto Oro 413KS, I lightly
Adding flame, I preceded with a charring light, a tamp, and the true light. Upon the true light the tobacco expanded extensively, and I had an overflowing pipe. Oops. My cup runneth over. Nothing some careful tamping and tending couldn't tame.
It was quite windy initially, and the bowl burned pretty hot. As such, the top third of the bowl was a bit unpleasantly prickly and void of much other flavor. However, both the wind and my cadence tempered, and then I found some good stuff.
With a nice, moderate pace, I then encountered a very nice sweetness form the Virginias- reminded me perhaps of a candied fruit- perhaps orange candy- but with none of the citrus bitterness. The burley in the blend provided nice body and a creamy smoke.
I did something right with prep and packing- I smoked the whole bowl with 1-2 relights, and dumped not but ashes at the end- and while I am ready to vomit if I read one more review than ends with "smokes down to clean white ash"- I managed to get somewhere in that neighborhood- and I almost vowed to retire from pipe smoking while I was at my career high. But, as Brett Favre or Michael Jordan would tell you, the allure of the game is too tempting to quit....
At around $13.50 USD for 100 grams, with easy prep, forgiving smoking qualities, and an enjoyable sweetness- this is a tobacco I'm excited to light up again.
