Haunted Bookshop???
- Thread starter Sharp_tungsten
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Haunted Bookshop is always on the dry side from my experience.
I wanted to love this tobacco so much but alas I think it's awful on my palette at least.
This tin I just opened is like cigarette tobacco dry. It's only a may dated tin as well.
Great name. Offers so much promise. Tastes like hot air.
I wanted to like this blend so badly for Matches860 but I can't do it. Sorry John?
Throw it in a jar for a few months and come back. I’ve found that it takes me a while to get into it and a little aging helps.
It also helps if you smoke it really, really slow. It’ll get kind of cigarette-ish and acrid if you smoke to quickly, but it has a great natural sweetness and a nice little Perique kick if you go slow. It’s a great blend to have with your morning coffee. Don’t give up on it just yet, but you may decide you just don’t like it, which is ok too.
Yeah, the ribbon cuts can be like that.
Try packing lighter and sipping it much much slower. Subtleties of some C&D virginia blends can be a little finicky at times.
Great blend. Be patient and let it grow on you
Man when you watch those videos of Matches smoking bookshop just ripping that savinelli without mercy.
First bowl of the day for me with my 
️. It does come rather dry though and requires slow sipping to truly enjoy IMHO. You may consider jarring in for 6 mos. then revisit before you toss it. ?
️. It does come rather dry though and requires slow sipping to truly enjoy IMHO. You may consider jarring in for 6 mos. then revisit before you toss it. ?
Sharp, don’t feel bad if you don’t like Haunted Bookshop. Some people have taste buds and can tell quality tobacco from floor sweeping. Good for you. Move on to some real quality tobacco and enjoy. ??
I agree , if it is from C&D in May, you should put it in a jar for 6 months at least.
Never base smoking preference or techniques on someone else's, you'll always be disappointed. If you want to honor our fallen friend, just enjoy you're pipes and tobacco like he did.
Every time I hear someone say a blend tastes like hot air or like ashy cigs. I always think they're smoking it too fast. Which can mean for that blend. Pipe tobacco losses a lot of flavor and nuance when smoked faster. Smoke how you like but if you really want to enjoy a blend and it comes off like that try taking it extra slow and see if it opens up a lot more. That said there are plenty of great tobaccos out there that react best to many different smoking styles, so I don't see much point in trying to force a good smoke when you can find one that works for you. Also don't throw any out, trade it or safe it for later.
True. Most Burley forward blends should be sipped to be truly appreciated.
Very true -- Semois, Five Brothers (to use 'straight' burleys as an example)...night and day difference if not sipped. Also both are drier than HB, which can make the difference even more pronounced if not smoked very patiently.