Hay & Molasses...
- Thread starter Andykarr
- Start date
Site Sponsors
PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor
PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor
PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor
PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor
Try blends with sugar/caramel casings, or a full on aromatic.
Samuel Gawith Brown Sugar Flake (BS Flake sometimes) immediately comes to mind. GH&Co's Kentucky Nougat sounds very close to what you're describing.
Or a mega-aged virginia. Something with 10+ years on it, when it starts showing that crystalized sugary goodness.
Samuel Gawith Brown Sugar Flake (BS Flake sometimes) immediately comes to mind. GH&Co's Kentucky Nougat sounds very close to what you're describing.
Or a mega-aged virginia. Something with 10+ years on it, when it starts showing that crystalized sugary goodness.
HH Pure Virginia with a couple years of age on it comes to mind right away.
Kentucky nougat sounds great! But I'm not sure that I have 10 years worth of patience!
He said *or a 10 year aged VA.
GH Kentucky Nougat is a nougat flavored aromatic that tastes like that straight out of the bag. For molasses, SWR comes to mind. MacBaren Navy Flake. Maybe Stonehaven. And, as much as I hate to recommend a blend that I already have trouble getting my hands on, Campaign Dark has a decent hit of molasses, amongst other things.
I don't get much hay out of any of them, though... I associate hay with brighter, sweeter VA, and molasses with darker stoved/pressed flakes. Usually, the more molasses I taste, the less hay I notice, and vice versa.
** I just remembered a blend that I would describe as haylike with a molassesed "sweet feed" (horse candy) note going on, Sutliff 707 Sweet VA! None of the darker burnt sugar flavors of the others I mentioned, just sweet cereal grains. And it's readily available, so that's a plus.
Trust me. 10 yrs will fly by. You can smoke something else while waiting.
It’s that last part that’s confusing me. Do you want a blend that tastes like molasses, but doesn’t contain any?
I'm in central Texas, where I have family in the ranching business, and it's presently raining. Perfect conditions for me to obtain a piece of damp hay for you. I will freeze it and send it to you. Just drop it into your tin for a couple days.
I can't help you with the molasses. I won't be with the sugar plantation side of the family anytime soon.
I can't help you with the molasses. I won't be with the sugar plantation side of the family anytime soon.
Hah! I've got plenty of hay on my little farm here is KS! I might have to try that.
Many (most?) Burley blends are cased in molasses to bring down pH. I’m at a loss trying to think of any blends that taste like molasses without containing any.
Hmm. I did not know that. Might have to modify the question. A lot of times the casings muddel the flavors for me. I would like to find a tobacco that produces those flavors on its own.
Almost all pipe tobacco is cased. There is a difference in casing vs topping. Perhaps what you are disinterested in is the topping.
I just remembered PS Luxury Twist Flake. It has a bit of a topping, but smokes light and sweet. It's a great and cheap flake.
If you read enough reviews you will find they mention such things as: hay, molasses, stone fruit, rutabaga, anteater sweat, apricot sorbet, tenderling bamboo shoots, smores, etc., if you will actually be able to taste these things is a matter of belief.
Get some C&D Pirate Kake if you want the best note of Anteater Sweat.
In general it smells like a burning corpse so it's a great annoying neighbor deterrent.
Seriously though if you want to explore hay-like flavors do check out G.L. Pease Cairo (or Gaslight) and other Oriental heavy blends.
In general it smells like a burning corpse so it's a great annoying neighbor deterrent.
Seriously though if you want to explore hay-like flavors do check out G.L. Pease Cairo (or Gaslight) and other Oriental heavy blends.
Yep, since 2000, but I'm originally from Texas, and at the moment I'm visiting family.