Hearth and Home Magnum Opus

[eugenepark]

Does it take a while to appreciate this stuff? I am on my 2nd bowl and I can't seem to get much out of it flavor-wise.
It burns REALLY well and smokes cool, and even has a nice scent, but I feel like it hasn't lived up to its name just yet.
It was quite dry straight out of the tin, so it went immediately into a canning jar since I see no reason to further dry it. It doesn't seem to be lacking moisture, though, because I haven't gotten that hot ashy effect off of it that is typical of an overdried tobacco.

 

[anthonyrosenthal74]

Try it in a pipe with a wider chamber.

 

[cranseiron]

What Anthony says. Try different pipes--definitly a morta if you have one. Magnun Opus is magnificent blend.

 

[blackadderlxx]

This is surprising to hear. Magnum Opus is my favorite H&H blend, I've always found it flavorful.

 

[trouttimes]

I love MO. I try to smoke it in a big bowl cobb such as Country Gentlemen or my Pete B42 which is big too.

 

[briarbuda48]

I purchased two tins quite a while back, smoked about four bowls, cellared it and haven’t returned. It wasn’t bad, nor did it bite me. The smoke Judy didn’t have much flavor to me. I will give it another smoke to see if I’ve changed.

 

[hawky454]

Sometimes your palate is weird, give it time, maybe put it away for awhile and come back to it. MO was never a real favorite of mine but it’s certainly full bodied so you should be picking up on some flavors. My palate is weird with VA, there are times when I can’t even taste them and other times they are the best damn thing on this planet. Just one of the wonders of the world.