Hot Air?

[North Pole piper]

Weirdest thing happened to me today. Last night I smoked a cigar and a bowl of Redburn. Today I was trying HH Old Dark Fired for the first time and super excited. It smelt wonderful and I could smell all those flavours other people had mentioned in reviews but when I lit it up to smoke, I could taste almost nothing? It was like hot air? I smoked about half a bowl and thought my taste buds were defective. So I lit a bowl of Escudo and no issues? Tasted as it should. Anyone had this happen with a certain blend before?

 

[Chasing Embers]

Let it dry for a few hours.

 

[cigrmaster]

When I first tried ODF I didn't like it at all. I put it away for 6-8 months then tried it again. I fell in love with it. I don't know if it was the pipe. I pulled out my Rad Davis Zulu to try it and wow it was great. I ended up buying 65 3.5 ounce tins. About half I paid 9.99 and the rest 10.99. Both were bought on sale. I only have 2012 tins. This thread reminds me that I need to crack another tin.

 

[krizzose]

Slightly off topic, but thanks for reminding me of Redburn. I’ve kinda forgotten about it; my open tin has been undisturbed for at least a year.

 

[North Pole piper]

When I first tried ODF I didn't like it at all. I put it away for 6-8 months then tried it again. I fell in love with it. I don't know if it was the pipe. I pulled out my Rad Davis Zulu to try it and wow it was great. I ended up buying 65 3.5 ounce tins. About half I paid 9.99 and the rest 10.99. Both were bought on sale. I only have 2012 tins. This thread reminds me that I need to crack another tin.

Cool, thanks. In the cellar it goes!

 

[North Pole piper]

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Slightly off topic, but thanks for reminding me of Redburn. I’ve kinda forgotten about it; my open tin has been undisturbed for at least a year.n

Slightly off topic, but thanks for reminding me of Redburn. I’ve kinda forgotten about it; my open tin has been undisturbed for at least a year.

Nice! I love Redburn.

 

[Country Bladesmith]

Maybe dark fired Kentucky is not your jam? ?‍

 

[North Pole piper]

Maybe dark fired Kentucky is not your jam? ?‍

Possibly, yes. I’ve just never had a tobacco I couldn’t really taste, especially since it’s rated as being a robust flavour. But taste buds change over the years and tobacco and taste buds can be play games sometimes, lol.

 

[troutface]

I think it was just a one off. While I agree with Harris that ODF ages beautifully (my 2 pounds are also from the original batch), a fresh tin is not exactly a wallflower. I'd give it another try in a couple weeks in a different pipe. And as mentioned, make sure you dry it some.

 

[frozenchurchwarden]

All I can say is the bulk sample I had was a bit monotone and it tasted a lot better after blending in some Virginia.
I am still hoping the rest of it will mature into something better on its own.

 

[karam]

I have a pound of ODF ready rubbed which tastes a lot less intense than the flake. The flake is a stellar smoke for my tastes.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Did you just open the Redburn? If so, let it breathe for two or three weeks. C&D blends in particular seem blah from a freshly opened tin.