How Do You Like John Cotton's Double Pressed Blends?

[Effortlessdepths]

Noodle press, huh? Sounds interesting. How thick can you make the crumble cakes?

I use the noodle press regularly, it works great. I can fit about 100 grams of tobacco in it at once, but honestly you could do more if you pressed it down real hard for an hour then added more after it's packed. IMHO it's the one item that makes home blending worth it. I have several blends that are almost as good as the commercial stuff and decently cheaper. But it's true strength is the creativity and control aspect to it. I tend to smoke my blends a little more often and smoke the pro stuff a little less often to save money. The noodle press helps accelerate the process of marrying the tobacco's and really smooths and melds the flavors. Definitely doesn't provide a lot pressure like the professional blends but it's enough to get the job done.

 

[rajangan]

I don't know what a noodle press is, but here's the tobacco press you didn't know you had.

 

[FurCoat]

A quick update, JC just released double pressed dark fired. I will mist likely pass. I need to catch up on what I have ib rotation

 

[tkcolo]

I've tried the VA, burley, and kentucky. They are all solid, but I turned around and ordered more kentucky. It's really good to me.

 

[woodsroad]

A quick update, JC just released double pressed dark fired. I will mist likely pass. I need to catch up on what I have ib rotation

John Cotton's hasn't released anything in several generations. These blends are the product of the P&C Wizards, where, as in alchemy, they turn old, base blends into precious commodities.

 

[FurCoat]

John Cotton's hasn't released anything in several generations. These blends are the product of the P&C Wizards, where, as in alchemy, they turn old, base blends into precious commodities.

Definitely. I was just adding that the wizards added to the current line up. I recently picked up double pressed latakia. Might be interesting and it took awhile for it to show up again.

 

[3rdguy]

The new blend mentioned above...

 

[Casual]

I think I’ll hold out for triple pressed.

 

[woodsroad]

I think I’ll hold out for triple pressed.

I’m holding out for Polish Pressed.

 

[briarbuck]

I am impressed with your humor...

 

[woodsroad]

Thanks, but my dogs write all my best material.

 

[artvandelay007]

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The new blend mentioned above...

I’m awaiting several impressions of this before I pull the trigger.

 

[Pipewizard420]

Have Creme and Kentucky that just came in the mail yesterday but don't plan on opening them for some time. From the reviews and opinions would imagine they are decent blends and would love to hear more thoughts on them.

 

[wyfbane]

Sorry, I have been out of it for a while. So Standard sold the rights to CI, check.

They are making JC double pressed, check.

Why did they stop making the original John Cotton models recreated by Standard? They were good enough to prompt a buyout, or was it just Bengal Slices/Warhorse they were after?

A person today posted asking if they had missed the golden era of tobacco. We all said, no. But maybe the did, in a way. It was truly majestic watching Dan, Simon, Jim, and Russ put this whole thing together. From the business side to the blending side, it was just amazing.

 

[Mr.Pink]

I've smoked the Kentucky and Virginia. Decent but a bit boring.

I agree. I finished a tin of the Virgina. A bit too mellow and sweet for me. I found it a bit boring, as if when you are smoking it waiting for something to pop, but nothing to write home about. Maybe the double pressing muted that sharp Virginia taste I am used to? Good basic va. for the coin they ask for a tin They need to bring more to the table.

 

[condorlover1]

@ wyfbane. I think you are probably right in your guesstimates about the desirable blends. I was once told by an informed source that I believe it was Lane in Georgia who had a backlog order from C.I at any one time for 10,000 tins of Bengal Slices. I don't know what the story was with War Horse Bar. In the case of W.H. Bar we wanted a whole thresh leaf plug but the folks at C.I always said it was impossible in that they didn't have access to the presses to make a plug. I now realize thats why we see so many crumble cake offerings from C.I. although STG make plugs I assumed that they didn't want the hassle and possible import issues making the stuff in Europe and then reimporting to the U.S. If you are really interested in the whole W.H story talk to Woodsroad. I believe it was written up in several tobacco magazines and it is a very interesting story especially how we got hold of some of blends for analysis.

 

[wyfbane]

@ wyfbane. I think you are probably right in your guesstimates about the desirable blends. I was once told by an informed source that I believe it was Lane in Georgia who had a backlog order from C.I at any one time for 10,000 tins of Bengal Slices. I don't know what the story was with War Horse Bar. In the case of W.H. Bar we wanted a whole thresh leaf plug but the folks at C.I always said it was impossible in that they didn't have access to the presses to make a plug. I now realize thats why we see so many crumble cake offerings from C.I. although STG make plugs I assumed that they didn't want the hassle and possible import issues making the stuff in Europe and then reimporting to the U.S. If you are really interested in the whole W.H story talk to Woodsroad. I believe it was written up in several tobacco magazines and it is a very interesting story especially how we got hold of some of blends for analysis.

Thank you Simon! I was wondering though, what happened to the first round of John Cotton blends? Doesn't say they are discontinued, but it looks like they are discontinued.

I really liked them, especially the Smyrna