I know nothing about VA and VaPer pipe tobaccos. To broaden my horizons and knowledge base I grabbed some burners and popped into my local B&M Saturday afternoon requesting an education. The staff graciously started pulling out samples of their McClelland based house blends and I began the sampling process.
To be brief, what didn't scorch the living shit out of my cakehole bored me to tears. I smoked several different types of flake - the ones that come in strips and fold over to assume the smoking position, right? And I also tried some rondels of tobacco they called Bull's Eye. I left unimpressed and somewhat bothered that I lack the palate or sophistication to appreciate what so many of you rave about. (Still, I know enough that I need to be fair and not shut the door after my first experience.)
Fast forward to last night.
In the past few months I picked up some Anniversary Kake on a trade and I fired up a bowl for the first time. I was sort of dreading this bowl because of my experiences a few days earlier but I was surprised to find that I enjoyed it. It was very different than my usual Nightcap, FMOTB and assorted lat bombs I've been huffing upon. It was moist so I rubbed it out and let it dry for a half hour or so. I couldn't pick up all the nuances I read about in the reviews but it tasted good and nobody at home bellyached about the smell.
Do most smokers come down on one side or the other? Do English smokers have VAs in their regular rotation, and vice versa, or do you find yourselves staying with all VAs or all English or all aro's?
To be brief, what didn't scorch the living shit out of my cakehole bored me to tears. I smoked several different types of flake - the ones that come in strips and fold over to assume the smoking position, right? And I also tried some rondels of tobacco they called Bull's Eye. I left unimpressed and somewhat bothered that I lack the palate or sophistication to appreciate what so many of you rave about. (Still, I know enough that I need to be fair and not shut the door after my first experience.)
Fast forward to last night.
In the past few months I picked up some Anniversary Kake on a trade and I fired up a bowl for the first time. I was sort of dreading this bowl because of my experiences a few days earlier but I was surprised to find that I enjoyed it. It was very different than my usual Nightcap, FMOTB and assorted lat bombs I've been huffing upon. It was moist so I rubbed it out and let it dry for a half hour or so. I couldn't pick up all the nuances I read about in the reviews but it tasted good and nobody at home bellyached about the smell.
Do most smokers come down on one side or the other? Do English smokers have VAs in their regular rotation, and vice versa, or do you find yourselves staying with all VAs or all English or all aro's?
