I Finally Took My Virginia Tobacco To The Desert

[B.Fee]

I like Virginia tobacco but have been reluctant or mostly inexperienced to treat it correctly. Thank you to the experienced pipers on this forum. I left out some Curly Block and SG Full Virginia Flake to dry. DRY.. Way more than I would have ever thought would be proper. Sweet glorious goodness. This member is forever grateful. ❤

 

[logs]

What does your dog have on his mind?

 

[alaskanpiper]

Yeah them flakes need a lot. Them big ol bits hang on to moisture like a dang ol sponge. ?

 

[B.Fee]

What does your dog have on his mind?

She waits patiently for my pipe to light. Once she sees it alight off we go.

 

[bullet08]

i'm leaning toward bit of moisture lately. but i guess it all depends on the blend and the personal taste.

 

[peregrinus]

SG Full Virginia Flake to dry

I smoke this very dry.
I break it up, rub it out and sometimes leave it sit out 24 hours before packing.
It may be possible to over dry this but I haven’t reached that point yet. As long as it doesn’t crumble to dust when you load a pipe it seems to smoke well, at least for me.

 

[Sonorisis]

Me too. FVF very dry! The tin I'm working on now was set out for three days. Even with that amount of drying, it is still difficult to light. This seems to be the one tobacco from SG that needs this much attention. Most of them need to be dried, but FVF needs more it seems.

 

[BROBS]

Wow I read this title wrong.

 

[eslavs]

Wow I read this title wrong.

Me too. I was waiting for a review from the middle of nowhere.

 

[perdurabo]

I was thinking 72 Virgins in the Desert.

 

[subsalac]

What does your dog have on his mind?

Dog: "You know, that particular tobacco would really benefit from 7-10 years in the cellar. Quit messing around, Todd."