Ha ha, sure, but you'll have to bring your own sister and cousins to date.
If You Smoke Aromatics Is It The Tobacco You're Enjoying ?
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Decisions, decisions...smoke or date....mind you, on a good day a smoke lasts an hour for me.
It's true. Mixture No. 79 used to be the standard joke blend on Forums, until chasing embers gave it a testimonial. So i tried it, and it met my tobacco forward criteria, and there is nothing wrong with the base tobacco either.
Pfft...Yes, like my briskets, I prefer my baked potatoes smothered in goopy strawberry syrup and crushed Jolly Ranchers.
I’d top that off with some shaved coconut and dark chocolate, put hairs on ya chest..
Also, interesting comment on the LTF as I’m going to have my first bowl today and was blown away by the ‘pouch’ note - can’t wait to see how it tastes.
Really surprised at how aromatic is, was expecting it to be more like LNF with a subtle top note maybe - stuff smells like a chocolate we have down under called a cherry ripe.
Smelt so good I actually chewed on a small piece, shortly spat it out though and had some actual cherry ripe.
I think you’ll be surprised. I smoke LTF a lot, and the first quarter of the bowl, I can taste the coconut cavendish, but then it gives way to more of a Virginia experience through the rest. I like it a lot.Pfft...
I’d top that off with some shaved coconut and dark chocolate, put hairs on ya chest..
Also, interesting comment on the LTF as I’m going to have my first bowl today and was blown away by the ‘pouch’ note - can’t wait to see how it tastes.
Really surprised at how aromatic is, was expecting it to be more like LNF with a subtle top note maybe - stuff smells like a chocolate we have down under called a cherry ripe.
Smelt so good I actually chewed on a small piece, shortly spat it out though and had some actual cherry ripe.
Speaking back to aromatics, I’d smoke a lot more if they were medium to high in nicotine - I have limited experience mind you, but the reason I shied away from them was they were too mild for my liking.
Some one please correct me or offer alternatives if you find that wrong, or a generalisation of aromatic blends.
As I say, I have little experience with the vast amount of blends out there.
Some one please correct me or offer alternatives if you find that wrong, or a generalisation of aromatic blends.
As I say, I have little experience with the vast amount of blends out there.
Really depends on what one means by “aromatic”. It’s a broad field. Are we talking Captain Black or are we talking Wilke 191? Etc.
Most mass market aromatics, frankly, suck. Many American boutique blending house’s aromatics (Wilke, Perett, Uhle) are fantastic. Many Scandi aromatics occupy the broad spectrum between burn-like-fire-with-some-sweet-fruit through simply sublime. Bottom line is this: aromatics encompass the broadest spectrum from absolute shit to divine. And they take the most work and practice to smoke properly. That they are so often recommended to beginners probably accounts the most towards why ours is a dwindling subculture of tobacco appreciation.
IOW: we recommend aromatics to beginners at our own peril. It’s self-defeating.
Most mass market aromatics, frankly, suck. Many American boutique blending house’s aromatics (Wilke, Perett, Uhle) are fantastic. Many Scandi aromatics occupy the broad spectrum between burn-like-fire-with-some-sweet-fruit through simply sublime. Bottom line is this: aromatics encompass the broadest spectrum from absolute shit to divine. And they take the most work and practice to smoke properly. That they are so often recommended to beginners probably accounts the most towards why ours is a dwindling subculture of tobacco appreciation.
IOW: we recommend aromatics to beginners at our own peril. It’s self-defeating.
Yes, this too. When **I** think and talk of aromatics I mean quality blends, such as MB's Vanilla Cream, Sillem's, et al, and not soggy, PG-laden OTC crap.
Damn Perique, long time. Are you just getting back on here? Great to see you. We need more of us geezers represented on the forums. Ha ha!!
and I agree on all but that non-aro smokers are dwindling. I don’t think since tobacco has become exclusively a corporate product a century or so ago has non-aros been more popular than aros.
It's really simple. If I smoke something, and it feels like sucking on a pop, I don't want it. I don't like cigarettes anymore, but I still want that "tobacco." Pipe smoke has to feel and taste like tobacco. I don't hate or dislike aromatics, just don't want them. I can get a bag of dum dums for less than 2 oz of pipe tobacco.
Ah thanks. I knew all that. What I don't know is what blends folks specifically mean when they say non-aromatics. For all we know, one man's "non-aromatic" is another's Exotic Passion and around here that would not surprise me at all, given the number of eccentric miscreats we have here.
Is Vodka not brewed with all the same grains as Whiskey?
Even if you count the effects of grain fermentation, Whisky is just dirty Vodka.
Remember, at one point latakia blends were called aromatics. Well, alright, 'fragant', which is the same thing.
Amphora full Aroma is a very nice blend. Don't be put off in trying it. Finally, find something you like and let those who think that they are superior sod off. It is good to be always be open to a new blend and it is good to have a number of blends to rotate to keep the palate cleansed. However, this is not a contest and those who think that they are superior are, well, not....
Not exactly. Whisky is usually made with barley. Whiskey on the other hand could be made with other grains. Vodka, traditionally, is made with rye. But in modern time, potatoes can be used. Whisky goes through further steps then vodka to be produced.
Yep, latakia and Orientals were and are still called aromatic blends in some places.