KBV Sakura

[Chasing Embers]

Ken Byron Ventures, got it. What do you think about designating a pipe for this? I'm notoriously not fussy, so it might not matter to me, but I mean for discerning pipe smokers. A little cherry blossom with my Old Joe Krantz or Two Timer might be pretty good.

The flavoring is noticable, but very mild and natural. Maybe add a bit of either to it as to not overpower it, but as a Virginia/Oriental, you get much tobacco flavor without adding anything to it.

 

[Chasing Embers]

What do you think about designating a pipe for this?

I've got a strawberry wood Bruce Weaver on layaway just for it.

 

[BlueMaxx]

I've got a strawberry wood Bruce Weaver on layaway just for it.

USPS tracking shows my order out for delivery along with a new Boswell Pipe I grabbed up Monday night.....soooo......Kismet?

May be...

 

[JimInks]

Are those sealed foil bags fit for cellaring. If not, how long are they okay until they need to be removed and jarred? I’d like to buy a few things from him but they’ll have to sit for about a month before I can put my hands on them...

They are heat sealed, so they'll last a few months.

 

[BarrelProof]

Might have just gotten the last of it. Just made a purchase and now it shows out of stock.

@chasingembers how do you like it?

 

[kschatey]

The flavoring is noticable, but very mild and natural. [...] as a Virginia/Oriental, you get much tobacco flavor without adding anything to it.

Based on that description, I don't think that I'll be regretting my decision to get some of the Sakura after all. Looks like mine arrives tomorrow.

 

[alaskanpiper]

I've been waiting to catch the Byronic Slices! @alaskanpiper and you guys that are catching the slices, ya'll been refreshing the page every half hour or what?! haha

So far I've tried the Dark-Fired Cherry and Verge Engine Overdrive, and was impressed with both!

@chilllucky It was funny after I smoked my first bowl of VEO a couple of weeks ago I went on a hunt through the all pipe podcasts to see if there had been an interview yet! Looking forward to when they do show up on one.

I check the site a few times a day and it took me until like the fourth drop to get some and it was the last bag. I wouldn’t have even got any livewire if it wasn’t for another forum member looking out like a pro. People are devouring these blends like piranhas on a severed limb.

 

[alaskanpiper]

Are those sealed foil bags fit for cellaring. If not, how long are they okay until they need to be removed and jarred? I’d like to buy a few things from him but they’ll have to sit for about a month before I can put my hands on them...

I’m sure they’d be ok for a month. I’d jar them asap tho.

 

[BarrelProof]

I’m sure they’d be ok for a month. I’d jar them asap tho.

Be careful when you say you’d jar them ASAP, you might end up with an invitation to do so.

I’m seriously contemplating a bourbon/grilled meat/tobacco packaging party when I get home because things are getting out of hand.

I’m gonna have to pick up a pile of Mason jars when I get home.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Might have just gotten the last of it. Just made a purchase and now it shows out of stock.

@chasingembers how do you like it?

Love it. Smoking it in a cob right now in lieu of its intended pipe, and this may be what I smoke for the rest of the day.?

 

[Chasing Embers]

USPS tracking shows my order out for delivery along with a new Boswell Pipe I grabbed up Monday night.....soooo......Kismet?

May be...

Sounds like destiny to me.?

 

[alaskanpiper]

Be careful when you say you’d jar them ASAP, you might end up with an invitation to do so.

I’m seriously contemplating a bourbon/grilled meat/tobacco packaging party when I get home because things are getting out of hand.

I’m gonna have to pick up a pile of Mason jars when I get home.

I’m in!

And yes, you will need cases and cases of them.

 

[briarbuck]

Those heat sealed bags should last for years if untouched.

 

[BlueMaxx]

Those heat sealed bags should last for years if untouched.

The restraint required to wait for several years does not quite compute with me .

I would have to have the patience of Job...

 

[lightxmyfire]

I’m seriously contemplating a bourbon/grilled meat/tobacco packaging party when I get home because things are getting out of hand

we’re all invited right?! ? But seriously when does the pipe community get our stock pay out from Ball? If we’re not 50% of mason jar sales I’d be surprised.

I check the site a few times a day and it took me until like the fourth drop to get some and it was the last bag. I wouldn’t have even got any livewire if it wasn’t for another forum member looking out like a pro. People are devouring these blends like piranhas on a severed limb.

That was my strategy too! If you check at 9 and 3 I’ll check at 10 and 4 that seems fair! ?

 

[BarrelProof]

we’re all invited right?! ? But seriously when does the pipe community get our stock pay out from Ball? If we’re not 50% of mason jar sales I’d be surprised

Come on!

 

[canucklehead]

Be careful when you say you’d jar them ASAP, you might end up with an invitation to do so.

I’m seriously contemplating a bourbon/grilled meat/tobacco packaging party when I get home because things are getting out of hand.

I’m gonna have to pick up a pile of Mason jars when I get home.

Cool, you can pick me up on your way past Edmonton, I'll bring potato chips and lawn darts.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Those heat sealed bags should last for years if untouched.

Barring pinholes in the creases. I've seen that in Esoterica bags.

 

[Chasing Embers]

The restraint required to wait for several years does not quite compute with me .

I would have to have the patience of Job...

Or a ridiculously large collection of tobacco.

 

[briarbuck]

Barring pinholes in the creases. I've seen that in Esoterica bags.

Those look like they are 4 layers with a vapor barrier in the middle. Since they are right from the factory, they haven't been handled a ton so they should be fine.

I have put those size bags in a snap top container to be safe.