I’m sure it’s not a big deal for a lot of you, but it was pretty exciting for me.
I was lured back into pipe smoking after smelling someone smoking one a few weeks ago. I bought a bunch of aros because they seemed fun.
As I’m sure most of you are aware, there was a bit of a letdown when they lived up to neither expectation nor advertisement. In the past, that’s when I’d throw in the towel and put the pipe back in the drawer. This time, however, I’d stumbled upon this website and have been reading relentlessly ever since.
I’m currently working in Texas and I’m having all of my tobacco shipped to my home in Alaska so it’s there when I get home. I have no way to ship anything to my work location, and since I live at work, I figured I was screwed.
Enter USPS hold for delivery.
I put in an order last week for a tin of Nightcap, Early Morning Pipe, HH ODF, and HH Burley Flake. I went and picked them up today in town and brought them back out here with me. I’m not sure why, but since I started reading about all the different blends, I’ve really been drawn to Nightcap, for some reason. When I got back to work, still having about two hours left before I had to clock in, I went ahead and loaded a bowl with Nightcap to see, for the first time, what the fuss was all about in the non-aromatic realm. To be honest, I just assumed it’d taste like cigarettes and/or cigars.
Man, was I wrong. It was incredible. The presentation of the tobacco in the tin, the quality of the cut, the aroma when I cracked it open, etc. It was an experience. You don’t get that from a plastic bag labeled “ice cream” from the local B&M. It was then that I realized what type of madness must happen to make aromatics smell the way they do - there was nothing sticky, goopy, or fake about the Nightcap.
After I lit it I was even more impressed. It was what it wasn’t that made it what it was. It was simple and complex. The expectation to taste like a cherry pie filled with custard and potato chips was absent. It was just me and the tobacco and it was really enjoyable.
I am really looking forward to trying all sorts of non-aromatic blends, now. Just this evening I’ve had a go with the Nightcap, the HH ODF, and the HH Burley Flake. I’ve got to admit, I’m a fan of all of them. I’m really excited to see what else is out there.
Kudos to this forum for providing the information to get me over that initial hump that has always won in the past.
I was lured back into pipe smoking after smelling someone smoking one a few weeks ago. I bought a bunch of aros because they seemed fun.
As I’m sure most of you are aware, there was a bit of a letdown when they lived up to neither expectation nor advertisement. In the past, that’s when I’d throw in the towel and put the pipe back in the drawer. This time, however, I’d stumbled upon this website and have been reading relentlessly ever since.
I’m currently working in Texas and I’m having all of my tobacco shipped to my home in Alaska so it’s there when I get home. I have no way to ship anything to my work location, and since I live at work, I figured I was screwed.
Enter USPS hold for delivery.
I put in an order last week for a tin of Nightcap, Early Morning Pipe, HH ODF, and HH Burley Flake. I went and picked them up today in town and brought them back out here with me. I’m not sure why, but since I started reading about all the different blends, I’ve really been drawn to Nightcap, for some reason. When I got back to work, still having about two hours left before I had to clock in, I went ahead and loaded a bowl with Nightcap to see, for the first time, what the fuss was all about in the non-aromatic realm. To be honest, I just assumed it’d taste like cigarettes and/or cigars.
Man, was I wrong. It was incredible. The presentation of the tobacco in the tin, the quality of the cut, the aroma when I cracked it open, etc. It was an experience. You don’t get that from a plastic bag labeled “ice cream” from the local B&M. It was then that I realized what type of madness must happen to make aromatics smell the way they do - there was nothing sticky, goopy, or fake about the Nightcap.
After I lit it I was even more impressed. It was what it wasn’t that made it what it was. It was simple and complex. The expectation to taste like a cherry pie filled with custard and potato chips was absent. It was just me and the tobacco and it was really enjoyable.
I am really looking forward to trying all sorts of non-aromatic blends, now. Just this evening I’ve had a go with the Nightcap, the HH ODF, and the HH Burley Flake. I’ve got to admit, I’m a fan of all of them. I’m really excited to see what else is out there.
Kudos to this forum for providing the information to get me over that initial hump that has always won in the past.
