New Manil Blend - La Volute
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That picture of his looks like Cube Cut. ?
The Semois Reserve du Patron I have is a Shag.
Right, but the copy on Smoking Pipes indicated it was something akin to a crumble cake. I mean, it comes somewhat compressed into a brick, but so does La Brumeuse, and I assume the others as well, so I am curious what they meant by that.
I think those are just a few small cubes that I assume come from the midrib of the leaf. It's mostly just a thicker ribbon, fairly standard for a lot of pipe tobacco. Nothing wrong with that, of course, just different than I expected.
Did you enjoy smoking it? I have no other Manil to compare it to but found it really earthy in an unsettling yet likely addictive way, like a real Mexican mole.
Ha! I haven't had a bowl yet, but based on the Manil blend I have tried I know what you mean. The first puffs/bites of mole, it's like, "Oh no, I don't think I like that." But you soldier through a bit more, and after a while you find yourself ordering it regularly. Sure you end up thinking it's good, but really, it's compelling.
From the first puff of the Semois Reserve du Patron I got it was real nice, and I definitely like it.
I got mine two weeks ago, I just jarred it and tomorrow it will be my first smoke, weather permitting. I already like La Brumeuse so I have no doubt.
20 bowls a day?!!!
WOW!!
I received three packs yesterday along with a couple tins of GLP 20th Cumberland.
The Cumberland will be opened first.
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Nah, I just don't usually smoke small pipes. Many of mine can empty a 50g tin with 2-3 fills.
If I'm not mistaken, the old definition of a crumble cake is simply ribbon cut that has been pressed and then recut into slices or blocks...so if that's what it is, then technically, it's a crumble cake. The old tobacco farmers around here that smoke pipes make their home batches like that all the time and that's what they always called it.
Fair enough, but that aspect doesn't seem unique to this version of the Semois. Maybe the copy writer wasn't familiar with the other blends and didn't know they all came bricked up. Hard to believe, though as SP's copy writing is usually stellar.
To be clear, I'm not complaining, it's just interesting.
To be clear, I'm not complaining, it's just interesting.
the copy writing does say in essence it's kind of like a crumble cake in presentation. Yeah I like how their write ups aren't just copies of the mostly useless things that are already written on the tin. Like most shops do. Which frankly isn't very helpful in most cases. And even less in some. "This blend is made of the finest leafs" wow most be pretty good then.
I guess if I was 6’5”, I might smoke something that big! LOL
Damm, you could convert that into a Gulf club, or a weapon!
Last but not least, gee, I guess someone can afford to burn through those Vintage Tins! LOL... ?
Wow -- mine lasts pretty long because I rotate through a half dozen other blends, but I could see it.
I use 'em for my one cigar I smoke but I've never used 'em for pipe tobaccos -- I jar them at whatever their humidity is, and leave it at that (or leave them tinned). Cigars are more 'needy' of certain humidity levels -- pipe tobaccos are different. Some are intended to be dry, for example.Who said anything about pride? ?
I was only showing a picture of the tobacco and how I store it is all, when humidity and dryness was being discussed, I just thought I’d show what I was doing is all.
Not sure what you mean about the Boveda? I just use it to help maintain humidity, they work great. I used them in the past with a Hawaiian Kaneila Koa Ukulele I use to own in the past.
Have you used Boveda packs before?
Two Way Humidity Control Packs - Boveda® Official Site
Boveda is the global leader in two way humidity control packs for preserving humidity sensitive products like cigars, cannabis and guitars.bovedainc.com
I agree that when compared to cigars, pipe tobacco is different, but not all tobacco is like Manil’s either.
Even as dry as Manil’s Tobacco is, there is still a level of humidity needed.
Go to Google as an example and type in;
‘what is the best humidity for pipe tobacco’
Now you should see the results on an article by SPC; ‘Proper Pipe Tobacco Humidification’.
Proper Pipe Tobacco Humidification | Smokingpipes
Find the right moisture levels for the different pipe tobaccos you smoke by following these tips.
www.smokingpipes.com
Humidity at various levels does exist in Pipe Tobacco, what the individual pipe smoker wants to do with this, is a personal choice.
All Tobaccos need a certain level of humidity, it’s just a normal function of life.
There are only a few places in the world like Iran, various deserts, and the Artic, to name but a few, where humidity is only a few percentages, as in 0.5% - 1.0%. Tobacco isn’t grown in these regions, Tobacco is grown with and needs humidity.
What the individual wants to do with their tobacco after it’s grown is up to them.
Humidity simply explained is moisture, and all things in life need moisture to one extent or another.
Humidity - Wikipedia
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It appears the rabbit hole just got deeper:
Not that I'll b e getting one but if you really like Semois and want to dedicate a pipe to it this seems like a good option.
Not that I'll b e getting one but if you really like Semois and want to dedicate a pipe to it this seems like a good option.
seems like the perfect pipe for that. Love the tigers eye color too.