Opening A Tin? Show Us!
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I remember reading on a different forum (now discontinued), quite a few years back, the comment made by a wise poster:
He said when he first opened a tin or can, he liked to spend some time just communing with the tobacco .... visually, looking at the various colors & textures .... smelling the aromas .... touching it to feel whatever "stickiness" there might be, or dryness .... inspecting the cut. He said that communing with freshly opened tobacco wasn't a quick process. He took his time, learning about whatever new treasures this tin or can offered .... trying to anticipate what was in store for him. He said even if it was a tobacco he'd smoked before, there was always some difference from one tin or can to another. This "communing" represented, to him, the beginning of a relationship he was going to have with this tobacco.
I thought this was a magnificent comment (!!!).
He said when he first opened a tin or can, he liked to spend some time just communing with the tobacco .... visually, looking at the various colors & textures .... smelling the aromas .... touching it to feel whatever "stickiness" there might be, or dryness .... inspecting the cut. He said that communing with freshly opened tobacco wasn't a quick process. He took his time, learning about whatever new treasures this tin or can offered .... trying to anticipate what was in store for him. He said even if it was a tobacco he'd smoked before, there was always some difference from one tin or can to another. This "communing" represented, to him, the beginning of a relationship he was going to have with this tobacco.
I thought this was a magnificent comment (!!!).
I think you are referring to my Ash Tray, thanks a lot! I comissioned it off one of my friends who is a woodworker. He made 2 of each size pipe rest that are friction fit. Works with both bent and straight pipes. We went back and forth on the design. Here is a better pic. He also made a matching tamper (not pictured).
Opening night with 4 years of age on it. Graciously gifted to me in the secret Santa this year by @tmcg81
2021 Mac Baren Royal Twist
The tobacco is as beautiful as the tin design.
The blend is excellent.
Get some if you’re able.
Exactly. A recent release of Cringle Flake had the same issue with that same paper.
@simong Love the photos! I like the bilingual signs in Wales; I saw some bilingual signage on buses in Chester and the Welsh train I photographed in Crewe on the way to the Battle of Nantwich. Hope to see you at Nottingham again this year; I'll be wearing the Redcoat again!
Got this from a B&M that had it stuck in a closet somewhere. No idea of the year. Code is 1490K053DOR
From what i’ve read K ought not be for another 3 years. If anybody knows i’d certainly love to as well.
From what i’ve read K ought not be for another 3 years. If anybody knows i’d certainly love to as well.
Finally get to try this one - HU Nyala! Let's crack:
Tin note is a dead ringer for:
Have a great weekend, everyone.
Some well aged Mac Baren from my PMSS. 
Secret Santa! Not Pretty Miss Sassy Snatch!
A bit backwards opening this English summer on a snowy day but I suspected the seal wasn’t solid. 
