Opening A Tin? Show Us!
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Finally popped the lid on my first GLP blend: Windjammer. Yeah, I'm still new to a lot of stuff. Excellent fruitcake/rum tin note, the classic crumbly slices, and a good, strong first smoke. Not sure how I'm gonna get this into a jar without having it fall to pieces!
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Im curious to hear your thoughts on Blood Red Moon. Keep us posted if you dont mind.
Opened a tin of Hearth and Home Fusiliers Ration yesterday: 
C&D’s Star of the East Flake from December 2018. Sounded a good bit like opening a can of Sprite, and the tobacco itself is still really quite moist.
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Is this the one that is another name for Solani 636 ABF? Certainly has visual similarities.
Solani 656 (Aged Burley Flake) is similar. But I don’t see them as the same.
Son-in-law has been making life changes. He started smoking pipes early this year. So I hit him with a ton of tins and a few pipes a while back. They (him, daughter, both grand kids) came to Nevada this week and he brought me a handful of tins as a thank you. One of which I promptly opened today. I opened a tin of From Beyond. I had a tin already but had not opened it yet. Later tonight or tomorrow morning will be my first go round with this great smelling blend.
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OOOhhhh....one of my favorites! And ten years old! Way to go!
Opened a couple today. The best brown no.4 smells nothing at all like the tin I opened in 2021, the ropes are loose and falling apart. Hoping it won’t be a let down.
2018 charing cross 8oz 
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Not Shown the paper insert
NOT SHOWN THE INSTER
NOT SHOWN THE INSTER
A year in the cellar. I want to save my last 50g of Germain's Gold Leaf, the Orlik will fill those shoes.
2023 Geométrie and 2020 Burley Flake #2
Fresh (January 2023) tin of Savinelli Doblone D'Oro.
Out of all the Va/Bur blends (several in coin form no less), this one is my favorite.
Out of all the Va/Bur blends (several in coin form no less), this one is my favorite.
That tin of virginias really look tops.
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Man I wish I could get better pics than these because these gorgeous flakes have more sugar growing on them than anything I’ve had the pleasure of smoking.they light up like a bike riders reflective clothing at night in a cars headlamps when I shine a flashlight on them. I got really lucky and recently found a few tins of well aged Englis/balkan blends. I got one tin of Magnum Opus, one tin of Black house both from 2017. And this from 2018. Made sure to do the decoding too to make sure and they all checked out and were extly as advertised. Figured I’d share some images. You can see the edge of the tin has some of that aged tobacco tar or what ever it is.
Oh yeah. I should say that I’m still only About 8 months into this awesome journey of getting to smoke delicious pipe tobacco. I don’t have anything aging in my cellar yet so this is a real treat for me. Also my first time smoking Sam Gawith Balkan flake. The reviews really had me exited to try it.
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The sticker says 1 5 266 which translates to January 5th 2018. My Birthday is January 5th. Getting ready to smoke my first bowl of it now.
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Balkan Flake is one of my absolute favorite blends, I'm almost surprised you're not seeing more visual crystals on those given the age.
Latest batch of Ravenwood Moose Marmalade:
