Opening A Tin? Show Us!
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HU Makhuwa...a tasty burley with some chocolate notes. I just might learn to like burley! Im still gonna have to try mixing this with a little latakia flake.
I only loaded half a bowl or less of the above. Now I have to sample the Edward G from HU. Its like christmas!
Flavoured with Glenfarclas? Wow, never knew that. Glenfarclas 15 is my favourite whisky, if I’d of known I’d of tried some when it was still around.
Is the whisky flavour quite pronounced still or has it faded?
It has a whisky flavor to it still. It's been more than 10 years since I last had some, so I can't say if it's lost any flavor compared to a fresh tin, but you can still taste the flavoring.
Here's some Golden Glow. A c.2007 pre-portrait tin. (Btw, does anyone know the exact year the portrait logo was introduced?)
Lots of rim corrosion, but the gasket did its job. When pried, I was greeted with a lovely tin-fart followed by the intense aroma of stewed prunes and figs. I'm not getting the usual citrusy tin note of a new, unaged tin.
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The entire broken flake surface is coated with micro-crystalline deposits. Nice. Moisture content is medium-high. Drying some now for a bowl later...
I screwed up the reveal photo on the post above and it won't let me edit, so here it is:
I can smell from here! Good pic!
Just popped a tin of Ravenwood Wytchthorn
Tis the season...cracked a tin of We Three Kings from August 2021 that was gifted to me from a fellow forum member!
Esoterica Dunbar from 2010. Could benefit of some more aging...
The appropriate color of the tobacco is best represented by the second pic. The white sheet of paper used in the bottom pic darkened considerably the tobacco color tones.
The appropriate color of the tobacco is best represented by the second pic. The white sheet of paper used in the bottom pic darkened considerably the tobacco color tones.
Check your private messages for details. IF there is no more to be had right now, I can send you a few bowls to try if you like. LMK
Just popped this tin of Mac B Original Choice from 2020.
Popped the top on a tin of 2020 Kringle Flake! This was a gift from my Secret Santa! I'll be firing up a bowl of this in a few hours. 
