Opening A Tin? Show Us!
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This is a tin of Friboug & Treyer Vintage from 2014. Very tasty, if you ask me...
That is a darn handsome Dune Castello you got there
This is rather tasty, following on from OGS, it is fuller-bodied than that and the spicy cinammon topping is back seat and well matched to bringing virginia front and centre.
I was in Metairie today so I stopped at Mayan Imports to have a cigar. Then I found a blend I don't remember seeing before, Wessex Campaign so I decided to try a tin. I opened it and found it to be very long dark brown flakes that were bent in half to fit inside the tin. It is extremely wet also. It is so wet it makes a piece of wood floating in the swamp look dry. May have to let it dry a day or two before smoking.
Finally did it. Opened one of my two tins of 2022 Carolina Red Flake. Got an initial whiff of slight vinegary nose tingling, but opened up, getting a very strong smell of dried fruits, definitely apricot, but something else I can’t quite put my finger on. Apple? Pear? Peach? Excited to smoke it!
Interesting, Recent tins I have had (2021-2022) came in cut flakes. Have they gone back to the rolled flakes?
Opened my first tin of Irish Flake a couple of days ago, fantastic stuff! Though probably only suitable for certain situations
Picked this up at a shop in the Michigan Upper Penninsula - strange shop, strange proprietor, and check out that price sticker. No, I didn’t pay this much, but I paid over 2x retail.
I’ve been there a few times and prices are high: I recall $15.95 for a pouch of SWR, and $17.95 for a pouch of Mixture No. 79. Pipe tobacco selection is pretty light too. I figure the high prices are cost of admission to the smoking lounge, which is a nice way to spend some time. I live about an hour away, so I don’t get there as often as I’d like.
The place is unapologetically UP. If you want to see what most of UP culture is like, you can find it there: independent, traditional interests, friendly.
I have a tin of Irish Flake too, but haven’t had a chance to open it yet. Thanks for your post!
Pre-2015 tin of Penzance! I've been waiting for this day almost since I started smoking a pipe. The myth, the lore, the unicorniness of it all! Emphasis intended.
Truthfully I am glad that I get to try a blend that I didn't really think I'd get to. I am documenting this as much for myself as for the group. I'll be posting to WAYS as soon as I gather up the nerve to put fire to this specimen.
On opening, the paper is practically transparent. The tin seemed to have a good seal still. And the tobacco was deep, dark, and rich. I got quite a bit of creamy latakia on the nose. I am transferring immediately to an 8oz Ball canning jar.
Emphasis intended.Truthfully I am glad that I get to try a blend that I didn't really think I'd get to. I am documenting this as much for myself as for the group. I'll be posting to WAYS as soon as I gather up the nerve to put fire to this specimen.
On opening, the paper is practically transparent. The tin seemed to have a good seal still. And the tobacco was deep, dark, and rich. I got quite a bit of creamy latakia on the nose. I am transferring immediately to an 8oz Ball canning jar.
Thank you, I kinda like it too.That is a darn handsome Dune Castello you got there
Looks magical! Thanks for sharing. I know what to look forward to when I open my tin. Bought the other lot of Penzance and frog Morton from the same seller.Pre-2015 tin of Penzance! I've been waiting for this day almost since I started smoking a pipe. The myth, the lore, the unicorniness of it all!
Truthfully I am glad that I get to try a blend that I didn't really think I'd get to. I am documenting this as much for myself as for the group. I'll be posting to WAYS as soon as I gather up the nerve to put fire to this specimen.
On opening, the paper is practically transparent. The tin seemed to have a good seal still. And the tobacco was deep, dark, and rich. I got quite a bit of creamy latakia on the nose. I am transferring immediately to an 8oz Ball canning jar.
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Congrats! Still haven't smoked it yet. It took me a while to actually open the tin.
Best EM I've ever smoked (I haven't smoked many though).
Obviously they don't make it anymore.
It looks like locusts too! "You vill smoke ze bugs und be heppy"
Comoy's Cask No 12 (aromatic ribbon), packed into a Zhang-Florov.
Robert McConnell Scottish Cake from 2010.
