I dont leave my lids off becuase I smoke too slow. I also dont smoke straight virginias often. I do think nearly every blend gets better after breathing at least a few days. While I yeild to temptation to smoke a new blend I try to Keep at least a week ahead of anything that is in rotation. It just doesnt taste as good the first few days from the tin.
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Seconded.
I'll also jostle things around a bit.
That Kajun Kake, for example, got broken in half. Half went into a little tiny jar, still in Kake form, and the other half loosely broken up in the tin.
I'll likely start smoking from the tin in a few days. But I'll bet that the best smokes will be near the end of it, and I'll wonder once again why I don't open and break up 2 weeks in advance...
I've had this experience more than a couple times, too. Just one of the advantages to having shelves full of open jars, ready for smoking. Keeping about 50 or 60 blends on tap helps keep me distracted for a while.
I've left an open pouch of F&T Cut Virginia Plug for a week; the flavourings were far too much fresh but I sampled again earlier, the flake has dried out a bit and the flavourings backed off, it was almost enjoyable this time round. The way forward for me, I'm sure.
This one sounded intriguing based on the ingredients. The aroma was very nice. However, it doesn't provide a whole lot... It burns wonderfully but is rather average, great for a mindless smoke and I can grab it instead of Carter Hall for example when I'm in that mood. For that reason, I jarred it instead of leaving it in the tin - I'm in no hurry to burn through it.......................
I tried it in a few of my personal "average" sized chambers, including this Peterson 313. It might provide a different experience in significantly different chambers, but that experiment will come in the future.
Jarring this will encourage me to open another something to explore sooner rather than later.
I tried it in a few of my personal "average" sized chambers, including this Peterson 313. It might provide a different experience in significantly different chambers, but that experiment will come in the future.
Jarring this will encourage me to open another something to explore sooner rather than later.
Same with my newly opened tin of Mac Baren Scottish Mixture. After three bowls in different pipes, it's not going to anything more than bland. I'd rather smoke my Carter Hall to be honest. After reading your post I have decided to jar the Scottish, and open something else which has more flavor. Life is short.
I'm also hoping / expecting it to be a little different after it has breathed a little. Another thread had many in agreement that C&D's generally benefit from such.
After 30 years in the tin, I fear the Scottish has breathed it last.
I had a similar experience two years ago with a tin of GL Pease Barbary Coast. It was, at first upon opening, a foul sour almost rotten aroma that was not appealing. I wrote to the online retailer only to be reassured it must be natural fermentation, but was helpfully invited to return it for credit or refund. I kept it. I didn’t expect Barbary Coast to have enough perique to be that noticeable. I jarred it, and kept sampling bowls here and there and in a few weeks the odor dissipated. I like the blend, it is unique with the components and the cube-cut burley. It is advertised as having some brandy and walnut flavours, which I desired but did not really detect myself. I would get it again.
I have been so pleasantly surprised at how much I've liked the "smidgen of lat" with VA blends I've tried (Fillmore, Laurel Heights)
If any of your are on the fence about stuff like this I'd encourage you to give them a try
Update:
Forget "a few days," it barely lasted 24 hours before I dipped my greedy mitts in
So jealous! The envy! The nostalgia. How we miss them. Gone, but not forgotten.
Those are tinned gold.Popped a couple to-try blends from a TAD run today.
Since i'm a fan of Cobblestone's Hiking, i figured i'd try the Burley Plug this round. Good stuff!
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And since i enjoy Former's Straight Grain Flake (and just grabbed a couple more tins of that), i figured i might as well try the Cross Grain as well, since it was readily available. I've already got a bowl of this loaded up. Unfortunately, i only smoke one pipe at a time, so it's next!
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'21 Rum Flake stuffed in a Chacom churchwarden
While separating some old, rare stuff out in the cellar for possible liquidation via tinbids, i noted that i still had a big ole stack of Dunhill tins and decided to pop one and see how they were coming along. 2012 Navy Rolls...
Oh man. I’d bet that shit is delicious.
We shall soon see! Have to give it a little time to breath after that long coma in a can. :P