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Some of Country Squire’s Faulkner Flake that I jarred in September of ’22
I was confused, thought I was going to paint….Lots of tools around for a tin
I've got a 500g bag of that in the cellar. Dark Strong tastes amazing and looks amazing, as well. Really is a beautiful looking flake.
WCC made sure to point out the blend has recently changed.
Perhaps your 500g is not this newer blend?
Just tried it and eh…. Will have to revisit it.
Decided to pop an oddball tin -- only one left in the cellar and none opened on the shelf, so...
Wessex Brown Virginia Flake
Wessex Brown Virginia Flake
Mine's about 5½ years old so is hopefully all right. I hate it when they change things as it never seems to be for the better.
Opened my first tin of Bayou Morning Flake from 04/2024.
Smoking my second bowl.
Smoking my second bowl.
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Since i was digging around in the cellar (and finishing off jars on the shelf lately) i figured i'd get into some more Hiking. Haven't had this one in a bit and i thoroughly enjoy it. So here 'tis:
You are a man after my own heart.
Hiking is the best.
I opened this a few nights ago. It is the 3rd from HU that I've tried and so far they have all been very interesting, complex, fairly wonderful blends. Glad to have these options available.
Good ole HU Dockworker had to go from cellared to open and available. This stuff, along with Night Owl and Haymaker get smoked before it ever goes in the jar. Can't keep outta the stuff.
JJ Fox Dorisco from 2005. An underated blend, IMHO.
I thought it changed before that, though I can't remember. A friend gave me a load from 2015 and it's fantastic, wish I had more of it. He was very generous, so I've been fortunate to have a decent supply for the occasional smoke - it's a favourite, and would be a regular smoke if I had more!
Haven't tried the new stuff.
I don't honestly know whether it's the new stuff or the old recipe. I do know that I love it.
When I got the 500g bag I immediately split it up and put it in 10 small mylar bags. I opened one about 6 months ago and the 5 years of aging had made it even better. I've read that people say it tastes the same as Orlik Dark Kentucky (might even be the same blend
). I've never had that one though, so I can't comment.
Airing out to start smoking soon. Looking forward to these two.
Not sure this counts as a “tin” but I found this in my cellar this morning after who knows how many years and cut open the Mylar. It smells divine! Going to light up a pipe right now. The pipe is hand carved with a sharp knife a few years ago whilst sitting on the Oregon coast with a mug of coffee. I shaped the stem and sanded everything with 220 grit sandpaper when we got home. It took me about a week of patiently carving and sharpening and lots of blisters, but it worked well. The block I bought from Mark Tinsky and he drilled the holes in a square block and turned me loose. It was a fun project and smokes beautifully!
