GLP Meridian. Looks like a tasty broken flake. Smells great. 
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C&D Five O’Clock Shadow from 2013. Sparkling like a disco ball. I recommend these small microscopes for tobacco inspection. 
Make sure you wear a face mask when you smoke that, mate
Here's a tin my friend gave me. Sadly, it is very dry. It doesn't smell stale so I will attempt to rehydrate it. 
If it’s not hairy/fuzzy, I’d smoke it.
GLP Horizons. About 50% broken up within the tin. Can't wait to light up tonight!
Opened a 2014 tin of Lane Crown Achievement this evening. Unfortunately rust had compromised the seal before I acquired it and it was dry, bordering on crispy. I still loaded up a bowl and did the exhale rehydration thing, and it smoked well and tasted pretty darn good. I have the remainder of the tin in a sealed bowl with a shot glass of pure water to slowly infuse moisture back into the blend. Here’s to hoping that it works out. (If not, it’s going to get ground into nasal snuff, so it won’t be an entire loss…)
Busting open some Pirate Kake to go in the Molina 104 tonight....
It’s got more sparkles than a Nudie suit, it’s getting smoked.
I have had tobacco that had mold and sparkles, once bitten twice shy after that. That’s why I like the microscope, plus it’s kind of cool to look at tobacco with it. In the words of Butthead, “ I like stuff that’s cool”
This is fake news. No one ever opens Eso tins!
This is a confirmation that they did change this blend. It does not look even close to my tins purchased a few years back. Can't see any of the Virginia|white urley cube cut
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Good thing I couldn't be disappointed. It's my first and I found it to be delightful.
Make Esoterica Great Again.
I've heard all the horror stories concerning this one. Time to find out what all the hubbub is about. I'll be using the "Mule," my cheapo no-name hardwood for the first bowl. Wish me luck. 
Some speak highly of this. Others, it's "Visions Of Syphilis". Sounds like a Marmite blend.
It's better than the naysayers make it out to be. Personally, the tin note is odd. Once lit, however, it smells very nice.
I’ve not heard of this one, but the description sounds like one I should try. I’ll not read the reviews until I’ve had a few bowls
