Rotation

[kcghost]

I usually keep three tins open at a time. Usually have a tins of G.L. Pease's Six Pence and StoneHenge as well as a tin of C&D's Mad Fiddler Flake open at a time.

 

[kg.legat0]

I think it can be fun to hone in on one blend, but I trend towards variety - I realize I have a wood crate with ~50 blends in my living room - my rotation is more based around the whims of my palate. ...the best thing is that there is no 'wrong' way to do it.

 

[vosBghos]

I usually have 30 jars staring at me but I’m on the road so I’ve cracked 2 Burley, 2 English, 2 Virginia and 6 pipes all paired and rotating 24 hour rest method been really enjoying getting to know some of these blends in a deeper sense all my jars , over 100 are in storage for 6 months and I have 30 or so un cracked tins with me gonna continue to smoke through tins in this way till we buy a new house and I can transfer my cellar …

 

[cigrmaster]

I normally have 20-25 open at any given time. I also have a few bulks that I smoke. Most of my bulks have been aging since 2012. I prefer to smoke tinned tobacco so that is what I do. I really enjoy variety and I like a lot of options open to me.

 

[alexnc]

I probably have 100 open jars, but that’s probably a result of my earlier ‘exploration’ phase. Now I settle on one type for a week or two. Like presently I’m back to straight Virginias - after a few weeks of red Virginias specifically. I might drift into VaPers next, or Burleys (or whatever). I probably dip into 25 blends regularly enough to call them a rotation.

 

[crashthegrey]

While I am not consistent and sometimes jump around, I often do like to smoke one blend for a bit, often the whole tin, or maybe with a few bowls of something randomly thrown in to refresh the palate.

 

[gervais]

Once I get through the 50 jars I have opened, I'd like to try the other approach of 4-5 only. Having too many to decide from is annoying sometimes too! Lol

 

[KruegerFlap]

I have a bunch of tins I've opened and a ton of bulks jarred up that I smoke from. I try to limit the tins I open but as others have said variety is the spice of life and life is too short not to try another blend

 

[Chasing Embers]

but as others have said variety is the spice of life

What would it have been if Cowper hadn't written that poem?

 

[KruegerFlap]

What would it have been if Cowper hadn't written that poem?

Perhaps the herb?

 

[ThermionicScott]

I don't know if I've ever smoked a whole pouch or tin before buying and opening something else. Might be a fun challenge to set all my open stuff aside and just focus on one thing. Hmm...

 

[Egg Shen]

I might have say 120 or so jars on deck to choose from. And maybe about 60 more of untried blends which I might occasionally pop but am more trying to hold as stock. I am an omnivore. I like to set out the week’s lineup on Sunday or Monday morning. I may smoke 2-10 different blends a week but every week is different. Of course if I am going camping or visiting people I simplify my payload to about 4 blends. I bet in a decade or two I’ll have a more narrow focus and be more conservative. For now I love to dabble.

 

[cigrmaster]

After being burned a few times with some shit tasting tobacco I set a rule for my self. I tried smoking at least half a tin in different pipes looking for a magical combo. I did pretty well and I have a cellar that is manageable with 41 blends that I never tire of smoking as there is enough variety. Of course there were a few blends that after one bowl I through it in the trash but not many.

 

[raybrown55]

I smoke aromatics in the morning, English with Latakia after lunch and after dinner and virginia or burley based in the afternoon and before bed; I tend to smoke always the same aromatic and the same English, but I rotate among virginias and burleys....