Posted this review in a thread elsewhere and figured I'd plagiarize myself:
Got my Tins from pipesandcigarsdotcom this morning. Currently into the first half of a bowl.
I enjoy Latakia blends, generally in the morning and less frequently than other kinds, so only have two dedicated Latakia pipes. I went with an Askwith chubby Morta pot, and French pressed a pot of Starbucks French roast coffee.
The tin note is LATAKIA, dark, smoky, a little sour. No rum to my nose. Tobacco is the perfect humidity for immediate use. I guess you'd call this a broken flake cut.
Loads into the surprisingly capacious Askwith pot with ease. Lit with wooden cigar matches. Latakia, but not overpowering at the charring light. After the true light, the rum makes itself briefly known on the exhale through the nose.
The rum goes away, the Latakia softens until barely perceptible, and I'm left with a super smooth semi sweet, almost chocolatey, creamy, roasty, absolutely non-bitey (some Latakia blends irritate my mouth, not this one) bowl of bliss. I can't really detect the Kentucky. I know it's there, I can sense the strength it lends, but it hovers just outside perception.
I have read that some liken this to a close encounter of the carnivorous kind. To me, the Gawith ropes are "meaty" tasting. Not this one... I'm firmly on the bittersweet dessert side of the camp. I'm weighing in with chocolate lava cake, slightly burnt on top like Crème brûlée but much less sugary.
Now to try this in my twin bore oil cured Radice bark (dedicated Latakia pipe #2) to see what changes.
Greg, you hit this one out of the park. If I didn't suspect you had the name reserved for a future plug tobacco, I'd call it a Home Run. I'll be stacking this one deep in the cellar.
Got my Tins from pipesandcigarsdotcom this morning. Currently into the first half of a bowl.
I enjoy Latakia blends, generally in the morning and less frequently than other kinds, so only have two dedicated Latakia pipes. I went with an Askwith chubby Morta pot, and French pressed a pot of Starbucks French roast coffee.
The tin note is LATAKIA, dark, smoky, a little sour. No rum to my nose. Tobacco is the perfect humidity for immediate use. I guess you'd call this a broken flake cut.
Loads into the surprisingly capacious Askwith pot with ease. Lit with wooden cigar matches. Latakia, but not overpowering at the charring light. After the true light, the rum makes itself briefly known on the exhale through the nose.
The rum goes away, the Latakia softens until barely perceptible, and I'm left with a super smooth semi sweet, almost chocolatey, creamy, roasty, absolutely non-bitey (some Latakia blends irritate my mouth, not this one) bowl of bliss. I can't really detect the Kentucky. I know it's there, I can sense the strength it lends, but it hovers just outside perception.
I have read that some liken this to a close encounter of the carnivorous kind. To me, the Gawith ropes are "meaty" tasting. Not this one... I'm firmly on the bittersweet dessert side of the camp. I'm weighing in with chocolate lava cake, slightly burnt on top like Crème brûlée but much less sugary.
Now to try this in my twin bore oil cured Radice bark (dedicated Latakia pipe #2) to see what changes.
Greg, you hit this one out of the park. If I didn't suspect you had the name reserved for a future plug tobacco, I'd call it a Home Run. I'll be stacking this one deep in the cellar.
