I was going to say Half & Half. But I'd have been wrong I believe. I looked it it up so I cheated, I won't post the answerCan you guess what it is?
Smoking it now though.Skippy's Blend of the Week
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Smoking it now though.
āDo you have _______ in a canā?
Edited to perhaps put a feline back in a sack for the enjoyment of othersā sake
Edited to perhaps put a feline back in a sack for the enjoyment of othersā sake
I did, but I already let him out... and now he's on fire, so maybe he would have been better off just staying in that can.
Have you tried SG Celtic Talisman? IMO, a great non goop cherry, only Cherry I'll smoke. I'd like to hear your thoughts.
I'd sure love to try it if I could get my hands on it, but I've never managed to find any in stock anywhere. It's an awfully rare and hard to come by blend!
Unfortunately I'm gonna need another week on the upcoming blend review due to my ongoing throat issues. I did have a doctor's appointment on Friday to get my throat checked out and the doc thinks the off and on sore throat I've had for better part of a year now is from a combination of smoking, seasonal allergies, and acid reflux; and I'm already on an acid reflux medication so I'm gonna try some allergy medicines and see if that helps things.
In the meantime I can't really tell if the sore throat I've had most of the week is from the blend of the week or other factors, so I'm gonna wait until my throat feels back to normal then try the blend of the week again to see whether it bothers my throat or not before I finish my review. Apologies for the delay!
In the meantime I can't really tell if the sore throat I've had most of the week is from the blend of the week or other factors, so I'm gonna wait until my throat feels back to normal then try the blend of the week again to see whether it bothers my throat or not before I finish my review. Apologies for the delay!
What started off as a review thread seems to have turned into more of a chronicle of my throat troubles! It's been a week and a half since I last smoked Prince Albert and my throat is still all sore and scratchy from it!
I did have a throat ultrasound done yesterday and got the results back today, and thankfully there's nothing wrong with my throat outside of a couple sore and swollen but benign lymph nodes. Those lymph nodes sure don't like any Burley other than Lane's ultra-mild steamed and candied Burleys though, and have made it abundantly clear that they do not wish to experience any more Burleys other than Lane's sugary ones.
So, while I wait for my throat to recover enough to finish the Prince Albert review I just spent the past couple weeks smoking Captain Black Original and Smoker's Pride Cherry Cavendish; which don't seem to bother me any. I did manage to get my hands on some Samuel Gawith Full Virginia Plug and Best Brown Flake, so I smoked those a few times before promptly remembering how much Virginias tend to sting the back of my sinuses at the far back of the roof of my mouth when I smoke them, and having sore inflamed sinuses to match my sore inflamed throat wasn't terribly enjoyable. So, it's just been Lane, Lane, and more Lane blends around here lately.
On the plus side, I did quite like the Lane Black Raspberry I recently tried and I've got an assortment of all the Smoker's Pride blends to try (Classic Blend, Rum Cured, Whisky, and Vanilla Cavendish) as well as some Granger coming in the mail next week. I figure they're all made by Lane so maybe my throat won't mind them. I'm just figuring out what my throat is willing to tolerate one blend at a time. I've got enough notes written from the time I did smoke Prince Albert that I think I can hammer out the review for that one this weekend, though I don't dare smoke it again after how sore it left my throat the past couple weeks even when smoked with a variety of filters.
On that note, my filter experiment ended up not working out quite as I had hoped. My ultimate findings were that even when smoked with an activated charcoal filter (9mm or 6mm) my throat still wasn't willing to tolerate Burleys other than Lane's for more than a few smokes before it started getting sore, and I didn't much care for the way the filters really muted the flavor of the tobacco and tightened up the draw of the pipe. Ultimately I decided I was better off just smoking blends my throat will tolerate without a filter. But hey, you live, you learn, and I'm still happy that I at least gave it a try.
That's probably enough rambling for one update though, and hopefully the next time I post it'll be with the overdue Prince Albert review to share.
I did have a throat ultrasound done yesterday and got the results back today, and thankfully there's nothing wrong with my throat outside of a couple sore and swollen but benign lymph nodes. Those lymph nodes sure don't like any Burley other than Lane's ultra-mild steamed and candied Burleys though, and have made it abundantly clear that they do not wish to experience any more Burleys other than Lane's sugary ones.
So, while I wait for my throat to recover enough to finish the Prince Albert review I just spent the past couple weeks smoking Captain Black Original and Smoker's Pride Cherry Cavendish; which don't seem to bother me any. I did manage to get my hands on some Samuel Gawith Full Virginia Plug and Best Brown Flake, so I smoked those a few times before promptly remembering how much Virginias tend to sting the back of my sinuses at the far back of the roof of my mouth when I smoke them, and having sore inflamed sinuses to match my sore inflamed throat wasn't terribly enjoyable. So, it's just been Lane, Lane, and more Lane blends around here lately.
On the plus side, I did quite like the Lane Black Raspberry I recently tried and I've got an assortment of all the Smoker's Pride blends to try (Classic Blend, Rum Cured, Whisky, and Vanilla Cavendish) as well as some Granger coming in the mail next week. I figure they're all made by Lane so maybe my throat won't mind them. I'm just figuring out what my throat is willing to tolerate one blend at a time. I've got enough notes written from the time I did smoke Prince Albert that I think I can hammer out the review for that one this weekend, though I don't dare smoke it again after how sore it left my throat the past couple weeks even when smoked with a variety of filters.
On that note, my filter experiment ended up not working out quite as I had hoped. My ultimate findings were that even when smoked with an activated charcoal filter (9mm or 6mm) my throat still wasn't willing to tolerate Burleys other than Lane's for more than a few smokes before it started getting sore, and I didn't much care for the way the filters really muted the flavor of the tobacco and tightened up the draw of the pipe. Ultimately I decided I was better off just smoking blends my throat will tolerate without a filter. But hey, you live, you learn, and I'm still happy that I at least gave it a try.
That's probably enough rambling for one update though, and hopefully the next time I post it'll be with the overdue Prince Albert review to share.
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Iād like to hear your black raspberry review. One of my favourites.What started off as a review thread seems to have turned into more of a chronicle of my throat troubles! It's been a week and a half since I last smoked Prince Albert and my throat is still all sore and scratchy from it!
I did have a throat ultrasound done yesterday and got the results back today, and thankfully there's nothing wrong with my throat outside of a couple sore and swollen but benign lymph nodes. Those lymph nodes sure don't like any Burley other than Lane's ultra-mild steamed and candied Burleys though, and have made it abundantly clear that they do not wish to experience any more Burleys other than Lane's sugary ones.
So, while I wait for my throat to recover enough to finish the Prince Albert review I just spent the past couple weeks smoking Captain Black Original and Smoker's Pride Cherry Cavendish; which don't seem to bother me any. I did manage to get my hands on some Samuel Gawith Full Virginia Plug and Best Brown Flake, so I smoked those a few times before promptly remembering how much Virginias tend to sting the back of my sinuses at the far back of the roof of my mouth when I smoke them, and having sore inflamed sinuses to match my sore inflamed throat wasn't terribly enjoyable. So, it's just been Lane, Lane, and more Lane blends around here lately.
On the plus side, I did quite like the Lane Black Raspberry I recently tried and I've got an assortment of all the Smoker's Pride blends to try (Classic Blend, Rum Cured, Whisky, and Vanilla Cavendish) as well as some Granger coming in the mail next week. I figure they're all made by Lane so maybe my throat won't mind them. I'm just figuring out what my throat is willing to tolerate one blend at a time. I've got enough notes written from the time I did smoke Prince Albert that I think I can hammer out the review for that one this weekend, though I don't dare smoke it again after how sore it left my throat the past couple weeks even when smoked with a variety of filters.
On that note, my filter experiment ended up not working out quite as I had hoped. My ultimate findings were that even when smoked with an activated charcoal filter (9mm or 6mm) my throat still wasn't willing to tolerate Burleys other than Lane's for more than a few smokes before it started getting sore, and I didn't much care for the way the filters really muted the flavor of the tobacco and tightened up the draw of the pipe. Ultimately I decided I was better off just smoking blends my throat will tolerate without a filter. But hey, you live, you learn, and I'm still happy that I at least gave it a try.
That's probably enough rambling for one update though, and hopefully the next time I post it'll be with the overdue Prince Albert review to share.
I'll most certainly give Lane Black Raspberry a review! It's one of those rare aromatics that really tastes like it smells and absolutely nails the raspberry flavor in my opinion. Plus it's a blend that doesn't seem to bother my throat, which is an even rarer commodity these days!
Hey @Chasing Embers - we have another convert! That makes three of us!I'll most certainly give Lane Black Raspberry a review! It's one of those rare aromatics that really tastes like it smells and absolutely nails the raspberry flavor in my opinion. Plus it's a blend that doesn't seem to bother my throat, which is an even rarer commodity these days!
Lane Black Raspberry is about the only goopy aro I like (as in will actually enjoy a bowl about once or twice a year).Hey @Chasing Embers - we have another convert! That makes three of us!
@Skippy Piper, have you ever had DAN Devilās Holiday? Itās like Lane Black Raspberry but fir men that actually like tobacco.
That blend doesnāt make it up north. Have a hell of a time even getting Black Raspberry.
FOUR!Hey @Chasing Embers - we have another convert! That makes three of us!
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I know, Iknow - sounds like I am playing golf, but... hey - swing the club with Raspberry in the bowl. It COULD improve my game! or least make it more fun...
What started off as a review thread seems to have turned into more of a chronicle of my throat troubles! It's been a week and a half since I last smoked Prince Albert and my throat is still all sore and scratchy from it!
I did have a throat ultrasound done yesterday and got the results back today, and thankfully there's nothing wrong with my throat outside of a couple sore and swollen but benign lymph nodes. Those lymph nodes sure don't like any Burley other than Lane's ultra-mild steamed and candied Burleys though, and have made it abundantly clear that they do not wish to experience any more Burleys other than Lane's sugary ones.
So, while I wait for my throat to recover enough to finish the Prince Albert review I just spent the past couple weeks smoking Captain Black Original and Smoker's Pride Cherry Cavendish; which don't seem to bother me any. I did manage to get my hands on some Samuel Gawith Full Virginia Plug and Best Brown Flake, so I smoked those a few times before promptly remembering how much Virginias tend to sting the back of my sinuses at the far back of the roof of my mouth when I smoke them, and having sore inflamed sinuses to match my sore inflamed throat wasn't terribly enjoyable. So, it's just been Lane, Lane, and more Lane blends around here lately.
On the plus side, I did quite like the Lane Black Raspberry I recently tried and I've got an assortment of all the Smoker's Pride blends to try (Classic Blend, Rum Cured, Whisky, and Vanilla Cavendish) as well as some Granger coming in the mail next week. I figure they're all made by Lane so maybe my throat won't mind them. I'm just figuring out what my throat is willing to tolerate one blend at a time. I've got enough notes written from the time I did smoke Prince Albert that I think I can hammer out the review for that one this weekend, though I don't dare smoke it again after how sore it left my throat the past couple weeks even when smoked with a variety of filters.
On that note, my filter experiment ended up not working out quite as I had hoped. My ultimate findings were that even when smoked with an activated charcoal filter (9mm or 6mm) my throat still wasn't willing to tolerate Burleys other than Lane's for more than a few smokes before it started getting sore, and I didn't much care for the way the filters really muted the flavor of the tobacco and tightened up the draw of the pipe. Ultimately I decided I was better off just smoking blends my throat will tolerate without a filter. But hey, you live, you learn, and I'm still happy that I at least gave it a try.
That's probably enough rambling for one update though, and hopefully the next time I post it'll be with the overdue Prince Albert review to share.
I, too, am excited for the Granger review. Also excited for the PA review, especially after learning how hard-earned it is going to have been. Thanks for the hard work and sacrifice to bring us these good good reviews @Skippy Piper