The Great RYO Smoke Out!
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"OHM Red, fruit, smooth, average score 6"
Kind of stands out to me. I find the OHM Turkish Red quite decent. Especially at the price (just over a dollar an ounce).
Kind of stands out to me. I find the OHM Turkish Red quite decent. Especially at the price (just over a dollar an ounce).
Yes, I found that interesting. Comments varied widely on OHM Red, but it certainly did better than Vengeur, which is manufactured by the same company. Keep in mind that not many people rated the OHM, though, and I didn't try it.
So no one brought any rolling paper? Or Schlitz or Old Milwaukee?
Strictly PBR.
Actually, the place always has good, rotating tap list.
Actually, the place always has good, rotating tap list.
Looks like a fun night, and appears the participants enjoyed the sampling process and provided good notes. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing, kinda bummed that a diamond in the rough wasn’t revealed though.
It's a wide range. Certainly a few VaPer lovers, but the only consistency is that none are regular aro smokers.
Valiant effort @woodsroad !!
This kind of test would also be interesting if you smoked shag cut the week before, even once a day. At least for me, shag cut requires quite a specific puff/draw to keep it pleasant, and it always takes me a bowl to remember that. To be honest I usually only use it to blend in with something chunky or cube cut.
This kind of test would also be interesting if you smoked shag cut the week before, even once a day. At least for me, shag cut requires quite a specific puff/draw to keep it pleasant, and it always takes me a bowl to remember that. To be honest I usually only use it to blend in with something chunky or cube cut.
Thank you!
You are completely right about shag cut requiring a different cadence. Several panel members noted the same. FWIW, not all the RYO's were shag, some were a narrow ribbon, but indeed, smoking them requires a different approach than wider cuts, flakes, etc.
I'd be interested to hear your take on the OHM Red when you get a chance to try a bowl.
Partly because OHM seems to be one of the more readily available brands yet Briar Lee hasn't mentioned it AFAIK.
Isn’t Rouseco Gold and Buoy Gold the same blend ?
I am not surprised by the results. To some extent taste perception is linked to psychology: In the presence of RYO the smokers assumed that even the bona-fide pipe tobacco were also RYO and the scores went down. Even then, they scored better than the RYOs as expected.
The bag of Buoy Gold I bought a couple of months back, would score about 3-5 I assume with this group. I found it smokable, but not comparable in quality to the genuine pipe blends.
I am not surprised by the results. To some extent taste perception is linked to psychology: In the presence of RYO the smokers assumed that even the bona-fide pipe tobacco were also RYO and the scores went down. Even then, they scored better than the RYOs as expected.
The bag of Buoy Gold I bought a couple of months back, would score about 3-5 I assume with this group. I found it smokable, but not comparable in quality to the genuine pipe blends.
Sounds like it was a bit of good fun. Nice work Dan. 
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It really is a great place. I always stop when I’m in the area. It’s been a few years though.
BINGO.
You've nailed it.
What would be fascinating to do is a similar taste panel, but with all the same blend, or maybe just two different blends.
This is how it must have felt to be a devout Christian when Origin of Species was first published.