Definitely agree with @anotherbob . Some of the GL Pease I have tried recently has a funky tin note to me but the smoke is amazing. Telegraph Hill and Chelsea Morning specifically. I love them when they are burning though!
Got one years ago from my local that smelled amazing in the pouch tasted incredible and had a room note of death. All I can say about it was it was a English with a heavy burly component. Had to smoke it outside always.Definitely agree with @anotherbob . Some of the GL Pease I have tried recently has a funky tin note to me but the smoke is amazing. Telegraph Hill and Chelsea Morning specifically. I love them when they are burning though!
Penzance and Stonehaven are both so hyped up when you finally get a chance to try it it's impossible to live up to the hype. The only tobacco I've tried that I would say was bad is C&D epiphany. It was acrid and harsh.Probably Stonehaven was the biggest disappointment especially since I paid close to $200 for a bag. Not sure if it was the batch but even tho it smelled amazing, it was completely flat when smoked.
But what Ive found is that with alot of the blends I thought weren't that great at first, when I revisit them after some time I find a new appreciation for them. One example is Wessex Dark Flake. Initial impressions were meh, but after 4 years in a jar it turned into something pretty sublime. Or maybe my palate just changed. Probably a little of both.
Then again some blends that I initially thought were great and stocked up on, later I wonder why did I buy so many tins because this doesn't seem as good as I once thought.
Ive learned that at least for me, its better to go wide on your cellar rather than deep because your tastes and palate change over time. Id rather have a wide variety and if I only have a couple tins of something sublime it makes it all that more special.
Stonehaven is for me a notoriously difficult tobacco to get right. Most people have the exact same experience that you just described. There is a really narrow margin of moisture content where the tobacco gives up everything that you smell in that bag note, the raisins, the chocolate, all of it in rich detail. In my case, I found that ideal moisture level quite by accident.Probably Stonehaven was the biggest disappointment especially since I paid close to $200 for a bag. Not sure if it was the batch but even tho it smelled amazing, it was completely flat when smoked.
I had the same reaction to rum cake, it was so goopy & potent it almost singed my nose hairs before lighting. I like a lot of wilkes other tobaccos, but I couldn't find my way to liking this one.Wilke rum cake is the only tobacco that I've dumped out in the back yard. My dog rolled on it. I hope I never accidentally buy the Jamaican rum that they use.
Penzance and Stonehaven are both so hyped up when you finally get a chance to try it it's impossible to live up to the hype. The only tobacco I've tried that I would say was bad is C&D epiphany. It was acrid and harsh.
I'll help you smoke it buddy!!Epiphany is always hit or miss for me. A tin starts out delicious and fascinating, but turns into a harsh jumble of tobaccos by the end. It seems like the fruity topping really holds everything together, and perhaps the trick is to smoke it up before all the topping flashes off. I've got an 8oz tin in the cellar that I sorta dread opening.
I have a tin of this about half full that I want to try now. Just to see if I get the same thing!Epiphany is always hit or miss for me. A tin starts out delicious and fascinating, but turns into a harsh jumble of tobaccos by the end. It seems like the fruity topping really holds everything together, and perhaps the trick is to smoke it up before all the topping flashes off. I've got an 8oz tin in the cellar that I sorta dread opening.
As you might have guessed, I had cracked a 2oz tin of Epiphany, smoked a few bowls, and thought "god, this is good. I could just smoke this -- I'm gonna buy the big can!" I probably said as much in the WAYS thread at the time.I'll help you smoke it buddy!!
Definitely! I get that! I grabbed a pound of Exclusive right after having a few bowls, so I totally get it. Luckily Exclusive turned out to have they staying power for me but I could have been in the same spot.As you might have guessed, I had cracked a 2oz tin of Epiphany, smoked a few bowls, and thought "god, this is good. I could just smoke this -- I'm gonna buy the big can!" I probably said as much in the WAYS thread at the time.
It ages well, so maybe give it a few years in a jar. Tastes better in a clay, IMO.Newminster no 400 Superior Navy Flake.
On the first impression I loved it, I thought it would become my new favorite and ordered plenty to enjoy, but after a couple of bowls I realized just how bland and uninteresting it was.