Trouble Wit Aromatics

[pipeude28]

I just purchased some Peterson deluxe mixture and I'm having trouble keeping it lit. Anyone else with this problem?? It only happens with aromatics. Can someone help please?

 

[Sjmiller CPG]

Tobacco is probably to moist. Take about a pipe bowl full and lay it on a plate or saucer and give it some drying time. Would try at least half an hour first.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Wet & goopy, let it dry. Pull a bowl's worth out, put it on a saucer, and put it under a light bulb for a little while. Or, I will nuke it in a microwave for 8-10 seconds. I live in a very humid area though. Some people can just let it set out for a bit, but that can make it even more humid in my area of the world.

 

[didimauw]

Or you can mix it with a tobacco that is dryer. That always helps me.

 

[Cliff_K]

Drying always works for me but if I don't want to wait that long I'll mix a little bit of a dryer baccy with it and more often then not get a better burn then just drying.

 

[curl]

I put some Molto Dolce on a plate on a Saturday, and it wasn't until the next Tuesday that it was dry enough to smoke. You have to plan ahead to smoke aromatics.

 

[mawnansmiff]

The best thing to do with Peterson's Deluxe Mixture is to hurl it out of the window then buy a blend that actually tastes of tobacco.
That 'blend' is an absolute abomination, full of chemical flavourings, and should be withdrawn from sale immediately.
Invest in a tin of Royal Yacht or Full Virginia Flake for a real tobacco flavour ::
Regards,
Jay.

 

[shutterbugg]

Try Erik Stokkebye's 4th Generation 1931 Flake. Every tin has been perfect moisture, it burns slow and cool, has a nice but not overpowering honey taste that lets the natural tobacco flavor through, room note everyone seems to like, and a respectable nic content. I don't know why people bend over backwards trying to get pleasure from syrup-soaked cheap, tasteless burley when there are decent aros out there.

 

[huntertrw]

"The best thing to do with Peterson's Deluxe Mixture is to hurl it out of the window..."
Do that, and I'll be there to catch it all, as I love this blend!

 

[Chasing Embers]

Invest in a tin of Royal Yacht

That would turn him away from pipe smoking forever! 8O

 

[huntertrw]

"Invest in a tin of Royal Yacht"
"That would turn him away from pipe smoking forever!"
Who knows? A prune-flavored pipe-tobacco might help him become a "regular" smoker!

 

[mawnansmiff]

"Do that, and I'll be there to catch it all, as I love this blend!"
Hunter, if you lived in the UK I would gladly post it to you along with a tin of Nutty Cut!
Regards,
Jay.

 

[huntertrw]

"Trouble Wit Aromatics"
Is the OP really Joe Pesci?

 

[huntertrw]

"Hunter, if you lived in the UK I would gladly post it to you along with a tin of Nutty Cut!"
If I were in the UK I would gladly take your offer. I've not tried Nutty Cut, but based upon what I just read about it at tobaccoreviews.com it sounds good to me.

 

[huntertrw]

"I just purchased some Peterson deluxe mixture and I'm having trouble keeping it lit."
Are you packing your bowl too tightly? I had that trouble with aromatics, but found that they work better for me with a loose pack accomplished as follows. First I dribble tobacco into the bowl until it is overflowing, then I tap the sides with my finger-tip to help settle it, and repeat this procedure until it is full. I also tap (instead of tamp) as I am smoking, and am able to smoke right to the bottom of the bowl.

 

[mustanggt]

Greg Pease's Virginia Cream is just about right out of the tin. It is the only aro I've ever smoked that has a nice Virginia tobacco taste.

 

[shutterbugg]

I agree GLP's VA Cream is in a different dimension from the sea of typical aros which are mostly cheap, second-rate burley infused with flavored glop. However I found VA Cream could bite like a crocodile, which is not unusual for blends comprised mainly of straight VA, but I think perhaps exacerbated by the presence of aro topping. I found that mixing 2 to 3 parts of it to 1 part Lane BCA tamed the bite completely without changing the flavor profile, as BCA is also flavored with vanilla.