Trying my 1st "twist" tonight. Any advice?

[kris]

Whilst shopping for a reamer and some extra-long pipe cleaners today I got bamboozled into buying some loose "Sliced Aromatic Brown Twist" (Damn you, TAD. *Shakes Fist*). The guy told me it was Sam Gawith but looking online I believe it's Gawith Hoggarth...
Anyway, I've got it set out to dry a bit at the moment, but having never had this stuff before is there anything I need to know?
At first it looked like loose baccy, but on further inspection there are little coins of tobacco in there...should I be rubbing them out or just stuffing it all into my bowl?
Wish me luck.

 

[crpntr1]

I've never had it but I think I'd try it rubbed out first..I like PS twist flake rubbed. Probably doesn't help does it, sorry.

 

[cigrmaster]

I would cut it up into little pieces and then gravity feed the bowl using the three step method. I would also dry it for a minimum of 2 hours after cutting , that stuff usually comes very wet. Let us know how you make out.

 

[jbbaldwin]

Agree with Cigarmaster - lots of drying time and gravity-fill. Don't pack tightly.
I would add that you should eat dinner first, especially if you have any sensitivity to nicotine.

 

[johncorosz]

You should just read here - http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/throw-me-a-rope

 

[kris]

Holy Crap! I should probably stop inhaling this stuff, huh? :mrgreen:

 

[sixmp]

Holy Crap! I should probably stop inhaling this stuff, huh?

Unless you want to look like the Grinch :rofl:

 

[kris]

TBH, this stuff tastes way too much like a cigar for my tastes...

 

[mrenglish]

Take is slow, it creeps up on you. Good stuff though except for the Black XX. That stuff will ghost your pipe like no tomorrow.

 

[johncorosz]

It's really best mixed with some other baccy. I never smoke the twists straight up unless I really need a cigar fix.

 

[kris]

Take it slow???
I was smoking the damn stuff for an hour and didn't even get past the 1/4 bowl mark (on a small Falcon Dublin bowl)!!! Damn, that stuff burns SLOW! Dried it out until it was a bit crisp too. Found it almost impossible to keep lit, which is a completely new concept to me.
I just don't think this stuff & me are made for eachother.
Having said that, LOVED the Nic hit.

 

[weezell]

It's like a woman,take it real slow,lots of foreplay,then POW....Good shit

 

[johncorosz]

Wow Kris! How did you prep this smoke? I have heard of folks who cut a bowl size weenie of the twist roll and then let it dry then smoke the whole weenie in the bowl. Is that what you did? That is sort of a kin to chopping up a cigar (a powerful one) and putting in the bowl "cut to size|" - But I am thinking you dried, rubbed it out, right?

 

[kris]

Don't know if "rubbed" is the right term. When I touched the coins they just kinda fell apart. So, yeah...it was a loose ribbon type consistency when I loaded it.

 

[johncorosz]

Sounds correct, good job. If you have more left of the stuff have fun mixing/blending!

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