How do you get the most from this blend? Smells incredible in the tin, but I feel like I’m not smoking it to full potential.
All I’ve found is this here
All I’ve found is this here
Vanilla Roll Cake Secrets?
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I just stuff the whole coins in a pipe ?
It’s one of the very few Vanilla aromatic blends that I really enjoy. I just grab an appropriate amount of coins, ball them up, give them a light rub, and twist them into the bowl. Press down on the top lightly and there ya go. It’s a super pleasant smoke. ?
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I’ve been stacking a few, rolling, then stuffing.
What about Aging? Dryness? Pipe?
I did just open the tin yesterday. Maybe they need to breathe a bit.
You can dry it if you wish. Personally, I can smoke it right from the tin no problem. Just a low & slow cadence after it takes da ? and your good to go.?
️I generally don’t dry them out which is why I basically just go a bit more beyond gravity fill.
I have had Vanilla flake a couple years old and other than being a little smoother, I feel tasted similar to fresh. I’m hoping this keeps the same general property as I have a few pounds each of all 3 Mac Baren vanilla blends.
I have had Vanilla flake a couple years old and other than being a little smoother, I feel tasted similar to fresh. I’m hoping this keeps the same general property as I have a few pounds each of all 3 Mac Baren vanilla blends.
Yeah give it a week and try them again. I only have experience with the bulk which seemed decently dry from the bag. It also smokes great crispy
I break apart five or six coins and dry for ~20 minutes. I find it the most forgiving for when I forget to keep my puffing speed low and slow, which is for the most part an inevitability for me. I've tried both Simmerdown and Brobs' strategies, and they both work well, but the slow puffing is the most crucial element no matter which method you use. Regarding the above, bagged is definitely drier than tin.
Love this one, definitely up there with Drew Estate Grand Central as my favorite in its genre.
Love this one, definitely up there with Drew Estate Grand Central as my favorite in its genre.
Side note: Ever tried GH cherry vanilla? It’s freaking great.
You’ll get the chair for this.
Not that I would smoke this blend but I have always found tobacco that I come in contact with that have small coins, like Three Nuns, it is best to just roll the coins up and stuff them into my pipe.
I break mine up and let it sit for 30-45 minutes before I smoke it.
I like Club Blend and Dark Twist to be very dry before I smoke them. For whatever reason I don’t need to dry Vanilla Roll Cake quite as much. But experiment to see what works best for you. But Per is right about keeping it loose - you can always tamp down a loose bowl, but too tight is gonna be a hot mess from the start
I "finally" got a satisfying smoke with Vanilla Roll Cake out of my size 5 Tinsky. I stacked and folded the coins, and loosened them up just slightly as I carefully packed them into the bowl. Maybe it was the larger bowl, and maybe it was the looseness. Maybe it was that the coins needed some decanting time outside of the sealed tin. Maybe all of those things.
After reading this thread last week I decided to crack open my tin of VRC. I have very mixed experience with MB twists. VRC smoked like a dream right out of the tin. The best vanilla blend I’ve smoked. I stacked the coins then rolled them a bit in my hand and stuffed. Made sure not to over-pack. Both bowls I smoked were large pipes and they worked well.
As a baker, I thought I could give some Yule Log tips here. I guess I misread the title.
I’m rather late to the party here. I just ordered VRC and I’m looking forward to my first bowl. I’ve been letting all my flakes dry slightly more than what I have been comfortable until recently. For me, rubbed out dry flakes or medallions are crucial for an extended period of flavorful sipping. Otherwise, I’m wrestling to keep the flakes lit and I wind up with too much dottle. At that point I’m focused too much on keeping a lit pipe rather than detecting flavors.