We let wine breathe. We should be sure to do the same with tobacco. You can thank tobacco blender G. L. Pease after reading his latest installment for Pipes Magazine.
Breathing Room
Breathing Room
We Let Wine Breathe. We Should Do the Same with Tobacco. New Article by G.L. Pease
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I'll read it first thing when I return. My practice, is yes, breathe! Some need it more than others.
I agree completely. Something happens when sealed tobacco gets to breathe, and it's a process that takes weeks, maybe even months.
You'll find that good tobaccos develop as they breathe. There are many others that rely on flavorants to provide apparent depth, quality and body.
Did your old tin improve or go flat?
Did your old tin improve or go flat?
In a much more haphazard way, I've noticed this phenomenon in the process of drying out blends in a bowl or packed in the pipe overnight. The leaf burns better, and the taste unfolds more.
This the Gospel from St. Gregory. Okay, I exaggerate but Greg is a superb blender and anything he says has to be taken seriously.
For example, a bowl of My Mixture 965 Match packed last night wouldn't stay lit and tasted lame. This morning, relit, it burst to life, stayed lit, and evolved full of flavor. I had it packed in a fully broken-in Nording freehand with plateau on the brim and interesting grooves in the bowl, which added to the enjoyment.
Further proof that pipes are run on magic.
Yes sir, the first time I tried a GLP blend right from the can, I was disappointed. After a week I tried again and it blew me away. (Embarcadero for the curious.)
You all know Greg and Kevin have shares in mason jars aye?
And here I am, after tightly packing Ball jars full of McClelland 2015 while wondering if I should leave some breathing room.
I guess this explains why C&D blends taste so much better two weeks after the tin has been popped @hoosierpipeguy.
I guess this explains why C&D blends taste so much better two weeks after the tin has been popped @hoosierpipeguy.
Nice article. I'm moving away from jars in favour of Mylar, but do let a tin breathe, usually overnight, before trying a bowl, there've been very few tobaccos that are not a bit, or usually a lot, better when they're left to acclimate for a couple of hours.
Some benefit from opening, leaving open, stirring, closing, then next day reopening, stirring, closing etc for 3-4 cycles, HU's Latakias come to mind, this treatment moved them from creosote to delicious.
Some benefit from opening, leaving open, stirring, closing, then next day reopening, stirring, closing etc for 3-4 cycles, HU's Latakias come to mind, this treatment moved them from creosote to delicious.
Good read, I use those flip top Ikea jars, I did notice the shift in tone of the tobacco after a bit of time in the jar, as they are about 1/3 full. I kinda just figured that's what happens after opening a tin.
I love Greg's blends, and his articles are top notch. A true master of his craft.
I love Greg's blends, and his articles are top notch. A true master of his craft.
Ditto. I love the first bowl out of the tin. But even few days spent In a jar, the blend will change. I think true magic is in the time spent in a jar.
this may explain why some blends the first smoke is ok but the second smoke makes you wonder how you missed it. For example popped the tin of Cairo and smoked it right away I thought not bad but not special it reminded me of one of the limited run camel cigarettes that was slightly more premium then their normal cigs. Now a week after that I got so many notes of spice along with a great tobacco taste. I always thought it was just too subtle to pick up the first time. In fact Key Largo slightly disapointed me when I opened my second tin. It was good but not as good as I remembered it to be. Well now that the tin was opened it's doing what I remember it doing which is wowing me every single time. The irony is this doesn't change how I smoke it just makes me feel like I know what I am doing more. I always pop a tin a few days before I plan to smoke it, I thought moisture was the issue not breathing. But that makes sense too. Thanks Mr. Pease for not only making such good blends I almost never buy them (not a daily smoke among them) but for also writing articles that remind me my instincts are good even if I am a bit of an idiot.
