What Are the Most Fireproof Blends?

[workman]

In my experience, the most troublesome blends to keep lit are the ones with a good portion of dark stoved virginia cavendish in them. I'm finding it difficult to get a good burn on Dunhill's Dark Flake, Rattray's Dark Fragrant and especially Mac Baren's Club Blend seemed nearly fireproof. What's the deal here?

 

[ashdigger]

Have you ever tried Marlin Flake? I’m convinced it’s covered in asbestos. Don’t get me wrong, I love Marlin Flake, sometimes keeping it lit is ridiculous

 

[gamzultovah]

Have you ever tried Marlin Flake? I’m convinced it’s covered in asbestos. Don’t get me wrong, I love Marlin Flake, sometimes keeping it lit is ridiculous

#1 Pipe shape. I just finished a bowl of Marlin Flake with 5 relights (2 because I set the pipe down.)
This shallow pipe is dedicated now to Marlin Flake:

And this pipe is my flake smoking machine:

I cannot even fit the tip of my pinky into this pipe. hint...hint...

#2 The other thing I’ve found is to let all of my flake tobacco dry a minimum of 48 hours, then cube cut, rub out and dry for another 24 hours before jarring. This is what works best for me, but YM...oh, you know...

 

[workman]

Have you ever tried Marlin Flake? I’m convinced it’s covered in asbestos. Don’t get me wrong, I love Marlin Flake, sometimes keeping it lit is ridiculous

Yes, but it's been a while. It has a fair amount of black cavendish in it I believe. I remember it as very nice but sort of shallow in flavor. I can't recall if I had a problem with relights.

 

[jmill208]

This. Especially if not dried a fair amount. Not always, but sometimes like trying to burn water.

 

[cfreud]

JMill wins the Internet for Saturday. FVF and anything else Gawith. Dry it for days.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I've yet to run into one. Sounds like the tobacco isn't getting enough oxygen.

 

[workman]

I've yet to run into one. Sounds like the tobacco isn't getting enough oxygen.

Oxygene is nice

 

[verporchting]

Samuel Gawith 1792 Flake.

Tobacco flavored asbestos.

Delicious but infuriating.

 

[philobeddoe]

Dark Star x 1,000,000.

 

[pip01]

MC BlackWood Flake. Really hard to keep lit.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Broke out some Dark Star just for this one. Still smoking from the charring light.

 

[FurCoat]

SG Golden Glow. I'm at a loss on that one.

 

[spicy_boiii]

I've only ever had an issue with SG Blends when I'm impatient. It annoys me sometimes because they have some of the only blends that I think taste better with more moisture, but of course then they don't burn as well. I also love tonquin (1792 and Sam's flake), and I lose a good bit of that yummy flavor when its fully dried.

I have found that age helps blends burn well in my experience. Why, I have no idea.

 

[F4RM3R]

Dark and black stoved virginia will definitely burn slower but shouldn't be a problem if its dried enough. I've smoked some dense thick flakes of the black stoved virginia I've made, but it had to be dried crispy for a better smoke.

 

[workman]

Samuel Gawith 1792 Flake.

Tobacco flavored asbestos.

Delicious but infuriating.

I'm smoking it right now. Thoroughly dried and ground, it's fine. I use a granite mortar for mine.

 

[musicman]

SG FVF flake...really, most of the Gawith/SG flakes.

But the one that takes the cake for me is Ken Byron’s Byronic Slices. There’s some great red Va flavor in there, but it’s damn near impossible to smoke.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

McClelland Virginias in general were ridiculously to light and keep lot, Darkstar near impossible. SF FVF

 

[Chasing Embers]

Broke out some Dark Star just for this one. Still smoking from the charring light.

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So I just finished smoking that one. Looks like 85 minutes with one relight near the bottom of the chamber with Dark Star fully rubbed out and gravity filled.

 

[olkofri]

Lane's: you pretty much have to relight them whilst relighting them.