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Aug 11, 2022
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Cedar Rapids, IA
I like to maintain as few open jars as possible, ideally just three or four genres at a time. I think it comes from a desire for simplicity, ease of choosing what I'm going to smoke next, and maybe a little paranoia about something precious drying out from being open too long. :rolleyes:

But last night I developed a hankering for some straight Virginia, and none of my eight(!) open jars happened to be that, so I decided to tuck into the SG Full Virginia Flake that I had just jarred up from the recent drop:

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I don't have the palette of many folks here, but there's a lot of interesting stuff going on in the smoke that I haven't gotten from other straight Virginias so far. Rubbing it out and packing it the night before helped with combustion, but I still needed quite a few relights. And some combination of packing too tight or being too ambitious with the tamper caused a lump to form during the second half that I had to aerate with the pick several times. At least until the cold wind really started to pick up, I was content to keep messing with it, but I ultimately sacrificed more than a little dottle and went inside. Already looking forward to the next bowl, though!
 

HawkeyeLinus

Lifer
Oct 16, 2020
6,240
43,808
Midwest
Wilke Santa's Blend in a little Peterson '22 Xmas 03 ---- home this afternoon, made some chili which is simmering to make my wife happy when she gets home (and mask my having a little bowl in the kitchen, lol). Andy Williams is singing "Happy Holiday/The Holiday Season" and the dogs are napping, I'm having a rare Coca Cola . . . just sent the kids texts about holiday menus - only a little over two weeks!!!! D8579A53-CEEA-45A5-9831-171519D7A932.jpeg
 

JimInks

Sultan of Smoke
Aug 31, 2012
67,726
734,762
The rain stopped, and I was able to do a set of walking reps. Not far from finishing this bowl of unreleased Sutliff VaPer in a 1970's straight rusticated black Savinelli Estella 915 KS dublin with a flared top and pearl brown acrylic saddle stem. Lavazza Classico, neat, is my drink.
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