My favorite time of year for the pipe - and a season where I seem to get the most nuance from my tobaccos. Fortunately my tin rotation has a number of open spots, so I’m diving into the deeply aged section! Yesterday I spun the lid off of some 2012 Westminster Superior Navy Flake, today I cracked the seal on a tin of early 2012 Pease Embarcadero. Just weeks away from a full
decade of rest, both blends are singing - the tin note on the Embarcadero is tantalizing… smoking the first bowl in this freshly cleaned ‘70’s Israeli Alpha