Yes! I've only had one bowl so far out of the single tin I have but that obviously was the first thing I noticed. The tin note has got some funk. I loved smoking it though and bought more half way through my first bowl.
Who has Smoked Cornell and Diehl Anthology 1992-2022?
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Interesting. I have ready many of your posts @cosmicfolklore and I have learned much from you. You definitely know your stuff...esp about hog shit
- I just buried my nose in my jar and I don't get what you are getting - just bready, sweet, hay and all. Maybe my Corona sniffer is off - dunno 
Not sure what to say. Maybe my batch, which seemed wetter than others reported was a bad batch. But, mine was strong with the smell. I was wondering why no one had commented on it.Interesting. I have ready many of your posts @cosmicfolklore and I have learned much from you. You definitely know your stuff...esp about hog shit
My supply came at a moisture level that was ready to smoke right out of a freshly opened tin. I did get a fairly strong fermented smell but mainly raisins, freshly bailed hay and maybe a touch of apple cider vinegar. Nothing that reminded me at all of hog poop.
At least I hope your tobacco tasted good despite the tin note.
At least I hope your tobacco tasted good despite the tin note.
None of that type smell in my first tin - and just a tad more damp than say a typical tin of Exhausted Rooster or Interlude. Enjoying this first tin, but will be happy to let the others rest a couple years and check back.
Yup no funky smell in my first tin. I got six more to just sit for awhile but I'm finding myself wanting to open another just to see ?
Have not smoked it yet, but upon opening my first tin tonight the eau de barnyard was overwhelming. I smoke virginias and vapers almost exclusively and have never experienced that odor before. BTW, also purchased a couple of tins of London Burley just to try it even though I don't love Burley blends and that tin note is great.
It’s interesting how some tins have the fecal smell and some don’t. And, some are sopping wet and others not.
It does taste very good, but according to my wife, doesn’t have a good room note.
I get that with Bayou Morning. I had some air drying and my wide in the room and started looking to see if the dog took a dump in there - true story
Yes, when I first opened my tin, the tin smell reminded me of Bayou Morning. That same funky barnyard smell. After about a week or so in a jar, the funky barnyard smell has gone away and been replaced by a warm bready smell. The funky barnyard smell never goes away in Bayou Morning. Just the same, Bayou Morning is one of my favorite go to tobacco blends. I now also really like Anthology a lot.
I didn’t notice the aroma at first. I can’t remember what the aroma was at first, and I didn’t notice the aroma till after I was down to the last bowl in the tin… and Inprobably wouldn’t have paid attention till Mrs Cosmic brought the terrible room note to my attention. Knowing that she doesn’t mind cigars, or any other pipe tobacco that I smoke, I knew something was wrong. It tasted fine, and I’ve otherwise enjoyed the tin. I was just curious if anyone else noticed this.
I’ve smelled that fecal aroma in other C&D blends, and I can’t recall ever smelling that in any other brand. Now, I’m really curious as to what it is. Maybe something in the casing? Weird.
Well, Mc Clelland had that Mc Katsup smell, maybe C&D has that Mc Barnyard smell... on some of their blends.
After reading Cosmic's comments about the barnyard smell, I took a good sniff in my jar of Bayou Morning as I was loading my pipe this morning. I could maybe, slightly sense a smell of barnyard manure in it. I attribute that to the wonderful, funky smell of the Perique. May smell weird but tastes delicious.
Speaking of, anyone get intense barnyard smell from modern Escudo? I've said it before in the Plum Pudding discussion but that one makes Merde de Cheval look misnamed.
I haven't noticed a barnyard smell but after a couple of bowls, I'm looking forward to smoking some more. I got 4 tins. Two for now, and two for Ron.
When I first opened the tin, I really smelled gingerbread, then later raisins, plum or prune like, vinegar, there is a slight background barnyard rustic smell.
Overall vinegar, raisin, bread, hay, at this point are the predominant smells for me.
I found the smoking very subtle and balanced, elegant is the word that comes to mind.
I pictured this as a Gentleman’s VA, sitting in a refined, elegant Gentleman’s Club, smoking the pipe.
I’ve certainly not smoked every VA VaPer out there, but this one for me, and what I’ve smoked, was very elegant/refined. ?
Overall vinegar, raisin, bread, hay, at this point are the predominant smells for me.
I found the smoking very subtle and balanced, elegant is the word that comes to mind.
I pictured this as a Gentleman’s VA, sitting in a refined, elegant Gentleman’s Club, smoking the pipe.
I’ve certainly not smoked every VA VaPer out there, but this one for me, and what I’ve smoked, was very elegant/refined. ?