Why I Love Gawith

[bluegrassbrian]

Just popped a tin of St James flake.

This is why I love Gawith flakes...

 

[philobeddoe]

I just popped a tin of Bothy Flake this morning and had the same result....PLUME, glorious plume, so sugary and yummmy!

 

[josephcross]

Yum yum! I concur. Those are some fine flakes!

 

[oldgeezersmoker]

Cased with enough sugar, plume develops quickly

 

[hawky454]

Such beauty! Doesn't get any better than that my friends!

 

[woodsroad]

Cased with enough sugar, plume develops quickly

Ouch.

 

[cranseiron]

A lot of folks say the white plume is sugar crystals, but I think I've read where Russ O says it is the solidification of tobacco oils. Although, my memory of Russ' comment may be faulty. What's the real final answer?

 

[markus]

The real answer is most likely, that both are right!

 

[bryguysc]

Looks delicious!

I love St. James.

Enjoy!

 

[hawky454]

Yeah, it definitely isn't sugar crystals... taste it! Does not taste like sugar to me, it would be sweet if it were, tastes more like salt.

 

[yaddy306]

Definitely not sugar.
Science shows it is composed of KNO3, NH4Cl, as major constituents, and some volatile organic compounds.

 

[bryguysc]

I've always thought the bloom was from crystallized oils, like on cigars.

Yeah, it definitely isn't sugar crystals... taste it! Does not taste like sugar to me, it would be sweet if it were, tastes more like salt.

Hawky, have you discovered a new way to re-hydrate your dried out flakes? :D

 

[maduromadness]

I work as a tobacconist and all I can say is that cigar plume(oils) is like a fine powder that rubs of fairly easily. And crystallized sugar looks like a small scale dimished light show.

+1 oldgeezer

Looks tasty enough though...love me some tobacco nudes

 

[hawky454]

Hawky, have you discovered a new way to re-hydrate your dried out flakes? :D

Dang it... my secret is out there now. Just lick your flakes until you're satisfied with the moisture content! Lol

 

[markus]

Yeah, it definitely isn't sugar crystals... taste it! Does not taste like sugar to me, it would be sweet if it were, tastes more like salt.

I work as a tobacconist and all I can say is that cigar plume(oils) is like a fine powder that rubs of fairly easily.

Well whaddya know, I think I learn something everyday on this forum!

 

[davidy97]

my recent ST. James Flake looked identical to yours right out of the bag.

 

[toobfreak]

Dang it... my secret is out there now. Just lick your flakes until you're satisfied with the moisture content!

That's my secret too . . . . I lick all my tobacco before I put it away in a jar. ::
As far as that cigar plume goes, yeah, it usually looks like a granular dust that wipes away with a finger.

 

[balkisobrains]

I've looked at these flavor crystals under a hobby microscope, and they are not sugar crystals. They look like little round stalks of translucent material growing out of the tobacco. ::

 

[ophiuchus]

When tobacco is stored in consistent conditions (relative humidity and temperature) and has access to air, the oils disperse throughout the leafy evenly, then emerge to the surface and crystallize. In the cigar world, this is a sign of properly stored stogies.
That flake looks yummy, by the way ... ::

 

[mawnansmiff]

I often get that with FVF and have looked at them under two pro microscopes (Meiji & Leica) and can say with certainty it isn't sugar. Far too rounded in form to be sugar.
Regards,
Jay.