Windjammer In A Brand New Vauen Pipe

[saltedplug]

Oh!, Ethan, you gotta give it a try. A vast, resiny, earthy expanse of darkness with enough power to keep you at full awareness. What's two ozs going to set you back?

But beware that you might like it so much that it comes to dominate your smoking. It did mine, but it took a few years. Sometimes I think about all the blends that I didn't smoke, but I have no regrets, as I was smoking into glory daily.

 

[danimalia]

You should definitely try it, @Ethan . If you like the brown twists, I am pretty sure you'd like Dark Flake Unscented as well. It is super strong, stronger than the twists IMO, but it also has a pleasing, smoky and slightly floral flavor. And it burns slow and cool. The Dark Plug and Kendal Dark are the same tobacco as Dark Flake, just in plug and ribbon cuts respectively.


@saltedplug I didn't care for the Black Irish X I tried, but maybe I should try the Samuel Gawith version and see if I like it better. I would probably smoke Dark Flake every day at least once if it hadn't become such a bitch to acquire. As is, I probably smoke 3-4 bowls a week. Hopefully Laudisi I can help steady the supply a bit.

 

[Ethan]

Oh!, Ethan, you gotta give it a try. What's two ozs going to set you back?

Looks like about $8.22 for 2oz....plus another $90 because why order tobacco, and then pay for shipping if I don't have to

 

[danimalia]

I think if you keep the order under 7 or 8 total ounces, you can get the cheaper USPS First Class shipping method. It will save you a few bucks over the UPS and USPS Priority Mail options. I prefer the USPS options and have not noticed much, if any, difference between First Class and Priority service. Anyway, you might as well make it 4 ounces of the Unscented and an ounce or two of the Scented/Aromatic version to compare... ?

 

[Ethan]

I think if you keep the order under 7 or 8 total ounces, you can get the cheaper USPS First Class shipping method. It will save you a few bucks over the UPS and USPS Priority Mail options. I prefer the USPS options and have not noticed much, if any, difference between First Class and Priority service. Anyway, you might as well make it 4 ounces of the Unscented and an ounce or two of the Scented/Aromatic version to compare... ?

Honestly my only conflict with just grabbing some of this is the 200 I spent for tobacco recently enough that it is still in transit

 

[saltedplug]

At one point I had about 25,000g of Dark Flake Unscented on hand as an act of defiance over any authority that tried to get between me and my tobacco Cosmic Beloved.

 

[saltedplug]

Black rope is definitely an acquired taste. I think their recipes are among the oldest that SG and GH share. For some reason I got on to the GH versions, and I doubt there is much difference between them.

 

[pitchfork]

Nice review! I just placed an order a few days back for Windjammer at SPC, looking forward to it.

Enjoy it!

By the way Shane from SPC did a nice article and video on Windjammer if you didn’t see it.

Tasting Notes: G.L. Pease Windjammer | Smokingpipes.com

Learn more about Windjammer, an old-school navy cake enhanced by dark rum and sliced into delicate flakes from G.L. Pease.

www.smokingpipes.com

Same. Should be here in a couple of days - pretty sure I'll like this one.

 

[Ethan]

At one point I had about 25,000g of Dark Flake Unscented on hand as an act of defiance over any authority that tried to get between me and my tobacco Cosmic Beloved.

There are days I wish I could commit buying just 1 blend in serious bulk....I tend to enjoy having variety within reach. Different strengths, flavors etc. Whatever fits the mood is hopefully on hand.

 

[jewman22]

that is some good stuff, and a great looking pipe to enjoy it with.

 

[saltedplug]

God smokes DFU and is closest to those who come home daily to that heady affliction.

 

[krizzose]

except for the fact there are blends similar enough to it. It doesn't have anything you can't find in another blend already on the market.

That was a rhetorical question, as I've already bought enough to make deeming restrictions on this blend a moot point

 

[uzzi101]

I didn’t care for Windjammer. I had a few bowls and will let it rest in a jar for awhile.

I also didn’t care for Escudo have my first couple bowls and now have 10 tins in my cellar. Lol

 

[bullet08]

I'm not getting this blend. It's well behaved blend that burns clean with very little moisture at the end. I'm getting some floral note, but that is it. Not getting any detectable sweetness. Not getting burley. Smoke is mild and gentle, no bite. Definitely notice the perique, but no dark fruit. Loaded as broken flake, but like flake. One relight. Burns rather cool. Will try again.

 

[Civil War]

Great review, thanks ?

 

[Ethan]

I didn’t care for Windjammer. I had a few bowls and will let it rest in a jar for awhile.

I also didn’t care for Escudo have my first couple bowls and now have 10 tins in my cellar. Lol

I am also not an Escudo fan....I burned my way through a couple tins years back and never found why all the praise was warranted.

 

[samuelgawith01]

Good review on a good mixture.Nice Vauen, as well.

 

[danimalia]

I'm not getting this blend. It's well behaved blend that burns clean with very little moisture at the end. I'm getting some floral note, but that is it. Not getting any detectable sweetness. Not getting burley. Smoke is mild and gentle, no bite. Definitely notice the perique, but no dark fruit. Loaded as broken flake, but like flake. One relight. Burns rather cool. Will try again.

I definitely do get a fair amount of sweetness from this one, but I smoke a lot of C&D-made tobaccos, so I am kind of used to their leaf.. One of the common beefs people have with C&D's Virginias is that they're perceived as being less sweet. Which is kind of true, IMO, but not entirely, and I like them regardless. But I respect the opinions of those who prefer other manufacturers. I thought the rum pulled a lot of the weight in terms of sweetness with this one...

 

[carolinasmokes]

Nice review, nice pipe! I'm a fan of Vauen pipes.

 

[RookieGuy]

I recently acquired a tin of Windjammer to try once I clear some room in my rotation. I'm looking forward to trying this, I have high hopes.