I hate sutliff mint. I was given a pound of it and I couldn't bring myself to throw it out so I added a pound of RYO to mute the flavor. Still terrible.
Your Own "Worst" Tobacco
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There are several CnD's I detest, but one that I used foul language against was Old Grove
Well, the worst I ever tried was Rooi Perd (“Red Horse” in Afrikaans). But it was my own fault. I experimented with it ”off label” out of curiosity. Have no idea if it is still available. It is a twist rope of dark oily brown chewing tobacco packed in a small round plastic disc. But I did not get it from a tobacconist. It was on the shelf in a Witwatersrand hardware store, in the garden chemicals and insecticides section. The shop assistant told me to plunk the rope of tobacco into a watering can, fill with a litre or two of water and allow it to soak for a few days. Then, sprinkle over the garden plants, roses, hydrangeas, etc. to repel the devouring caterpillars, aphids, whiteflies, Parktown Prawns, and what-have-you. It looked and smelled strong and lethal. I took a few slices off the end, rubbed it out, stuffed into a pipe, lit it, and nearly killed myself. Barf!
@JoburgB2 Dear God, man! You must have been really desperate for a smoke!
Raleigh has been my change of pace codger blend for years, but lately it's declined in quality and increased in price so I've been looking for something different.
I recently got hold of some Half and Half and gave it a try. Not bad, but not exactly what I wanted. Being a die hard experimenter I mixed Half and Half with Raleigh at 50/50. Interesting enough, the mix was better than either one. Go figure...
I recently got hold of some Half and Half and gave it a try. Not bad, but not exactly what I wanted. Being a die hard experimenter I mixed Half and Half with Raleigh at 50/50. Interesting enough, the mix was better than either one. Go figure...
(NOTE: No disrespect whatever is intended in this post, either to the Supreme Being, fellow believers, or to Rattray's)
Despite the fact that is dawning on me, that a tobacco may require some time for one to learn to understand its ways, doesn't prior expectation also influence one's perception of a blend? A while ago, I read on tobaccoreviews.com a number of four-star rave write-ups of Rattray's Marlin Flake, including one which a devotee there even described as "the tobacco God smokes".
Having read that and filled with eagerness to try it I was, to say the least, rather disappointed in it, as in no other.
God, of course, being an eternal entity, probably does have the time to rub carefully, let dry a looong while and - eventually - stuff a couple of flakes into His celestial Meerschaum and wreathe Himself in the clouds that also enthrone Him, taking a slow inbreath of days to avoid its vicious bite in the meantime, in between endless relights (a plausible aetilology for lightning clouds)... however, this sinful, profane and ephemeral mortal is clearly not yet worthy of full communion with the empyrean smoke. Selah.
Despite the fact that is dawning on me, that a tobacco may require some time for one to learn to understand its ways, doesn't prior expectation also influence one's perception of a blend? A while ago, I read on tobaccoreviews.com a number of four-star rave write-ups of Rattray's Marlin Flake, including one which a devotee there even described as "the tobacco God smokes".
Having read that and filled with eagerness to try it I was, to say the least, rather disappointed in it, as in no other.
God, of course, being an eternal entity, probably does have the time to rub carefully, let dry a looong while and - eventually - stuff a couple of flakes into His celestial Meerschaum and wreathe Himself in the clouds that also enthrone Him, taking a slow inbreath of days to avoid its vicious bite in the meantime, in between endless relights (a plausible aetilology for lightning clouds)... however, this sinful, profane and ephemeral mortal is clearly not yet worthy of full communion with the empyrean smoke. Selah.
I know this is a beloved blend but I just really dislike MacBaren Plumcake. This may very well be my boorish and inexperienced palate but I get practically no flavour from this blend. Just warm air with a very faint dusty taste.
Is this was "danish aromatics" are like? Can someone please let me know what type of blends to avoid if I don't like this type of thing?
Is this was "danish aromatics" are like? Can someone please let me know what type of blends to avoid if I don't like this type of thing?
While I was still a Three Nuns man, I decided to try Marlin Flake as it was touted as a VaPer. Alas, it was heavily topped and had a cloying sweetness I couldn't bear. I finally finished the tin almost three years later.
@Aylesbury Pike - Never tried it, matey, but I notice the tin blurb reads:
"Plumcake brings the thoughts back to old times, when the sailors onboard the sailing ships filled their pipe with good, satisfying tobacco and having the scent of tar and saltwater all around them. Bright Virginia tobaccos mixed with burley, a little original Mac Baren cavendish and just a touch of Latakia. On top of this masterly made blend original Jamaica Rum has been added to fulfill the impression. This blend is full bodied and rich, giving you the taste nuances of natural sweetness added with a slight taste of smoke, latakia and the distinctive aroma of sailor rum."
From what you say, you're halfway there already because you've gotten the "slight taste of smoke", but you've been missing the ambient perfumes of salt water and tar to have all around you. Tears and a chronically-uncleaned pipe might supply those deficiencies. Alternatively, I suggest you fill up your pipe with a good, satifying tobacco like those sailor men of olden times, leave the Plumcake in the tin and reflect that Worse Things Happen At Sea...
That would definitively be Half & Half, as well as Paladin Black Cherry.
MacB Plumcake is one blend that bites the heck out of my tongue no matter how many efforts I've employed to avoid the bite (smoking in a P-Lip bit, using the breathe method, drinking cool water between the ever-so-slowly-spaced-out draws).
The jar has been banished to the back of my smoking drawer to reflect on what it's done.
Took me a while, but my verdict is in, and the winner is Half and Half.
Gotta be one of the drug store blends for me. Probably H&H but Captain Black is a contender.
I haven't yet tried Plumcake, but I have had some ups and downs with Mac Baren blends.
Most recent was / is Navy Flake. I didn't like it for the first several bowls and couldn't "understand" it.
I left it in the square tin for about a month and due to the poor seal on them, it dried out considerably.
I'm now enjoying it much more, as it is easier to keep lit while smoking slowly and carefully.
That doesn't make it a favorite, but it sure has made it smokeable and I'll likely be able to finish the tin now.
Previously I was thinking of giving it away or tossing it.
You'll find many of us have similar experiences with blends of all types.
I say let it dry out some and go back to it. Could be a pleasant surprise?
Wilke Rum Cake. Blech. That stuff was revolting. It is the only tobacco I ever threw away that wasn't moldy. It was breathtakingly awful stuff.
Thanks Mister Badger, I'll designate this as my "weeping and clenching" blend and see how I fair!@Aylesbury Pike - Never tried it, matey, but I notice the tin blurb reads:
"Plumcake brings the thoughts back to old times, when the sailors onboard the sailing ships filled their pipe with good, satisfying tobacco and having the scent of tar and saltwater all around them. Bright Virginia tobaccos mixed with burley, a little original Mac Baren cavendish and just a touch of Latakia. On top of this masterly made blend original Jamaica Rum has been added to fulfill the impression. This blend is full bodied and rich, giving you the taste nuances of natural sweetness added with a slight taste of smoke, latakia and the distinctive aroma of sailor rum."
From what you say, you're halfway there already because you've gotten the "slight taste of smoke", but you've been missing the ambient perfumes of salt water and tar to have all around you. Tears and a chronically-uncleaned pipe might supply those deficiencies. Alternatively, I suggest you fill up your pipe with a good, satifying tobacco like those sailor men of olden times, leave the Plumcake in the tin and reflect that Worse Things Happen At Sea...
I too have tried smoking it in many different ways and have been bitten by it only after chugging it at an obscene pace.
Certainly a fine idea, I'll leave the lid off the tin for a day or so and see what that does, cheers.
Escudo Navy De Luxe! I don't know what it is about this, unfortunately family bought me several tins of it and I just cant get behind it. It is boldly flavorful and leaves a terrible smell in My experience compared to the other tobaccos I've had.
Somebody here would buy your unwanted stash, I imagine.