| P&C Produced Blends (War Horse, John Cotton's..) Dry? | |
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ZeroContent

Age : 37 Location : Swanzey, NH Registration date : 2010-10-23
 | Subject: P&C Produced Blends (War Horse, John Cotton's..) Dry? Wed Mar 09, 2016 9:49 pm | |
| So I got a bunch of blends that are produced by the guys at Pipes and Cigars. Namely War Horse, John Cotton's Number 1, Numbers 1&2, Smyrna, and others. Is it just me or they really dry in the tin. I wanted to give Smyrna a try today but it was too dry in the tin so I had to jar it up and give it a spritz of distilled water. So I figured, alright I'll give Number 1 a shot, same thing, way too dry. War Horse was the same way when I opened it two weeks ago. Is it just me or are these all being packaged really dry? |
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Ozark Wizard

Age : 55 Location : Mark Twain National Forest, MO Registration date : 2014-10-11
 | Subject: Re: P&C Produced Blends (War Horse, John Cotton's..) Dry? Wed Mar 09, 2016 10:18 pm | |
| I found that with a few of their blends. Quicker smokes than I was prepared for, but hey, at least they're not wet so you have to dry out the money you spent on water. Granted, the oils are tough to replace/reconstitute, but whaddaya do? |
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ZeroContent

Age : 37 Location : Swanzey, NH Registration date : 2010-10-23
 | Subject: Re: P&C Produced Blends (War Horse, John Cotton's..) Dry? Wed Mar 09, 2016 11:41 pm | |
| there weren't so dry that they were too far gone, but they were definitely like shredded paper when I was moving it to a jar. I need my tobacco to be a little more moist than that. I recently openned my first two tins of Samuel Gawith (not the first SG tobaccos I've had, just the first that I bought still in a tin) and I always here people complain about SG being too wet, i thought they were both spot on. Guess that's just me then. |
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Ozark Wizard

Age : 55 Location : Mark Twain National Forest, MO Registration date : 2014-10-11
 | Subject: Re: P&C Produced Blends (War Horse, John Cotton's..) Dry? Thu Mar 10, 2016 12:09 am | |
| Well, SG stuff tends to be on the damp side for me. One of the few I can set out a few flakes for the day and it never gets crispy. Of course, I like them because it seems the bowls smoke forever!
Plus if I travel with them they don't turn to snuff in my pouch. |
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MichaelM

Age : 53 Location : Souderton, PA Registration date : 2014-02-13
 | Subject: Re: P&C Produced Blends (War Horse, John Cotton's..) Dry? Sat Mar 12, 2016 7:22 pm | |
| I found Warhorse and Bengal slices to be just about perfect on opening, but I do like my tobacco to be a bit on the dry side. What I did notice is that both blends started to dry quickly in the tin after just a few days and needed to be jarred. Well worth the extra effort for both blends IMHO. |
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Brewdude Moderator

Age : 67 Location : Arid-zona Registration date : 2011-05-04
 | Subject: Re: P&C Produced Blends (War Horse, John Cotton's..) Dry? Sat Mar 12, 2016 7:58 pm | |
| I find War Horse dry, but I do like my 'baccy on the dry side. Have to be careful not to puff too fast or the bowl can overheat. I jarred my tin upon opening.
Cheers,
RR |
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Zeno Marx

Registration date : 2010-06-26
 | Subject: Re: P&C Produced Blends (War Horse, John Cotton's..) Dry? Sat Mar 12, 2016 9:15 pm | |
| One of my tins of first batch Crown Achievement was really dry, and the tin was properly sealed. Other people said they didn't experience the same thing. |
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JimInks

Location : North Carolina Registration date : 2012-08-31
 | Subject: Re: P&C Produced Blends (War Horse, John Cotton's..) Dry? Sat Mar 12, 2016 10:15 pm | |
| The reasons that blends created by Russ Ouellette are sold dry: Russ doesn't think customers should pay for water, and he also thinks tobaccos taste better dry. I applaud the first reason, but disagree with the second. |
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ZeroContent

Age : 37 Location : Swanzey, NH Registration date : 2010-10-23
 | Subject: Re: P&C Produced Blends (War Horse, John Cotton's..) Dry? Sun Mar 13, 2016 8:48 pm | |
| While i applaud not wanting to sell water there is a huge downside being that the tobacco will age extra slow. You basically have to open immediately, hydrate and jar because it'll not age in the original tin worth a crap. Also agree that dry tobacco doesn't taste very good. |
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