Highstump
Age : 56
Joined : 26 Apr 2008
Posts : 188
Location : Willamette Valley, Oregon
 |  Subject: Re: New pipe smoker choices  Sun Jun 29, 2008 12:26 pm | |
| | Yak wrote: |
At least 40 % of the negative reviews and complaints posted @ tobacco reviews are, IMHO, direct outcomes of poor packing and inappropriate smoking tempo -- problems unintentionally created by the reviewer, but attributed to the tobacco.
Complex tobacco blends can be chameleons, their flavor and characteristics changing according to the way they're smoked. So an impression logged early on can differ noticeably from that of a re-visit several years later. And tin age has so much to do with the flavor of any good tobacco it's almost beyond belief. Add in that a verdict of "good" early on has to be re-evaluated in light of subsequent benchmark experiences. "Good" compared to what ?
(How high is "up" ?)
We're all chasing our tails, really. The play factor involved is enormous. That's why we're here. 
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That nail was hit right square on the head.
You will notice a number of those reviews have been edited. Some were found to be better over time and others lost a star or two. After making a number of blunders in my tobacco buying history, I have made it a point to never form an opinion on any tobacco until I have finished the tin (often two tins) and smoked it in a variety of pipes. I have even found that the time of day I smoke makes a difference in the way a tobacco tastes to me.
Also be prepared for the fact that your taste in tobacco may change over time.
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"People are entitled to their own opinions, they are not entitled to their own facts." (Vincent Bugliosi) |
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Bulldog Bruce
Age : 55
Joined : 23 Mar 2008
Posts : 165
Location : Pocatello, Idaho
| | Subject: Re: New pipe smoker choices Sun Jun 29, 2008 12:53 pm | |
| Ahhh, the enormous pleasures of 'blundering' along.
Bd
Never Forget! |
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Highstump
Age : 56
Joined : 26 Apr 2008
Posts : 188
Location : Willamette Valley, Oregon
| | Subject: Re: New pipe smoker choices Sun Jun 29, 2008 12:57 pm | |
| Lessons learned, I don't care if it is Heff's favorite tobacco......Mixture 79 truely is crap. 
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Jim
"People are entitled to their own opinions, they are not entitled to their own facts." (Vincent Bugliosi) |
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KirstenSmoker
Joined : 01 Jun 2008
Posts : 6
| | Subject: intro tobaccy Tue Jul 08, 2008 8:03 pm | |
| | As far as aromatics are concerned I like MacBarens Vanilla Cream and Reiners Vanilla and Rum. I would then reccomend GL Pease's Embarcadero, Barbary Coast, Haddos Delight, and Maltese Falcon. Now the Maltese Falcon has Latakia in it, so you might not like it at first. But don't throw it away. Put it on the shelf and smoke the others first, then come back to the Maltese Falcon. |
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robertw1249
Age : 39
Joined : 13 Jun 2008
Posts : 34
Location : norfolk ne
| | Subject: Re: New pipe smoker choices Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:46 pm | |
| | hi all i been wanting to try some of C&D Pirate Kake has any one tryed it thanks for the help |
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