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Anyone else NOT like to dry their tobacco before smoking?
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<blockquote data-quote="Frost" data-source="post: 137085" data-attributes="member: 974"><p>This has been bugging me a bit recently and I wanted to hear some input from others.</p><p></p><p>I see countless references to letting tobacco that is too moist dry out before smoking. I get it and all, but I have yet to findy any tobacco but the most goopy aromatics (which I probably wouldnt smoke and which probably wouldn't dry no matter how long you left it out anyway) that are too moist to smoke as long as I keep the smoking pace down and don't mind a re-light or two (or five) before it really starts burning well.</p><p></p><p>Furthermore, I find that alot of...make that <em>most </em>blends lose alot of "overtness" and general potency of certain flavors after anything more than the occasional incidental drying time between filling a pipe and smoking it.</p><p></p><p>C&D Sunday Picnic, Exh. Rooster, Kendal Cream Flake, FVF, BBF, Embarcadero, McC 2015, PS Bullseye, Reiner LGF, Dark Star, Escudo, Solani ABF...I don't dry any of these and they haven't tasted nearly as good to me when I have. In fact I can't think of any tobaccos that I dry regularly or enjoy more after drying time. I would say I always prefer my tobacco fresh from the tin/jar (aging is different, I am talking strictly moisture here).</p><p></p><p>Sure, if I smoke too fast I get gurgles and hot tobacco/tongue bite. But that's 'cause I'm smoking too fast, not because the tobacco was too moist. If I keep it slow, pack well, apply flame delicately and don't fret over a few re-lights, I almost always get better flavor from fresh tobacco than dried tobacco.</p><p></p><p>Is it just me? Anyone else feel the same way or am I really as much of a freak as my wife keeps telling me?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frost, post: 137085, member: 974"] This has been bugging me a bit recently and I wanted to hear some input from others. I see countless references to letting tobacco that is too moist dry out before smoking. I get it and all, but I have yet to findy any tobacco but the most goopy aromatics (which I probably wouldnt smoke and which probably wouldn't dry no matter how long you left it out anyway) that are too moist to smoke as long as I keep the smoking pace down and don't mind a re-light or two (or five) before it really starts burning well. Furthermore, I find that alot of...make that [i]most [/i]blends lose alot of "overtness" and general potency of certain flavors after anything more than the occasional incidental drying time between filling a pipe and smoking it. C&D Sunday Picnic, Exh. Rooster, Kendal Cream Flake, FVF, BBF, Embarcadero, McC 2015, PS Bullseye, Reiner LGF, Dark Star, Escudo, Solani ABF...I don't dry any of these and they haven't tasted nearly as good to me when I have. In fact I can't think of any tobaccos that I dry regularly or enjoy more after drying time. I would say I always prefer my tobacco fresh from the tin/jar (aging is different, I am talking strictly moisture here). Sure, if I smoke too fast I get gurgles and hot tobacco/tongue bite. But that's 'cause I'm smoking too fast, not because the tobacco was too moist. If I keep it slow, pack well, apply flame delicately and don't fret over a few re-lights, I almost always get better flavor from fresh tobacco than dried tobacco. Is it just me? Anyone else feel the same way or am I really as much of a freak as my wife keeps telling me? [/QUOTE]
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