from Greg:
A couple of comments: Gaslight is not a crumble cake. In order to get the experience of the blend, it cannot be broken up or peeled apart. The bars should be sliced, I like slices about 1mm thick, and the little square flakes rubbed out. Peeling it will get you only part of the blend, like eating that lasagna in layers.
It does burn slowly. It still surprises me how long a gr3 bowl of the stuff lasts. It's not the tobacco for a quick smoke, for sure. It's so slow burning that I like to just gravity fill the pipe, tamping only VERY gently, and not tamping during the smoke until absolutely necessary. I also find it helpful to tap out some of the ash about half way down.
Ironically, even though I've been playing with this blend for months, and smoking it in the final form for quite a few weeks now, I'm still discovering things about it. When I dedicated a virgin pipe, a little blast gr3 lovat from Chris Morgan, things really bloomed, revealing layers of flavor that I'd missed.
I admit, I'm a bit hooked on the stuff myself, and am waiting for the supply line to get filled up so I can get some tins for my own cellar. (I'm down to just a little of my final production samples.) It's going to age beautifully, and I look forward to exploring it over the next few years.
I'm thrilled with the response it's getting, of course. It does take time to get to know it, and it's not going to shine its brightest until a few bowls have been smoked in the same pipes, overshadowing the ghosts of previous blends. But, I think it's worth the time to get to know it. (Do I sound like a proud papa? I guess I am...)
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Gregory L. Pease
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