free_byrd15
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Raven's Wing also sounds amazing. I know these are no longer in production. How unlikely is it to get to try these without paying an arm and a leg?
I understand where you are coming from. Personally, I want to try three nuns and BS not because I plan to smoke it regularly, but because I want to see if I think it lives up to the hype. Just like elusive Opus X for cigar smokers (I am one) I wanted to smoke one for 3 years until I finally did. I thought it was an excellent cigar. I have a few more that I am saving for a special occasion. Some people smoke an Opus X and it doesn't live up to the hype for them, for others it does.puros_bran":6t7d3kq1 said:Why would you want to?
If you fall in love with it your doomed to unhapiness..either by not having what you want or not having the coin for anything else. Better to leave dead leafs alone as to suffer a lifetime of discontent. This I learned the hard way.
What do you do with the decades-old stuff you open that is bone dry? Do you re-hydrate it a bit and enjoy it, or doesn't that work?vaperfavour":g721xl8s said:yes, I am! the question is though when will I be home? im hoping before christmas, but I can't guarantee that. I figure after spending so much on aged baccies, some have been incredible some not, I can say I have had the greats. is there hype? yes there is, but taste is subjective. I have learned not to buy tins decades old. it has been rare to open a decades old tin and to see tobacco that isn't dried to the bone. but you live and learn.
I on the other hand love both 3 Nuns & Balkan Sobranie & don't find then expensivefree_byrd15":iwh9hgfx said:Raven's Wing also sounds amazing. I know these are no longer in production. How unlikely is it to get to try these without paying an arm and a leg?
You sir, are a philanthropist of the first order. I doff my hat to you. :cheers:vaperfavour":ysk74up7 said:I have found that some re-hydrate, some dont. when I find dehydrated baccy that I just paid close to a thousand dollars for, I don't get angry, I learn. the desire to try the long lost greats is a strong one. for years and years I wanted to be able to afford the rare and exclusive. now I can, and if I can help to alleviate the suffering of my fellow hobbiest I would be glad to. and I won't charge a thing..... except to say if you can help a fellow pipester.... do so.....even if it hurts! a moment of sharing can be remembered for a lifetime!
Thank you for the info. It would be interesting to read more about what makes some able to be re-hydrated and others not and how this affects a tobacco that is decades old. I'm sure this is something most of us will never be faced with but at least we would have learned how to approach the situation from the experiences of others who have been there. In all my research and reading on the www about tobacco I've never seen such an article written. It would be something I'd print out and keep in my cellar for reference. Just a thought if you should ever decide to write something up.vaperfavour":bi9jzcf4 said:I have found that some re-hydrate, some dont. when I find dehydrated baccy that I just paid close to a thousand dollars for, I don't get angry, I learn. the desire to try the long lost greats is a strong one. for years and years I wanted to be able to afford the rare and exclusive. now I can, and if I can help to alleviate the suffering of my fellow hobbiest I would be glad to. and I won't charge a thing..... except to say if you can help a fellow pipester.... do so.....even if it hurts! a moment of sharing can be remembered for a lifetime!
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