Kyle Weiss
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I've discovered a few things in my tobacco adventures so far.
You know you like a tobacco when--
* You look in the bottom of the bowl and think, Aww, it's done already?
* You are having a particularly foul day and the blend you selected makes you wonder why you're so upset.
* You notice too much dottle in the ashtray and re-load it back into your pipe so you can have one more go at it.
I also have discovered tobaccos I like are more akin to a three-course meal. You get different flavors, melding and experience at every stage (or perhaps it is just a big stew that you really like, but stays consistent throughout). Some tobacco may be just meat, but no potato. Some skip right to dessert. Some are surf-and-turf, some are a hearty breakfast. In any case, everyone's going to have a favorite, and what food/meal they choose and why. I suppose as I get "better" at testing and trying, my favorites could be added to, change and even become five-course meals because I know what I like, and what to look for. It's not just eating (or smoking)... it's absolutely blissful, decadent savoring.
This is my glowing report of Rattray's Marlin Flake.
Yep, I had a bad day. I don't like the holidays. Never really have. The concept is cool, the actual events are largely a headache for the Western world at large. The best thing I did today was choose Marlin Flake.
Innocent-smelling and very "flake-like" in the bag, it rubs easily into smokable ribbon and chunk. This makes it light perfectly and easy to enjoy throughout the smoke. Starting out mild and toasty, the bowl intensifies in complexity from 3/4 down, giving notes of baked/toasted bread, bell pepper, even with a little red pepper I can only assume is attributed to the proper execution of Perique in the blend--which is good, as you know, Perique and I are very arm's length friends. Two arms, if need be. There is no tarry/rubber aftertaste, and the boldness and satisfaction of this actually mild blend is astonishing. A "full meal," quality, and just enough vitamin "N" to enjoy. Perfection.
Rattray's is quickly becoming one of my favorite blenders at this rate, and this one is at the top of that list.
100% behind this one--as you can tell from my lack of justification and criticism! 8) Also, neener-neener to those that think all I do is hate the stuff I try. :lol:
(...thankfully, my Diplomat cob with the half-piece of pipe cleaner was used, because I admit, I totally threw the dottle back in and went for more to satisfy my disappointment at the bowl being done... :lol: ....)
(Thanks to Natch, yet again, for supplying me with this tobacco revelation!)
You know you like a tobacco when--
* You look in the bottom of the bowl and think, Aww, it's done already?
* You are having a particularly foul day and the blend you selected makes you wonder why you're so upset.
* You notice too much dottle in the ashtray and re-load it back into your pipe so you can have one more go at it.
I also have discovered tobaccos I like are more akin to a three-course meal. You get different flavors, melding and experience at every stage (or perhaps it is just a big stew that you really like, but stays consistent throughout). Some tobacco may be just meat, but no potato. Some skip right to dessert. Some are surf-and-turf, some are a hearty breakfast. In any case, everyone's going to have a favorite, and what food/meal they choose and why. I suppose as I get "better" at testing and trying, my favorites could be added to, change and even become five-course meals because I know what I like, and what to look for. It's not just eating (or smoking)... it's absolutely blissful, decadent savoring.
This is my glowing report of Rattray's Marlin Flake.
Yep, I had a bad day. I don't like the holidays. Never really have. The concept is cool, the actual events are largely a headache for the Western world at large. The best thing I did today was choose Marlin Flake.
Innocent-smelling and very "flake-like" in the bag, it rubs easily into smokable ribbon and chunk. This makes it light perfectly and easy to enjoy throughout the smoke. Starting out mild and toasty, the bowl intensifies in complexity from 3/4 down, giving notes of baked/toasted bread, bell pepper, even with a little red pepper I can only assume is attributed to the proper execution of Perique in the blend--which is good, as you know, Perique and I are very arm's length friends. Two arms, if need be. There is no tarry/rubber aftertaste, and the boldness and satisfaction of this actually mild blend is astonishing. A "full meal," quality, and just enough vitamin "N" to enjoy. Perfection.
Rattray's is quickly becoming one of my favorite blenders at this rate, and this one is at the top of that list.
100% behind this one--as you can tell from my lack of justification and criticism! 8) Also, neener-neener to those that think all I do is hate the stuff I try. :lol:
(...thankfully, my Diplomat cob with the half-piece of pipe cleaner was used, because I admit, I totally threw the dottle back in and went for more to satisfy my disappointment at the bowl being done... :lol: ....)
(Thanks to Natch, yet again, for supplying me with this tobacco revelation!)