Airborne":suqelu2w said:
NicholasDestray":suqelu2w said:
I think it's finally time for some Frog Morton on the Bayou, my first date with Perique. Let's see how well it takes to my trusty Spitfire. Just opening the tin now and...what, tomatoes again? Smells like tomato soup cooking on a campfire. I wasn't expecting two in a row, does this happen a lot? Well, off to see how it smokes.
How do you like this blend? I bought some recently but haven't popped the tin yet.
I was really looking forward to this blend. However, when I smoked it, I couldn't detect anything notable, so I let it sit after half a bowl. Sometimes I'll put a pipe down on Friday night and come back to it Monday evening, and it's usually better for the experience. Not this time.
I finished the last half-bowl just now. If the first smoke was bland, the second was dry and bitter with no other noticeable flavor. When I reached the end, I was just thinking about going for a bowl of something different when the nicotine (or something) kicked in and banished all desire to smoke, even though I wasn't doing this on an empty stomach. Right now, it's my least-favorite tobacco.
However, I'm a patient man. I'm going to try it again, and again, and I'll probably keep trying it until I finish the tin, however many years that takes. I'm also an easily-influenced man, and I have to admit that marketing the brand with frogs + Tolkien is hitting me right in one of my psychological weak spots. I would caution you that I could talk myself into liking this eventually, except that there are other Frog Morton blends out there, so if this is really not the one for me, I can always try another.
So, I'll probably experiment with it over the next week or two. Maybe I'll dry out the tobacco for a while before loading it. (It sure didn't seem to smoke wet, though.) I'll certainly stick it in a cob, and see if that doesn't help bring out any good points.