Thank you for the tips. A few of these I already knew from my days as a cigar smoker, but I definitely picked up a some new bits. I tend to retrohale way too much and need to tone it down. It also causes me to get sore sinuses from the smoking passing through. I've been saying I want to join a pipe club for a while. There is one about 45 minutes away I might try to catch one month soon. Cheers!
Hiyas Jonathon, Great tips and suggestions! No matter how many years a committed piper has enjoyed our wonderful hobby, there's always new approaches and processes to consider and try. An old dog can learn new tricks and enjoy the results! Nellie says hi to Lieutenant Dan and Oscar. Serene smokes
Thanks Gary. Oscar and the black foster pup "Dean" are running around in this one. His brother was adopted last weekend, hopefully he finds his forever home soon. But the weens enjoy his company. Give Nellie a belly rub for me.
Thank you buddy. These are very good points ❤ I have noticed with some aromatics (generally I don’t smoke aromatics) that the toppings are downgraded a bit after a couple of years the blend ages in the jar, and then you can taste little more the real tobacco underneath - of course aging Virginias and other non-aromatics is something I do intentionally, but my aromatics generally sit for much longer in the jar as I don’t reach them often, thereby I noticed for some of them they do smoke better after a couple of years.
Thanks for sharing buddy. I have a couple of Dunhill tins, some in jar, some not yet opened. The bowl of the clay pipe gets hot generally or it is tolerable? I haven’t tried a clay pipe before, have been directed more in meerschaums. Greetings ❤
Only the bowl on the clay pipe gets hot, you just need to hold it by the stem. The mouth piece will taste a little like clay but otherwise it's enjoyable once in a while.
Hiyas Jonathon, I've got a couple of clay pipes that I should smoke more often. I really do appreciate and enjoy their cool, dry smoking attributes. I have discovered that I like the tavern style best since it's longer and more comfortable to hold. It's fun and interesting to smoke those old, sadly discontinued blends, if they're tasty it's also bittersweet. Serene smokes Gary
The clay is nice and so dry, didn't need a single pipe cleaner ever after back to back bowls. I'm trying to get thru many of my older and gifted tins, this one was Christmas exchange from my old pipe club. The longer pipes are a bit more cumbersome for me, between 5-6" is perfect. Take care my friend.
That tin aroma you described plus the flavor profile sounds like a blend I could enjoy. I’ve never smoked a clay pipe but I imagined the heat wouldn’t have much to get absorbed into. Probably a nice feature if it’s cold outside. Thanks for the review. Cheers!
Just get a tin of Elizabethian and pull out all the Perique. Although, I think that blend has a bit more bright VA in it as well. I've been chasing the Darker VA's lately, nothing has beat Wessex Campaign for me yet though. Hope the highways are treating you well.
The 660 is Virginia and Kentucky, and it along with the RM Scottish Cake have become probably my two favorite blends so far. I hope you enjoy them in some cooler weather! Cheers, Andy
Hiyas Jonathon, Andy's channel is certainly a nice addition to the YTPC, his generosity and kindness fits right in as well. He sent you some very interesting blends to try; I look forward to hearing your thoughts on them. Stay cool buddy 😎 Gary
@@BlakeMDCCCXXVII our issue is humidity, it seems like always pushes 90%+, then a 96-98 degree day u just open the door, take a step and start pouring sweat. Enjoy your new tobacco’s!
@@TheGnomePiper thanks yeah, I'll do without the humidity. The sun is just extra intense here at high altitude, you will burn. Also why I'm always in shades. You lived out here for gunsmithing though right?
Excellent video! I’ve opened up a few pipes, mostly how the exit at the button is done. Most factory pipes do t do a very good funnel at the exit and getting that right makes a huge difference for me.
You're welcome, I didn't believe it when Rick was explaining in his book how some of his Jess pipes smoked themselves. But I acquired a Winslow estate and absolutely experienced the difference of a master pipe maker.
Great video. I've never stopped to think about pipe airways. I just thought they knew the correct dimensions at the factory. I'll check out that book for sure. Thanks for the pipe knowledge.
Hiyas Jonathon, It's always such a pleasure to tap into a tasty tobacco and just enjoy it. More cute pups there; I'm glad they're finding good homes. Nellie says howdy Serene smokes, Gary
Yo, what's up brother? Great review! The Cross Grain, Straight Grain, and Bird's Eye are all on my list to try. I've not been smoking a pipe lately because it has been unbearably hot and humid. I can't stand to sit outside for an hour. Autumn can't come soon enough.
@@BlakeMDCCCXXVII Is what it is. I go through it every year. That's awesome that you are fostering the new pooch. Hope he finds a great home. Have a terrific weekend!
@@BlakeMDCCCXXVII The trip was unreal. Some of the most beautiful country I've ever seen. I might throw a few pictures up in my next video. Hoping to make one next week now that it's cooled off some. Cheers!
Ooooh man. How I miss McClelland blends! The flakes look so tasty in the tin. Good call on letting it breathe before enjoying it. I do remember doing that a lot for Christmas Cheer. But well worth the wait. Enjoy it. Cheers!
I have taken some elective philosophy course at college (studied engineering), but before that i got a strong dose of philosophy (and literature, they are often overlapping) as Greek graduating from Greek education system 😂😂 I’m not sure why your blend got little cavedish-y, I have not tried it before, but I could only think that it got too sugary/mellow? (loosing the water, the evaporation process recrystallizes somewhat the tobacco), not sure …. But for some other vapers I have noticed some little aging tones down some flavors of the perique as well. Nice to see your video and the happy dogs around. My wife and I we rescue hamsters and have a few as pets, but also were foster parents of some hamster until she found her new home. Fostering is also very nice experience. Greetings.
I just put the jar in the crock pot. As long as it doesn’t float and tip over it’s fine. You may not need that much time to rehydrate. This is how I make cavendish from whole leaf. I have done invert sugar cased burley for six hours for a brown cavendish and a Virginia for eight hours with the same casing for a black cavendish. I’m leaving out the pressing details here but yes that crock pot is handy. I have toasted stems for a HDToast snuff with amazing results and am tempted now to toast some Burley for a pipe blend. Cheers!
Heyyy brother! Good to see you! I've never heard of the crock pot method to rehydrating tobacco, but it sure is innovative! Enjoy your philosophy reads, my brother! God bless you!!! 🙏
Hiyas Jonathon, I agree that once a tobacco dries out it's not really possible to restore it to its original gravity. Some essentials are gone. It's good to dive back into something of substance!! Critical thinking takes a major hit and a backseat in modern times. Too many sidetracks and b.s. nonsense attracts and diverts our attention these days. Good on yas! Serene smokes my friend. Please give Oscar and Pinky a pet on the head for me. Nellie says woof! Gary
"Exercising the mind" is the important point my dear friend. Feeling like I'm being led around by the nose just pisses me off. Herd mentality is the easy path I reckon. Smoke screens and diversion is the order of the day. I'm re-reading my favorite author's trilogies, the Canadian, Robertson Davies, taking music lessons, carving, drawing and painting to recenter and entertain myself.
I forget the guys channel but he was tobacco hoarding hard (I even forget the three letter acronym) and he'd be getting box after box with sleeves of tins. I'm thinking that's crazy. Then I passed on a big bag of 5100 in a B+M. I didn't even get an ounce! Thankfully I came to my senses and scored some of the last bags on-line. Heady stuff. I never had the 5100 though. And I got one tin of Pebble Cut. Oh man that's a good tobacco.
Hiyas Jonathon, I could just kick myself up and down the block for not buying and cellaring McClellan blends. Oh well, that's what I get for not exploring a wider variety of blends back then. I've got a tin of Frog Morton "On the Town", thanks to Edward Hobbs, and it is spectacular. Mr McNeil and co certainly knew what they were doing. Love the dogs playing in the yard! I'm afraid to foster pups; I know that I wouldn't' want to give them back at the end of the week 😳😉 Serene smokes, Gary
