Thanks, Adam. Got overwhelmed by Black Irish X when I was first starting out, and avoided these for a while. Been meaning to give them another go, but never seemed to get to them in time.
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I’m glad y’all were all able to get some. I passed, I have enough twists to last a while.
I think most here are familiar with Country Squire, but if your not some of their house blends are great.
I think most here are familiar with Country Squire, but if your not some of their house blends are great.
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@luvmysuper @brandaves good luck with them, chaps. I couldn't get them to work for me. I think I'd have had more success trying to smoke the stove rope gasket I had, when I had a narrow boat. 
They are (or were) primarily made as chewing tobaccos. The old miners (so I have been told) used to chew it down the pit, then once the flavour had gone, they'd dried it back out (the same pieces they'd been chewing on), and smoke 'em "top side". I can actually see that working better, as I think they're loaded with glycerine, hence them not drying well. Chewing, I think, flushes that out.
Personally, I tried drying out (unchewed) coins for two days, and they still wouldn't bloody burn. In the end, I had to coin cut, quarter the coins, and then mix them with shag tobacco to get them to smoke. Maybe they treat them differently for export though. Or maybe I was getting them too fresh. (I both some plug tobacco last year, I think, which had a date code of just 15 days earlier).
I don't want to put anyone off these, just make them aware that there might be even more prep needed than with plug. Oh, and be sat down with a full stomach...
They are (or were) primarily made as chewing tobaccos. The old miners (so I have been told) used to chew it down the pit, then once the flavour had gone, they'd dried it back out (the same pieces they'd been chewing on), and smoke 'em "top side". I can actually see that working better, as I think they're loaded with glycerine, hence them not drying well. Chewing, I think, flushes that out.
Personally, I tried drying out (unchewed) coins for two days, and they still wouldn't bloody burn. In the end, I had to coin cut, quarter the coins, and then mix them with shag tobacco to get them to smoke. Maybe they treat them differently for export though. Or maybe I was getting them too fresh. (I both some plug tobacco last year, I think, which had a date code of just 15 days earlier).
I don't want to put anyone off these, just make them aware that there might be even more prep needed than with plug. Oh, and be sat down with a full stomach...
Rope in general I cut up very fine, like ribbon and then let it dry 20 - 30 min before smoking. It's worked out ok for me that way.@luvmysuper @brandaves good luck with them, chaps. I couldn't get them to work for me. I think I'd have had more success trying to smoke the stove rope gasket I had, when I had a narrow boat.
They are (or were) primarily made as chewing tobaccos. The old miners (so I have been told) used to chew it down the pit, then once the flavour had gone, they'd dried it back out (the same pieces they'd been chewing on), and smoke 'em "top side". I can actually see that working better, as I think they're loaded with glycerine, hence them not drying well. Chewing, I think, flushes that out.
Personally, I tried drying out (unchewed) coins for two days, and they still wouldn't bloody burn. In the end, I had to coin cut, quarter the coins, and then mix them with shag tobacco to get them to smoke. Maybe they treat them differently for export though. Or maybe I was getting them too fresh. (I both some plug tobacco last year, I think, which had a date code of just 15 days earlier).
I don't want to put anyone off these, just make them aware that there might be even more prep needed than with plug. Oh, and be sat down with a full stomach...
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I cut mine into paper thin coins so it rubs out to a shag. I don’t like dry tobacco so I just smoke it as is and deal with the wet dottle at the end, as much as it pains me to waste that which I have laborious worked to amass 
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@luvmysuper @brandaves good luck with them, chaps. I couldn't get them to work for me. I think I'd have had more success trying to smoke the stove rope gasket I had, when I had a narrow boat.
They are (or were) primarily made as chewing tobaccos. The old miners (so I have been told) used to chew it down the pit, then once the flavour had gone, they'd dried it back out (the same pieces they'd been chewing on), and smoke 'em "top side". I can actually see that working better, as I think they're loaded with glycerine, hence them not drying well. Chewing, I think, flushes that out.
Personally, I tried drying out (unchewed) coins for two days, and they still wouldn't bloody burn. In the end, I had to coin cut, quarter the coins, and then mix them with shag tobacco to get them to smoke. Maybe they treat them differently for export though. Or maybe I was getting them too fresh. (I both some plug tobacco last year, I think, which had a date code of just 15 days earlier).
I don't want to put anyone off these, just make them aware that there might be even more prep needed than with plug. Oh, and be sat down with a full stomach...
Appreciate the lessons learned. I'll have to experiment I'm sure. I probably won't get to actually smoking any for awhile though. It'll be cellared a bit.I cut mine into paper thin coins so it rubs out to a shag. I don’t like dry tobacco so I just smoke it as is and deal with the wet dottle at the end, as much as it pains me to waste that which I have laborious worked to amass
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That's something I definitely didn't do. Not because I though it's wrong, but because back then I smoked everything straight away. Some jar time definitely won't hurt.
I got an email from Cigar Merchant (Boswell, GA) that Birds of a Feather Anomalous was available. I ordered 4 tins.
cigarmerchant.com
cigarmerchant.com
Purchased! Thank you Phil!
TobaccoPipes releases Anomalous at 6pm ET, and Watch City should have it sometime today too.
Sutliff Birds of a feather Anomalous is live at smokingpipes and cupojoes 
I'm intrigued, but not in a good way. I might be in the minority on this, but that sounds horrible.
50% perique!I'm intrigued, but not in a good way. I might be in the minority on this, but that sounds horrible.
Mama mia! That's a spicy meatball!
You can say that again, Leroy!
I've got two tins from the original release in 2016 which I've never opened.
Oooo that sounds good!
It sounds like I could get overwhelmed just from the charring light.I'm intrigued, but not in a good way. I might be in the minority on this, but that sounds horrible.
