I was curious how many of us have made our own pipe blends. How did it turn out for you? Did you age it? Did you keep it loose, or turn it into a cake, plug, flake, or rope? Did you add a binder or topping, or just keep the mixture as is?
50/50 Prince Albert and Gawith dark birdseye. Amps up the PA and calms down the dark Birdseye.
Sir Walter Raleigh and Edward G. Robinson. EGR alone always dries out my throat, but with SWR present it behaves itself!
I'm impressed with your setup, if I was your neighbor I would be fun to hang out sample what you make. Hope its a success for you and keep us posted as to how good it is when New Year's rolls around!Pressing a New Years blend of some:
Matured Red Virginia, Bright Virginia, White Burley, Dark Fired Kentucky, Stoved Virginia and Perique. Cased with a rum based casing. Will sit in the closet under pressure for about 2 weeks.
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Many thanks! Will do.I'm impressed with your setup, if I was your neighbor I would be fun to hang out sample what you make. Hope its a success for you and keep us posted as to how good it is when New Year's rolls around!
Larry
Results of the above batch:Pressing a New Years blend of some:
Matured Red Virginia, Bright Virginia, White Burley, Dark Fired Kentucky, Stoved Virginia and Perique. Cased with a rum based casing. Will sit in the closet under pressure for about 2 weeks.
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That’s a nice hunk of crumble cake Looks like your press is working out quite nicely for you. I hope it tastes as good as it looks. I will be following this as I’m interested in your results.Results of the above batch:
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Next batch of Red VA / DFK / Perique / Cav / Stoved VA & some Burley:
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