This is such a great thread idea!!!
I am so new to this that I imagine I will have more, or changes, but for now my loves at first light are the only two baccy's I've ordered 8oz in bulk of. I haven't found that "perfect" tobacco yet and, honestly, I hope I never do. I have always loved the dynamic experience that each new cigar brought and I now love it even more with my pipes. It's a journey I look forward to every evening, trying new tobaccos or finding that one I already know that's just perfect for my mood and drink.
Esoterica Tilbury. I got a healthy almost two ounce sampler of this in a trade and it was magical right from the beginning. It dries to the perfect level very quickly and the tobacco itself seemed silken. The tobacco was so small and soft, I could have sworn I way over packed my bowl, but the draw was right, so I gave it a shot. It lit up immediately and amazingly. It hit me with such rich bold flavor hiding a hint of sweet Virginia that I was floored. Immediately I ran inside and poured a porter to go with it and dreamt about how perfect it would be just after a nice juicy grilled steak.
Boswell's Northwoods. I just bought two ounces of this off of reddit and fired up my first bowl this week. It didn't take but to my halfway point of that bowl and I was on the phone with the shop ordering 8 ounces along with others to try. The consistency is the exact opposite of tilbury and it is very possible to get too greedy packing this bowl, but not too easy. When I lit this up the first time, it instantly reminded me of everything I loved about Frog Mortons Cellar, but the only I could describe it was to say "more." there's just so much English flavoring in such great balance, with whatever topping applied just dancing in the background. The person I spoke with at the shop seemed like a great guy, and I was delighted to hear they shipped to apo. I can't wait for this order to get here!
I am so new to this that I imagine I will have more, or changes, but for now my loves at first light are the only two baccy's I've ordered 8oz in bulk of. I haven't found that "perfect" tobacco yet and, honestly, I hope I never do. I have always loved the dynamic experience that each new cigar brought and I now love it even more with my pipes. It's a journey I look forward to every evening, trying new tobaccos or finding that one I already know that's just perfect for my mood and drink.
Esoterica Tilbury. I got a healthy almost two ounce sampler of this in a trade and it was magical right from the beginning. It dries to the perfect level very quickly and the tobacco itself seemed silken. The tobacco was so small and soft, I could have sworn I way over packed my bowl, but the draw was right, so I gave it a shot. It lit up immediately and amazingly. It hit me with such rich bold flavor hiding a hint of sweet Virginia that I was floored. Immediately I ran inside and poured a porter to go with it and dreamt about how perfect it would be just after a nice juicy grilled steak.
Boswell's Northwoods. I just bought two ounces of this off of reddit and fired up my first bowl this week. It didn't take but to my halfway point of that bowl and I was on the phone with the shop ordering 8 ounces along with others to try. The consistency is the exact opposite of tilbury and it is very possible to get too greedy packing this bowl, but not too easy. When I lit this up the first time, it instantly reminded me of everything I loved about Frog Mortons Cellar, but the only I could describe it was to say "more." there's just so much English flavoring in such great balance, with whatever topping applied just dancing in the background. The person I spoke with at the shop seemed like a great guy, and I was delighted to hear they shipped to apo. I can't wait for this order to get here!