1Q Revisited
Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 6:05 pm
Really quite nice...
As you'll recall I found the 1Q overly aromatic, and not as smooth as I'd hoped, but that has changed. Apparently it took a bit longer for my cob pipe to break in, than I'd thought. Now this pipe - reserved for 1Q - seems completely different. No tongue burn or edginess; in fact the 1Q is really quite nice. I can now understand why this blend is so popular.
And a lot of course, depends on a good burn. I finally tried a sort of Frank method, with a big pinch piled on top, then pressed carefully down to the lip of the pipe and repeat until the draw seems firm. That plus a good initial light - tamp - then a serious light to develop a good coal and final light press.
Nice.
As you'll recall I found the 1Q overly aromatic, and not as smooth as I'd hoped, but that has changed. Apparently it took a bit longer for my cob pipe to break in, than I'd thought. Now this pipe - reserved for 1Q - seems completely different. No tongue burn or edginess; in fact the 1Q is really quite nice. I can now understand why this blend is so popular.
And a lot of course, depends on a good burn. I finally tried a sort of Frank method, with a big pinch piled on top, then pressed carefully down to the lip of the pipe and repeat until the draw seems firm. That plus a good initial light - tamp - then a serious light to develop a good coal and final light press.
Nice.