Just Popped A Tin Of Vintage Pipe Tobacco...

Yes, this thread may have limited appeal, but...

I smoked a pipe for many years, but got lazy and reverted to cigarettes. Have quite a few aged tins left, and happened upon a 100g tin of McClelland No.22 Virginia tinned in 1997, tin code 22 03 97. Tinned March 1997, batch 22. McClelland (the last remaining independent, non-corporatized pipe tobacco manufacturer in the US) ages a blend for 3-4 years before they tin it, so the crop year is probably 1993-4.

Before I decided to pop it open, I looked at the prices similar McClelland tins of this age are going for, and I estimate this one could have been sold for $150-200 to an interested pipe tobacco connoisseur, but fuck it. Smoking it now in my best pipe, a Talamona Romana Billiard.

It is heavenly, like a fine aged Bordeaux. Needed no drying right out of the tin, smokes clean, mild, no bite...absolutely incredible. Perhaps should have left it alone; who knows what someone might have paid in another ten years, but somehow, I just wanted to experience top-quality aged pipe tobacco again.

Will be watching the hurricane coverage from the safety of Eastern Virginia, and thoroughly enjoying it.

What do you recommend for a pipe tobacco that smells really good?

What do you recommend for a pipe tobacco that smells really good?

Bravo mate, i couldnt have give a shit about smoking pipes and tobacco but i might just try it now. I really enjoyed reading this post

Yes, this thread may have limited appeal, but...

I smoked a pipe for many years, but got lazy and reverted to cigarettes. Have quite a few aged tins left, and happened upon a 100g tin of McClelland No.22 Virginia tinned in 1997, tin code 22 03 97. Tinned March 1997, batch 22. McClelland (the last remaining independent, non-corporatized pipe tobacco manufacturer in the US) ages a blend for 3-4 years before they tin it, so the crop year is probably 1993-4.

Before I decided to pop it open, I looked at the prices similar McClelland tins of this age are going for, and I estimate this one could have been sold for $150-200 to an interested pipe tobacco connoisseur, but fuck it. Smoking it now in my best pipe, a Talamona Romana Billiard.

It is heavenly, like a fine aged Bordeaux. Needed no drying right out of the tin, smokes clean, mild, no bite...absolutely incredible. Perhaps should have left it alone; who knows what someone might have paid in another ten years, but somehow, I just wanted to experience top-quality aged pipe tobacco again.

Will be watching the hurricane coverage from the safety of Eastern Virginia, and thoroughly enjoying it.

Do you inhale pipe tobacco smoke?

If not, what is the point?

Sutliff Creme Brulee or Molto Dolce (pretty similar) smell amazing...

What do you recommend for a pipe tobacco that smells really good?

I've never been lucky enough to get my hands on a tin of vintage. I do love a smoke of coniston cut plug though. I generally smoke plug flake or twist always Sammy g the lakelands aren't bad either. I think I'm the only pipe smoker in my town as the baccy selection here is shit I have to travel for a good tobacconist

Do you inhale pipe tobacco smoke?

If not, what is the point?

I was a heavy cigarette smoker and let me tell you if you smoke a pipe you can give yourself a good nicotine rush so your heads spinning especially if you smoke the stronger plugs and dark flakes. I've never had that kind of nicotine buzz off of ciggies, I get it regularly when I smoke twist or plug you would have to have a day off cigs and your first cig after a break wouldn't compare to the head swim off a pipe.
But that's still not the point.
So some of the benefits I no longer wake up with a mouth tasting like a stale ashtray.
The tastes that you get from a pipe are so different than cigs and more flavourful with sour tangy flavours which change to a spicy flavour to name but a few. And that's without smoking anything flavoured.
My chest is a 100 times better than on cigs
And smoking then becomes a ritual not a robot like function.
Take whatever points you want from my statement all of them are better than cigs

That's great feedback, I started pipes with the intention of switching from cigs. I'd love to get a good nicotine rush again. I have some dark fired Kentucky and perique which are supposed to be heavy in the nic department. I also experimented with adding a pinch to aromatics to give them a bit more kick.

My first step was to switch to RYO cigs. They're much cheaper and the tobacco is better, but they still never really taste "good". And it's a pain to have to roll them (injector) every week.

Ideally pipes would become as you said, a daily ritual to enjoy rather than a quick addiction fix. I even have several cobs with that metal cover so I could have a few puffs on the go.

I have some left over captain black from the eighties my stepdad owned.

He also left some cool carved pipes in animal shapes like elephants and such that start out white then slowly turn color as you smoke out of them. Figured I’d try to get into it when I got a bit older, maybe take the edge of life off.

wrong.

Some people will troll anything, even YouTube videos of cute little animals.

So op, what does leaving tobacco in a sealed tin do?

I smoked some Dunhill that was like 50 years old one time. It was interesting.

:lostweed:

I have some left over captain black from the eighties my stepdad owned.

He also left some cool carved pipes in animal shapes like elephants and such that start out white then slowly turn color as you smoke out of them. Figured I’d try to get into it when I got a bit older, maybe take the edge of life off.

I remember years ago I tried doing the pipe tobacco but I could never get the burn right.

Do you pack it as tight as possible and then just start a small fire or what?

I always felt like it either died quickly or I burned too much too quickly.

I felt like I couldn't get it so I went back to cigs... Then I gave up cigs for juuls and then I gave up juuls for zyns.

The pipe still has appeal to me I just couldn't figure out how to get the burn right.

you thoroughly enjoy hurricanes? you're a weird dude.