ATTENTION: CB Pipe Tobacco Review Bombing Run Version 2.0

[BryGuySC]

My fourth and final review:

Details--
Date: April 09, 2015
Name: cpmcdill
Tobacco: Pink i (vac)
Pipe: Dr Grabow Golden Duke Adjustomatic straight rusticated pot
Site: Indoors

Observations--
Examination (how it looked, felt and smelled).
This tobacco came vacuum-packed, and appears as an intact pressed flake, six inches long and 6 slices thick. In color it is mostly light to medium brown, with few flecks of yellow and darker brown. There's a faint glitter of sugar crystals on the surface, by which presence I infer that this flake has had some aging. It's flexible, has a good moisture level, and smells great. Sweet grassiness with a touch of raisin.

Preparation (how did you prepare and pack it).
Reamed and cleaned the pipe first. As is my preference with flakes, I pulled off just enough for a pipeful, and rubbed it out a little, then rolled it in a loose ball and stuffed it into the top, maybe allowing a little air space near the draft hole. Cold draw was fine.

Burn:
Matches are used. Took a light easily, after the initial light and tamp. With a slow and steady cadence, it burns steady and cool, and for a long time. I can tell it might bite the tongue with hard puffing. No re-lights all the way down


Flavor:
Right from the start, the sweet grassiness comes through in the smoke, and a little later some spiciness. 25% in, the sweetness has tapered and the fresh grass is more hay-like. About this point it got a gurgle (thank goodness for adjustomatic - was easy to blot the moisture). Three quarters along, and the flavors stays much the same. Good nicotine in this - I can feel it. Smoked all the way down to ash with not dottle, and no ashy flavors.

Comments and conclusion:
I found this to be a tasty flake, though I was even more impressed with the other two flakes I was given. Definitely high quality tobacco, and I wouldn't say no to more, though the others piqued my interest more strongly.

Man, you are crushing those reviews!
I gotta say, I'm pretty jealous. I'm antsy to get puffing!