The Milder Side of NET's

[PapawBrett]

OK, the daytime highs might reach the mid-50's for the next several weeks, so...
From SmokingPipes.com ;
Sutliff Aged Maduro Cavendish | Buy Sutliff Pipe Tobacco at Smokingpipes.com
Sutliff Creme Brulee | Buy Sutliff Pipe Tobacco at Smokingpipes.com
Cornell & Diehl Pegasus | Buy Cornell & Diehl Pipe Tobacco at Smokingpipes.com
And, from PipesandCigars.com ;
Hearth & Home Signature Anniversary Kake - Pipes and Cigars
Brigadier Black Alamo - Pipes and Cigars
Cornell & Diehl Three Friars - Pipes and Cigars
Hearth & Home Mid-Town Chestnut - Pipes and Cigars
Russ' Nation's Capital - Pipes and Cigars
Sutliff Christmas Spice - Pipes and Cigars
Sutliff Creamy Butterscotch - Pipes and Cigars
Frenchy's Sunzab's is out of stock, but maybe in a few weeks...

 

[Bronze]

The Black Alamo looks interesting.

 

[PapawBrett]

The Black Alamo looks interesting.

Probably going to use Heated OEA for that one (Aromatic).

 

[Bronze]

Probably going to use Heated OEA for that one (Aromatic).

Cant wait for your review.

 

[Bronze]

Probably going to use Heated OEA for that one (Aromatic).

I want to see how that nougat and mocha plays in this one.

 

[PapawBrett]

I extracted the Brigadier Black Alamo last winter....

Brigadier Black Alamo - Pipes and Cigars

Extracted (cold maceration) - Winter 2021
Mixed (30/70 w/10mg nicotine) - 6/6/2021

Smooth. Very Smooth. This is a Black Cavendish Blend, very easy on the palate. It is supported by a mild Burley (maybe a White Burley ?) that adds little more a tobacco body to the blend. The sweetness of the Black Cavendish is assisted by a subtle Mocha top note. A quick "Google check" describes Mocha as a specific coffee bean grown in Mocha, Yemen. The term has been adapted by a chocolate-coffee mix. This adaption describes the subtle top note that has been added. The supposed addition of 'nougat', a sugar based candy, is not noticeable.
Though Black Cavendish and White Burley are traditionally mild tobaccos, together they bump this to a mild-medium flavor enhanced by the coffee and chocolate soft notes of the mocha. Very much a dessert vape, this could be enjoyed quite a bit by those who indulge in an after-dinner coffee, without the caffeine.

 

[Str8vision]

During the past ten years my taste preference has changed many times. I've been through a Virginia/ Perique phase, a Burley/Black Cavendish phase, an Oriental-Turkish phase, a Cigar leaf phase and a Latakia blend phase. I'm currently enjoying a weird hybrid Cigar phase. Ahlusion's "Caramel Wild Wood" mixed with extract of Acid Blondie cigars....go figure. I just wonder what tomorrow will bring. That's one of the things I like about making NETs, there's really no limit to what can be created.

This past year I've read various posts of vendors shutting down and people scrambling to find a replacement for their favorite juice. I'm -so- glad I learned how to make my own early on.

 

[PapawBrett]

First package from Smoking Pipes arrives. Four tightly sealed one ounce packages with little to no air inside, neatly delivered in a large bubble mailer. Now I wait for Pipes and Cigars package to arrive....

 

[PapawBrett]

And my Pipes and Cigars package arrived.
Anyone need a $10 off coupon at P&C ? Only good until 1/31/22, but I guess I could drop it n an envelope and put a postage stamp on it. Unless the postal service wants to get .... about that, too.

 

[PapawBrett]

So, eleven tobaccos just went into their three month soak in PG. I decided to go back to Cold Maceration because ;
1) it's Mamaw's kitchen.
2) I actually prefer the nuances of a good tobacco blend over the strength of the tobacco.
3) Being clean and sober for 29 years, I really don't care for 190 proof alcohol in my house.
4) Cold Maceration is easier, anyways.

A few notes: H&H Anniversary Kake has been loose and dry in years past, but this year it was still tight (like the kake wasn't totally shredded) and while breaking up the tobacco it was still a little moist. Hoping for a good flavor.
Also, H&H Midtown Chestnut was horribly dry and brittle. Keeping my fingers crossed.
Smoking Pipes tobaccos generally seem slightly fresher, based on moistness and aroma.

 

[DavidOck]

I decided to go back to Cold Maceration because ;
1) it's Mamaw's kitchen.

Uh, could have stopped right there!

 

[PapawBrett]

So last night I dumped maybe a pint of various extracts left over from last year into an old pitcher, mixed with a pint of so of hot water, and poured out into the woods out back.
Mamaw said "Are you throwing all that away ?"
I said "Yep. And this time next year I'll be throwing away a lot more because of the mailing limitations."

Hate wasting good extracts, but that's where we are. Hopefully there is enough information here for anyone who might be interested in trying ; Thoughts on Beginning to Extract Tobacco Flavors

 

[X-Puppy]

So, eleven tobaccos just went into their three month soak in PG. I decided to go back to Cold Maceration because ;
1) it's Mamaw's kitchen.
2) I actually prefer the nuances of a good tobacco blend over the strength of the tobacco.
3) Being clean and sober for 29 years, I really don't care for 190 proof alcohol in my house.
4) Cold Maceration is easier, anyways.

A few notes: H&H Anniversary Kake has been loose and dry in years past, but this year it was still tight (like the kake wasn't totally shredded) and while breaking up the tobacco it was still a little moist. Hoping for a good flavor.
Also, H&H Midtown Chestnut was horribly dry and brittle. Keeping my fingers crossed.
Smoking Pipes tobaccos generally seem slightly fresher, based on moistness and aroma.

Just keep in mind, moist tobacco can dramatically affect the viscosity of the end result when doing cold maceration. The moister, the thinner the juice.
(Based on experience)

 

[PapawBrett]

The Black Alamo looks interesting.

I thought the C&D Pegasus (Cube Burley, White Burley and Dark Burley with two Virginia and an unflavored Black Cavendish added) would have been the one that caught your attention.

 

[PapawBrett]

Mixed up some Russ' Nations Capitol in early December, eight months after extraction. Still has that smooth Cavendish flavor with mild Cherry and Vanilla top notes. Glad I reordered this one.

 

[PapawBrett]

Revisiting Hearth & Home Frenchy's S.O.B's. Not quite as impressed as when it first extracted. Mixed this bottle in mid-December, about six months after extraction. The sweeter notes have faded, leaving a harsher Burley taste. Maybe a little Perique involved, but not quite as enjoyable as when I first extracted it.

 

[PapawBrett]

Just got my April 2022 catalogue from Pipes and Cigars. Peterson (formally Dunhill) tobaccos are 20% off, if anyone is into the quality English blends they provide.

 

[PapawBrett]

Needs to be filtered this week.

 

[PapawBrett]

Is anyone else trying this year ?

 

[Bronze]

Is anyone else trying this year ?

Not me.