Hey Andy, I'd recommend jarring up all yours. Is samuel gawith as there tin are notorious for not or become unsealed. Also, I'm not sure how your packing and smoking techniques are developing. Im about 9 months in myself, and i finding less is more when packing my pipes. You can always tamp it down if your draw is too light, but it has helped me get more flavors and less tongue bite. As for packing in and of itself, i find all the packing methods i have reached. i end packing too tight or too heavy, so i i gravity fill little by little and use the weight of my tamper.

Boy, I really enjoy your reviews Andy. Absolutely fantastic! You communicate your experience so well at times I feel like I'm smoking it right there with you ha!😄👍💨 Take care 😊 see you on the next one.

Make sure you jar up that Solani Silver Flake as soon as possible. That tin is absolutely worthless and isn’t sealed/air tight. I found out the hard way.

Excellent review AND great timing. I've just finished my first ever tin of Capstan gold. Although mine didn't have any age to speak of I can subscribe to your conclusions. I deciced to stick a couple of extra tins in the cellar for some anging and future enjoyment. Thanks again and cheers from Amsterdam!

Great review Andy! One to add to my list!

One i haven't tried myself. Thanks Andy

Hi Andy! Great review, my friend! I used to like the barbecue/vinegar smell until I got some bad Sir Walter Raleigh, and now, not so much. Maybe someday my liking of it will return :). Take care, my friend!

Hiyas Andy, Another spot on review. Capstan 🟡 is indeed a great blend IMHO. It is a quality blend and perfect for a hot day, paired with some iced tea. With that said; the 🔵 flavor profile is a slightly better fit for me; I prefer its deeper, dark fruit and earthy notes. If it's topped or cased at all, it is done with a very light hand. Looking forward to your next review Take care and serene smokes, Gary

Thanks for your review, Andy! I have decided I do not like barbecue flavor in my tobacco! Thanks for the reminder on the cooler smoke bringing out more flavor. Have a great day!

Nice review, I really enjoy the way you approach the review. I enjoy both Capstan blends, just good, quality tobacco. As to scotch, Ralfy says you should let a good single malt air out the number of minutes of its age, so 12 year old sit for 12 minutes 😊. What do you think? Have a great day.

I used to only smoke tobaccos that i deemed natural but i was watching per from mac baren talk about blending and he changed my mind i love a good tobacco recipe now. Those blends that have been made with tobacco and other ingredients like a good meal spiced and flavourful. Still dont like those aromatics when they just cover cavendish with vape juice though

Newer pipe smoker here and Capstan Gold is probably the best blend I’ve tried. Love the stuff!! Also if you like salinity in a blend, I’d recommend Mississippi River by SPC 👍

Good Afternoon 😊 Nice Tobacco 😋 Nice Content in the Tobacco 😋 Sweet Tooth 😉 Lovely Presentation 💯 Beautiful Pipe You Have 😍 Awesome Review👌🏽Thanks For Sharing Your Thoughts on the Blend 👍🏼 Nice Straight Virginia 😉 Cant Wait For The Next Review 🤔Have a Fantastic Day with Fabulous Smoking Moments 🌬💨🌬 Greetings From South Africa 🇿🇦

My experience is that any tobacco smoked for 2,5 hrs or let’s say 2-3 bowl smoked in chain would give a sour throat and tongue bite.

Nice video Andy!! Escudo is one of my top 5.. actually smoking a bowl as I'm watching this. I like to pair mine with black coffee or a good bourbon. Let it sit for a year or two, or longer. It's a great complex smoke (probably why i have over 70 tins of it 😂). I like to smoke it out of a reverse calabash.. try it out of a Peterson System pipe or reverse calabash... great smoke!! Happy piping!!

Some solid blends there.

Bourbon suggestions - Knob Creek 12 (hard to find) , Woodford Reserve Double Oaked , rye - Sagamore Spirit (delicious, not spicy like other ryes)

What exactly does YABO mean?

Great review. I would like to see your top 10 tobaccos in a video😃 Greetings from Denmark.

Cigar merchant is my go to shop being about 15 mins from there happy piping

Andy, Looks like you need to hide the pipe 😂. Carolina Rose is a blessing to the community… Great Yabo. Enjoy the goodies. Blessings from Gettysburg Pa…

Great to see more people getting into pipe smoking. Nice choice of tobaccos. The date on Presbyterian tins are at the very bottom of the back. I think it should say 12 23 for December 23. At least that's what mine say for the last release of Ordained. Take care.

Wonderful YABO Andy! Such great prizes from Rose🥰 your wife will love that Arcobaleno 606! I have the exact pipe in blue and its a fantastic smoker😁👍see ya on the next one😊 take care!

Good stuff Andy. I just got my 1792 and wish I got more.. I like it alot

👍Really awesome stuff! Always nice to get away and have fun! Have a great week Andy!😁

Great fish. Ppl don’t realize the amount of work that goes into bringing big fish in. Nice win in the giveaway. Have a good weekend.

I don't think you need to get so caught up on aging everything. It's nice to have some stuff stocked in the cellar but it's all really good fresh too! lol

That looks like a pretty amazing fishing trip! And you even have pictures to prove it! Thanks for sharing! Glad you got the box and I hope you and your wife enjoy the Pipe. If the Tobacco is not up your alley, perhaps she will enjoy it. I didn’t realize she was a pipe smoker too. Any chance she will be on an episode? Did she start smoking the same time you did? Have a fantastic day!

Hiyas Andy, A very nice and generous array of GAW winnings from Carolina Rose, congratulations. You picked up 3 great blends! They are all staples in my tobacco rotation. Well done. St. James Flake is well worth waiting for. 😊 Serene smokes, Gary

Congrats on winning The GAW. And congrats on scoring some fine blends.

Good Afternoon 😊 Nice Box Opening 👏🏼👏🏼 Awesome Goodies👌🏽 Beautiful Pipe 😍 Beautiful Fishing Trip 🎣 Can beat a good day on the boat ⛵ Thanks For Sharing your GAW winnings 👍🏼 Have a great day & Greetings From South Africa 🇿🇦

great review!! I need to check if it can be shipped over to Argentina.

Unforunately where I live, the assortment of pipetobaccos is rather limited these days. Coming from Amsterdam it takes me at least a 2 hour drive Postal services don't allow Tobacco products to be shipped anymore, so I have to drive to either Germany or Belgium in order to even buy these,,. Fortunately, I don't mind the drive at all.

Solid review thanks Andy. 🎉

Always enjoy listening in on your reviews. Your format is excellent. Looking forward to the next!😊 take care

Good Morning 😊 Beautiful Pipe 😍 Thanks for an awesome review👌🏽 Appreciate you sharing your thoughts on the blend 🤗 Have a wonderful day & Greetings From South Africa 🇿🇦

Ooh Andy love abit of Escudo again getting hard to find these days and if you can find it its not cheap Thanks for your review.👍

Hiyas Andy, An excellently detailed and thoughtful review of Escudo. I'm glad that you found it to be an enjoyable smoke. From what I've read on line, STG reduced the amount of perique in the 2023 version, from previous releases. Age does have an effect on straight and Virginia forward blends. I'm looking forward to your review of Capstan Gold, especially these 5+ year old tin versions. Serene smokes ✓ Gary

Thanks for the review, Andy! You put such detail into your experiences. I do have a tin of this that I have not opened yet. I believe it’s an aged one. I will have to look at the date. Hope your trip has gone well!

Very enjoyable detailed review. Thank you.

I really like this one, too. Has plenty of rich Kentucky punch.

I’m a novice myself who truly enjoys aromatics. Thanks for the video neighbor 😊 (Winder, GA)

Nicely done. Welcome to the journey! There's a lot of great VAs out there.. give it time.. you'll find favorites!

I love them things. Deluxe navy rolls are the bomb. I like to take them and put them in a jar and come back to them about a month later, for some reason it seems to improve them. I always smoke 9mm filter pipes,but even if I didn't, those rolls wouldn't bother me

The description and looks of this blend appear to be wonderful. Thanks for the presentation.

Well now im just hungry.😆 Great video Andy. I'm really enjoying your channel!😊take care!

Love me ❤ some Cowboy Coffee & Shepherd’s Pie!

Wow, you got yourself a load of tobacco! I can relate to a number of things you mention. I’ve only been smoking a pipe for two months. Before April I had never smoked in my life. I also live in a very large city (top 10) and they only have two pipe smoking stores - same franchise and it’s 80% cigars 😢. Each store carries about 15 bulk blends (mostly in-house) and about half a dozen tins, which yes, are about twice the price of what I can get online. That’s disappointing. However, I’m thankful v for the many online options! I love the Country Squire. I haven’t smoked a tobacco if theirs that I don’t like. I’ve got 4-5 of their aromatics and two of their English blends. Great stuff! Based on what it sounds you like. I think you might like Irish Flake by Peterson. I really like that blend. Also, 4th Generation Evening Flake. It’s a Vaper flake. Have you tried smoking a filtered pipe? That has eliminated tongue bite for me. I can’t seem to smoke Virginia forward blends without burning my tongue/throat, unless I use a filter. Opinions are all over the map on filtered pipes, but I seriously don’t notice much of any difference between the two.

Thumbs up from Amsterdam! Very amused by you describing the end of your bowl as being a chargrilled Jalapenoburger with a zippy, tangy BBQ-sauce on top....with some baked beans. I don't think I've ever had any baked beans before, so I dont know exactly what they taste like, but you make them sound deeeelish my friend. Cheers!

Nice review, gonna have to try! Don’t you love that Bings? That was the first Savinelli I bought. Thanks again for the review.