Best Of

Finally had a minute to open the box today. To say the least, WOW!

So, here's what I'm going to do;
I took out 4 of the cigars that I'd never tried before, and replaced them with what I hope are suitable
replacements.

Any of the pipe tobaccos that I already have in stock I simply will pass along untouched.

Of the tobacco that I want to try I have packed each in a bowl and took a photo of the tobacco and the pipe it's in.

I did not try any of the English sampler, because the largest part of my tobacco cellar consists of English and Balkan blends and my reason for joining the pass is to try things that I'm not familiar with.

It was very tempting to just stick all the Plague Bringer in my pocket and pretend that it never happened. I did not, however. I did pack 2 bowls of it, because I've always wanted to try it and may never get the chance again. Same goes for the Esoterica St. Ives.

Now, I'm going to look and see who gets this next, as I'm planning to move to another address within the next few weeks, so I can send this along without it getting lost in all the other boxes around here.

Further updates forthcoming as appropriate.

The one on the right is from my dad's collection.