Peter Stokkebye's Luxury Bull's Eye

[DubintheDam]

Tzaddi brought me a 2oz bag of this when he visited Amsterdam last weekend...guess what? I just ordered 3 pounds of the stuff from Cup O Joes...that's how good this stuff is!

I love Escudo, thanks to a generous trade from IHT, but I find Lux Bulls sweeter, creamier and just pure heaven, that Cavendish in the middle is so toffee candy tasting and that musty spice..WOW!..ask me if I feel the same after I've smoked 3 pounds of the stuff...God only knows the import taxes I'm gonna be paying on this! Never mind, at least I'll be able to have a pipe to calm me down after.

[SIZE=7]3 bloody lbs![/SIZE]

[wharfrathoss]

i tried some more of this in a bigger bowled cob (all i have right now), didn't dry it as much & packed a little tighter to compensate for the open draw-it wasn't quite as bland, actually had a little flavor this time-maybe the pipe had more to do w/it than i thought-i'm gonna put the rest of the 2oz's i bought at the back of my jars to wait for a different pipe-by then it'll be a little older so hopefully a double bonus

[Alyks]

I've had some of this stuff sitting in jar. I decided to pop the jar after reading all these positive reviews. I wasn't impressed right away with this tobak. I thought it was rather bland and tasteless when I first lit it, but after about 5 minutes the flavor started coming alive. This is a nice one with coffee. Some nice hay flavoring. Very enjoyable. I couldn't really taste the cavendish centre; I was hoping I'd at least get some added sweetness from it, but no such luck. I'll be getting more of this along with LNF with my next order.

[CigarGal]

It's like cracker jacks-a surprise in every bowl

[IHT]

Pearse, you should try the "Luxury Navy Flake" as well.

[Mister Moo]

Been on a LBF bender for six or seven ounces... the stuff just seems to get better and better.

[aliefj96]

I bought 4oz of this a while back. Everybody gave here gave great comments. I have only smoked one bowl since I got it. I don't even recall what I thought of it. It keeps getting passed over. That's what happens when I buy way too much too quickly. I'll have to try another bowl tomorrow.

[Mister Moo]

As the big, bad bullseye bag hung around for a while and the coins began to dry out a bit more than what I'd normally smoke, the smokes got much, much better.

As the LBF begins to break apart and almost crumble rather than bend, they smoke the best for me. I've tried the LBF in three different briars and a meer over the past several weeks and, too, decided it smokes a bit cooler than many other tobaks I frequent. Dryer means less expansion, a much easier smoke and gray ash to the bottom of each bowl.

The pack-de-jour has been one, two or three coins, depending on bowl size, bent, folded, mashed or twisted then (evenly) smoosh-packed into the pipe. Zero packing finesse except for keeping the compaction fairly even and concluding so the pipe draws easily. A few gentle tamps and maybe a relight takes it all downtown.

I have been enjoying this detailed LBF exploration; can't say for sure that more dry means better flavor but it seems that way. Might just be that since it smokes so much easier it seems to taste better. Might be it realy does tastes better. No way I am not going to wet some down and try it for comparison - everything is working just fine right now, as is.

Live and learn.

[DubintheDam]

Mr.Moo...No doubt a little drying, aging helps this good'un along somewhat...the first couple of oz's I got from Tzaddi tasted better than my 1.5lb boxes, but just already with a few weeks on the shelf, they're improving nicely...I can see myself oversmoking this blend during the next 6 months and then coming back to it in another year with a rekindled love affair. I think if you like Escudo...it's a nice balancing act, jumping from one to the other...must try their Navy Flake also.

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by DubintheDam

...I can see myself oversmoking this blend during the next 6 months and then coming back to it in another year with a rekindled love affair...

Concur. Happily.

[j6ppc]

I enjoy this blend a lot. Always have some on hand.

Originally Posted by Mister Moo

As the big, bad bullseye bag hung around for a while and the coins began to dry out a bit more than what I'd normally smoke, the smokes got much, much better.

As the LBF begins to break apart and almost crumble rather than bend, they smoke the best for me. I've tried the LBF in three different briars and a meer over the past several weeks and, too, decided it smokes a bit cooler than many other tobaks I frequent. Dryer means less expansion, a much easier smoke and gray ash to the bottom of each bowl.

The pack-de-jour has been one, two or three coins, depending on bowl size, bent, folded, mashed or twisted then (evenly) smoosh-packed into the pipe. Zero packing finesse except for keeping the compaction fairly even and concluding so the pipe draws easily. A few gentle tamps and maybe a relight takes it all downtown.

I have been enjoying this detailed LBF exploration; can't say for sure that more dry means better flavor but it seems that way. Might just be that since it smokes so much easier it seems to taste better. Might be it realy does tastes better. No way I am not going to wet some down and try it for comparison - everything is working just fine right now, as is.

Live and learn.

Dan i have to say the same thing that almost bone dry and this stuff really sings. Had a oz sitting in a bag for over a year because when i first got it it was ok with the cavendish fouling the mouth during most of the smoke. Fast forward till this last month while trying to smoke up most of my small samples, i loaded this up for a walk and was simply shocked on the turn around. Foral pepper with none of the cavendish mount feel. Can't say if i need to order more but the turn around was sure good.