Seattle Pipe Club Plum Pudding

Seattle Pipe Clubs Plum Pudding – On the evening of Wednesday, 1/29/20 I tried Seattle Pipe Clubs Plum Pudding for the first time. I found the tobacco moisture content on this tin to be normal for a broken flake type of tobacco. The tin note was very smokey and very reminiscent of barbecue for me. It put me very much in mind of a campfire. Taking a dry unlit draw (Which I like to do) on a packed Savinelli Fantasia Rusticated 673 which had never been smoked I got the same smokey barbecue flavor as mentioned above for the tin note. It took several “Char lights” to produce a well lit ember. Upon lighting the flavor was somewhat smokey but the flavor was not near as strong as the tin note. I found this to be an overall cool smoke, nice and dry with no gurgle. Once the ember was well established It required few relights with the application of light tamping during the smoke. I found that flavor became less smokey and more peppery as the smoke progressed especially about ¼ to ½ through the smoke. This was my first blend with perique and the pepper flavor was a bit of a surprise. At first, I almost mistook the peppery taste as a slight tongue bite, but there was no actual tongue bit. It was just a slight peppery flavor that became more evident as the bowl progressed. As to room note, I was the only person in the room at the time of the smoke. I did get up and leave the room and upon re-entering the room I found the room note to be that of a roaring fireplace or campfire. I was drinking a cold bottled water at the time of the smoke. Over all I would give this blend a 2 out of 4 stars for my taste. It was not an unpleasant experience however it is not something I would consider my go to smoke. It might find a place in my rotation as something to give a change of pace.