About two centimetres of the powdered leaf sat in the base of the glass.

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Mr. Smith said that he picks a base a black or a green leaf and then thinks about flavors he has recently tasted or smelled that intrigue him.

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One of those surprises came during a visit to Eglin Air Force Base on the Florida panhandle, where he went to see the old-growth long-leaf pine forest.

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