"I took a handful of the leaf and fully rubbed it out, then whacked it up in my one speed food processor for a bit..."
I'm amazed you felt the need to do this as it is a pretty fine ribbon cut as it comes in the tin. Interesting to hear the comparisons with the earlier Murray version, sadly something I never tried as I was still a RYO smoker then and hadn't got around to the pipe.
Regards,
Jay.