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Picked up a leather tobacco pouch for when I'm travelling, a tin of Dunhill Elizabethan Mixture and 4 oz of C&D Autumn Evening. I believe Autumn Evening may be an aromatic that I can really enjoy. I've only had one bowl of it but was very impressed. You can actually taste the tobacco and it smells wonderful.
The only Aros I like are ones with some real tobacco back bones.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cool Breeze
I find C&D make some decent ones, and Dan Tobacco are insanely tasty.
But for me, Lakeland Snot will always be my go to topping of choice.
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Had a big trade with Isaac L. Whistler for all of this tobacco. Some of the jars have homemade plugs by Klint Kinden, Glenn Skinner, and Josh Allen. Looking forward to trying them! He threw in a couple of older drugstore pipes that will need some restoration.
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Got these in yesterday from an order from P&C:
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Solid order. Not a weak aro in the bunch...Quote:
Originally Posted by Haebar
SG Lakeland I can handle, Gawith Hoggarth, not so much.Quote:
Originally Posted by Branzig
The only aromatics I like are the ones that taste like... something. Trouble is, most of them smell great but taste like nothing.
I despise Autumn Evening. Probably the only bowl I dumped before the first 1/4 was smoked. Many seem to like it tho... tastes sure are subjective.
I was fortunate enough to get one of the most recent "Goodie Bags" from PipesandCigars.com last week and it included all this free stuff:
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The jar didn't come with it; I put the bag of Jester pipe tobacco they sent in the jar to rehydrate it.
I like the classic pipe shapes. Bulldogs are my favorite, and I have several. Pots are my second favorite, but I had only this one:
Caminetto Smooth Red Pot with Silver Spigot | Buy Caminetto Tobacco Pipes at Smokingpipes
It’s a pot, says Caminetto, and it’s a very good pipe, but hardly the classic pot shape. So when this Viking pot appeared in the estates section of SmokingPipes:
Italian Estates Viking Classic Sandblasted Pot | Buy Italian Estates Tobacco Pipes at Smokingpipes
I grabbed it. It’s a classic pot, by George, and no mistake. Its condition is described as “4.9/5 Lightly smoked”. But like my four other SmokingPipes estate pipes that were so described, it’s unsmoked. Its price was a modest $42.75. (The Caminetto cost me $443.) I also bought five tins of Escudo to get free shipping.
This Viking is made in Italy, rather than Denmark. I’ve seen some Italian Vikings that were a bit tacky, but this one is quite good. That “bright metal mount” isn’t sterling silver, but it’s very bright chrome over brass. On the plus side, chrome, unlike silver, requires no maintenance. The join between chrome band and shank is undetectable by touch. Same with the join between band and bit. Good job, Viking.
The chamber is perfectly centered in the bowl, and the draft enters the chamber tangent to its bottom. The draft is generous — very easy draw. The light sandblast is good for traction, but not so aggressive as to impede cleaning.
I haven’t smoked this pipe yet, but I’m pretty sure that I’ll like it. A bargain at $42.75.
Just picked up 2 Drew estate tradesman pipes on P&C. One for me and one for a buddy. Got them both for $79.98 shipped.
Picked up this Nording Canadian at Georgetown Tobacco while on vacation. Loving it so far.
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