what is your latest pipe purchase

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Originally Posted by Emperor Zurg

Lakeland essence: the bane of good tobacco.

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BOOOOO BOOOOOOO I can't BOOOOOOOO this statement enough! :updown:

Just placed an order for some tins of Bengal Flake, SG's Cabbie's Mixture, and Lakeland Dark.

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Originally Posted by Bruck

Latest tobacco purchase, some of which will become tasty cold-pressed flake:

From left to right, CT Broadleaf, Dark Air, Fire Cured Dark Air, PA Wrapper, and Perique, all from the KY grower from whom I like to buy leaves.

But probably about 2/3 of this will become Brohibas.

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That's pretty neat; did you get it from the Tobacco Butcher? How'd you learn how to roll them?

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Originally Posted by Haebar

That's pretty neat; did you get it from the Tobacco Butcher? How'd you learn how to roll them?

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Yes, from Larry the Tobacco Butcher. Good prices and he usually throws in a couple samples of other things.

I picked up cigar rolling a couple years ago - took a lesson at the Graycliff factory in Nassau (Bahamas) while on vacation there. Watched a number of videos on the subject after that. Then I picked up some leaves and started doing it. First couple dozen really sucked, but I gradually got the hang of it.

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Originally Posted by Bruck

Yes, from Larry the Tobacco Butcher. Good prices and he usually throws in a couple samples of other things.

I picked up cigar rolling a couple years ago - took a lesson at the Graycliff factory in Nassau (Bahamas) while on vacation there. Watched a number of videos on the subject after that. Then I picked up some leaves and started doing it. First couple dozen really sucked, but I gradually got the hang of it.

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Cigar rolling is very easy. You just need to teach me..... ;)

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Originally Posted by Emperor Zurg

Post what you think of the Louisiana flake. I got some a while back but IMO the Lakeland kinda ruins it. Hoping the perfume fades over time. Same deal with Rum flake.

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Tried some of the Louisiana this afternoon. Certainly a unique flavor - fruity/nutty, strong, a hint of cigarette tobacco flavor. Haven't decided if I like it or not yet - I was smoking outside in the wind, so that was distracting, and it had trouble staying lit. I dried it out, will try it again tomorrow.

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Originally Posted by Bruck

Tried some of the Louisiana this afternoon. Certainly a unique flavor - fruity/nutty, strong, a hint of cigarette tobacco flavor. Haven't decided if I like it or not yet - I was smoking outside in the wind, so that was distracting, and it had trouble staying lit. I dried it out, will try it again tomorrow.

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I need to try some of that Lakeland. I'm skeered (afraid) to try it...

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Originally Posted by Bruck

Tried some of the Louisiana this afternoon. Certainly a unique flavor - fruity/nutty, strong, a hint of cigarette tobacco flavor. Haven't decided if I like it or not yet - I was smoking outside in the wind, so that was distracting, and it had trouble staying lit. I dried it out, will try it again tomorrow.

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See now, that's just strange. Fruity nutty and all that. All I could taste was that rose-like Lakeland perfume covering everything else. And I've talked to others who don't even notice the Lakeland in it.

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Originally Posted by Emperor Zurg

See now, that's just strange. Fruity nutty and all that. All I could taste was that rose-like Lakeland perfume covering everything else. And I've talked to others who don't even notice the Lakeland in it.

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Sounds like you may be sensitive to that Lakeland essence. Possibly similar to how some people don't like cilantro; that it tastes soapy to them. Seems that perfumy Lakeland is like black licorice; either hate it or love it, not much in between.

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Originally Posted by Nature

Sounds like you may be sensitive to that Lakeland essence. Possibly similar to how some people don't like cilantro; that it tastes soapy to them. Seems that perfumy Lakeland is like black licorice; either hate it or love it, not much in between.

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Well I hate cilantro but I love black licorice :p. Never did like rose scent, I always thought it smelled like old ladies. Lakeland only tastes like soap to me when it's combined with latakia: isn't that strange? No latakia and it just tastes like perfume.
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Originally Posted by Emperor Zurg

See now, that's just strange. Fruity nutty and all that. All I could taste was that rose-like Lakeland perfume covering everything else. And I've talked to others who don't even notice the Lakeland in it.

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Had some more this p.m. after letting it dry out some. Not bad, still needed to be re-lit frequently. I didn't detect any kind of floral or perfume flavor. I'm not sure what the Lakeland taste is. Anyway, it was a strong perique, smooth, nutty, like a good VAPer I suppose.