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You should try a tin of Hearth & Home, Frenchy's Sunsabiches and also a tin of AJ's VaPer just for grins. At the very worst it'll give you even more of an appreciation for the higher end stuff. However, I like those two a lot.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pipe Smoker
I read on TR that Frenchy's Sunzabitches would burn your tongue; have you experienced that when you smoked it? I haven't tried it yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Emperor Zurg
Smoked a bowl of my first pressed blend concoction that I made almost exactly a year ago; it's a VaPer cake and it has mellowed out considerably. Smoked it in a "Personal Reserve" bent sandblast Dublin that I just got on Ebay. These pipes were made for Barry Levin who was a pioneer in estate pipe marketing in the late 80's and early 90's. He died unexpectedly in the mid 90's.
Any tobacco burns my tongue if I don't smoke it carefully - especially Va and VaPers. I usually stash them away for a year at least before I even try them. That seems to help a lot. I guess I wouldn't know fresh as I've never tried it that way. After a year or so it doesn't seem to bite any more than anything else.Quote:
Originally Posted by Haebar
One blend that bites me fresh is PS navy flake, I know that for sure. It also tastes... sharp -for lack of a better word. Only a year does wonders for that blend.
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I may have misspoke. It might be the Louisiana Red I like. I'll need to go check my stash and see which one I have. Been on a rope and twist kick lately. Haven't been hitting the VaPers much at all.
Smoking some Dunhill Royal Yacht in a straight Dublin meerschaum pipe. It's been a long time since I smoked a meerschaum and I'm really enjoying this. It's so light, clenching it is a breeze.
Some lane 1Q in a Nording churchwarden last night
After filling my pipe with Hamborger Veermaster, I got a sizable crumb in my mouth on the pre-light test draw. It was quite tasty!
PS Lux Twist Flake in my Tally-Ho
Enjoying an unseasonable warm January p.m. with an MM General filled to the brim with John Cotton's Mixture, a smooth burley. I believe it was part of a burley cluster bomb that our friend @Haebar annhilated me with a couple years ago.
See next thing you'll be reaching into your pipe tobacco tins for the occasional chaw...Quote:
Originally Posted by Pipe Smoker
Puffing a third fill of Escudo in my Kirsten Mariner. Yesterday Escudo wasn't going so well, but today it's great. A puzzle, that.
Having some McClelland Beacon in my Savinelli Bing's Favorite.
Now having a small bowl of Drew Estate Meat Pie in a cob.
Smoking some Hearth & Home Chestnut in a Sunrise Dublin. This is a good blend; better than the original blend that it was made to emulate, Walnut.
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Seems I got a bit carried away yesterday, I rubbed out enough PS LTF
for four bowls. So today I've been smoking my "mistake".:devilspin:
Puffing mild and tasty Hamborger Veermaster in my Kirsten Mariner. This Virginia is just good.
BTW -- I've always sautéed mushrooms in EVOO and/or herbed butter. But it occurred to me that tahini might be good with mushrooms, so yesterday I tried that.
5-1/4 oz of Hen of the Woods (AKA maitakes) mushrooms in EVOO and 1/2 oz tahini (which has a fair amount of oil). It was good! I'll do this again.
G&H Sweet Whiskey Twist in a gourd calabash along with Rochester Mills Red Velvet Ale.
This pairing is a match made in heaven if ever there was one :) The beer is very sweet and positively reeks of vanilla creme. It's a dessert beer if ever there was one and it pairs beautifully with this tobacco. I equate it to a fine cigar with root beer on the side... which I also enjoy very much from time to time.
First pipe in a few days.EGR in a Dunhill canted dublin.
Just finished a bowl of H&H Chestnut in a Sunrise Amber Grain Dublin. Already looking forward to the weekend.
Woke up with a bowl of H&H Chestnut in a Savinelli Silver billiard.
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1980 Velvet in a stanwell billiard
2012 Nightcap in Nording churchwarden
Just got back from the Knoxville Pipe Club meeting. We had a new guy show up tonight that I had invited last month. Hope he keeps coming.
Tonight I smoked:
*35+ year old MacBaren's Virginia no. 1 > this was very good but very hard to keep lit for some reason.
*C&D Shandygaff > I enjoyed this blend; it was stronger than I expected in terms of nicotine.
*G&H Sweet Coconut Twist > always satisfying.
Sounds like an excellent night my man!Quote:
Originally Posted by Haebar
Yes, it was one of the more memorable meetings. Always nice to have new folks show up. Seth is a young fellow, just out of college, who is new to pipe smoking and looking for tips and knowledge about pipe smoking.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scott W.
I'm finishing up the night with another bowl of this 35 year old MacBaren Virginia no.1 in a group 4 Dunhill Bruyere billiard and drinking diet Pepsi.
Velvet in tomato pipe
Wild atlantic in the Nording churchwarden
Nightcap in the bent Viking
Earlier this afternoon I smoked a bowl of G&H Black Bogie in an old group 4 Dunhill Bruyere billiard. The new puppy has been put in remedial house-breaking class after a setback today.
Velvet in a bent Viking
LBF in a Nording freehand natural
C&D epiphany in a bruyere billiard
Starting this weekend with captain Black original in a Stanwell Brushed brown Dublin
In your birthday suit I assume.:censored:Quote:
Originally Posted by Lostmason
My buddy Brad sent up a Brog Churchwarden for me to try. Just smoked some velvet out of it to break it in. Nice inexpensive pipe
Had a couple bowls of McClelland 2015 over the past few days.
I see LBF mentioned a couple times lately. Haven't had that in ages... sounds good. I need to dig that out again. I have a sizable stash of it somewhere and I bet it has 2 or 3 years of age on it by now. I ordered 8oz from (I think) P&C many moons ago. Lo and behold, a full brick of the stuff arrived - something like 1.5 lbs. I notified them of the mistake before opening the pack but they said to just keep it :) so I have at least 2 qt mason jars crammed full of the stuff.
Velvet in the scoot pipe
Tsuge rajlin in a bent viking
Wild Atlantic in a poker
Solani black and white from 2012 in a Nording
Smoking a bowl of some 35+ year old MacBaren's Virginia no.1 in a Dr. Grabow Grand Duke billiard. There's something wrong with this pipe, the Dr. Grabow filters won't fit into it all the way. I tried deep cleaning the area where the filter is supposed to go but still couldn't get it to fit. I wouldn't smoke this tobacco with a filter anyway.
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A local tobacco called Dubliner......
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One more bowl and I'm putting my narrow ass to bed.....
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An old KW with some White Knight.....
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I had a bowl of G&H Black Bogie last night and this morning. Smoked it in that same Dr. Grabow as last time.