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Now smoking 1970s Union Leader in a 1990 smooth medium bend Nording freehand sitter with a wider top than bottom that also has a ridge and a narrower bowl resembling an upside down spout, with an amber colored lucite stem with cream swirls. I'd hate to repeat that three times fast!:D
McClelland Black Tie in a brown 1980 long stem three quarter bend Caminetto 205 Business egg.
Another cold morning, maybe climbing to 40˚F later. At least the sun is shining, so we'll get a little melt, but not much. The streams, Lake Delta, the Erie Canal -- still frozen on the last day of March. sigh. Another bowl of BBF in the Legend Forever. I am really tired of white.
Jim,Quote:
Originally Posted by freestoke
SOh, we've suffered this Winter and perhaps you more than I but it's warmer here today (in the sun). Of course the forecast is for snow tonight meaning that we'll have had snow in April.
Hey youse guys who ain't had it bad dis year! Stop laffin'.
2015 Gawith Hoggarth Mixture #12 in a 1950s Comoy Extraordinaire Sandblast #8 lovat with repair band.
This pipe is a tweener lovat, saddle billiard.
A nice old Missouri Meerschaums Granddad with 8 slices of Peter Stokkebye Luxury Twisted flake. One of the most naturally sweet tobaccos on the market to the point guys mistakenly call it Aromatic topped with Vanilla. Not so, just pressed and cured Virginias to magically delicious.
Hi Craig,Quote:
Originally Posted by Madbricky
8 Flakes! You might be a granddad by the time that you're finished with that bowl :).
I just tried this flake for the first time recently. Interesting twist in the flake that makes for some variation in packing.
Luxury Twist is described (P&C) as having a mild essence that I smelled and tasted (maple) . You're right that it's not an aromatic and it's sweeter than other Stokkebye flakes like Luxury Navy and Bull's-Eye and it's well made like they are. A nice tobacco without sticker shock.
Man, you guys are making me start fleshing out my next order already, and I haven't even received the last order!Quote:
Originally Posted by NeverBend
I've said it before, and I'll say it again, this is the best group of enablers around! :pipe:
Hi Bryan,Quote:
Originally Posted by BryGuySC
I'm so old school that we reviewed tobaccos as UGH :( or Ugh :). Facial expression helped but not only was there no Internet, we'd yet to discover the sonic value of seashells. This is why I shouldn't review tobaccos but I did an impromptu review of Peter Stokkebye Luxury Navy Flake and the gist of my comments was that it was well made but ugh :/. I've changed my opinion of that tobacco as well as the other PS flakes.
The three Peter Stokkebye flakes that I've tried are Luxury Navy, Bulls Eye and Luxury Twist. I now have a few pounds of the first two and a few ounces of the Twist. All are well made. All are well behaved and consistent smokes. They're subtle, smooth and burn well. Not big flavor and lots of nuance but tasty and a an excellent deviation from more aggressive fare. All are very good values and you can buy them for under $2.00/oz and that makes them solid values. Pipes & Cigars is the cheapest but it appears that they're repackaging bulk so there will be broken flakes (not a problem for me) while 4Noggins was more expensive but less broken on arrival.
When I was new school, I liked to hunt with a bowl and my sabre tooth comrade, Blurg, and these type of flakes were very popular. This Stokkebye trio are worthy successors to those tobaccos that people now pay small fortunes for little tins. I have no idea how it ages. Ugh :).
Starting off my smoking day with Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 2014 Basil Meadows smooth slight bend squashed tomato with an aluminum band and a black pearl acrylic stem. Simply Orange is my drink.
Double Post
Don't know how i do that.
Pete,Quote:
Originally Posted by NeverBend
I don't understand you saying you shouldn't review. If I were a blender, I would be asking to quote you in ads. Like Bryan, my "must try" list gets longer almost every time i log on.
Fire Storm in a post WW2 Pre-Republic Peterson Dublin straight smooth X155 Bulldog with a sterling silver band.
Hi George,Quote:
Originally Posted by GWBowman
Tobacco leaf has changed and I lament some fabulous leaf that's no longer available just as I do the extinction of the saw-billed sea slug (they were so delicious!). Ugh! :)
Tobacco reviews are better today than they've been in the past, detailing flavors and nuance in far more detail. I do get a kick out of the third reporting (first third smoked this way, second etc.) because those changes should be subtle and gradual but if those changes are as dramatic as often claimed then it suggests fault in product or smoker but overall the reviews are better and more useful and vivid.
Thanks for the kind words but I feel that @JimInks writes excellent and, perhaps most importantly, consistent reviews. Some flavors and scents can be difficult to isolate but a consistent reviewer creates a standard that may have differences from your own perception but that can be a good guideline.
@Branzig humiliated me into doing a review of Mixture #12 and I will keep my word on it. I'll try to uphold your faith in me George but I can't take too much time to write that review because I'm looking for something to eat now that there are no more saw-billed sea slugs. ugh :(
I was gong to smoke:
823,122 BC Pootai Oogoo leaf Flake in a 226,892 BC Ugler-Ramshorn-Dix Ramshorn Snail Shell sandblasted horn.
This is some VERY aged flake! Still tastes like eohippus dung.
2015 Gawith Hoggarth Glengarry Flake in a 1961 Barling's Make #5179 smooth saddle billiard.
Ah! That's better.
Do yourself a flavor favor and order 1.5 lb bulk and that's all I'm saying on the public side. PM me if you want to know why to order that specific amount. If you read this and know of what I'm speaking about please don't say in public and ruin the surprise. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by NeverBend
Arcadian Perique in my trusty 1970s smooth three quarter bend Peterson System Standard 305.
Jim's Half Va., Half Burley w/Per in a 2003 medium bent straight grain Two dot 2 P. Ardor Venere Extra Bucaneve with a silver ferrule signed by Dorelio Rovera.
Feeling rejected at the moment. I proposed a contest on the golf thread and nobody even wants to play. Free Luxury Twist Flake if anybody else is interest. You don't have to be a golfer to enter, of course.
http://www.cigarbum.com/forum/showth...ll=1#post39342
Having a quick cob of PA and off to the oche!
2014 Louisiana Flake in a 1950s Barling's Make Ye Olde Wood EL smooth saddle billiard.
37 degrees and raining and snow possible this evening. Bummer.
Orlik Club Mixture in a Dr. Grabow Half and Half :pipe:
Now smoking Wessex Red Flake in a 2002 black sandblast full bend D.R. Ardor Urano Fatta A Mano with a slightly tapered far side of the bowl. I've enough for one more bowl.
Walnut in a 1975 smooth slight bend Tinderbox Aalborg freehand made by Nording.
Two coins of LBF in a Malaga. My first bowl of this baccy.
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...psjl6tdzca.jpg
Full agreement. I picked up an ounce of this a few weeks ago just to try it out. Probably get a bit more next time :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Madbricky
First bowl - but I see you jumped in with both feet and got a whole jar full :) I picked up an ounce to test it out first. It's good stuff, but I probably won't get any more though, as it tastes just about exactly like the stuff I make (and I don't charge myself for shipping).Quote:
Originally Posted by JustTroItIn
Just finished some Five Brothers in a Grabow Savoy.
Up next, the last coin of Escudo mixed with some Sutliff Voodoo Queen, in a MM General
Jim,Quote:
Originally Posted by freestoke
If I listed 5 golfer professionals I'd only be an embarrassment showing my age. Ok, you talked me into it.
Jack Nicklaus
Sam Snead
Ben Hogan
Gary Player
Rod Laver
See, I told you.
Just finishing:
2015 Gawith Hoggarth Bright CR Flake in a 1984 Tilshead (James Upshall 2nd) smooth taper billiard.
Villiger Late Night in a 2002 IMP smooth full bend egg shaped meer.
Hi Jim,Quote:
Originally Posted by JimInks
Have you written a review of either (I think that there are only two) of the Villiger tin mixtures? If not, please let us know what you think of this one.
Pete
The Tilshead swallowed a lot of the CR Flake but it lasted well over 2 hours. of a beautiful smoke. For anyone that would like a great briar, well crafted (but an ordinary stems), look at a Tilshead. They get some respect on eBay but they still sell for a fraction of the price of a James Upshall and they're the same pipe except for small flaws. For many years Upshall made only smooths and those bowls with superficial flaws became Tilsheads (name of the town where the workshop was located). They run large but smaller ones are around too. A true handmade second that were and still remain superb value. If anyone is interested I'll happily elaborate or answer questions about them.
2015 Gawith Hoggarth Scotch Flake Scented in a 1990 Ser Jacopo Gemma Fiammata taper billiard with a gold band.
It's called 'scented' but it's very light and that's good for me.
I will write a review when i finish the sample, which is three bowls worth. I have a couple of the others in tins, but it'll be a while before I open one of them. I've reviewed Cocktail Hour, and Mid-Day 1888.Quote:
Originally Posted by NeverBend
Listing this a few minutes early: Filmore in a 1980 Stanwell 668 medium bend with a ferrule, half black sandblasted, half brown smooth, rough top.
Quote:
Originally Posted by NeverBend
I must say, I'm surprised Arnie didn't make the cut. :cool: Enjoying the nonpareil TwoDot apple full of BBF. 'Bout bedtime. BTW, I did indeed steal a draw in that game! I offered a draw, he refused, he diddled for a few moves, then (perhaps unwittingly) repeated the same position three times. For the first time in my life I CLAIMED a draw! :banana:
Congratulatons!Quote:
Originally Posted by freestoke
His refusal must make it sweeter. What's next, the Inter-zonals?
I had a choice, Arnold Palmer or Rod Laver. I think I made my point :).
I smoked Blakeneys Best Bayou Slice in a MM last night. Tried stacking the guillotined slices in the bowl and firing it up. Fought the first half staying lit, second half came into it's own. Tonight I rubbed it and things are looking up. It's a dank, toasty smoke.
Part way through this bowl of Watch City Deluxe Crumb Cut in a 1970s black sandblasted Savinelli Autograph 05 Horn. I've enough for one more smoke.
A blend of Escudo, Voodoo Queen, and F&T Lancer's Slices in a Graysons squat bulldog. Absolute last of the Escudo now.
Jim,Quote:
Originally Posted by Alligator Gar
but is it
Strong as balls!
Started the night off with some Full Virginia Flake in a Peterson Shamrock.
I'm ending it with Dunhill Nightcap in a MM Legend.
Just finished smoking Model Match in a straight black sandblast 2 star Ferndown Bark Prince with a Cumberland stem. Next is Dunhill Elizabethan Match in a 1982 smooth straight Dunhill Root Briar 31051.
Just finished smoking MacBaren Navy Flake in the very first pipe I ever bought ($2.95) in 1974; a smooth three quarter bend Dr. Grabow Omega. Next is HU Nashville County in a smooth full bend 1977 Crown Coachman 215 egg.
Angler's Dream in a slight bend 1984 Stanwell Antique 124 grain etched with a smooth front.