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Is that MacBitey at all? I've been tempted to pick up a few tins as I've really liked the HH line but I've stayed away from the pure Va. I don't care much for that MacBaren bite... and it does get me with too many of their regular blends. Haven't gotten bit by the HH line although I've only had a few.Quote:
Originally Posted by BryGuySC
I also tend to get that MacBite.Quote:
Originally Posted by Emperor Zurg
This one has a bit of that straight VA sharpness, but not the same as the usual Mac Baren bite. It does need a little drying out of the tin, but some DGT works pretty well on this one.
It is a quality virginia. It is definitely worth picking up a tin to try. I'm probably going to pick up several to cellar, so I can see how some age treats it.
Not a "blow you away" blend, but a decent straight virginia.
Thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by BryGuySC
I actually enjoy that 'sharp' taste if it doesn't come with a dose of bite :p
I enjoyed the McClelland 'vinegar' taste that people always bitched about too
Puffing Hamborger Veermaster in my Mark Tinsky straight brandy. The Tinsky is proving to be an excellent pipe. The mild, but flavorful, HV is going down very nicely.
And I’m doing some dry fire exercises with my Beretta 87 Target (.22 LR). I plan to shoot it Sunday.
I just opened a 4 yo tin of F&T Special Brown Flake — puffing that now in my Tinsky brandy. This dark Virginia is soft-smoking, and its rum topping is tasty, and not too prominent. Good tobacco, it is.
Puffing Solani 779, English Luxury Mixture, in my Kirsten. Not a big fan of English mixtures — 779 is the only one I stock. It is tasty, and makes for make a nice change-up from time to time.
Peterson University Flake in a Savinelli 320 Series iii
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A little LBF in the freehand pickaxe. Not many more nice days left so enjoying this over the grill. A little windy making it smoke a bit hot but still tasty stuff.
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G&H best brown, or brown flake, or is it #4? don't know, don't care, because I've accompanied it with a couple Geaghan's Bangor Browns, and plenty of toque natural toast in the nose. after a nice dinner of liver and onions and garlic, fried potatoes, a few fried eggs, and a pint of PBR. in an especial decent mood.
Smoking a bowl of GH Black Twist in a repaired Dr. Grabow. Sent this in to the Dr. Grabow factory for a new stem and they cracked the shank trying to get the old stem out. They repaired this one and sent me a new pipe too!
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Bought this Chris Morgan off @shempjizzle a couple of years ago. Broke it in with some PS Luxury Flake.
Today I'm going to try it with some SG Chocolate Flake. Now do I try to fold & tuck or do I rub it out? I'm really only familiar with rubbed or ribbons.
Forgot my tamper, so this hex head will have to do.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...f285eabbfb.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...764b05a889.jpg
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I prefer to rub out flakes before smoking them. But there are others that like to fold and stuff the flakes. Rubbing out the flakes gives a more uniform distribution of the tobacco. The tobacco burns better and doesn't require as many relights.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brimy
Smoking a bowl of GH Black Irish Twist in a Dunhill oval-shank billiard.
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Have you ever compared that with G&H Black Twist Sliced?Quote:
Originally Posted by Haebar
From what I've read, it's supposedly the same blend but I pick up a top note on the sliced - probably tonquin - that isn't there on the rope.
IMO a very coarse rub is best with that blend but try it a few different ways. It'll be a little different each way.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brimy
Dry that one till almost crispy too. It comes very wet and doesn't burn unless it's quite dry. Doesn't taste right either IMO if too wet.
I'm leaning toward a bowl of Rum Twist or Black Twist Sliced in the gourd tonight...
My tamper will be a 16 penny nail or a drywall screw :D
This may actually be the sliced, since you mentioned it. The cut looks like it - lots of slim coins and stringy ribbons. It was in a jar that I had put some leftover from a larger quantity. Yes, I detect the top note too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Emperor Zurg
Smoking another bowl of it now in a Dr. Grabow Hillcrest Canadian -
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5 minutes ago I set out a bowl's worth of the same weed. I like whatever the top note is. I miss it in the rope.Quote:
Originally Posted by Haebar
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Originally Posted by Haebar
Well I've learned that I need to let it dry out more because it wouldn't stay lit as you'll said.Quote:
Originally Posted by Emperor Zurg
I'll definitely try the coarse rub next time.
Digging the beard, Blake.Quote:
Originally Posted by bluenoser
I really like that pipe!Quote:
Originally Posted by Brimy
And yes, Sam Gawith often needs significant drying.
Smoking an early morning bowl of GH Black Twist Sliced in a Dunhill Shell billiard.
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Puffing Wessex Fragrant Virginia in my old Kirsten. This tobacco is new to me. SmokingPipes pipes says of it:
“Brigade Original Fragrant Virginia, by Wessex, is a naturally aromatic pipe tobacco flavored with traditional West Country Cider.”
The red Virginia is good, and the cider topping is tasty. It’s rather similar to rum flavored F&T Special Brown Flake. Since I have a large stock of SBF, I don’t plan to buy any more of this Wessex tobacco.
Edit: A grocery near my home has a dip-it-yourself hot bar. I often go there for lunch. But today, none of the offerings really appealed to me. So I went to the cheese counter and bought a 3/4 lb. wedge of Midnight Moon goat cheese. Sat down at a table and ate the whole wedge. Good!
I hope you also had a glass or two of Sauvignon Blanc to go with it :D :drunk:Quote:
Originally Posted by Pipe Smoker
No, I didn’t, but I’ll have some 10 yo Taylor Fladgate tawny port this evening. My fave wine.
I'm partial to dry reds and Stilton cheese. That combo could make a fat drunk out of anyone
Smoking a bowl of Walnut in a Dr. Grabow billiard. Got a sore throat and a cough, so I may have to lay off smoking for a while.
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Smoking my Tinsky brandy today. And puffing a new to me tobacco with an unlikely name: “The Mallard”, made by Dan Tobacco. I figured that it would be similar to Hamborger Veermaster, another Dan Tobacco, so my first fill of the day was HV, to get calibrated. TM isn’t quite as mild as HV, but its flavor is fuller and different — quite savory. It’s dry out of the tin — no further drying needed. Mine is now in a jar to limit further drying. Here’s what SmokingPipes says of it:
“The Mallard is a smooth Ready Rubbed Flake based on the extraordinarily rich and full-bodied sweet Zambian Virginia that was carefully fermented and matured under pressure. There was no need to add any flavorings to enhance its aroma, and it has found great reception among committed friends of pure natural tobacco and among lovers of flavored pipe mixtures as well. You can look forward to a wonderfully gentle smoke with a perfectly rich and sweet Virginia taste.”
I bought five tins of it. It’s pricey — $15 per 50g tin before quantity discounts. Time will tell if it’s worth that price, but I’m suspecting that I’ll find it to be so.
Smoking lots of D&R Rimboche AP today in a Sunrise apple. Drinking Red Rose iced tea and feeling much better. Kicking this cold faster than I thought I would.
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McClelland 2015 Virginia/Perique flake in my Savinelli Series III.
Sipping a little Knob Creek and puffing on some C&D Autumn Evening in a Dr. Grabow Berwyck.
Smoked a bowl of D&R Rimboche AP this morning in a Dunhill Tanshell billiard. Bad sick today, spent all night with chills and fevers - going to the doctor today.
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Feel better Brother!Quote:
Originally Posted by Haebar
Hope that you’re better soon Tab.
Puffing F&T Special Brown Flake in my Kirsten. A dark Virginia with a rum topping. Very tasty!
Thanks Doug, Doctor said I have a sinus infection and put me on an antibiotic.Quote:
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Just finished a bowl of Samuel Gawith 1792 Flake in a Ben Wade second.
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Puffing Wessex Classic Virginia in my new-to-me Mark Tinsky billiard.
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And it’s going down wonderfully — this is a great pipe! I bought it from the American Estates section of SmokingPipes. It had been smoked, but not even a whole fill, I think — the lower part of its chamber wasn’t charred. It was a great bargain. See page 70 of the “what is your latest pipe purchase” thread for a more complete description of the Tinsky.
Pride of Loch Lammond in a cob with a pour of Blackback Rye
Puffing “The Mallard” (Dan Tobacco) in my old Kirsten. This unflavored straight Virginia is pretty darned good stuff.
Going to give this Esoterica Dorchester a try while breaking in one of the new cobbs.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...57b3b20b53.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...4517993902.jpg
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Peter Stokkebye 701 Virginia in a Shannon
Well I went and done it. I cleaned out all the gunk I could reach by twisting the end of several pipe cleaners into J with a squashed loop at the business end and used Bacardi Black as a solvent. I poured rum into the gourd and scrubbed all around with one of the pipe cleaners, then dumped the filthy gunk out. They say you're supposed to keep the spirits off the cork gasket but that became impossible since chunks of gunk plugged the hole in the ferrule. I had to dump out the big end and just wipe the gasket clean with a dry rag right away. Went thru about 3 fingers of rum in the process. I also used a few gentle blasts of compressed air to blow out some of the junk I couldn't reach. It's drying now, hopefully none the worse for wear.Quote:
Originally Posted by Haebar