What Did You Smoke Today? (Pipe Edition)

[droy1958]

Have you had these before, or are you trying some new things?

These are new things I'm trying. Everything is basically new to me with pipes....

[dwmiller]

Frog Morton in a MM Country Gentleman

[c.ortiz108]

Long ago, in a galaxy far away..... Oops, wrong film

There used to be books, beginning in the early 1970s, that rated films (1 to 4 in 1/2 star increments) with capsule reviews. One of the earliest was by Leonard Maltin (when he was a yung feller).

I began writing alternate reviews on movies that I felt had been dissed. Continued for several years until I was sidetracked by my Magnum Opus, Greatest Worst Movies Ever Made, (no, not bad like, Plan 9 From Outer Space, more like Brain Damage or Bad Taste).

Touch of Evil received negative reviews in the rating guides, 1 to 2 stars (1-1/2 average). I gave it 4-stars (highest) and I wrote a scathing attack on the (lack of) review prowess of aforementioned Mr. Maltin. Of course I never sent it to him but within some years, Mr. Maltin had revisited and given this film 3-1/2 stars. Mind control. Touch of Evil may be the quintessential Film Noir and the opening scene is to die for .

I didn't believe the hype before I'd seen Citizen Kane, then I saw the film and thought it underrated. Magnificent Ambersons has greatness in it too. Take that Ms. Kael!

Pete, were these reviews published?

You guys are making want to dig up my old Orson avatar picture. Don't forget his radio work, by the way, from The Shadow to Mercury Theater - all great stuff.

[cpmcdill]

C&D Oriental Silk in a billiard

[Cool Breeze]

These are new things I'm trying. Everything is basically new to me with pipes....

I gotcha.

The only ones from that list I've had are Nightcap, which is in my top 3 English blends. Great stuff. However, try it as the last bowl of the day. Nightcap is heavy. Once you smoke it, you're done for the day. It is aptly named.

I've also had Billy Budd and it was so so. Not terrible by any means, but not great. It will come to you pretty dry but that's how it is supposed to be.

It's fun experimenting with new pipe tobaccos. Hell, as many of them as there are I don't reckon you'll ever really stop.

A few suggestions.

If you like the Elizabethan Mixture, which I'm nearly certain you will, try Escudo. It's the same type of mixture and is very good as well.
Also, try some Frog Morton Cellar if you get a chance. It's an English blend with a wooden cube from a whisky barrel in the tin. Gives a phenomenal flavor.

If your address was in your profile, you may even find some unexpected goodies showing up at your door out of the blue to try. Hint hint.

Happy smoking.

[droy1958]

I gotcha.

The only ones from that list I've had are Nightcap, which is in my top 3 English blends. Great stuff. However, try it as the last bowl of the day. Nightcap is heavy. Once you smoke it, you're done for the day. It is aptly named.

I've also had Billy Budd and it was so so. Not terrible by any means, but not great. It will come to you pretty dry but that's how it is supposed to be.

It's fun experimenting with new pipe tobaccos. Hell, as many of them as there are I don't reckon you'll ever really stop.

A few suggestions.

If you like the Elizabethan Mixture, which I'm nearly certain you will, try Escudo. It's the same type of mixture and is very good as well.
Also, try some Frog Morton Cellar if you get a chance. It's an English blend with a wooden cube from a whisky barrel in the tin. Gives a phenomenal flavor.

If your address was in your profile, you may even find some unexpected goodies showing up at your door out of the blue to try. Hint hint.

Happy smoking.

Thanks for the tobaccos to try. There's as many of them as cigars. I printed it out and will check them out next time I buy some more tobacco. Hint hint, profile updated....Best

[Cool Breeze]

Hint hint, profile updated....Best

[JimInks]

Watch City Slices in a 1979 straight smooth Dr. Grabow Grand Duke 45 pot.

[Shemp Jizzle]

Brown Bogie in a Pete Barrel

[JimInks]

A third of the way through this bowl of Old Dark Fired in a 1970s GBD Prehistoric Rhodesian 9438 with a perspex stem.