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Post by just ol ed on Aug 23, 2022 9:25:59 GMT -5
in from full walks, Nica Libre 6x47 for company. After the Ed is fed, BB1938 in Caminetto "Business" #174 & continue with the papers. Hearing test early afternoon only thing on the must do list.
Ed Duncan, Batavia, NY
pipe/cigar since ??62
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Post by peterd-Buffalo Spirit on Aug 23, 2022 9:49:26 GMT -5
Presbyterian Reformation in a Bones bent Rhodesian with lightning finish...
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Post by Silver on Aug 23, 2022 9:53:19 GMT -5
Started the day with Haunted Bookshop in the Tuesday cob and coffee on the front porch. Hope you're all having a great day.
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Post by Silver on Aug 23, 2022 10:36:53 GMT -5
Another bowl of Haunted Bookshop, this time, on the back deck.
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Post by cigrmaster on Aug 23, 2022 11:02:17 GMT -5
2015 Astleys no 109 Medium Flake in a Rad Davis Rhodesian.  |
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Post by Silver on Aug 23, 2022 11:57:13 GMT -5
Mac Baren Burley London Blend 2022 in a MM Southport Ferryman cob. This blend may not be for me.
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Post by cigrmaster on Aug 23, 2022 12:43:12 GMT -5
2012 John Aylesbury Luxury Flake in a Jack Howell Rhodesian.  |
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Post by peterd-Buffalo Spirit on Aug 23, 2022 12:45:22 GMT -5
C&D Super Balkan in a Moretti quarter bent rustic Dublin ...
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Post by Goldbrick on Aug 23, 2022 12:58:48 GMT -5
Captain Black Royal in a Dr Grabow Regal billiard.
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Post by Silver on Aug 23, 2022 13:36:40 GMT -5
Three Friars in the Tuesday cob.
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Post by turbocat on Aug 23, 2022 13:41:14 GMT -5
Mac Baren Burley London Blend 2022 in a MM Southport Ferryman cob. This blend may not be for me. Is it still biting you or is it the flavor? |
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Post by Silver on Aug 23, 2022 13:55:31 GMT -5
Mac Baren Burley London Blend 2022 in a MM Southport Ferryman cob. This blend may not be for me. Is it still biting you or is it the flavor? Smoke carefully, I avoid the bite. I think it's just too heavily flavored for me. Hoping time will mellow it out. I jarred the open tin and put it in the cellar for a while. |
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Post by trailboss on Aug 23, 2022 13:58:51 GMT -5
Pretty much all of the Mac Baren blends give me tongue bite when fresh, but they mellow out quite nicely with time.
There is a reason some pipe smokers refer to them as MacBite.
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Post by just ol ed on Aug 23, 2022 14:44:58 GMT -5
tea at desk, Apertif in LaughingBacchus meer in smoking room. Small amt of yard snipping earlier, finished the morning cigar & BB1938 in yard pipe. Nap next, quick/easy sups to follow.
78, sunny rest of the day
Ed Duncan, Batavia, NY
gots 'em, smokes 'em since '62
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Post by terrapinflyer on Aug 23, 2022 14:49:47 GMT -5
My aperitif is Bayou Morning in a MM Legend. Then to figure out what my sups is going to be.
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Post by cigrmaster on Aug 23, 2022 14:55:17 GMT -5
2012 Wessex Brown Virginia Flake in a Jack Howell Paneled Billiard.  |
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Zach
Pro Member
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Posts: 4,360
First Name: Zach
Favorite Pipe: Too many currently, bound to change
Favorite Tobacco: Haunted Bookshop, Big 'N' Burley, Pegasus, Habana Daydream, OJK, Rum Twist, FVF, Escudo, Orlik Golden Sliced, Kendal Flake, Ennerdale
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Post by Zach on Aug 23, 2022 15:01:14 GMT -5
Mac Baren Burley London Blend 2022 in a MM Southport Ferryman cob. This blend may not be for me. Too much bite? I see you said it may be the toppings. The poor choice of casings they tend to use can easily cause bite. I believe Jeremy Reeves of C&D is even one of the types of people who cannot smoke any Mac Baren tobaccos because his mouth will feel like tongue bite is starting within five minutes of the smoke. It can be hit or miss for me with their blends all told. I've really been liking the Plum Cake, the Royal Twist can be real bitey and I have to smoke it very cautiously/slowly. The Symphony I find to have a really great flavor but it's like skirting on a razor's edge coaxing it to not bite. Jeremy just did a recent writeup with Chuck Stanion over on SmokingPipes about causes of tongue bite and he addresses how C&D blend in smidges of burley and perique as more alkaline tobaccos to help equalize the pH of a blend. I think whatever Mac Baren use as casings are terribly acidic and should be changed entirely. |
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Post by Silver on Aug 23, 2022 15:18:28 GMT -5
Mac Baren Burley London Blend 2022 in a MM Southport Ferryman cob. This blend may not be for me. Too much bite? I see you said it may be the toppings. The poor choice of casings they tend to use can easily cause bite. I believe Jeremy Reeves of C&D is even one of the types of people who cannot smoke any Mac Baren tobaccos because his mouth will feel like tongue bite is starting within five minutes of the smoke. It can be hit or miss for me with their blends all told. I've really been liking the Plum Cake, the Royal Twist can be real bitey and I have to smoke it very cautiously/slowly. The Symphony I find to have a really great flavor but it's like skirting on a razor's edge coaxing it to not bite. Jeremy just did a recent writeup with Chuck Stanion over on SmokingPipes about causes of tongue bite and he addresses how C&D blend in smidges of burley and perique as more alkaline tobaccos to help equalize the pH of a blend. I think whatever Mac Baren use as casings are terribly acidic and should be changed entirely. Agree that you've gotta smoke fresh Mac Baren carefully to avoid tongue bite, which I did. I just think it's overtopped/cased for my tastes. Reminds me of some aromatic Christmas blends minus the baking spices. |
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Post by Silver on Aug 23, 2022 15:18:48 GMT -5
Haunted Bookshop in the Tuesday cob.
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Zach
Pro Member
If you can't send money, send tobacco.
Posts: 4,360
First Name: Zach
Favorite Pipe: Too many currently, bound to change
Favorite Tobacco: Haunted Bookshop, Big 'N' Burley, Pegasus, Habana Daydream, OJK, Rum Twist, FVF, Escudo, Orlik Golden Sliced, Kendal Flake, Ennerdale
Location:
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Post by Zach on Aug 23, 2022 15:35:57 GMT -5
Too much bite? I see you said it may be the toppings. The poor choice of casings they tend to use can easily cause bite. I believe Jeremy Reeves of C&D is even one of the types of people who cannot smoke any Mac Baren tobaccos because his mouth will feel like tongue bite is starting within five minutes of the smoke. It can be hit or miss for me with their blends all told. I've really been liking the Plum Cake, the Royal Twist can be real bitey and I have to smoke it very cautiously/slowly. The Symphony I find to have a really great flavor but it's like skirting on a razor's edge coaxing it to not bite. Jeremy just did a recent writeup with Chuck Stanion over on SmokingPipes about causes of tongue bite and he addresses how C&D blend in smidges of burley and perique as more alkaline tobaccos to help equalize the pH of a blend. I think whatever Mac Baren use as casings are terribly acidic and should be changed entirely. Agree that you've gotta smoke fresh Mac Baren carefully to avoid tongue bite, which I did. I just think it's overtopped/cased for my tastes. Reminds me of some aromatic Christmas blends minus the baking spices. Symphony is like London Blend, but go ahead and add those Christmas spices! It's been some time but I often detect somewhat of a cinnamon and something else going on in those burleys. I can agree they all are fairly cased but then again, you know my preferences (our preferences) for better C&D burley anyway.
I'm starting some Pegasus in the showcob with blue/white acrylic saddlebit.
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Post by peterd-Buffalo Spirit on Aug 23, 2022 15:58:26 GMT -5
W.O. Larsen 1864-Perfect Mixture in a Charles Towne Cobbler cob...
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Post by turbocat on Aug 23, 2022 16:45:22 GMT -5
Blend of 50% Carter Hall and 50% M79 Cherry Brandy in a cob.
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Post by johnlawitzke on Aug 23, 2022 19:09:03 GMT -5
Halfway through a bowl of H&H Magnum Opus in my Erik Nielsen bent Bulldog.  |
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Post by don on Aug 23, 2022 20:12:03 GMT -5
Smoking some 50 year old Heine’s Blend in an MM Maple spool pipe.
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Post by turbocat on Aug 23, 2022 20:18:12 GMT -5
The earlier Mac Baren discussion had me pull out some Dark Twist, which I am smoking in my favorite calabash.
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Post by johnlawitzke on Aug 23, 2022 20:19:37 GMT -5
2015 McC Old Dog in my Kaywoodie Connoisseur small Lovat.  |
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Post by turbocat on Aug 23, 2022 20:49:56 GMT -5
Smoking some 50 year old Heine’s Blend in an MM Maple spool pipe. I’m jealous! I often smoke fairly recent production of Henie’s Blend and I’m curious what some that old would be like. |
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Post by Goldbrick on Aug 23, 2022 21:04:38 GMT -5
McClelland's Christmas Cheer 2007 in a Savinelli Prima Serie 707, cold milk on the side.
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Post by username on Aug 23, 2022 21:18:37 GMT -5
Hu night owl in a claw meer.
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Post by just ol ed on Aug 23, 2022 21:51:49 GMT -5
2 smaller briars, same baccies to the chats shortly after 11pm Eastern
same 'ol, 'nuther day older!
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