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Post by olbluesmoke on Nov 7, 2023 2:43:02 GMT -5
About ready to try S&G's Balkan Flake. I think I have a tin with a broken seal...it's partially collapsed in the middle and I can smell the aroma when I hold it to my nose.
I must say, the packing job was poorly implemented...yeah I'm looking at you Pipes and Cigars.
This really smells great.
Regarding a different store, there are some other S&G blends at Payless Cigars & Pipes.
I think I saw Best Brown Flake.
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Post by urbino on Nov 7, 2023 3:16:27 GMT -5
About ready to try S&G's Balkan Flake. I think I have a tin with a broken seal...it's partially collapsed in the middle and I can smell the aroma when I hold it to my nose. I must say, the packing job was poorly implemented...yeah I'm looking at you Pipes and Cigars. This really smells great. There are some other S&G blends at Payless Cigars & Pipes. I think I saw Best Brown Flake. I, myself, wouldn't be too worried about the broken seal unless the tobacco is moldy or something. I'm of the opinion that too wet tobacco is far more common than too dry. Too dry is difficult to achieve with pipe tobacco. I think Greg Pease said something along those lines. But that's me. You might know from experience you don't enjoy it if the tobacco is drier than normal. |
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Post by olbluesmoke on Nov 7, 2023 3:28:22 GMT -5
About ready to try S&G's Balkan Flake. I think I have a tin with a broken seal...it's partially collapsed in the middle and I can smell the aroma when I hold it to my nose. I must say, the packing job was poorly implemented...yeah I'm looking at you Pipes and Cigars. This really smells great. There are some other S&G blends at Payless Cigars & Pipes. I think I saw Best Brown Flake. I, myself, wouldn't be too worried about the broken seal unless the tobacco is moldy or something. I'm of the opinion that too wet tobacco is far more common than too dry. Too dry is difficult to achieve with pipe tobacco. I think Greg Pease said something along those lines. But that's me. You might know from experience you don't enjoy it if the tobacco is drier than normal. . Wise words. Thank you, Sir. |
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Post by urbino on Nov 7, 2023 3:39:54 GMT -5
How's it smoking? Have you lit up a bowl?
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Post by olbluesmoke on Nov 7, 2023 3:49:31 GMT -5
How's it smoking? Have you lit up a bowl? |
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Post by olbluesmoke on Nov 7, 2023 3:53:51 GMT -5
How's it smoking? Have you lit up a bowl? It's really good. Deeply smokey with some dark notes of fermented hay. This is a very nice blend and my Stanwell model 32 likes it as well. |
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Post by urbino on Nov 7, 2023 3:54:10 GMT -5
How's it smoking? Have you lit up a bowl? It's really good. Deeply smokey with some dark notes of fermented hay. This is a very nice blend and my Stanwell model 32 likes it as well. Sounds like a good one, yeah. Don't think I'm familiar with the 32. Looked it up. Nice looking straight bulldog. |
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Post by coalsmoke on Nov 7, 2023 5:38:51 GMT -5
Good Morning! It's a mild 58° here with a cloudy sky so the workshop heater is off and one of the doors is wide open. This afternoon I have to stop at the pharmacy and then make a supermarket run. Getting the smoking day going with a bowl of HH Pure VA Flake in the smooth bent Don Carlos Two Note and there's a fresh travel mugga coffee tucked underneath my jacket. Have a good one, everybody!
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Post by Darin on Nov 7, 2023 6:16:33 GMT -5
2019 D&R Two Timer in an MM Country Gent with black coffee to drink.
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Post by coalsmoke on Nov 7, 2023 7:26:34 GMT -5
Smoking a bowl of Straight Grain Flake in the Don Carlos while watching another streaming episode of The Doctor Blake Mysteries on BritBox. This pipe is performing nicely and is giving me a cool, flavorful smoke as the combination of the briar and tobacco come together wonderfully.
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Post by coalsmoke on Nov 7, 2023 8:17:34 GMT -5
Good Morning Again! It's 56° and still cloudy here. Having one last bowl while watching one more episode of Dr. Blake's murder mysteries. Currently smoking a bowl of fresh Peterson Flake in the Don Carlos and there's some coffee left in the mug.
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Post by Silver on Nov 7, 2023 9:59:21 GMT -5
Happy Tuesday! Started the day with a couple bowls of Haunted Bookshop in the Tuesday cob and coffee. 51 and cloudy here. Making a stir-fry with chicken later on. Until then, playing it by ear.
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Post by exbenedict on Nov 7, 2023 10:09:20 GMT -5
Rouxgaroux, meerschaum
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Post by Goldbrick on Nov 7, 2023 10:38:40 GMT -5
MacBaren Symphony in the LaRocca Dublin, a late morning mug of Yuban sits nearby.
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Post by Silver on Nov 7, 2023 11:17:58 GMT -5
Friar's Bayou in the Tuesday cob. Playing in the workshop.
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Post by just ol ed on Nov 7, 2023 11:19:24 GMT -5
Wilke #400 in Cavvichi C bent dublin freehand, CokeClassic by side. Remembering today a holiday for the P.0. Plenty to keep me busy inside, fill my Zippos, add "cigar juice" to humidors, vacuum upstairs & kitchen floor cleaned. Sure a semi-long sleepie in the mix
51, to 55, rain expected later, sunny now
Ed-slow, somewhat sure
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Post by Silver on Nov 7, 2023 14:57:46 GMT -5
Briar Fox in the Tuesday cob. In and out of the workshop.
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Post by johnlawitzke on Nov 7, 2023 17:10:29 GMT -5
2016 C&D Rajah's Court in my registration number era Stanwell Bamboo Billiard.  |
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Post by Silver on Nov 7, 2023 17:48:23 GMT -5
After-dinner smoke time. Haunted Bookshop in the Tuesday cob.
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Post by johnlawitzke on Nov 7, 2023 19:05:21 GMT -5
2015 SH Select Mixture in my Cayuga Liverpool.  |
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Post by Silver on Nov 7, 2023 20:05:12 GMT -5
Friar's Bayou in the Tuesday cob. Hockey's on the tube.
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Post by Silver on Nov 7, 2023 21:11:57 GMT -5
Brown Clunee in the most recent self-made.
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Post by Goldbrick on Nov 7, 2023 22:18:28 GMT -5
I had my first smoke in the new swing out front. It was just some ole stew-pot aro I call Morning Fog, in my Pipes by Lee bent billiard, but I'll remember that bowl for the rest of my life.
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Post by urbino on Nov 7, 2023 22:21:32 GMT -5
Brown Clunee in the most recent self-made. I need to find my jar of that. Been a while. |
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Post by Silver on Nov 7, 2023 22:38:08 GMT -5
Brown Clunee in the most recent self-made. I need to find my jar of that. Been a while. I think I like it better than Old Gowrie. Although, lotta similarities. |
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Post by just ol ed on Nov 7, 2023 22:59:52 GMT -5
In a few, Wilke #400, cobs & to the chats
Ed
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Post by urbino on Nov 7, 2023 23:11:02 GMT -5
I need to find my jar of that. Been a while. I think I like it better than Old Gowrie. Although, lotta similarities. Blasphemy, I sez! |
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Post by Silver on Nov 7, 2023 23:36:29 GMT -5
I think I like it better than Old Gowrie. Although, lotta similarities. Blasphemy, I sez! Reading descriptions and reviews of the two got me to go with Old Gowrie, at first. The impression I got was that Brown Clunee was a similar, but lighter blend than Gowrie. I finally decided to try Clunee when some bulk was available, and I was impressed. |
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Post by urbino on Nov 8, 2023 0:34:36 GMT -5
Headed out for some LBF in a Radice something-or-other. They say it's a belge:  |
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Post by urbino on Nov 8, 2023 3:57:39 GMT -5
Headed out for some LBF in a Radice something-or-other. They say it's a belge: This guy smoked for nearly 2 hours. It has a fairly capacious chamber, but still, 2 hours? I seem to be doing something uncommonly right when packing bowls lately. |
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