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Post by billyklubb on Aug 5, 2017 18:41:30 GMT -5
I have a few blends I've been holding on to and haven't tried yet. DaVinci, Irish Oak, and the Borkum Riff Wine. I just opened Armada from Hearth and Home for the first time. It got me thinking, any of y'all have tins, cans, or tubs y'all been holding on to but haven't tried yet?
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Post by trailboss on Aug 5, 2017 19:00:14 GMT -5
I have too many to list, I know that by the genre of tobacco and reviews that I will like them though.
I like English, Virginia's. Vapers, vaburs, plugs, flakes.....pretty eclectic, but most of my aro's sit lonely.
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Post by billyklubb on Aug 5, 2017 19:13:12 GMT -5
I have too many to list, I know that by the genre of tobacco and reviews that I will like them though. I like English, Virginia's. Vapers, vaburs, plugs, flakes.....pretty eclectic, but most of my aro's sit lonely. We came over on different ships, but we're in the same boat now. Hahaha! |
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Post by TwelveAMnTX on Aug 5, 2017 19:37:44 GMT -5
I've got a several blends in the cellar I haven't gotten around to trying yet. Most are similar to other blends I already have open that I got in step ladders. Some I wanted to try, so I bought them when they were on sale. The Borkum Riff freebies will probably sit for a long time before I get the nerve to try them.  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2017 19:38:52 GMT -5
I have too many to list, I know that by the genre of tobacco and reviews that I will like them though. I like English, Virginia's. Vapers, vaburs, plugs, flakes.....pretty eclectic, but most of my aro's sit lonely. We came over on different ships, but we're in the same boat now. Hahaha! I have several Aromatics that I have little interest in trying, but since I'm going to start taking notes, I'll try them, then give them away or would be good for a Box Pass. |
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Post by billyklubb on Aug 5, 2017 19:41:34 GMT -5
I've got a several blends in the cellar I haven't gotten around to trying yet. Most are similar to other blends I already have open that I got in step ladders. Some I wanted to try, so I bought them when they were on sale. The Borkum Riff freebies will probably sit for a long time before I get the nerve to try them. FWIW, I really enjoyed the Trinidad Rum more than I probably should have. Smoked nice and slow gave no bite. Been wary of the wine one though. |
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Post by TwelveAMnTX on Aug 5, 2017 20:06:32 GMT -5
I've got a several blends in the cellar I haven't gotten around to trying yet. Most are similar to other blends I already have open that I got in step ladders. Some I wanted to try, so I bought them when they were on sale. The Borkum Riff freebies will probably sit for a long time before I get the nerve to try them. FWIW, I really enjoyed the Trinidad Rum more than I probably should have. Smoked nice and slow gave no bite. Been wary of the wine one though. The rum doesn't sound that bad, there's more than a few tobaccos flavored with rum. I haven't seen many flavored with wine though. |
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Post by billyklubb on Aug 5, 2017 20:25:07 GMT -5
FWIW, I really enjoyed the Trinidad Rum more than I probably should have. Smoked nice and slow gave no bite. Been wary of the wine one though. The rum doesn't sound that bad, there's more than a few tobaccos flavored with rum. I haven't seen many flavored with wine though. that's what makes me apprehensive. |
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Post by JimInks on Aug 5, 2017 20:28:12 GMT -5
I have a bunch of blends I haven't opened yet. One of these days, I hope to try a few a them when I smoke down a bunch of this open stuff.
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Post by fadingdaylight on Aug 5, 2017 21:00:59 GMT -5
I did for a while. Probably had 7 or 8 tins I was waiting to crack. One day I did something really stupid, I gave them away. To my dad, who will probably never smoke them. I had a tin of Quiet Nights with a year and some change on it that I was saving for a special occasion to try. Man, I'm kicking myself now.
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Post by fadingdaylight on Aug 5, 2017 21:02:11 GMT -5
I have a bunch of blends I haven't opened yet. One of these days, I hope to try a few a them when I smoke down a bunch of this open stuff. Wait a minute... ...there are no blends you haven't tried. We know better... |
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Post by lestrout on Aug 5, 2017 21:44:15 GMT -5
Same boat as Jinx, but my 'puter shows maybe 400 or 500 blends yet to try.
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Post by BrunoT on Aug 5, 2017 22:05:35 GMT -5
Dunhills are few and far between in Slovakia, so you have to actively search/order it. I decided to stock up on most of the blends that caught my interest based on the brand's reputation alone, and also because I heard there will be some ruckus & changes. However, there are so many blends I enjoy at the moment that I don't think I've actually smoked any of the Dunhill tobaccos from my stash yet.
I reckon it will be some time before I pop the Dunhill cherry, especially now I got to explore tobaccos from the likes of W.O. Larsen, Peter Stokkebye, or Paul Olsen. There's just no need right now, but I'm sure I will get to it...
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Post by JimInks on Aug 5, 2017 22:10:04 GMT -5
I have a bunch of blends I haven't opened yet. One of these days, I hope to try a few a them when I smoke down a bunch of this open stuff. Wait a minute... ...there are no blends you haven't tried. We know better... There are 6747 blends listed at TR.com. Even if you take out all the ones that are 1-Q, you still have a few thousand, lol. I'm at 1926 reviews right now, and I'll never smoke them all. Nobody could afford them all. |
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Post by fadingdaylight on Aug 5, 2017 22:19:05 GMT -5
[quote author=" JimInks" source="/post/38251/thread" timestamp="1501989004"[/quote] I'm at 1926 reviews right now [/quote] Still waiting on that published book. If you haven't done it by the time I finish college, I might just dedicate a few weeks to gathering all of your review from the various sites and putting them into an ebook file. If for no reason, I wouldn't mind having access to all of them at once like that. |
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Post by PhantomWolf on Aug 5, 2017 22:32:19 GMT -5
I bought two tins of Three Oaks on my tobacconists' recommendation and never opened one because I read that it had already been discontinued and I wanted to wait till it was a surprise some day.
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Post by JimInks on Aug 5, 2017 23:04:04 GMT -5
[quote author=" JimInks " source="/post/38251/thread" timestamp="1501989004" I'm at 1926 reviews right now [/quote] Still waiting on that published book. If you haven't done it by the time I finish college, I might just dedicate a few weeks to gathering all of your review from the various sites and putting them into an ebook file. If for no reason, I wouldn't mind having access to all of them at once like that.[/quote] I have no current plans to do a book at present, but you should know that I do own the copyrights to my reviews, so only I can legally publish them or give permission to publish them. |
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Post by peteguy on Aug 5, 2017 23:24:00 GMT -5
Warhorse Green, Warrior Plug and Pelican are mine. WG because WB was so bad.... WP because I cant seem to not open a Revor when it is plug time and Pelican because I want a Kingfisher to go with it.  |
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Post by billyklubb on Aug 6, 2017 0:39:49 GMT -5
Jim, if you do a book of your reviews, make it a comic book series.
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Post by Zach on Aug 6, 2017 0:42:41 GMT -5
Same boat as Jinx, but my 'puter shows maybe 400 or 500 blends yet to try. hp les You need to start smoking! I recently opened a 2 year and some change old Orlik Dark Strong Kentucky that I'd bought and just threw in the cellar. I'm sitting on pretty much only C&D Burley Flake #2 that I haven't tried. Everything else sealed I've had. I'll usually open everything up when I get new blends, even if I get like 10 tins. Poppin like Pringles when I get new blends. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2017 1:36:14 GMT -5
I'm with Billy on the Comic Book series.
I have several tins of unopened Toby. Most of them intentionally left that way. I liked Grousemoor and Bothy Flake, so I have some extra of those waiting to put some age on. A few tins had years listed and when I find a reason I will open them. Example of Samuel Gawith's 2013 watchamadigger.
I seem to be getting a bad rep as an Aro lover, but I love my English as well. English is just easier to please me with as I am not expecting Grape or Vanilla or Cherry to stand out. It's like Dunhill Aperitif or Nightcap. You get exactly what you think it is. You don't need to go fishing for it.
Also picked up Sam G's Jubilee 2012. Bought it because the price was normal price. Have not opened them yet. Can't believe they are still available at a normal price.
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Post by JimInks on Aug 6, 2017 1:47:13 GMT -5
Jim, if you do a book of your reviews, make it a comic book series. Only if you do one on frying eggs!!!  |
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Post by trailboss on Aug 6, 2017 9:03:28 GMT -5
 A start on the art of Jim's new book. |
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Post by lestrout on Aug 6, 2017 9:06:40 GMT -5
Same boat as Jinx, but my 'puter shows maybe 400 or 500 blends yet to try. hp les I recently opened a 2 year and some change old Orlik Dark Strong Kentucky that I'd bought and just threw in the cellar. I'm sitting on pretty much only C&D Burley Flake #2 that I haven't tried. Everything else sealed I've had. I'll usually open everything up when I get new blends, even if I get like 10 tins. Poppin like Pringles when I get new blends. Yo p120 Never fear. My same 'puter shows well over 1500 blends. I have hundreds more than the unsampled ones open. I am trying not to open too many more tins as I struggle to smoke down what is already popped. My main project now, among many, is to demote as many blends as I can so as to get the Cellar down to my Top300. On a typical day, I puff about 3 bowls, all different blends and different pipes. On club nights and events, I might go several extra bowls, since I'm always sampling. hp les |
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Post by That Falls Guy on Aug 6, 2017 19:51:32 GMT -5
These are my unopened ones. They're a little over 4 years old now. Which one would you open first?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2017 20:13:05 GMT -5
These are my unopened ones. They're a little over 4 years old now. Which one would you open first?
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Post by peterd-Buffalo Spirit on Aug 6, 2017 20:52:09 GMT -5
...far too many to list...most I already have a fair idea of what they smoke/taste like...many are tobaccos no longer in production, so I hold them until either a special occasion or when I'm ready for a walk down memory lane...
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Post by johnlawitzke on Aug 6, 2017 21:09:45 GMT -5
I have about a half dozen tins of things that I haven't tried yet. I like what I like and am well past the stage of feeling the need to try every blend ever made. I'd rather smoke a bowl that I know I'm going to enjoy.
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Post by haebar on Aug 6, 2017 21:15:19 GMT -5
I've got a couple of boxes full of tins that I've never tried. Too numerous to list. I'm trying to smoke all the ones that I have open before I crack open any more tins.
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Post by trailboss on Aug 6, 2017 21:26:39 GMT -5
I have about a half dozen tins of things that I haven't tried yet. I like what I like and am well past the stage of feeling the need to try every blend ever made. I'd rather smoke a bowl that I know I'm going to enjoy. There is a lot of wisdom in that statement... if you can find contentment in a half dozen blends, and cellar them deeply, it simplifies things. Conversely, if you have a better palate than mine l, and have the means to cellar everything you want, that is cool. |
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