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Post by Dramatwist on Feb 15, 2018 4:53:35 GMT -5
...just had the best bowl in 45 years of pipe-smoking... Two Friends Celtic Mist in a virgin MM Ozark Mountain Hardwood Pipe.
What? I'm a Penzance guy.
Still trying to wrap my head around it.
Perfect in every way.
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Post by haebar on Feb 15, 2018 5:17:31 GMT -5
Congratulations! That is a rare event... 45 years! I had one of those MM hardwoods a few years back wore it out - burned through at the shank/bowl connection. I see you are from the San Francisco area; I have some good memories of that area from when I visited several years ago. I particularly like San Jose; the climate there is perfect!
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Post by Dramatwist on Feb 15, 2018 5:29:42 GMT -5
Congratulations! That is a rare event... 45 years! I had one of those MM hardwoods a few years back wore it out - burned through at the shank/bowl connection. I see you are from the San Francisco area; I have some good memories of that area from when I visited several years ago. I particularly like San Jose; the climate there is perfect! ...always thankful for the climate... live a short walk from the bay these days and thank my lucky stars... |
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Post by Matthew on Feb 16, 2018 21:18:08 GMT -5
I think you cheated,,,,Celtic Mist makes any thing perfect.
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Post by bonanzadriver on Feb 16, 2018 21:33:04 GMT -5
Although initially picking up a pipe back in 1982, I am admittedly a relative noob, having only really gotten serious about it 1 1/2 years ago.
But for, far and a way is the 20 yo Penzance I picked up last year. I've only had 3 bowls from it and only smoke it on special occasions, but it is without a doubt Nirvana.
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Post by Dramatwist on Feb 16, 2018 23:15:46 GMT -5
I think you cheated,,,,Celtic Mist makes any thing perfect. ...I was wondering if that might not be the case... |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2018 2:54:45 GMT -5
Most surprising bowl ever was Five Brothers. It's simple, and as #6 said, Plain Jane, but it fully delivered.
To me the best bowl would either have to be a blow out English or a full on Aro.
Tied for best bowl: Brigadier Black Alamo, Corn Cob Pipe and Button Nose, Low Country Hazelnut, Pumpkin Spice, and Christmas Spice. All of these delivered to the max.
I have yet to have a Captain Black Grape or Penzance moment.
PS - You have probably noticed by now that asking a straight question gets you nowhere with me
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Post by Dramatwist on Feb 17, 2018 3:20:10 GMT -5
Most surprising bowl ever was Five Brothers. It's simple, and as #6 said, Plain Jane, but it fully delivered. To me the best bowl would either have to be a blow out English or a full on Aro. Tied for best bowl: Brigadier Black Alamo, Corn Cob Pipe and Button Nose, Low Country Hazelnut, Pumpkin Spice, and Christmas Spice. All of these delivered to the max. I have yet to have a Captain Black Grape or Penzance moment. PS - You have probably noticed by now that asking a straight question gets you nowhere with me ...ah, but the journey is entertaining... |
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Post by Legend Lover on Feb 17, 2018 3:27:53 GMT -5
My best bowl (so far) wasn't necessarily the greatest ever (so far), but it was the overall experience that made it great.
My wife and I were on a weekend in Dublin. I was smoking my sample of 'cube' for the first time, sitting outside with a pint of Guinness on a warmish Saturday afternoon, watching the world go by. I'll never forget that day or that pipe experience.
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Post by Dramatwist on Feb 17, 2018 3:29:38 GMT -5
My best bowl (so far) wasn't necessarily the greatest ever (so far), but it was the overall experience that made it great. My wife and I were on a weekend in Dublin. I was smoking my sample of 'cube' for the first time, sitting outside with a pint of Guinness on a warmish Saturday afternoon, watching the world go by. I'll never forget that day or that pipe experience. ...a Guinness ALWAYS enhances a pipe of tobacco... |
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Post by Legend Lover on Feb 17, 2018 3:52:15 GMT -5
My best bowl (so far) wasn't necessarily the greatest ever (so far), but it was the overall experience that made it great. My wife and I were on a weekend in Dublin. I was smoking my sample of 'cube' for the first time, sitting outside with a pint of Guinness on a warmish Saturday afternoon, watching the world go by. I'll never forget that day or that pipe experience. ...a Guinness ALWAYS enhances a pipe of tobacco... Amen to that! |
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Post by haebar on Feb 17, 2018 8:03:10 GMT -5
I have been thinking about this topic and remembered a smoke I had back in 1993 or 1994. It was in my first Dunhill (an estate) and it was my first smoke in it. A friend gave me some Lane 1Q and I thought that it was absolutely the best smoke in a pipe that I had ever had.
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Post by pipeguywes on Feb 27, 2018 1:24:33 GMT -5
4 moments really, in the order they happened
1) first time i smoked black cav
2) First time I smoked Lane 1Q
3) First time I smoked Mississippi River
4) Best experience yesterday, First time smoking Esoterica Penzance
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Post by That Falls Guy on Feb 27, 2018 8:11:27 GMT -5
My best was the first bowl of Frog Morton OTT that I ever smoked.
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Post by steveinny on Feb 27, 2018 10:52:51 GMT -5
...just had the best bowl in 45 years of pipe-smoking... Two Friends Celtic Mist in a virgin MM Ozark Mountain Hardwood Pipe. What? I'm a Penzance guy. Still trying to wrap my head around it. Perfect in every way. That's pretty sweet. The Ozark Hardwoods have a strong taste from the finished bowl that must burn off before it settles into a nice smoking pipe. They are a real bargain and once the bowl is charred up they are fine smokers. All the planets were aligned for you! |
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