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Post by Beardedpipesmoker on Apr 19, 2018 22:08:10 GMT -5
Just received some new blends today. C&D for the most part, Byzantium, haunted bookshop, Old Joe Krantz, Big n burley and a cult blend - conspiracy. Which should I fire up first?
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Post by peteguy on Apr 19, 2018 22:09:09 GMT -5
I just sent john_r some Old Joe Krantz. Wasn't my cup of tea - maybe he has tried it already.  |
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Post by Beardedpipesmoker on Apr 19, 2018 22:13:51 GMT -5
I just sent john_r some Old Joe Krantz. Wasn't my cup of tea - maybe he has tried it already. Hopefully I like it, if not I suppose I'll make a trade. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2018 22:17:12 GMT -5
Byzantium, just because I like the name.
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Post by trailboss on Apr 19, 2018 22:18:14 GMT -5
OJK gets better with age...fine fresh, but a good one to cellar.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2018 22:20:40 GMT -5
Byzantium, just because I like the name. That's why I bought an 8 ounce tin after 4 ounces of bulk. Started out because of the name. I have several Byzantium coins from the middle ages. The tobacco really rocks. BTW, I have not cracked my Hal o the Wynd, but bought that because you were smoking it often |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2018 22:21:42 GMT -5
Do a bowl or two of Bookshop to get ready for Old Joe. Good stuff.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2018 22:21:55 GMT -5
OJK gets better with age...fine fresh, but a good one to cellar. Everyone mentions OJK without the color tin. Is this referring to the red tin? |
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Post by Beardedpipesmoker on Apr 19, 2018 22:26:32 GMT -5
OJK gets better with age...fine fresh, but a good one to cellar. Everyone mentions OJK without the color tin. Is this referring to the red tin? I bought the bus that didn't have a color with the name, not sure what the tin looks like. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2018 22:28:09 GMT -5
OJK gets better with age...fine fresh, but a good one to cellar. Everyone mentions OJK without the color tin. Is this referring to the red tin? I believe before they broke off into the red, white, and blue colors (I think there is a blue labeled tin), OJK used to have that plain faded kind of whitish label. So, the original OJK blend is now in the brown labeled tin (correct me if I'm off on this)... |
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Post by slowroll on Apr 19, 2018 22:54:52 GMT -5
Byzantium because it's one of the best Balkans out there. Smooth, not acrid and a lovely leathery campfire flavor.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2018 23:32:08 GMT -5
Do a bowl or two of Bookshop to get ready for Old Joe. Good stuff. That's my input as well. Haunted Bookshop is good, Old Joe Krantz is even better, IMHO. I haven't tried the other two, but Pegasus is one that you may want to try if you haven't already.  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2018 23:34:59 GMT -5
Everyone mentions OJK without the color tin. Is this referring to the red tin? I believe before they broke off into the red, white, and blue colors (I think there is a blue labeled tin), OJK used to have that plain faded kind of whitish label. So, the original OJK blend is now in the brown labeled tin (correct me if I'm off on this)... Nope, you're correct. The original OJK comes in the brown tin. I've got an 8 oz tin sitting here on my desk. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2018 23:36:08 GMT -5
I believe before they broke off into the red, white, and blue colors (I think there is a blue labeled tin), OJK used to have that plain faded kind of whitish label. So, the original OJK blend is now in the brown labeled tin (correct me if I'm off on this)... Nope, you're correct. The original OJK comes in the brown tin. I've got an 8 oz tin sitting here on my desk. I just looked. Darn, my eyes are getting rougher. I didn't even see the small words Red, etc. Hope I didn't make a mistake with it. |
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Post by zambini on Apr 20, 2018 0:06:40 GMT -5
Just received some new blends today. C&D for the most part, Byzantium, haunted bookshop, Old Joe Krantz, Big n burley and a cult blend - conspiracy. Which should I fire up first? Some strong burley blends you've got there. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2018 22:32:53 GMT -5
Cult is my fav go to blend!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2018 22:55:46 GMT -5
Cult is my fav go to blend! I haven't tried any Cult tobacco yet, but understand that it's very good. I'm not crazy about some of their tin art, but then, "you can't judge a book by it's cover". |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2018 23:49:22 GMT -5
Cult is my fav go to blend! I haven't tried any Cult tobacco yet, but understand that it's very good. I'm not crazy about some of their tin art, but then, "you can't judge a book by it's cover". I think there cover art is good, especially Militia! But the baccy is much better! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2018 0:01:14 GMT -5
I haven't tried any Cult tobacco yet, but understand that it's very good. I'm not crazy about some of their tin art, but then, "you can't judge a book by it's cover". I think there cover art is good, especially Militia! But the baccy is much better! I like the tin art for Militia and most others. It's not the quality of the artwork, which is very good for all of them. I'm just not keen on skulls, devil's tridents, and the like, i.e., Abacus, Blood Red Moon. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2018 0:12:10 GMT -5
I think there cover art is good, especially Militia! But the baccy is much better! I like the tin art for Militia and most others. It's not the quality of the artwork which is very good for all of them, I'm just not keen on skulls and the like, i.e., Abacus, Blood Red Moon. Names and art that I wouldn't have thought twice about forty years ago I just won't accept now. Call me a prude, but I don't support names like Devil's Holiday, Cult - Anything, etc. Things I would have done for a nickel fifty years ago a million would not entice me today, and I could use a million. My final career was in printing. Our company got an account to print labels for one of those Island Clubs like Hedonism or something. One of the labels had a lion with large boobs being humped by a male. Other than the boobs that was it... and they were lion boobs for crying out loud. The workers refused to work on them and the company gave up the account. No judgment. Just sayin |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2018 0:16:18 GMT -5
Smoke Cult tobacco and I guarantee it becomes one of you favs!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2018 0:29:03 GMT -5
couldn't do it. Besides, I have plenty Red Wine Soup and Burgundy Borscht to keep me puffing exotica for a long time
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2018 13:56:38 GMT -5
Byzantium, just because I like the name. That's why I bought an 8 ounce tin after 4 ounces of bulk. Started out because of the name. I have several Byzantium coins from the middle ages. The tobacco really rocks. BTW, I have not cracked my Hal o the Wynd, but bought that because you were smoking it often That does it. Now I am ordering some. |
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Post by Legend Lover on Apr 21, 2018 16:40:31 GMT -5
That's why I bought an 8 ounce tin after 4 ounces of bulk. Started out because of the name. I have several Byzantium coins from the middle ages. The tobacco really rocks. BTW, I have not cracked my Hal o the Wynd, but bought that because you were smoking it often That does it. Now I am ordering some. Doesn't take much, does it? |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2018 18:51:28 GMT -5
That does it. Now I am ordering some. Doesn't take much, does it? Wiser words have never been spoken, LL |
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