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Post by trailboss on Jun 20, 2018 15:43:41 GMT -5
An episode back on PM radio, Shan Ireland commented that a rare limited release was coming out, as luck would have it, I had delayed listening to the podcast, I searched the site of SP, and the closest thing on the new arrivals was an Alesbury that I wasn’t familiar with.
I emailed Shane, and he told me that the blend in the title of this thread went super fast, but some people backed out after the fact and he could send me a few if I wanted. I passed on the opportunity and thanked him for the generous accommodation.
Has anyone here got it, if so what are your thoughts on it... an improvement on Squadron Leader without Perique?
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Post by SCF Dan on Jun 20, 2018 16:19:44 GMT -5
Charlie, you're in luck. I have a tin and it's open. Remind me, and I'll bring it to Pipe Club in July.
Squadron Leader is my "go to" blend. If I could only have 1 blend: it would be SL because it's my romanticized version of what an English tobacco should be. So, although I enjoy SLAP (Squadron Leader And Perique), I would not say SLAP is an improvement: it's simply different. The perique adds a different mouthfeel during the smoke, and I find that the perique, though adding flavor, mutes some of the flavors I recognize in SL. So, my solution is simple: I smoke both (though not in the same pipe as I do have a pipe dedicated to SL).
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Post by trailboss on Jun 20, 2018 16:27:47 GMT -5
Thanks Dan, kind of what I figured.
I will be missing the July meeting, I will be visiting my sister and saying goodbye to her, she contracted ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease).
The pipe club will be meeting nonetheless, and by weeks end I will be posting at all the usual sites and email distribution list.
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Post by Legend Lover on Jun 20, 2018 16:59:07 GMT -5
Kinda off topic but not quite...
How would you compare squadron leader with early morning pipe?
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Post by slowroll on Jun 20, 2018 17:09:32 GMT -5
I think SL has more latakia flavor, and more of the herb/spice oriental background flavor than EMP.
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Post by SCF Dan on Jun 20, 2018 17:19:10 GMT -5
I think SL has more latakia flavor, and more of the herb/spice oriental background flavor than EMP. Yes, I agree. That's not a fault of EMP; rather, it was simply the intention of the blender for EMP to be less dramatic. |
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Post by SCF Dan on Jun 20, 2018 17:20:58 GMT -5
Thanks Dan, kind of what I figured. I will be missing the July meeting, I will be visiting my sister and saying goodbye to her, she contracted ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). The pipe club will be meeting nonetheless, and by weeks end I will be posting at all the usual sites and email distribution list. I wish you well, Charlie, and look forward to seeing you in happier days. |
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Post by Legend Lover on Jun 20, 2018 17:32:00 GMT -5
Thanks for that. Much appreciated.
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