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Post by sandollars on Jul 2, 2020 8:25:37 GMT -5
Greetings all. This month marks my 1 year anniversary for pipe smoking and I have to say that it has been a gratifying ride. Like most everyone else, I started with the usual aromatics like Lane 1-Q and a few others with cute-sey names which didn't last long and soon discovered English, then Balkan blends. Then on to Virginia blends.
As my palette develops, I am finding myself drawn to some very nice VaPer's. The 4 blends I have open and am working on right now are:
Peter Heinrich's Curly Block - Pain in the a$$ to prep but the reward is worth the effort
Esoterica Dorchester - Splendid high quality Virginia's with just a hint of Perique, and the addition of an Apricot topping was truly inspired
Dan Tobacco Salty Dogs - My, oh my is this stuff good! Rich and complex! Probably my favorite (right now)
Esoterica Dunbar - Hay field freshness with a little barnyard aroma thrown in for good measure. Delightful smoke
Anyway, I am fairly active on the "other" site and though I would wander over and say hello!
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Post by Ronv69 on Jul 2, 2020 9:14:36 GMT -5
Welcome to the Patch from Humble Texas!
You have a pretty good palate after only a year.
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chasingembers
Senior Member
Posts: 1,912 
First Name: Duane
Favorite Pipe: My Growing J. Everett Collection, Fifteen Day Bruce Weaver Set, Meerschaums, Oguz Simsek Skulls
Favorite Tobacco: Black Frigate,Solani Silver Flake, Yenidje Highlander, Angler's Dream, Watch City Slices, Salty Dogs, Mephisto, Ennerdale Flake, Rich Dark Honeydew, 1792 Flake
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Post by chasingembers on Jul 2, 2020 9:31:15 GMT -5
Congratulations! I will say wait a few years on the aromatics, they're not beginner friendly. After three decades of smoking, I now prefer them over most tobacco varieties.
You may hang around here more often, it's quite a bit friendlier on this side of the internet.
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Post by Gandalf on Jul 2, 2020 10:52:41 GMT -5
Welcome from Central Illinois
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Post by sperrytops on Jul 2, 2020 11:31:34 GMT -5
Welcome from Northern California
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Post by pepesdad1 on Jul 2, 2020 12:23:15 GMT -5
Welcome from central north Florida...home of mosquitoes and humidity. I second what chasingembers says.
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Post by sandollars on Jul 2, 2020 12:35:01 GMT -5
Congratulations! I will say wait a few years on the aromatics, they're not beginner friendly. After three decades of smoking, I now prefer them over most tobacco varieties. I'm sure you are right.. My tastes have gone in cycles and I am happy about that because I have been able to ENJOY many different types of blends. I DO have a bunch of aromatics I have been hankering to try... A bunch of different McClellands that I bought off a forum member that haven't even touched a pipe yet... |
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Post by mgtarheel on Jul 2, 2020 12:35:02 GMT -5
Welcome from "The Tarheel State"
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Post by addamsruspipe on Jul 2, 2020 12:56:17 GMT -5
Welcome to the Patch. New Mexico, Land of Confusion. 😀
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Post by sandollars on Jul 2, 2020 12:58:34 GMT -5
Welcome to the Patch. New Mexico, Land of Confusion. 😀 I am from California... I most definitely can relate! LOL! |
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Post by just ol ed on Jul 2, 2020 14:46:35 GMT -5
Greets/Welcome from 50mile East of Buffalo, NY. Great place here, knew the founder from when he lived in Buffalo. Went thru all the types for years, for past 15 or so, a total lata-holic
Ed Duncan, Batavia, NY
known as one of the founders of dirt & water
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Post by puffy on Jul 2, 2020 15:11:42 GMT -5
Welcome Aboard...After many years of pipe smoking I still smoke mostly Aromatics..I smoke Latakia though when I want that something special..There must be a reason Aromatics have been around forever.
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Post by isett2860 on Jul 2, 2020 20:32:00 GMT -5
Greetings and welcome to the Patch
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Post by trailboss on Jul 2, 2020 21:00:59 GMT -5
You definitely like some great blends!
I really like PH Curly block, it isn’t so much a pain if you have a sharp knife and a microwave... 12 seconds resting on a paper towel, and you can bleed off some of the moisture.
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Post by papipeguy on Jul 3, 2020 14:35:38 GMT -5
Welcome aboard. Lot's of great experience here among the members and solid advice to boot.
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Post by kxg on Jul 4, 2020 0:55:48 GMT -5
Welcome from the high plains. Enjoy your stay.
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Post by Legend Lover on Jul 4, 2020 3:56:57 GMT -5
A warm welcome from Ireland. A lot of people are members of other sites, but they're still welcome here.
Happy anniversary.
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Post by CrustyCat on Jul 5, 2020 1:59:46 GMT -5
Hello and welcome from Nevada.
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JimK
Junior Member
"Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light".
Posts: 182
First Name: Jim
Favorite Pipe: Canadian
Favorite Tobacco: almost any Virginia/Perique blend
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Post by JimK on Jul 6, 2020 12:51:39 GMT -5
Hello Sandollars. Your journey sounds much like mine, from aromatics, to English and Balkan blends to Va/Pers. My usual is Match Elizabethan from P&C. Sometimes I treat myself to Orlik Golden Sliced, or Escudo Navy Deluxe
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Post by Goldbrick on Jul 7, 2020 7:41:26 GMT -5
Welcome from Virginia, it's great to have you with us!
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Post by Huxfords Hiatus on Jul 7, 2020 19:20:47 GMT -5
Welcome! Glad you’re here.
Enjoy the forum!
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