Greetings from Maryland, via KY, via NJ

I have been a pipe smoker for more than 45 years and still own my first pipe, a LaStrada Aria, although I did have to replace the stem I gnawed through a few years ago. Got it because it was inexpensive — I was a college student after all — and it remains perhaps the best I’ve ever smoked. I smoked Carter Hall for most of those years, although I’ve recently fallen in love with Peterson’s, formerly Dunhill’s, My Mixture 965. Always say I like my beer to taste like beer, my coffee to taste like coffee, and my tobacco to taste like tobacco. I own about 30 pipes, a couple Dunhills, which I find overrated, a few Barlings, which I like a lot, and various Comoys, Chacoms and GBDs. Look forward to the discussions and thanks for having me.