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Post by pepesdad1 on Nov 2, 2021 17:04:33 GMT -5
Tried some tobacco from the "scraps jar" which is that which was left over from the filling tray. Most of it was from the 2013-2015 era...so was hard to tell what might be in it...whatever it was...it was aged, that is for sure...was it good? Hard to tell...most of it was OK, but the problem with a scraps jar tobacco is that it will never be the same way for the second bowlful. So, what have I really got? No way of knowing...just know that if I ever werew to run out of blends (not likely) I will have that jar of stuff that is definitely tobacco, but good...meh.
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Post by darktater on Nov 2, 2021 17:15:13 GMT -5
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Post by william on Nov 2, 2021 17:38:17 GMT -5
Best Brown Flake in an Alberto Bonfiglioli. Sitting in the sun with a light north breeze and temp in the mid 70s. Pleasant afternoon....  |
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Post by Silver on Nov 2, 2021 17:39:57 GMT -5
Haunted Bookshop in the Tuesday cob. Taking yet another break. Priming the walls.
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Post by Silver on Nov 2, 2021 17:41:16 GMT -5
C&D Bijou in the Savinelli Estella. I wasn't sure what to expect with this one, as I haven't really smoked any Virginia forward blends this time around. Nice broken flake, tin note more bread than grass, with honey and spice in the back. Sweetness and spiciness come and go, the nice bready notes are more consistent. I'm enjoying this first bowl and will probably have a couple of more before jarring this for warmer weather. I'm glad I got another tin to leave sealed, and I'll be getting more to cellar long term. Might have to pick up a couple tins. |
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Post by darktater on Nov 2, 2021 17:43:28 GMT -5
C&D Bijou in the Savinelli Estella. I wasn't sure what to expect with this one, as I haven't really smoked any Virginia forward blends this time around. Nice broken flake, tin note more bread than grass, with honey and spice in the back. Sweetness and spiciness come and go, the nice bready notes are more consistent. I'm enjoying this first bowl and will probably have a couple of more before jarring this for warmer weather. I'm glad I got another tin to leave sealed, and I'll be getting more to cellar long term. Might have to pick up a couple tins. I think it will be a warm weather smoke for me (aside from a couple bowls now), the rest of this tin should be tasty come summer. |
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Post by darktater on Nov 2, 2021 18:04:34 GMT -5
C&D Epiphany in the Cobbit
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Post by Gandalf on Nov 2, 2021 18:26:57 GMT -5
Sleepy Hollow in a Savinelli Porto Cervo 614
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Post by isett2860 on Nov 2, 2021 18:46:31 GMT -5
Greetings Patchers
Cracked open a tin of Dunhill BB 1938. Date when I put it in the cellar 6/18.
Unfinished Savinelli with a 9mm filter.
Let the cold weather pipe smoking begin!
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Post by Ronv69 on Nov 2, 2021 18:57:12 GMT -5
Irish Whisky in the Peterson Walnut Spigot 150. The little bastard has excess stain, I hope it will stop over the next few pipefuls. It happened with one of my Standard System and I ended up returning it. Nothing I dislike more than breaking in a new pipe for nothing.  Wipe some honey in the bowl and it will quickly build a carbon layer over the stain. Petersons take 25 to 50 bowls to get broken in generally. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Nov 2, 2021 19:00:33 GMT -5
Tried some tobacco from the "scraps jar" which is that which was left over from the filling tray. Most of it was from the 2013-2015 era...so was hard to tell what might be in it...whatever it was...it was aged, that is for sure...was it good? Hard to tell...most of it was OK, but the problem with a scraps jar tobacco is that it will never be the same way for the second bowlful. So, what have I really got? No way of knowing...just know that if I ever werew to run out of blends (not likely) I will have that jar of stuff that is definitely tobacco, but good...meh. I have a scrap jar somewhere, but I never smoked anything out of it. |
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Post by johnlawitzke on Nov 2, 2021 19:23:05 GMT -5
Irish Whisky in the Peterson Walnut Spigot 150. The little bastard has excess stain, I hope it will stop over the next few pipefuls. It happened with one of my Standard System and I ended up returning it. Nothing I dislike more than breaking in a new pipe for nothing. Wipe some honey in the bowl and it will quickly build a carbon layer over the stain. Petersons take 25 to 50 bowls to get broken in generally. I suspect he meant excess stain on the outside. I’ve had that happen a couple times but within a few days and smokes, they were done bleeding. The first time that I had it happen to was a new Sara Eltang that I bought from Smoking Pipes at the Chicago Show. When I noticed what was happening, I sought out Tom Eltang, showed him my stained fingertips, and asked him about it. He said that the pipe had probably been made last week and he uses a water based stain that sometimes there is excess in the pores. Have you tried applying a coat of wax to see if that helps? |
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Post by johnlawitzke on Nov 2, 2021 19:24:01 GMT -5
C&D Professor in my RobE Freehand.  |
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Post by Silver on Nov 2, 2021 19:52:22 GMT -5
Riverboat Gambler in the Tuesday cob.
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Post by darktater on Nov 2, 2021 20:02:40 GMT -5
1 more full bowl of Goldbrick Lion and Lamb in the Estella. Very nice blend/mix, I'm glad I had the chance to smoke it |
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Post by Silver on Nov 2, 2021 20:47:41 GMT -5
Haunted Bookshop in the Tuesday cob. Still working on the bathroom.
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Post by adui on Nov 2, 2021 20:58:34 GMT -5
Just finished an after dinner pipe of #10 Downing Street circa Dec 2019 out of my newest pipe, the Pot. I must say two smokes into this one and it is becoming my favorite in my line up!
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Post by username on Nov 2, 2021 21:05:06 GMT -5
Carolina red flake with perique in a claw meer.
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Post by Ronv69 on Nov 2, 2021 21:37:56 GMT -5
Two Friends English Chocolate in the Radice Wick. Only a half bowl, but I got a nicotine rush that I haven't had in a long while.
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Post by Silver on Nov 2, 2021 21:55:41 GMT -5
Exhausted Rooster in my Tuesday cob. Finished work for the day. Cold beer next to me.
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Post by Goldbrick on Nov 2, 2021 22:05:47 GMT -5
P.S.Burley 312 ,with a dash of Cherry tobacco tossed in. The pipe is a Savinelli Deluxe Milano bent pot, bottled water on the side.
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Post by trailboss on Nov 2, 2021 22:38:37 GMT -5
Mac Baren Vanilla Roll Cake in an LHS Special Make Root Briar.
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Post by terrapinflyer on Nov 2, 2021 22:48:54 GMT -5
Sutliff Sweet Virginia (in the same style as MB Virginia #1) in a Kaywoodie Flame Grain straight bulldog. A big mug of decaf goes with.
Goodnight, Patch. May you sleep tight and be free of bedbugs.
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Post by Silver on Nov 2, 2021 23:17:09 GMT -5
Carolina Red Flake w/Perique in my new Yello-Bole Checker Cherrywood.  |
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First Name: Zach
Favorite Pipe: Too many currently, bound to change
Favorite Tobacco: Haunted Bookshop, Big 'N' Burley, Pegasus, Habana Daydream, OJK, Rum Twist, FVF, Escudo, Orlik Golden Sliced, Kendal Flake, Ennerdale
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Post by Zach on Nov 2, 2021 23:23:50 GMT -5
2021 C&D Carolina Red Flake w/ Perique in a 1960's BBB Own Make Thorneycroft sandblasted zulu.
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Post by Silver on Nov 2, 2021 23:45:26 GMT -5
2021 C&D Carolina Red Flake w/ Perique in a 1960's BBB Own Make Thorneycroft sandblasted zulu. Zach, you've been smoking a bit of this. What are your impressions? My first bowl, and I like it. |
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Posts: 4,358
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Favorite Pipe: Too many currently, bound to change
Favorite Tobacco: Haunted Bookshop, Big 'N' Burley, Pegasus, Habana Daydream, OJK, Rum Twist, FVF, Escudo, Orlik Golden Sliced, Kendal Flake, Ennerdale
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Post by Zach on Nov 2, 2021 23:59:17 GMT -5
Really deep, rich red Virginia, a smidge of bright, and a whisper of perique. A bready Va/Per that focuses on the red VA. Delicious. I'm going to get to smoking some C&D 2016 Carolina Red Flake sometime soon for some comparison. One tip I'll give on the Carolina Red Flake w/ or without Perique is to feed it to a good Virginia pipe. If you smoke it in a pipe that's been smoking burley, it will wipe out all nuance and mask the delicacy of it.
I recently opened a tin of Sutliff VA Perique and that stuff is really good as well, and has an addition of black cavendish in the fat crumble flakes. That one is a bit sweeter but it's great.
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Post by urbino on Nov 3, 2021 1:01:24 GMT -5
Two Friends English Chocolate in the Radice Wick. Only a half bowl, but I got a nicotine rush that I haven't had in a long while. I was just looking at that one on SP today. Potent, eh? |
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Post by urbino on Nov 3, 2021 1:02:05 GMT -5
Carolina Red Flake w/Perique in my new Yello-Bole Checker Cherrywood. The checkerrywooker looks right at home on a slab of tree. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2021 1:11:56 GMT -5
Irish Whisky in the Peterson Walnut Spigot 150. The little bastard has excess stain, I hope it will stop over the next few pipefuls. It happened with one of my Standard System and I ended up returning it. Nothing I dislike more than breaking in a new pipe for nothing. Wipe some honey in the bowl and it will quickly build a carbon layer over the stain. Petersons take 25 to 50 bowls to get broken in generally. The excess stain is on the outside, my fingers were stained by it. |
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