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  1. londonbriar

    Peterson My Mixture 965

    I have had the Peterson version. It's very good, well worth trying and freely available. There were times when 965 was perhaps the iconic latakia mixture. One that you really had to try (along with EMP and Nightcap) if you were a pipe smoker. Basically, this was after Balkan Sobranie had...
  2. londonbriar

    Capstan & Tolkien

    £93 as adjusted for inflation - that's interesting. £93 for a pound of tobacco means roughly £10/ 50g. ...which is about the price we'd be at here in the UK if the price increase was only limited to inflation. However, the powers that be have decided to turn up the volume on excise duty which...
  3. londonbriar

    Capstan & Tolkien

    Nice receipt! I think it says 2oz tins @ 82p each. That would mean that 1lb = 8 tins = £6.56. Fair play, JRR. Fair play. I wish I could buy ONE tin for £6.56 nowadays!!!
  4. londonbriar

    School me on Water Wells

    I imagine most people on here smoke a pipe quite 'mindfully' and don't dribble down the stem. But for the boys of old, who had one in their mouth 24-7, I guess the old saliva-down-stem was a real problem. Although part of me wonders whether it is a part of the craft that has been turned into a...
  5. londonbriar

    Exorcising Lakeland Ghost?

    The only way I ever found of exorcising a lakeland ghost was to sand the inside of the bowl back to the bare wood. Then give it salt-alcohol. Then sand a bit more, until I was only getting brown wood dust. I used 180-grit paper, so it didn't remove too much wood, but not something I'd like to...
  6. londonbriar

    Coffee & Tea For Me

    - Take bag of PG Tips or similar proprietary blend* - Put in mug. - Add boiling hot water. Boiling water is essential. - Leave to brew for about three minutes until it is nice and strong. - Add milk to taste. About half an inch is my preference. - Drink and repeat, ten times daily. Tis the...
  7. londonbriar

    Who Else Loves Old Gowrie?

    Yes, I love all "four horsemen" and have each of them cellared. 2009, I believe. Time does, indeed, fly. Marlin Flake was one of my first loves in the tobacco world, and Old Gowrie was a close second. Enjoy your smokes!
  8. londonbriar

    Davidoff Flake Medallions

    I loved the tin of Davidoff Flake Medallions I had, years ago. I found it darker and richer than the Bulls Eye flake, but that might have been just time in the tin.
  9. londonbriar

    Have Not Tried Any Dunhill

    Well yes...and no. They are classic blends: unique, and very popular. Blends like 965, Early Morning Pipe and Nightcap each have their own cult-like following. Their devotees will do a better job of prosthelytizing the merits of these particular blends than I could. Light Flake is a nice VA...
  10. londonbriar

    How Long Does Tobacco Stay Fresh

    A while back, I scored two cutter top tins of a British flake called Wills Cut Golden Bar - around 60 years old. One was perfectly sealed and still had its fantastic almond/ cognac aroma on top of a good virginia base. A delicious smoke. The other had rust holes and so was mummy-dry...
  11. londonbriar

    Peterson (Dunhill) Tobacco Ingredients

    Good to know, thanks.
  12. londonbriar

    Peterson (Dunhill) Tobacco Ingredients

    Hello all, I found this website that might be of interest to y'all: www.bat-ingredients.com The link will take you to the "Germany Domestic" page, where you can select: - Pipe Tobacco - Dunhill - Specific Blend Given that BAT no longer own these blends, it is obviously out of date. But given...
  13. londonbriar

    How Long Will Tin Last Cellared?

    A few years ago I scored two cutter-top tins of Wills Cut Golden Bar. No date but since cutter tops were replaced with vacuum-sealed tins in 1960s, they were at least 50 years old. The first was perfectly sealed, and it was exquisite. The aroma was a sort of almond/ brandy, which hit your nose...
  14. londonbriar

    FVF Not Working For Me

    Tobacco and taste is such a funny thing. I loved Best Brown Flake on my first bowl and still do, and yet it took me years to finally 'get' FVF. I really didn't like Germain's Brown Flake until a couple of months ago, and now it is one of my favourites! For me, against all common wisdom (and...
  15. londonbriar

    My Tobacco Bar

    Finally sorted out my tobacco bar. Still in a bit of comfortable chaos, but a pleasing selection of tobaccos. I usually take a large pinch of something (3 or 4 bowls) and put it in the baccyflap, along with a brace of pipes, then smoke that for the day. The vintage smokes I'll have a bowl on...
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