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  1. npod

    Ten Minute Tiny Pipes

    WOW! That is super cool how you added these links here. I love it. Thank you so much for doing that.
  2. npod

    Ten Minute Tiny Pipes

    If you search Instagram for #opera44 and/or #castelloopera44 you will see many (many) examples of my opera 44 collection.
  3. npod

    Ten Minute Tiny Pipes

    All Castello Opera 44 pipes have a round chamber since 1984. Prior to that very (very) few were made. But I do have an original Carlo Scotti 1947 Castello Opera with oval bowl and ivory bar. But that is a museum piece. Basically, they all have round bowls with only very few exceptions.
  4. npod

    Pipe Mystery!

    There is a micro scratch at the shank/stem junction on the left flank. But I had to look very closely to find it. Other than that, I have no clue what is interesting George.
  5. npod

    Ferrous Tins inside Mylar - A Quick Recipe For Disaster?

    That was indeed my post on June 3. I have since confirmed that any tobacco tin that is "magnetic" (i.e. ferrrous, iron based) will indeed corrode if touching naked mylar. I had multiple such tins in mylar and many were starting to corrode. Luckily I was able to save them. Two options, 1)don't...
  6. npod

    Sillem's Commodore Flake

    It is my all time favorite blend! It is much better fresh (1-3 years). It is a chameleon tobacco, if sipped slowly it delivers very nuanced floral/spice/incense notes. It is not a latakia bomb, despite the high percentage of latakia. It is my precious. It is indeed the same blend as McConnell's...
  7. npod

    Castello finish question

    They are all the same. Only difference is the stamp that Kino puts on the pipe when they leave the door.
  8. npod

    Sad News, Harris Has Passed

    God Speed to his family. Thank you for the update. A broken pipe is always an occasion for pause and reflection. Harris was a pillar in this community and he will be missed.
  9. npod

    F-1, Formula-1, Top Dedicated Racing

    Dunbarton SakaKhan while the Mexican Grand Prix begins!
  10. npod

    F-1, Formula-1, Top Dedicated Racing

    I am staying up for the Japan GP tonight (1 am est). Time for a long 2 hour cigar.
  11. npod

    F-1, Formula-1, Top Dedicated Racing

    LFD Andalusian Bill while watching the Singapore GP 🏁🏎.
  12. npod

    F-1, Formula-1, Top Dedicated Racing

    Salty Dogs in a Nate King prince pipe with a red bakelite stem. I am very surprised at the line up as of lap 62. Can’t believe Verstappen and Hamilton have managed to go one and two. Experience!
  13. npod

    F-1, Formula-1, Top Dedicated Racing

    It was very refreshing to hear him own up to the mistake and grow from it.
  14. npod

    F-1, Formula-1, Top Dedicated Racing

    Davidoff Yamasa for today’s French Grand Prix.
  15. npod

    F-1, Formula-1, Top Dedicated Racing

    Here we go McClelland Stave Aged 35 in a Castello Magnum IPCPR 2011 (01/20). This will be a good long smoke for a good long Austrian Grand Prix race!
  16. npod

    F-1, Formula-1, Top Dedicated Racing

    My wife is a HUGE fan of Carlos (wonderlust is another way to put it mildly). Therefore, I too am Carlos fan by proxy. Needless to say, our house is very pleased with the race outcome today.
  17. npod

    F-1, Formula-1, Top Dedicated Racing

    Well, based on the first lap red flag, looks like this will be a two pipe race because of delay.
  18. npod

    F-1, Formula-1, Top Dedicated Racing

    Here we go! Silverstone is afoot. Esoterica Dunbar in a Castello Flame pipe for a solid 2 hour smoke.
  19. npod

    F-1, Formula-1, Top Dedicated Racing

    Nice!!!! That’s a big bowl of goodness my friend.
  20. npod

    F-1, Formula-1, Top Dedicated Racing

    Good race! cigar time was 2 hours 43 minutes!!!