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  1. dcon

    LTD Editions and Some Dunbar (01/03/24) Price Reductions (1/24)

    Offering several lots of limited editions and tins of Dunbar. Prices include shipping and payment will be by PayPal F&F. CONUS only. 1. 3 x 2021 C&D Small Batch Carolina Red Flake w/Perique - $60 1. 2. 3 x 2019 C&D Small Batch Sansepolcro - $85 3.2 x 2019 C&D Small Batch Carolina Red...
  2. dcon

    A Bucket List Pipe Purchase

    35+ years ago I was an assistant manager at a tobacco shop. This was one of two full time jobs. I was 25, had just welcomed my second daughter, and was trying to make ends meet. The shop sold a nice range of pipes from Peterson, Savinelli, GBD, and Dunhill to name a few. I owned around 5...
  3. dcon

    Still a Little Esoterica at P&C

    Okay, try not to generate any hate my way. I would not always post something like this but, if it helps one of you out, so much the better. I did not get a private e-mail (curious?) but, my FB feed this morning announced the limited availability of Esoterica blends at Pipes and Cigars. They...
  4. dcon

    A Mark Tinsky For My 60th Birthday

    I had previously posted, in November, that i had asked Mark Tinsky to make a pipe for my upcoming 60th birthday. As I mentioned then, he fulfilled my wishes quickly and I have been sitting on this wonderful pipe until the expected day. Yesterday was actually my 60th but, like so many birthdays...
  5. dcon

    Best New Tobacco 2020

    The year is winding down so, I thought it might be time to start a thread on your favorite tobacco introduced in 2020. The Tobaccolyspe may be approaching but, there were quite a few new and limited addition blends introduced this past year. I would suggest that we separate our choices into 2...
  6. dcon

    Tinsky Teaser

    I mentioned awhile back that I was considering a Tinsky commission for my upcoming (January) 60th birthday. I contacted Mark this week and gave him some thoughts on what I might like. Not only did his work surpass my expectations but, he created the pipe the same day we discussed it. It...
  7. dcon

    Another Reason to Buy Tobacco Now

    I have procrastinated pulling the lever and placing a substantial Esterval’s order. I was primarily waiting for a few more items to come back in stock before ordering. I just checked my longstanding cart and noticed that the total cost had risen by about 30%. I was able to deduce that this...
  8. dcon

    New John Cotton’s Double Pressed Burley

    I just got an email about this new blend. All of these new tobaccos have me feeling like Al Pacino in The Godfather III. “Just when I think I am out, they pull me back in!” I am afraid this might hit my TAD button. The business strategy of all of these new blends with deeming on the...
  9. dcon

    Initial Impressions: Chacom #4

    I have recently acquired and sampled the new Chacom #4. It is a VaPer Flake. The tin says that it is produced by K and K. The tin opens to nicely pressed flakes, packaged like MB HH flakes and/or Wessex flakes. I just did the fold and stuff to get a first taste in a smaller meerschaum. I...
  10. dcon

    My Current Case of RAD

    I am not infected. However, I do have a PAD variant: RAD (Rossi Acquisition Disorder). Over the last few months, I have found it near impossible to keep from buying these amazing bargain pipes, at even more bargain prices. I believe that I now have nine of these Rossi pipes. All but, the two...
  11. dcon

    SG Hansom Flake, First Impressions

    I just got this in the mail today and wanted to give folks a few of my first impressions of this blend. Since it is limited and may not be around long, I wanted to let potential buyers to know what to expect. The tin was unusual in two respects that I had not observed with SG before. First...
  12. dcon

    Another Reason to Deeply Cellar

    Dunhill (Murray) 965 may/may not be my absolute favorite pipe tobacco but, it was a reliable mainstay. The expected taste and satisfaction was reliably dependable. I had what I thought was a sufficient stash but, regrettably, I ran out of most of it several years ago and smoked the last of it...
  13. dcon

    Hilary Watson RIP

    I just read the sad news that golfing great Tom Waton's wife passed away this morning from pancreatic cancer.
  14. dcon

    Initial Tastes: SG Black Cherry

    I just wanted to give a brief synopsis of my first bowl oh SG Black Cherry. I purchased this tobacco on my recent trip to Moscow. I have not seen this tobacco available in the US and did not see it reviewed on TR. I will try to write a full review of this after more experience with the blend...
  15. dcon

    A Visit To Casa Del Habano, St. Petersburg, Russia

    As promised, finally, here is my account of my recent visit to Casa Del Habano in St. Petersburg, Russia. The storefront was completely unobtrusive, with no gaudy signs denoting the store’s existence. I initially passed the store while observing an interesting federal building across the...
  16. dcon

    The State Of Russian Pipe Smoking

    I have settled in for a couple of days after my recent 2 week trip to the Russian Federation. As promised, here are my thoughts about pipe smoking in Russia. I spent a week in Moscow and a week in Saint Petersburg. I may have only this limited data to draw upon, but, I found the pipe smoking...
  17. dcon

    Duty Free, Not What It Used To Be

    I just finished perusing the duty free At SVO (Sherrmtyevo Airport in Moscow). The “tobacco section” is securely locked behind a counter and you have to request access. There is absolutely nothing for pipe smokers. No pipe tobacco whatsoever. They have a small selection of portable packs of...
  18. dcon

    SG Is Out There

    I got thoroughly stocked at the last go round but, for those that care to look, there is SG available. Some of it is located at non-advertisers to this forum so, I will not give them a free plug. If you are too lazy to look, I will answer any PMs.
  19. dcon

    I Missed It Too

    I came in on the tail-end of an Esoterica drop on SP today. By the time I realized what was happening and moved a few bags to my cart, they disappeared just as quick. This happens. You have to be ultra-fast with the purchase. Did anybody get to take advantage of this opportunity?
  20. dcon

    4th Generation Small Batch Aged VA

    Is anybody else looking forward to this? It is supposed to be released in late July- early August. It is described as light and dark Virginias chosen from 10 year old leaf. It is produced by SG for Stokkebye, has a broken/ribbon cut, no toppings or condimental leaf. I think this might be a...
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