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  1. doctorthoss

    Preparing for the Mixture 79 review

    A few days ago I decided that I finally was going to smoke and review the dreaded, infamous, and controversial Mixture 79. Despite the fact that M79 has traditionally been a huge seller, it seems to be the most hated blend on all the pipe forums I frequent. If you want to insult a blend...
  2. doctorthoss

    Christmas Cheer -- which year is your favorite .

    Christmas Cheer, McC's annual and ever changing commemorative virginia, has quite the cult following amongst Virginia lovers. McC has been doing this for decades, with each years version being different from all previous years. So, my question is p: what's your favorite year and why? I'm...
  3. doctorthoss

    House fire

    Sorry I've not been on here I awhile, guys -- I've had a number of personal crises, climaxing with the loss of our home two weeks ago in a fire. As a reporter, I covered hundreds of fires during my career, but nothing can really prepare you for being in the middle of one. My family and I (as...
  4. doctorthoss

    Exploding some pipe tobacco myths

    On another forum I have been involved in an in depth discussion about how and when American pipesters' tastes swung toward aromatics. He ended up digging up a huge number of old documents from Big Tobacco companies, and I just had to share some of it because it might explode some myths about...
  5. doctorthoss

    A piece of (accidental) burley heaven

    Like a lot of other smokes, I frequently mix up my leftovers in search of new combinations that'll help me stretch my tobacco stash to the max. These concoctions are usually nothing to write home about, but I discovered one recently that has actually turned into my favorite "all day" blend. Best...
  6. doctorthoss

    GASLIGHT --- wow

    If you've been keeping up with the reviews on TR and the video reviews on YouTube, you might get the impression that Gaslight is something a little special, even by the standards set by GL Pease. Having worked my way through two tins now, all I can say is, "Wow, they are right." I've heard...
  7. doctorthoss

    Low Country -- a sleeper brand? (3 reviews)

    Since I'm on a "sleeper" blend kick tonight, I figured I'd do some reviews of blends from Low Country, a small blending company that seems to fly under most smokers' radar despite having some of the finest products on the market today. Low Country Tobaccos is the "house brand" of...
  8. doctorthoss

    Two truly great "sleeper blends" reviewed

    We all probably have our favorite "sleeper blend" or two, meaning a blend that doesn't seem to get much attention on the message boards or review sites but we can't for the life of us figure out why. We believe they are every bit as good as the superpopular blends from Pease or Esoterica yet...
  9. doctorthoss

    Sextant -- An American Balkan?

    This one has gotten some very enthusiastic reviews over on the TR site. Not everyone loves it, but those that do seem compelled to use superlatives like "hedonistic," "adventurous," and "glorious." Having smoked quite a bit of it over the past few months, I have to admit that I can see where...
  10. doctorthoss

    Charing Cross (aka Balkan Sobranie Time Machine)

    To my mind, you can basically split English/Balkan blends into two camps: sweet or savory. Sweet blends include Maltese Falcon, Odyssey, Larry's Blend, Plum Pudding, and quite a few others. The savory ones include things like Westminster, Nightcap, Quiet Nights, Squadron Leader….and Charing...
  11. doctorthoss

    Who's from Knoxville/East Tennessee?

    I was just curious about how many of us live in Knoxville or other areas in East Tennessee. I think we've a higher population of pipe smokers than most areas of the US (we supported a half-dozen B&Ms until the early 2000s and still have two), and it's the only place I've ever been where it's not...
  12. doctorthoss

    New MM Cob Shape

    I just bought a pair of these new MM cobs and have to say that I am very, very pleased with them. They have a large bowl, very thick walls and smoke like a dream. Plus, the new shape (a Dublin type bowl) looks a lot more "refined" than some of the other shapes. Prior to this I favored the...
  13. doctorthoss

    Rust on Canning Jars

    I just checked out some of my pipe tobacco that I have stored in canning jars and discovered some rust along the lids. Should I swap jars or is this not likely to cause a problem? I really wasn't expecting this to develop. -------------------------- Thanks for being a member and participating...
  14. doctorthoss

    Two friends tobacco gone?

    Pipestud is saying on his vintage tin site that Two Friends Redwood, one of the best tobaccos in the known universe, has been discontinued!? How about the rest of the line? Heritage was Craig's all day smoke, and I know it had a good fan base. Bed and Breakfast was one of the most unusual...
  15. doctorthoss

    Tennessee roll call

    I'm going to blatantly steal and idea from our Colorado brethren and ask that everyone from Tennessee give a shout out on this thread. For one thing, I'd love to know how many of us there are. Secondly, it would be nice to see if there's a possibility of some of us getting together for a...
  16. doctorthoss

    Pipe store/tobacconist on Robot Chicken?

    Though this might be mildly amusing. There are so few mass media depictions of pipes these days that I was pretty surprised to find a Robot Chicken episode featuring an actual pipe store LOL. It's the third video in this series: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b5obMFOcV0&list=SP50E9F1CCB7CA3BE3
  17. doctorthoss

    What's Your Best Smoker?

    My question is: What is you best smoking briar? Not the most expensive, most visually appealing, most collectible, etc. I'm interested only in those pieces of briar that surpass all others in their smoking qualities. I'm especially curious about whether our answers shed any light on that tired...
  18. doctorthoss

    TheSmokingDragon corn cobs?

    Does anyone know if the Smoking Dragon is still making customized corn cobs? I used to have his e-mail but can't find it now. Thanks!
  19. doctorthoss

    Sweet or Sour Latakia Smoker?

    Based on many discussion I had with a fellow latakia afficiando, I'd like to pose a question: Does anyone else categorize latakia-based mixtures as being basically sweet or sour? The reason this popped up is we discovered that when we disagreed over a latakia blend it was because he didn't like...
  20. doctorthoss

    Latakia Gratitude

    This might seem an odd or even sappy topic for a post, but I was in a car wreck today and I'm wiped out on pain meds. So, here goes…. As a longtime smoker of latakia mixtures (20-plus years) I can safely say that I've tried literally hundreds of "English" or "Balkan" or "crossover" blends...
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