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   Kevin
   

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   There has been so much B.S about B.S. (Bullshit about Balkan Sobranie), that we felt it was time for PipesMagazine.com, with the expert investigative journalism skills, and decades of tobacco industry experience of Gregory L. Pease, to step up with the albeit incomplete, but most factual information on the legendary blend presented to date.

   We have left out the flowery language, poetry, prose and parade of adjectives, and instead have included actual internal company documents from Gallaher obtained from confidential industry sources.

   Balkan Sobriety

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   Certified Master Tobacconist (CMT) #1858

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   It's interesting. It seems the more I learn about that blend, the more mysterious it seems.

   BTW, I'm not a badass, I'm just socially awkward. – BillyZoom

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   Great essay.

   Thought in the early morning, solace in time of woes,
   Peace in the hush of the twilight, balm ere my eyelids close
   Rudyard Kipling

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   Great read. good way to start the day.

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   Good read ! Nice lunch break reading

   "The fact is, squire, the moment a man takes to a pipe, he becomes a philosopher. It's the poor man's friend; it calms the mind, soothes the temper, and makes a man patient under difficulties. It has made more good men, good husbands, kind masters, indulgent fathers, than any other blessed thing on this universal earth."
   -"Sam Slick, the clockmaker" aka T.C.Haliburton

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   I am sorry I missed the original offerings. Enjoyed the article though. I will be including GLPease's Meridian on my next TAD, so I can at least touch on the original blend.

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   This is a great article, can explain some stuff about latakia that I never knew before.

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   Another interesting and informative article concernig this particular blend.

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   Another great read from the master of tobacco!

   "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
   - Benjamin Franklin
   

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