Years ago when I was just starting trying to smoke a pipe I had bought a tin of Erinmore flakes because I had seen it in a movie. No I knew nothing about smoking flakes as my Grandda had only smoked Sail Green but I was determined to try it. A grand disaster to say the least, I remember rolling the flake like a piece of gum and stuffing it into the pipe. I knew nothing of doing a charring light, then tight packing was no good, important things. I lit and puffed, puffed and lit, and single mindedly burned through the flakes with zero finesse or skill. I loved the jucyfruit taste, the smell of fruits and virginias mixed together..... I hated scalding my tongue like a piece of steamed leather or turning my cheapo pipe into a furnace with a stem.
Jump 20yrs later and I'm standing in my B+M trying to decide what flavor of tobacco I will try this week. I'm leaning toward Germain Plumcake but not sure about the "Wine flavor" as I'm not a wine drinker when in the corner I spy a familiar yellow label with the red flash in the middle. My mind flashed back to the experience of my youth and I am hesitant to repeat it again it again but then I tell myself "Your aren't the little kid you used to be" and buy the tin. Lasted night I cracked the tin and was immediately met with that familiar fruity smell, the flakes were a deep brown, wide and double stacked. The flake was a tad moist but not wet as I folded and stuffed it into the Chacom Billiard I have chosen for this experience. A charring light then a relight and I was lost in the memory of twenty years ago, the taste of juicyfruit gum and virginias danced together across my tongue. It was minder then I remembered and even more flavorful, knowing a little more then I did 20yrs ago a sat back and slowly enjoyed a bowl of what is sure to be one of my all time favorites.
I also decided to be a little industrious and creative yesterday as I had lost my favorite(last and only) pipenail. Now my B+M carried the square Brigham nails but they never work as good for me as the round nails. I was in the shop and saw a few 10" heavy nails and after a cut, heating them up and pounding the end flat, and a bit of shaping with the dremel sander, I now have some unique and heavy duty pipe nails once again!
Jump 20yrs later and I'm standing in my B+M trying to decide what flavor of tobacco I will try this week. I'm leaning toward Germain Plumcake but not sure about the "Wine flavor" as I'm not a wine drinker when in the corner I spy a familiar yellow label with the red flash in the middle. My mind flashed back to the experience of my youth and I am hesitant to repeat it again it again but then I tell myself "Your aren't the little kid you used to be" and buy the tin. Lasted night I cracked the tin and was immediately met with that familiar fruity smell, the flakes were a deep brown, wide and double stacked. The flake was a tad moist but not wet as I folded and stuffed it into the Chacom Billiard I have chosen for this experience. A charring light then a relight and I was lost in the memory of twenty years ago, the taste of juicyfruit gum and virginias danced together across my tongue. It was minder then I remembered and even more flavorful, knowing a little more then I did 20yrs ago a sat back and slowly enjoyed a bowl of what is sure to be one of my all time favorites.
I also decided to be a little industrious and creative yesterday as I had lost my favorite(last and only) pipenail. Now my B+M carried the square Brigham nails but they never work as good for me as the round nails. I was in the shop and saw a few 10" heavy nails and after a cut, heating them up and pounding the end flat, and a bit of shaping with the dremel sander, I now have some unique and heavy duty pipe nails once again!
