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foggymountain · Oct 22, 2013

I got a Dunhill County Zulu several days ago. What is strange about it is that although I have smoked it first thing every morning since it arrived, it does not have that moist, slightly foul taste of an oversmoked pipe. Normally I rest a pipe at least 4 days between smokes. This one does not need it. Am expecting a County prince today. Am hoping for the same exceptional performance from it. The County series has the best tasting sandblasts I have tried from Dunhill or elsewhere. Far better than the bitter tasting black shells or Cumberlands. I have not tried the redbark, rubybark or tan shells.

voorhees · Oct 22, 2013

That is interesting. I hardly ever smoke my briars back to back. I do have a Dunhill Shell, but it gets smoked about once a month, but its a great smoke. Maybe because its 87 years old.

mso489 · Oct 22, 2013

Nice to hit gold with a pipe, and it doesn't hurt that it's a zulu ... and a Dunhill. That's what's always supposed

to happen.

bentmike · Oct 22, 2013

I have a newer County and I agree it does smoke well and clean tasting. I smoke Latakia blends from my Shells and they seem to like that style much more than VAs.

cigrmaster · Oct 22, 2013

foggy, you do realize you are committing blasphemy by smoking it every day even though it is performing well. When I break in a new pipe, I go every other day for a while. I would never tempt the pipe Gods by going everyday. Why not give it a rest, it is not like you don't have another couple hundred Dunhills to smoke. lol

peckinpahhombre · Oct 22, 2013

Ignore Harris. I say, smoke that biatch until it begs you to stop.

foggymountain · Oct 23, 2013

Since I have moved to Woodstock I only have about 20 pipes here for now. They are rather oversmoked. So I will continue to smoke the Zulu daily until it starts to taste bad. Am smoking it now. Great little pipe. Will post pictures of my Zulus when I get a camera up here. Harris: What are the names of the pipe gods so that I may properly make burnt offerings to them?

cigrmaster · Oct 23, 2013

foggy, the pipe Gods are the Sinister Six, a proper shrine should be built and virgins should be sacrificed on a weekly basis.

boudreaux · Oct 23, 2013

Foggy, from what I remember reading about your doc's advice to you about cutting back, maybe you'd better make burnt offerings to him. :P
Nice to hear that you're enjoying the peaceful surroundings of Woodstock with some good smoking pipes. Used to fly fish for trout up there a lot and always enjoyed the artsy-craftsy atmosphere of the village, although last time up, I could see that it was drifting to a more "commercial interest" setting.

pipestud · Oct 23, 2013

I'm with Peck; Harris is anal. We love him anyway.
I have about 2-3 pipes in my rotation that I smoke every day of the week. I have another half dozen that get smoked four or five times a week. If you do the pipe cleaner trick after ever smoke and twist a paper towel down into the bowl after every smoke, then you can smoke multiple bowls a day in a good quality pipe with no problem. Been doing it for decades.
Having said the above, a good 24 or 48 hour rest between smokes probably ensures an absolutely dry pipe unless you either have a crummy, poorly cured hunk of wood, or you drool like a baby.
Best,
Pipetud

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