The 4th Nun

swb118

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Jul 20, 2016

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• Dec 9, 2016

• #1

Watch City Cigar has released a Christmas Blend called The 4th Nun

From the website-"Sister Mary Ignite-us...the 4th Nun (and patroness of Pipe Tobacco!). A while ago some pipesters online ferreted out the original 3 Nuns Pre-WW2 Recipe. We took this as a challenge. although lacking the equipment necessary to create "Curly Cut" tobacco, this rough ribbon mixture utilizes the exact same ingredients and process as the venerable original. This is a very Danish-esque mixture of Burley, Bright Virginia, Perique and a small amount of what the original recipe calls "Manufactured Perique"- A cavendish processed virginia with Rum and Anise oil."
Anyone try it yet?

 

texmexpipe

Part of the Furniture Now

Oct 20, 2014

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• Dec 9, 2016

• #2

That sounds very interesting!

 

Chasing Embers

Captain of the Black Frigate

Nov 12, 2014

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• Dec 9, 2016

• #3

Currently sold out.

 

swb118

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Jul 20, 2016

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• Dec 9, 2016

• #4

Glad I bought some when I did! Unless someone else beats me to it, I'll post a short review next week.

 

markus

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• Dec 9, 2016

• #5

Hopefully they will continue to offer it for a while, I would like to try it.

 

pagan

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May 6, 2016

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• Dec 9, 2016

• #6

@ashdigger seams to smoke alot of Watch City, maby he will chime in. Im not fan of Perique

 

Chasing Embers

Captain of the Black Frigate

Nov 12, 2014

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• Dec 9, 2016

• #7

Big fan of Watch City Slices.

 

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csharp

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Dec 28, 2015

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• Dec 9, 2016

• #8

I bought some a few days ago. Looking forward to it but will not get a chance to sample until after Christmas.

 

hawky454

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Feb 11, 2016

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Austin, TX

• Dec 9, 2016

• #9

Sounds like I need too keep an eye out for this one.

 

ashdigger

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Jul 30, 2016

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Vegas Baby!!!

• Dec 9, 2016

• #10

I do smoke three Watch City Blends. I smoke 558 (the perfect VaPer, IMHO), Old Dominion (a good VaPer) and Churchwarden (a very good English).
I've been very, very satisfied and have added 2 pounds of 558 recently, BUT it's my understanding the FDA bs has taken its toll on their blends.
I'd happily try 4th Nun, but when I checked they were out.
I really like the way the flakes come. The are big, thick crumble cake flakes. They prep super easy and kinda look like dark granola or maybe grape nuts, which is essentially a rubbed out cube cut.
I heartily recommend them.

 

JimInks

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Aug 31, 2012

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• Dec 9, 2016

• #11

Ernie at Watch City is a great blender. I've reviewed fifteen of his blends and all but one (which got two stars) got either three or four stars from me.
I wish I could have gotten some 4th Nun, as the original Three Nuns is my all time favorite smoke, and I used to smoke four or five bowls of it every day. I wonder how close he came to the original?

 

shaintiques

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Jul 13, 2011

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• Dec 9, 2016

• #12

Also interested. I recently rehydrated some original 3 nuns. It would be fun to do a side by side comparison

 

JimInks

Sultan of Smoke

Aug 31, 2012

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• Dec 9, 2016

• #13

I was hoping to do that, too.

 

shaintiques

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Jul 13, 2011

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• Mar 11, 2017

• #14

A big thanks to csharp who showed up at the New York pipe show with a sample of this for me. Very thoughtful. I'll be enjoying a bowl of this with my buddy who smoked the original back in the day.

 

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csharp

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@shaintiques -It was a pleasure to meet you and to be able to get you that sample. I hope you and your buddy enjoy it. You do allot for others so I wanted to do something for you.

 

deathmetal

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Jul 21, 2015

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• Mar 12, 2017

• #16

You guys know where the term "Three Nuns" came from, right? It's an old joke:
A flasher approaches three nuns on a bench and whips open his trenchcoat.
The first nun had a stroke.
The second nun had a stroke.
The third nun couldn't reach...