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   oppie
   

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   Has anyone smoked or does anyone remember Bell's 3 Nuns? I believe it was English. It's no longer made. From all the reviews it was a 5 star tobacco. C&D has a blend called 3 Friars which is supposed to be a near copy. I smoked 2 bowls of 3 Friars today. Very, very good. I just don't have anything to compare it to.

   NASCAR...Everything else is just a game.

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   Lawrence
   

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   I've never seen it.

   But, you know what they say:
   "Sometimes you just can't get Nun."

   
   My Pipe Slide Show
   

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   Have smoked "nun"of the above.

   If at first you don't succeed you are running about average.

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   Here's a copy/paste of an earlier comment of mine regarding 3 Nuns:

   "Something I'm kicking my ass over today is a mistake I made when I first began RYO. There was a tin right next to the RYO tobaccos on the shelf at my B&M and it looked cool, so I bought it along with my other tobacco.

   The tin was Bell's 3 Nuns. I knew nothing about this Vaper twist and was disappointed when I opened the tin to discover pipe tobacco. It's no longer imported to the U.S. and since I've been smoking a pipe, I've read many comments about how people miss it."

   More like Dudley Dipshit, am I right?

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   Oppie.

   Have you tried Frenchy' Sunzabitches?

   Not 3 nuns but I love the stuff. Burley, Perique and some VA.

   I won't see any communication directed to me here. I'm no longer active at this forum.

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   It is still available, but it's not the original (i.e. by Bell's). It's made by Imperial for the UK market, but it's ready rubbed in a pouch rather than roundels in the tin. There is a tinned version available on the continent, but I have no idea who produces it or if it resembles the original in anyway.

   I tried the new UK version: 'orrible, poor quality shite. I've also tried a clone of the original sold by MacGahey in Exeter called 'Buckland Curlies' which is ok. It's got a strange aftertaste though...

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   Oppie,

   Here's a few sites, expensive if you convert the our $$$ to pounds...

   http://www.brucciani-ltd.co.uk/shop/81/462/479/index.htm

   eBay:

   http://cgi.ebay.com/Bells-Three-Nuns-Pipe-Tobacco-Tin-Sealed-Tin-50-Gr_W0QQitemZ250603598302QQcategoryZ596QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp4340.m263QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DDLSL%252BSIC%26its%3DI%252BC%26itu%3DUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BFICS%252BUFI%252BDDSIC%26otn%3D20%26po%3D%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D8830782360806245969

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   I Love the description of the knockoff F&F.

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   Jonesing, Haven't tried it but I am going too. Hear it's excellent. Thanks.

   Posted 2 years ago #

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