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    Dan Tobacco Salty Dogs No Taste?

    Put me in the 'It's okay ' but I don't see the hype camp. I thought it was decent but I won't pay what they are charging for it on this side of the pond. That said if I am ordering from Estervals I may throw in a plug or two at that price.
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    Stealth Blends for Family Vacation

    My cabinet shop is in a pretty busy little light industrial strip and I smoke my pipes all day long while I work with the front roll up door open. I typically get quite a few positive compliments on the smell of my pipe mostly whenever I am smoking something pretty gentle and aromatic like...
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    Peterson Vulcanite

    My experience with vulcanite versus acrylic is that it is more of a shades of gray than black and white. Generally acrylic is noticeably harder when clenched compared to vulcanite but I have had many exceptions. Some pipe makers use a very hard acrylic (I'm looking at you Brigham) but my...
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    Help with Autumn Evening...

    I tried Autumn Evening a few years ago and it's one of the few aromatics that I didn't have much success with, at least initially. I had a 2oz open tin that I forgot to jar and found it about a year later. I was going to throw it out but thought why not try a bowl again. It turned out better...
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    Black Cavendish

    Amphora Special Reserve is a great black Cavendish black, I have a few pouches of it put away. I have been loving black Cavendish as of late. Before I didn't hate it but it never wowed me but I now have a couple of pipes that it really sings in and so I've been smoking it daily for the last...
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    Pipe Styles for Different Tobacco

    I've personally found that some pipes for whatever reason prefer certain blends and perform better with them. For example, I have three or so pipes that consistently do really well with any VA flakes so that's what I feed them. Or a couple of pipes that stand out with English or Latakia blends...
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    Cornell & Diehl Tobacco - Recommendations?

    I will give another vote for Opening Night, a realky great straight Virginia supposedly all natural without topping or casing. I was surprised how much I liked the 1oz sample of Granby Station I had. It's a Va/Bur/Cav flavored with a bit of Apple jack. I would never have guessed I'd be into...
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    Boswell Blends

    I really like Boswells blends, both the English and aromatics. I tried their English sampler and my surprise favorite was Titus, a very mild all day blend with a good amount of flavor. For their Aro's both Apple Strudel and Spice and Nice surprised me with how much I enjoyed them. The...
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    Pipe Tobacco is no Good Anymore/Better Than Before

    I can't speak to the really good old days because I'm not old as dirt yet, but I do think that Borkum Riff is better now with STG than it was when I started smoking in the late 90s. I really like the Borkum Riff line and smoke at least a bowl or two of them every day.
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    Problem Continuous Relights with GH Rum Twist

    When I smoke a G and H twist ( I also chew them) I just use my sharp pocket knife to cut a couple of thin about 1/16" or 2mm coins and rub them out into a ribbon. Make sure to break up any 'nuggets' that are leftover since they don't burn very well. I load the bowl a bit looser than a typical...
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    Do different pipe shapes work well, or not so well, with different tobaccos?

    Theoretically, a tallish narrow bowl would be ideal for smoking virginia flakes and broad chamber like a pot would be ideal for smoking something like a complex latakia blend. Theoretically. My best VA flake pipe is a smallish Gr3 bent pot by dunhill. The chamber is a bit broad compared to the...
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    Help With Navy And Other Spirit Infused Blends

    I have a fair amount of SG Navy Flake and I wouldn't describe it as very 'Rummy' or particularly sweet, for me it's a bit Latakia forward but a well balanced and overall excellent blend. Mac Baren Navy Flake I don't find very Rummy either. Plumcake a little more so. I don't think really any...
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    Thank you to Sutliff

    I will definitely miss Sutliff and their extensive portfolio of 'goopy aromatics' . I was working my way through their line up and trying them, a 1oz sample here and there. Most of what I tried was pretty good. All hit the mark flavor wise, vanilla, Raspberry, cherry etc. Now that their gone...
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    Favorite bulldog models

    I think the Stanwell 32 straight bulldog absolutely nailed the shape. I have had several and I think the proportions are just right. They are great smokers for usually not too much money.
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    Who is your Favorite Current Artisan Pipe Maker ?

    I don't have many artisan pipes but the last pipe I bought was from Ian Walker of Northern Briars. It's not an expensive pipe at all, a Rox cut Canadian, I think it was just over £100 and it is an excellent pipe and I can't be any happier with how it smokes. It's a big Canadian for me...
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