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  1. mrmachado

    Favorite Three Songwriters

    Leonard Cohen. Maybe I'm just too young to name three, but Leonard Cohen is unparalelled for me. He is my greatest idol overall.
  2. mrmachado

    Like Some Advice on what Tobaccos to Buy Next.

    It really is addictive. I didn't even like it at first, but something "clicked" in me and then all of a sudden I found myself crazy for this. lol
  3. mrmachado

    Like Some Advice on what Tobaccos to Buy Next.

    I have some 10 new tobacco ideas nowv, thanks dudes! What do you think of MacBaren Black?
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    Like Some Advice on what Tobaccos to Buy Next.

    Yes, I heard that Molto is like the top aro ever. But is there any other with strong non-artificial toppings? What about Amphora Full? Anything stronger than MacBaren Vanilla would do for me. And what about something akin to Black Frigate? Like, strong taste but not simply pure tobacco flavours.
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    Like Some Advice on what Tobaccos to Buy Next.

    Title edited for capitalization and brevity. - JPM Hey there. I don't know if any of you remember me - just know that I was THE absolute noob 3 years ago. Then I gradually lost my interest in pipe smoking, and went back, gradually, to nearly smoking only cigarettes (kreteks) ; but that aside...
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    My Attempts at Homemade Kretek-Like Tobacco for Pipe (With Recipe)

    Just one more small tip. Removing the clove heads to use as the most precious part of it is something I find to be a good idea. It is from these "heads" that the crackling sound ("crec, crec"... hence Kretek... true story) that we kretek-lovers all find irresistible to hear, and it makes for...
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    My Attempts at Homemade Kretek-Like Tobacco for Pipe (With Recipe)

    @bluegrassbrian , you are right in that the recipe is complicated, if one is to follow through all the ingredients. However it was meant to be a general guide, as in [tobacco(one or many)]+[spirits of your choice]+[clove]+[spices of your choice]. Of course you can choose and play with the...
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    My Attempts at Homemade Kretek-Like Tobacco for Pipe (With Recipe)

    Hey, if you do try your hand on your version of this recipe, please let me know how it went... You can post here in this thread or send me a PM. I'm all about trying to create a kretek simulation that comes close to the level of tastiness of the Gudang Garam because, man... that's the best...
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    My Attempts at Homemade Kretek-Like Tobacco for Pipe (With Recipe)

    P.S.: About the scotch and the Madeira liquor (not the wine): The scotch, and actually any kind of whisky (I just don't like that straight Jack Daniels type of bourbon in this recipe... honey bourbon might be interesting to try, though) was already on the recipe I had found last year. Mind you...
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    My Attempts at Homemade Kretek-Like Tobacco for Pipe (With Recipe)

    Well, I adapted the recipe from a blog of a guy who tried to emulate Indonesian cigs and tobacco overall. Neither I nor anyone has the slightest idea about the actual process of the making of a Gudang Garam (or Sampoerna, or Djarum, any of those for that matter) because the recipe is kept...
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    My Attempts at Homemade Kretek-Like Tobacco for Pipe (With Recipe)

    Forgot to mention that my girflriend has asthma and was the main reason for me to quit cigarettes for good and come back to the pipe forum (which I smoke way less compulsively). My love for her is making me do good things.
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    My Attempts at Homemade Kretek-Like Tobacco for Pipe (With Recipe)

    EDIT: Fixed Capitalization in Title (See Rule 9) - Bob OK, so I was basically out of the pipe smoking world for around 1 year. And the one thing which made me stop paying attention to pipesmoking was... Kretek. If you're not familiar with the word, they are those Indonesian clove cigarettes...
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    My New Pipe has Arrived - And I'm in Love

    What I refer to is the Armellini Suprema which I talked about 2 months ago. I took a pause in pipesmoking because my good-tasting tobaccos ended. I ordered this pipe at March 10, and it only arrived a couple of days ago (April 23). Some days of anxious expectations... You know, the customhouses...
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    Rotten Tobacco? White Layer Growing Over Rope After 3 Weeks (Pic)

    Thanks guys! It seemed something nasty indeed. At least this other rope seems to be mould-free and is smelling a lot better! Seems to be "aging" (if you can call this aging) well. I wonder what happened to make the other one full of mould, while "saving" this one which was stored at the same...
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    Rotten Tobacco? White Layer Growing Over Rope After 3 Weeks (Pic)

    I picked up this piece of rope tobacco after 3 weeks "cellaring" it in a dark place (though not vacuum-sealed), and look at what happened... What could this be?
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