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    Allowed Amount of Tobacco in Europe

    I'm not asking how to get over the fees.. Yes. On Smokingpipes.com there are many, many of tobaccos. I was not asking for tin tobacco, though, but bulk tobacco. I'm gonna have to try it myself then :-) I was just curious, because the fee is ridiculously high..
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    Allowed Amount of Tobacco in Europe

    Just a quick question for pipe smokers from Europe. I live in the Czech Republic and here you can buy only 1.75Oz of tobacco, if the tobacco goes from a non EU country, when you don't want to pay high fees. I would like to buy some bulk tobacco from Smokingpipes.com, but their options are...
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    Tobacco Aging

    Thank you!Tobacco can age in an unopened tin then, but aren't some tins vacuum sealed? How can I find out if they are?
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    Tobacco Aging

    I've read a few articles and watched a few videos on how to seal pipe tobacco in a jar so it could age. Most of the videos were about vacuum sealing the jar, which is a nonsense. So my question is. How do you seal the jar? I could just fill it with tobacco, screw the lid and let it rest in a...
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    Tobacco Family x Components

    I will let it rest in the jar and try it a few months later then.
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    Tobacco Family x Components

    Unfortunately I cannot order more than 1.75 oz because of enormous fees.. Well, I'll maybe try to order one 2oz tin and see what happens. I have H&H's White Knight and C&D's Star of the East.. Tin 1.75oz plus 1oz. Don't really know what will I do with it. I don't want to throw it away but I...
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    Tobacco Family x Components

    Great! I'll give it a try. Thank you both, once again. Have a nice day.
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    Tobacco Family x Components

    Thank you very much! I've got one more question. I just wanna be sure. If I read well enough, orientals are sun cured and Latakia is smoked. I don't like that smoky taste at all. So oriental tobacco without latakia will neither taste nor smell like smoke, right? I already know that Latakia is...
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    Tobacco Family x Components

    I think I mostly understand.. Mostly.. I'm still a little bit confused, though. It might be just a detail, but I'll try. If the tobacco has as a family Virginia and as a component burley it means that the Virginia is the base component of the tobacco and has a smaller amount of burley mixed...
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    Tobacco Family x Components

    I've started this hobby a few months ago and I picked up a few tins of tobacco without even knowing more about the tobacco components or families.. Yesterday I was watching one of Muttnchop's videos where he was talking about tobacco components and I finally found out more about why I don't...
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    A little bit burned

    This is gonna be probably a really, really stupid question, but.. Do you actually taste the flavor of the tobacco in your mouth? Or is it more like you smell it when it's coming out? :oops: I'm so confused
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    A little bit burned

    Thank you for welcoming me and for the advices! I clean the pipe properly after each smoke and trying not to burn the rim. I'm experiencing a tongue bite every time I relight the tobacco, though. Gonna try Capstan blue today. I used to be a non-smoker so I have to take it easy. :-)
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    A little bit burned

    Thank you! I think it was so much tobacco just because of the way I tried to pack it. I just folded the flake and packed it somehow. I'll try to rub it next time! Also when the pipe is not yet broken in should I gently clean the bowl after each smoke or just let the tiny amount of carbon to sit...
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    A little bit burned

    With every smoked bowl comes another question. Sure there are many answers for this but you guys are so nice. And I don't want to make another topic for it. When I pack my pipe with tobacco I light it up, smoke as slow as I can relight it a couple of times if necessary but at the end of the bowl...
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    A little bit burned

    The pipe is based on Gimli's pipe from The Lord of The Rings.