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What brings the flavor out?
It's interesting that I checked this thread today, because I was having similar issues. I've just recently begun experimenting with English blends, and I've enjoyed the English I have so much that I've really limited myself to it for the last few smokes (Like Simon, I don't get to smoke very...- shillelagh3
- Post #17
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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My Intro to English Blends
I think my next planned English purchase will be McClelland's Frog Morton and G.L. Pease's Blackpoint (judging by the label), particularly the Blackpoint as it is a VA, Lat, Perique, and Oriental mixture. I'm getting it for the Perique. Suddenly, I'm not so fearful of the Perique anymore. I...- shillelagh3
- Post #10
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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My Intro to English Blends
In a previous post, I pondered what all the fuss about English blends was about. Now I know. I recently ordered a tin of Cornell & Diehl "Good Morning," and although I haven't tested the name in the early hours, I've had a Good Evening and a Very Good Afternoon with this stuff. I can say that...- shillelagh3
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Mac Baren Plumcake - Quick Review
I should begin by noting that this was the first non-aromatic blend I’ve ever tried. In fact, with a name like “Plumcake,” I was expecting a sweet, candy-coated aromatic. This blend is anything but sweet and candy-coated, but that’s not a bad thing. The name is just a little misleading is all...- shillelagh3
- Post #8
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Reviews
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My discussion with a B&M owner.
@bootlegbonvivant: Where are you exactly? I read NE of Atlanta. I went to college up at North Georgia.- shillelagh3
- Post #24
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Tobacco for a trip to the beach
@Bob: Darn. The description and reviews sounded so nice, too. I did put in for Iwan Ries to email me when it's available, so we'll see how that goes. So, I take it that Virginia/Periques blends are lighter than aros, etc.? I read some reviews on Dunhill De Luxe Navy Rolls, as suggested by...- shillelagh3
- Post #13
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Navy Blends
What makes a navy blend a navy blend? Is it an ingredient, an aroma or flavor? In another recent thread, I received some advice on a few navy blends, but upon analysis (but not yet smoking them), I couldn't tie them all together. Some are aromatics, some are English blends, some VAPers. I'm...- shillelagh3
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Tobacco for a trip to the beach
@Kevin (and anyone else in the know): Has half the world made a run on the online tobacconists for Samuel Gawith's Navy Flake, or what? I can't find it anywhere.- shillelagh3
- Post #11
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Tobacco for a trip to the beach
I should probably add that I'm not really planning on smoking at the beach, per se; rather on the back porch of the rental house for the most part. Even though the porch is screened in, I suppose it wouldn't hurt to get a windscreen just in case. Thanks, papipeguy. Anyone have any thoughts on...- shillelagh3
- Post #8
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Tongue Bite v. Tongue Burn
I hear a lot about people complaining about "tongue bite," and I've read somewhere on this site (I embarassingly forget where.) that people often confuse tongue burn with tongue bite. So, my question is this: How do you know when you are a victim of tongue bite, rather than tongue burn...- shillelagh3
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- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Tobacco for a trip to the beach
@oldjazzlover: We're going to Port St. Joe, far away from the drunk teenagers and college kids. My wife and I are high school teachers, so we want none of that PC scene.- shillelagh3
- Post #4
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Tobacco for a trip to the beach
Today, we finalized our plans for our big family vacation to Florida this summer. I immediately began thinking about what pipe tobacco would be good for the beach, or ocean environment. I think it should be something that blends with or compliments the salt air and the smell of the ocean, and...- shillelagh3
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Types of Tobacco Resource
Is there some online resource that I can access that will help figure out how to understand a tobacco blend's description? What I mean is this: I would like to be able to read a blend's description and be able to get an idea of what that would taste, smell, feel like. For example, if I'm...- shillelagh3
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All the fuss about English blends
@Lawrence: Yeah, I sorta thought it would become a lively discussion. Maybe it was partially the manipulative HS Psych teacher in me, but I honestly was just curious to hear different viewpoints on the matter. I've enjoyed reading all these and will continue to read other responses as they...- shillelagh3
- Post #31
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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What Aromatics are good for a new pipe smoker?
I really like Peterson Connoisseur's Choice. It tastes good and smells wonderful. Tom me, the room note is something like a NutriGrain bar (I don't know if they market those in the UK.) or maybe a little like Christmas pudding (I know you guys still have those over there...well, maybe not...- shillelagh3
- Post #3
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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All the fuss about English blends
Maybe I'm just a little hypersensitive since I'm pretty much an aromatic smoker, but it seems that, by the way many pipe smokers talk, a newbie pipe smoker's tobacco evolution should logically end up with English blends. In other words, if you start out with aromatics, as many of us do, one's...- shillelagh3
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New Members, Introduce Yourself!
My name is Matt, and I'm a high school history & psychology teacher. I live in Thomaston, Georgia, USA, which is a pretty typical small Southern town. I'm sort of defined by my "militant Irish-ness," although I've toned it down a little since becoming a parent. I am married with two-year-old...- shillelagh3
- Post #270
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Beginner's Cornell & Diehl
Thank God for this website and forum, since I'm the only pipe smoker that I personally know in my area, with no one to discuss the hobby/lifestyle/whatever we want to call it. So, I've only experimented with a few pipe tobaccos, mostly bulk jarred stuff, a few tinned Peterson blends, Mac Baren...- shillelagh3
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