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  1. birdog

    Why I Like....

    HAHAHA!! Love it
  2. birdog

    Why I Like....

    Chopper,You mentioned RLP6 as one you like....so try Stokkebye PS23 B&B.
  3. birdog

    Why I Like....

    Why I Like Stokkebye PS23 B & B.... if I want a sweet smoke this one really shines... It's just burley and super tasting black cavendish....very nice vanilla black cavendish. I can smoke it anytime and it pleases. There is no chemical taste The flavor stays consistent through the bowl. Its...
  4. birdog

    Why I Like....

    Good stuff....thanks all....let's keep it goin....
  5. birdog

    Why I Like....

    this could be an interesting thread....instead of a review, try to describe the taste /sensations/ qualities of a blend and why you like it... I will illustrate... Middleton's Cherry Blend... There is a tartness that makes me salivate....a good thing when smoking leaf that could potentially...
  6. birdog

    C & D Black Cavendish

    I ordered some of this recently in bulk, and was pleasantly surprised! The pouch smelled like chocolate and cigars, so I called and was told the leaf is all dominican cigar leaf. And the chocolate note is a result of the fermentation process. After some drying, I lit it up and enjoyed a...
  7. birdog

    Domestic Briar Stamping?

    Stampings on my no names, and others include Algerian Briar , Red Root , Imported Briar...all identifying the type or origin of heath root briar, all which grows in Mediterranean countries ...any of mine marked Algerian Briar seem to be good smokers....I am sure this was for marketing. Imported...
  8. birdog

    Question on Flavor

    Filters do tone it down a bit...i have several pipes with 6 mm and 9 mm, and I rotate them with others...not a deal breaker for me one way or the other... prep the tobacco like I described and it will keep the moisture to a minimum.. but, I get some gurgling with certain pipes and in certain...
  9. birdog

    Question on Flavor

    My tobacco process suggestions..... ..most tobacco when purchased is too moist with PPG to maintain shelf life... buy an ounce of this, an ounce of that to try as you learn blends and flavors. I still do this for fun after 40 years of puffing (well made blends are like well made pizzas...all...
  10. birdog

    Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

    Yep, easy to do on Thanksgiving.....hopefully walked most of it off this morn, chasing the bird dog, chasin the birds....what county are you from in NC?.....I am about to subscribe to a service providing maps of North Carolina showing clearcuts, size, date, etc....grouse like young forest...
  11. birdog

    Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

    Well it depends on the circumstances...if I am in my car, en route, any blends like PA, Stok toasted burley, Edgeworth, SWR aromatic, Lane RLP6....come to mind... Sit down contemplative type situations, I am open to suggestions....I just know I don't like tongue stinging , mouth drying blends...
  12. birdog

    Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

    I am retired, and a new member here.....originally from Western Pa., but now retired in Upstate South Carolina....smoked a pipe since high school , off and on....love burley and bird dogs!!!! ( and bird hunting...grouse and pheasant in Pa, and wild quail and woodcock down here, behind my English...