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  1. Terry Lennox

    Help Me Identify This Castello Shape Number

    Mike I think you may be right! Searching images the bowl looks like either a 33 or perhaps a 32 with a longer stem. I found this bit of wisdom at SP "While Castello does have a shape chart, one of the neat things about this great Italian marque is that said chart only covers the basic premise...
  2. Terry Lennox

    Help Me Identify This Castello Shape Number

    Just received my third Castello and I'm relatively new to the brand after 20 years of mostly English briars. This compact billiard (KK) just seemed perfect for me. I prefer smaller pipes for Va's and VaPers. Since Castello stopped stamping shape numbers anyone know if this would have been a...
  3. Terry Lennox

    Dunhill: Real or Fake?

    Very true about billiard shaping. The taper and the slim proportions of 1960's and earlier Dunhills are almost a lost art. Very few of the new Dunhills have the shapes right to my eye.
  4. Terry Lennox

    Krumble Kake Kraziness

    We are living in a time of abundance in terms of blends and availability (at least in some markets like the US and Germany). So if you don't want to spend on this stuff you have many options. But because some of the types of leaf available to blenders has changed some older pipers have not been...
  5. Terry Lennox

    Opening Old Tins - A Photo and Data Thread

    Great stuff! I have a few of these from around 2011 or 2012. Great to hear the seal held up and some of the moisture remained. I prefer BBF to FVF and may trade my FVF tins at some point.
  6. Terry Lennox

    Opening Old Tins - A Photo and Data Thread

    I have 4 of these 100 gram HH Vintage Syrian tins from the same vintage. I used to smoke this regularly and these are my last four tins. The smell of this blend when you first open it is the closest I have ever come to reliving my father's Balkan Sobranie 759. You are right about the wine aroma...
  7. Terry Lennox

    Opening a ~40 year old tin of Assens' Finest Flake Cut + More Information sought

    It looks a bit like Stokkebye Luxury Twist Flake.
  8. Terry Lennox

    What, Currently, is Similar to Penzance?

    Here's a review of Star of the East Flake: Review
  9. Terry Lennox

    What, Currently, is Similar to Penzance?

    Star of the East Flake from C&D is a good match. Might have more Latakia than Penzance but it comes close.
  10. Terry Lennox

    HU director's Cut- a lament

    In a blend like Solani 633 or similar VaPer the dark fired would be instantly detectable. So far in the blends I smoke I haven't come across it. However they could be reducing the amount of Perique. And we know they have varied the mix of red and orange Virginias.
  11. Terry Lennox

    HU director's Cut- a lament

    This is interesting to me because K&K uses Perique in many blends and I was not aware that there was any shortage of Perique, at least at the large houses that buy from St James Parish.
  12. Terry Lennox

    ***What Are You Smoking, June 2023?***

    10 year-old Penzance in a Brebbia slim billiard "Serie 1960" that I bought at the old Barclay Rex shop on Lexington Avenue in New York City. I also bought the Penzance at Barclay Rex at their other shop on 42nd Street (both shops now closed). I remember walking into the shop and spotting the...
  13. Terry Lennox

    Concern, Dental-wise, About Clenching

    Also, most good retailers list the weight of pipes for sale. Get a feel for what is good for you. I love small and slim pipes so weight is never an issue for me.
  14. Terry Lennox

    Concern, Dental-wise, About Clenching

    I agree with this. Been piping since 2009. I have experienced teeth shifting over time. I no longer clench and instead hold straight pipes. Full bent pipes distribute the weight differently so I do clench those for very short periods, if I need to do something with my hands for example. Most...
  15. Terry Lennox

    Dating Tins: Know Your Tin Types!

    NOT from the late 90's. Don't fall for it. This is BS as far as tin dating. https://tinbids.com/auction/20897/
  16. Terry Lennox

    How to Date Fribourg & Treyer Cut Virginia Plug, Old & New

    I believe the older tins have the distributor listed as XYZ not Arango.
  17. Terry Lennox

    ***What Are You Smoking, May 2023?***

    Samuel Gawith Skiff Mixture from 2010 (super smooth and mellow, with a bit of spice on the finish) in a BBB 307S bent billiard with saddle stem. I had Tim West make me a new stem for this pipe after the original vulcanite developed a hole where I jabbed a pipe cleaner through too many times...
  18. Terry Lennox

    ***What Are You Smoking, May 2023?***

    Sillem's Councilor Flake in an Ashton pebble grain billiard. Do not sleep on Sillem's Councilor Flake. If you can't get your hands on Solani 633 this is a very close substitute. It may in fact be the same thing. Both made by K&K. Both are VaPers with a wonderful rich sweetness. Beautiful flakes...
  19. Terry Lennox

    Astleys 44 & 109 - Production Foulup?

    From memory of a tin from 5 or 6 years ago 109 is basically Marlin Flake. If not the same then very close.
  20. Terry Lennox

    Esoterica Tilbury

    Haven't had it in about 10 years but I recall a fine cut ribbon (almost shag) and a nicotine hit that was robust. Nice flavor though.
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