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  1. J

    How BIG is your cellar?

    Same here, especially birthdays and Christmas. My wife has a tinge of "prepper" in her, so she reasons if there's a national disaster it'd be better to have tobacco and alcohol stored away in the cellar for which to trade for essential goods, rather than 25 lbs of pickled eggplant.
  2. J

    Brick and Mortar Tobacco Store Pondering

    IIRC, the CBD oil is actually derived from hemp, the same stuff as ropes and hippy clothes are made from. Almost "essential oil" of hemp plant. There is no psychoactive element that gets one high, rather it's used to combat symptoms of epilepsy, anxiety, calm nerves, etc. Because of this I...
  3. J

    What tobaccos to cellar and other obscure tips?

    FWIW, I've had much success using the short wide jars to store tobacco from the 2oz flake tins.
  4. J

    Have all of you (or almost all) started on cheap aros?

    My first was a pouch of SWR regular and a MM cob in the summer of 1996 while on the road for work. I still have that old cob, a rough finish one - kept it for sentimental sake. When I got home from that particular job, I stopped in to my local tobacconist at the time, which happened to be Milan...
  5. J

    I love the strong cedar flavor in many cigars...can you find it in pipe tobacco?

    As another former cigar smoker, I echo the sentiments of those above. I will add the some Latakia blends I've had in the past remind me of some cigars, especially some well aged Sam Gawith's Balkan Flake.
  6. J

    Hobbies

    Used to fly fish way more than I do now, but I still have all the gear in the garage somewhere. Guitar and cooking are the biggest two, done both for 30+ years. Played in several cover and original bands for fun and side money, electric and acoustic mostly rock and blues. Also did orchestra...
  7. J

    What Degree of Leaf Strength?

    Milder blends in the morning or on emptier stomach. Stronger only after dinner, if at all. For the most part, the stronger blends I've experienced don't taste very good to me either. A few exceptions are the recent Wessex and Sam Gawith flakes I bought. They still taste decent, but seem to...
  8. J

    How to Prevent Nausea While Smoking?

    SO I got halfway through this thread, then i had to go and make some pancakes. Personally, there's just something about certain tobaccos that I can't handle. Often it's a top note or similar that triggers either a physiological or psychological response for me and I get nauseated. For example...
  9. J

    More Props For Ash!

    Ash is awesome! He sent me a 1955 Dunhill Bruyere Billiard a few weeks ago and even included a tin of Dunhill Flake. :puffpipe:
  10. J

    *** What Are You Smoking?*** (January 2019)

    Dorchester in a Roma 614 full bent
  11. J

    What Music Are You Listening To ~ January 2019

    Wonderful, beautiful and haunting. After I became familiar with many of the pieces, I find myself hearing them everywhere as background music in movies and shows.
  12. J

    What Music Are You Listening To ~ January 2019

    Erik Satie and Claude Debussy before lunch. Now I have Anthrax's Among The Living album playing, great for that after lunch on Friday slump.
  13. J

    Greetings from Tuskany

    Welcome Aboard from snowy western Virginia :D
  14. J

    Do you use to remove the stem to clean your pipe?

    I almost always break pipe down after smoke. Run pipe cleaner through to remove gunk, and after a few bowls do a deeper cleaning with warm tap water or just some spirits, depends on my laziness level. Also, use Q-tip to clean out mortise. Having the mortise and tenon joint become loose has not...
  15. J

    Nimrod lighter question, possibly just an idiot

    Dumb question: Was there ever an O-ring or gasket on the fill plug at the bottom of the Nimrod? I have one that used to be my grandfather's, probably mid 1970s or earlier. It holds fluid for about 6 hours, and I'm thinking that an O-ring or gasket may be missing because it's straight thread...
  16. J

    What Do You Like To Drink When You Smoke Your Pipe?

    Maybe it's just my taste buds or chemistry, but I don't like drinking anything when I'm smoking. I find it diminishes the enjoyment of both; some reaction between the smoke and the liquid creates a nasty overtone that lingers.
  17. J

    How Many of You Lucky Dogs Get to Smoke Inside?

    At home mainly in my office/man cave or in front of the fireplace in the family room. I'll smoke outside when the weather is nice and no wind present. Wife also smokes American Spirit cigarettes in those same limited rooms, about 6 stick a day so it's not unbearable to us. Rest of house is...
  18. J

    Discovering Your Desert Island Blend

    Dark Star :( followed closely by Blackwoods Flake :( :( followed by Butera Royal Vintage Gold Cake :( :( :( noticing a trend
  19. J

    Esoterica

    There's been roughly the same 15 tins of Esoterica sitting at my local B&M for the last month; they don't take phone orders. Unfortunately, none I really care for that much (Pembroke, Margate, And So To Bed, and Sobraine). Maybe I should buy them all and resale for twice the price? Not.
  20. J

    McClellands Classic Samsun

    I asked the same thing a few months ago. Nothing thus far compares. Cairo by GL Pease is good, but not really close - not nearly as sweet or complex.
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