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    Brands or Blends Ready to Smoke

    I came to say this, I was worried recently because I opened a tin of OGS 1 month old, was expecting bite. Nope, just sweet, bready bergamotty virginias. Another one I've had success with fresh was Escudo. Blends I would not recommend fresh are C&D blends, but I haven't tried as ton of theirs...
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    ***What Are You Smoking? February 2020.***

    Finishing up a bowl of Marlin Flake in a C. B. Perkins gold banded Prince
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    Wood at the Bottom of Missouri Meerschaum Bowls

    The most common response I've gotten sums up to "Be a man and smoke it", I'm not sure about this though. I for one don't enjoy smoking cheap wood(or glue, as sometimes happens with cobs alas), it ruins the end of the bowl I wish to enjoy, and there's no need to torture myself. I share your...
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    Help Me Pick Some Germain Blends Please

    Why do they so often name tobaccos that aren't rich, rich, and those that aren't strong, strong? Maybe they expect us to eat them, then we could detect the richness and strength ?
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    ***What Are You Smoking? February 2020.***

    Hal o the Wynd in a Kaywoodie Flame Grain Lovat, enjoying the silence of the night with this tobacco.
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    Cake, and Cake Questions (with Pictures)

    Hi there, I was in a similar pipe situation to yours a few months ago. I highly recommend cobs to start padding the rotation. A tip I have is if you order a few of your favorite shapes from the MM site, in the notes, ask for the "natural finish", sort of like a secret menu MM has supposedly...
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    Bucolic Gold. Homemade Periqued Virginias

    This is such a cool thread. We ought to experiment and tinker with the leaf more-- after all, this is how perique got started in the first place. Hope your processing is fruitful chilllucky~
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    Ewwww... What Is That Taste?

    How many bowls of Cockstrong have you tried? It may turn over a new leaf if you give it time, or a different pipe, or different pack, or dry it out/humidify it etc. Tobacco can be weird that way. As for me, my only truly bad experiences have been with Anniversary Kake(so sad about this too, it...
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    Drying Tobacco In a Humid Enviroment

    Is it possible for you to jar about, 2 oz which you plan to smoke reasonably soon, at your optimal smoking dryness? That way you don't need to constantly prepare bowl after bowl. This is what I do when I pop a tin-- I let it sit with just the lid-- once I see it's perfectly dried, I then jar it...
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    ***What Are You Smoking? February 2020.***

    I neglected one of my favorites for too long. Truly savoring some Luxury Bullseye Flake in a 'Golden Age' bulldog at the moment. Man do I love this stuff-- peppery, burnt sugar, dried fruits. Deeelicious.
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    Just Found Out I am Restoring the Pipes of a Convicted Murderer

    It stemmed from an argument about Latakia blends, didn't it? :sher:
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    A Quote I Wish To Share

    Good point. The world is nuanced and full of exceptions, but we tend to see things in simple, black and white terms-- this is what makes us feel good. Which is another way we tend to decide what's true or not; not how well it represents the truth or reality, but how good it makes us feel or how...
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    Tips For Hands Free Smoking

    I don't have much to add here but I will say that cobs are really comfortable to clench if we're talking the smaller shapes. The stems are fairly soft and comfortable(mine are starting to get chewed up real good after a few months of constant use, but I have replacements) I predominantly smoke...
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    Ebay Estate Pipes Prices Seemed To Have Jumped

    I feel ya. I'm still doing the ebay game to hopefully replace some of my underperforming pipes, but I'm being extremely choosey, only looking for absolute steals(my goal is to pay between 10-20 dollars per pipe, having researched seconds and lesser known brands that are good bets). This would...
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    ***What Are You Smoking? February 2020.***

    The end of my Brown Clunee jar in the diamondback unfinished Savinelli 320. After a meal I'll probably have some more of a custom blend I'm tinkering with, invoving Rimboche AP, Stokkebye Turkish, and a pinch of MacBaren Old Dark Fired ready rubbed.
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    ***What Are You Smoking? February 2020.***

    Ahhhhhhhhh. My apologies. I even did a double take like... "Could it... be...?" Very interesting, first time seeing something like this. Did it come stained black/rusticated or was this custom?
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    Extra Stinky

    Penzance will kill any mosquitos in the vecinity ?
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    ***What Are You Smoking? February 2020.***

    Newminster 400 Superior Navy Flake in a Kaywoodie Flame Grain lovat. Third bowl of this stuff and the best one yet-- very mysterious topping. After this will be more Two Timer Gold and then probably some Rimboche before bed.
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    What are Some Classic Tinned Tobaccos to Try?

    Escudo is a classic VaPer benchmark, I'm amazed how consistent it has stayed in the last 13 or so years.
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    ***What Are You Smoking? February 2020.***

    Wow, good eye. Forgive me then, I've never seen a meer like that. Looks like a beautifully sandblasted black stained briar. I would love to hear the story of that pipe.
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