Sidebar

Search results

Log in

Forgot your password?

SmokingPipes.com Updates

Watch for Updates Twice a Week

PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor

Site Sponsors

Al Pascia
Blue Room Briars
Cigar World
Danish Pipe Shop
LePipe.it
MBSD Pipes
Missouri Meerschaum
Pipes2Smoke.com
PipeStud.com
SmokingPipes.com
Tabaccheria Corti
TinBids.com

PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor

PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor

PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor

PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor

Search the forum
  1. John_B

    The Most Disappointing Tobacco

    Yesterdays smoke du jour was some 5 year old Marlin. It was merely ok, but the evening pipe of DTM St Bernard really was a Nirvana smoke. It brought me everything that I wanted from Marlin, but never quite got.
  2. John_B

    Favorite Dan Tobacco blends

    I'm certainly not happy when blends change for no reason. The last Solani 633 I bought in 50gm tins had definitely changed, and not for the better. So far I have been delighted with Dan tobacco products and I'm awaiting some Salty Dogs and Limerick flake. I will certainly buy more St Bernard...
  3. John_B

    The Most Disappointing Tobacco

    What have been the most over-hyped blends that you have encountered in your pipe smoking career ?Marlin Flake is one such for me. It smells lovely and smokes reasonably well but I never seem to achieve the blissful Nirvana smokes that others get. I find it lacklustre and bitey. I really want to...
  4. John_B

    Kriswill Navy cut Flake

    Thanks for the reply. I am a little at a loss for a direct comparison with similar blends. Perhaps Escudo or DNR ? There is a strong yeasty breadiness that pervades. I like it very much.
  5. John_B

    Kriswill Navy cut Flake

    This is the second blend that I recently bought in bulk from Estervals, the other being also a VaPer from Dan Tobacco in the form of St Bernard Flake. There is quite a contrast between the two with this blend being more Virginia forward and the Perique being used as more of a condiment. The...
  6. John_B

    Brief GH Brown Flake Unscented Review

    Thanks for the review. I used to buy this blend and add about 7ml of good scotch whiskey per 50gms. It was as close as I could get to the late lamented Players Whiskey flake. It was a decent smoke after a period of mellowing in the jar.
  7. John_B

    Dan Tobacco St Bernard Flake

    Thanks very much. I will also review Kriswill Blue when I have smoked enough to form a cogent opinion. It is also a charming smoke and a completely different animal although technically a VaPer too.
  8. John_B

    Dan Tobacco St Bernard Flake

    So what attracts you to buying a tobacco that you've never tried before ? In my case I look for a flavour profile that I know works for me. A VaPer usualy floats my boat more than other genres so that's a good place to start presumably. I have been disappointed in the past however, but this time...
  9. John_B

    Favorite Dan Tobacco blends

    St Bernard is one of the best blends I have tried in tha VaPer genre. I have only tried 2 bowls so far, but I agree with you. Its like DNR but on steroids.
  10. John_B

    Favorite Dan Tobacco blends

    Anyone tried Kriswill Navy Cut ?
  11. John_B

    Favorite Dan Tobacco blends

    That's what I was being drawn to, like a moth to the flame ! Curse you, attractive tin art !! The Kriswill Blue was a stellar smoke tonight btw, and no doubt I will be equally impressed with the St Bernard flake tomorrow......
  12. John_B

    Favorite Dan Tobacco blends

    Thanks so much. That's a great list to be getting on with. I am also tempted to try Salty Dogs as I am a sucker for a good plug.
  13. John_B

    Favorite Dan Tobacco blends

    Thanks for the reply. I am unable to tolerate Burley so I tend to avoid it. Hence the liking for VaPers.
  14. John_B

    Favorite Dan Tobacco blends

    So finally I gave in and ordered a couple of "new to me" blends from Estervals Pipe House. They have a massive sale on and suddenly it makes sense to order in bulk. Kriswill Navy cut Blue and St Bernard have been my choices, both in 250gm mylar pouches. The burning question is, what else from...
  15. John_B

    Availability In UK Tobacco Market.

    N Nothing wrong with Gawith Hoggarth. I'm not a huge fan of Lakelands per se, but I recently bought some Pigtail Twist and curly cut Deluxe and found both excellent. I also very much enjoy RB plug from their sister company.
  16. John_B

    Availability In UK Tobacco Market.

    Thanks for the advice, although there are very few MacBaren products getting through at all. Just the Codger blends like St Bruno.
  17. John_B

    Availability In UK Tobacco Market.

    Hi there. That's a matter of conjecture. The market is very limited in some respects. VaPer blends in particular are in short supply. I want to try Old Gowrie and Hal of the Wind but nowhere to be found. I also want to try MacBaren Vanilla Flake but its "up and gone like a fart in the breeze"...
  18. John_B

    Availability In UK Tobacco Market.

    So it would seem, we UK pipe smokers are getting the thin end of the wedge after leaving the European market. Kohlhasse and Kopp products are scarce as Unicorn poo which includes Robert McConnell, Rattrays, Solani and a few others. MacBaren have very few products still available, (codger blends)...
  19. John_B

    Players Whisky (Blenders Highland)

    Players Whisky ready rubbed was a particular favorite blend of mine when I first tried a pipe 45 years ago. Back then it was also available as flake. Does anyone smoke this regularly ? It is made by MacBaren these days and due to the rediculous tobacco naming laws, it has been renamed as...
  20. John_B

    Borkum Riff Bronze (Bourbon).

    Thanks for that. Sadly unobtanium in the UK. I also believe that body chemistry has a lot to do with tongue bite when smoking a certain blend. I have a hard time with Burley.
Top Bottom