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  1. JohnMosesBrowning

    Bond St./Bourbon St./Pegasus?

    Some pipe folks on the Instagram got me looking into the old otc blend "Bourbon Street" as there is a match blend currently in production by Sutliff. Looking into the blend on TR.com however I see that Bourbon Street was originally Bond Street by both Philip Morris and House of Windsor. I am...
  2. JohnMosesBrowning

    Boswells is the best!

    I did indeed, but it's been a few years now since I contacted them and asked about it. I mean, I get it - if they don't need to discount to sell what they want/need to sell then they're doing just fine, etc. etc. I just find that virtually every other retailer out there does give a discount...
  3. JohnMosesBrowning

    Fraudulent Tobacco and Pipe Site!

    Weird that the cite is still up!
  4. JohnMosesBrowning

    Boswells is the best!

    I know I'll catch hell for this on here, but it bugs me they give no discount for ordering in bulk. 1lb is the same per ounce as if you were to only buy one ounce. It means they're blends are about $85/lb last I checked. Consequently I choose to spend my money elsewhere. Their choice. My...
  5. JohnMosesBrowning

    What does HH mean?

    Hand Hammered.
  6. JohnMosesBrowning

    Red Raparee

    I enjoy both RR and Black Mallory. I definitely find the Black Mallory to be more latakia forward than the RR. I originally happened upon BM as a potential MM965 replacement when we all thought those Dunhill blends were going away. I'm not claiming it to be a match, but it's of the same ilk...
  7. JohnMosesBrowning

    Ron Carter, A Major Jazz and Recording Bassist, Smokes A Pipe

    I'm a longtime Ron Carter fan and I never knew he smoked a pipe. I wonder if that's how Christian McBride started? He's 2 generations younger than Carter, but probably the hottest/biggest jazz bass player of his generation and he smokes a pipe.
  8. JohnMosesBrowning

    Morta

    The Rattray's morta pipes aren't around anymore. They pulled them because they had so many sent back and couldn't guarantee their quality. Sounds like others might be better though. I have one of the Rattray's but have yet to put a match to it. I'm looking for smooth #5 as well because I...
  9. JohnMosesBrowning

    Tobacco Reviews Dot Com

    I posted recently about my own issue trying to find Amphora Burley on there...same deal - won't come up on a normal search but there are ways to get it to come up so I know it's there. Very maddening. +1 for wishing there was a way to see beyond the first page of results when there are more...
  10. JohnMosesBrowning

    Peterson 2022 Christmas Pipe

    Interesting that there are only 83 in stock on the .eu site, but 442 in stock on the .com site. They know what they're doing, but I wouldn't have thought it'd be that unbalanced. And of those 525 total pipes, only 8 are 9mm filtered. Again, odd they'd bother with 9mm but only make 1.5% of...
  11. JohnMosesBrowning

    Commission question

    I have nothing to contribute, but wanted to say this is a great question and conversation. I've thought about commissioning a pipe from a carver I like and have had these exact same thoughts, questions, and hesitations. I don't recall seeing a similar thread recently. So...thank you!
  12. JohnMosesBrowning

    Ultimate Ghost Smoke?

    Some will think this is the most horrific or frightening ghost, but I smoke Gentleman Caller and Mixture #79 from the same pipe and no matter which I have packed, I can always taste a bit of the other.
  13. JohnMosesBrowning

    TobaccoReviews Search Function - Again

    Not sure what happened my post. I hope this one works... Does anyone else have problems finding blends at TobaccoReviews that they know are there? It seems there's a problem with the metadata or some such thing. In my case I was looking for Amphora Burley. When I search for "Amphora Burley"...
  14. JohnMosesBrowning

    Newminster Navy 400 Topped?

    I'm trying out a bunch of new (to me) virginias this summer. Newminster Navy 400 stands out amongst the many I've been sampling and I am curious as to why. In the reviews on TobaccoReviews.com folks mention things like sweet bread dough, and I think JimInks even uses "Caramel" and "butter" as...
  15. JohnMosesBrowning

    Cork in ashtray

    I use the cork knocker in my ashtray every time I have a pipe. My two dogs are now so used to it they're "trained" to go inside whenever they hear it. If I repack the pipe for a second bowl they look at me confused as to why we aren't going inside. It cracked me up when I realized what they...
  16. JohnMosesBrowning

    Cheap v.s. expensive VA

    Well... Absolutely this is true. And that's why I have a stack of Capstan in my cupboard. But I think that it happens a lot where we rationally know that one is more expensive than the other, yet we just buy a tin or two here or there and it doesn't feel all that more expensive, especially...
  17. JohnMosesBrowning

    Cheap v.s. expensive VA

    Well, I've mentioned this elsewhere, but it's apt here as well... Capstan Blue @ Smokingpipes.com on 3/31/22 is $16.85 for a 1.75oz. tin. That's $154 per pound. Sutliff Virginia Slices @ Smokingpipes.com on 3/31/22 is $40.46 per pound. I'm not saying these are equivalents, but is Capstan...
  18. JohnMosesBrowning

    Quality 9mm Filter Pipes?

    The Savinelli Siena line is 9mm and I second the Peterson Dublin Filter recommendation. I'm not super keen on the Vauen shape chart, so I have no experience with them.
  19. JohnMosesBrowning

    Beginner Seeking Guidance on Tobaccos

    SO many good latakia heavy/forward blends: Gaslight, Quiet Nights, Father Dempsey, etc. But I would agree with the suggestions above because it's a mistake that I think I made myself, and that's now that you've got a real taste for latakia on your palate back off of the latakia and try some...
  20. JohnMosesBrowning

    Reading Blends

    You've mentioned Three Star Blue before in this context...is that one of your regular standby blends?
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