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  1. musicman

    Your Go to Morning Blend

    My go-to morning smokes (especially with coffee) are generally Burley and Latakia based, even though I tend to smoke Va/VaPer/VaOr blends the rest of the day: KBV Burly Morning Pipe (Excellent especially when mixed 50/50 with Dark Bird's Eye) KBV Mycroft Watch City Slices H and H Daybreak Match...
  2. musicman

    My Mixture 965

    Came here to say this. I'm a big fan of Match 20. I don't often smoke Latakia blends but when I do, this is the one I often reach for. The current iteration of 965 is a great smoke as well, but at 30 bucks/pd (currently 27 with the IPSD sale at SPC), it's hard to beat the Match 20 for value.
  3. musicman

    No, Sorry, Not Dead Yet. However... :)

    I missed this thread last week. Bill, glad to hear that you're doing better than you were a short time ago. Best wishes for a speedy recovery, which is to say that I hope you are able to get to whatever your most full capacity is at this point. Hope to see you on here as often as you feel up...
  4. musicman

    Watch City Tobacco

    I'm a fan of every WCC blend I've tried. I'm not much of a Latakia smoker, but Nor'easter is quite good. Ernie also does great things with Burley and Virginia leaf. For Burley, WC Slices and Deluxe Crumb Cut are two of my top five all time. For VA, 558 and Old Dominion are great and available...
  5. musicman

    Does Anyone Layer Anymore?

    I've never layered, but after reading this, I'll give it a shot. I do enjoy mixing different blends, especially stronger blends with OTC style blends. One favorite is Dark Bird's eye with Match Ready Rubbed.
  6. musicman

    I Finally Got Some More!

    Nice! It always feels good to finally get your hands on a favorite after being out for a while. I was very happy with the latest Gawith drop to get my hands on a number of blends I've been seeking for a while. And you'll likely be happy with whomever you ordered from. P and C has a mixed...
  7. musicman

    How Do You Hold Your Pipe In Your Mouth?

    I probably clench 40 percent of the time. When I do, the pipe is probably at the 2:00 o'clock position in my mouth.
  8. musicman

    ***What Are You Smoking, February 2021?***

    Enjoying a bowl of McClelland's Yenice Agonya in a Peterson Sherlock Holmes Deerstalker.
  9. musicman

    Smoking Flakes In Small Pipes

    When I do fold and stuff, I to tend to prefer narrower bowl dimensions, as with a fatter bowl I tend to overstuff the flake which can lead to a plugged pipe when the flake lights and expands. However, 90 percent of the time I fully rub my flakes out, which I've found leads to more...
  10. musicman

    ***What Are You Smoking, February 2021?***

    Just enjoyed a bowl of Hearth and Home Daybreak in a Mastro da Paja Classica bent billiard. I don't often go for an English in the morning, but this one really hits the spot when I have that craving.
  11. musicman

    Looking for a Recommendation

    I agree with all of the above recommendations, especially Embarcadero and Sunday Picnic. I'd also add GL Pease's Cairo to the list. Also, these are all annual (or biannual) special releases, and none are available right now, but Ken Byron Ventures does a great job with non-Latakia...
  12. musicman

    Samuel Gawith St James Flake - An Exercise in Frustration

    SJF is one of my favorite smokes, and a gold standard VaPer. I enjoy it fresh, but a while back @ashdigger generously gifted me some of the 2014 he has, and it's FANTASTIC. My prep method is always to fully rub out the flake, then dry for 4-5 hrs in the very dry conditions we always have...
  13. musicman

    The Rodent Connoisseur

    Here in Arizona, packrats are a real problem for behavior such as this. A lot of people keep lights on under their hoods at night to prevent such intrusions. We had one get into the Subaru a couple of years ago, and the only way we knew was once it had died. I tore apart the fender, we took...
  14. musicman

    Eggs: Which Way?

    I'll take my eggs pretty much any way, as long as they are done right. I guess if I HAD to name a favorite, it would be very gently soft scrambled to an almost custardy consistency. One of the best Italian restaurants in Minneapolis, a place called Bar La Grassa, does a Bruschetta with...
  15. musicman

    ***What Are You Smoking, January 2021?***

    Haven't posted in this thread for a while, but that's more from laziness than a lack of smoking. Just finished a couple of morning bowls. First up was Newminster 400 in an Upshall Tilshead Billiard, and I just finished a bowl of KBV Festivus GT in a Morgan Blackjack bent bulldog. A tasty VA...
  16. musicman

    WTF Anti-Smoking Ad

    So the implication is that it's somehow culturally offensive to Native Americans to smoke tobacco? Sigh... I mean, I'm a pretty progressive, PC guy and all, but what is this, the woke olympics? Is this ad is being produced by non-natives (which it likely is), it's pretty offensive IMO to use...
  17. musicman

    Dark Coffee Stronger?

    You've got your terminology mixed up. You need more VOLUME of dark roast to equal the caffeine of light roast. If you were to compare them by WEIGHT, then the amount of caffeine is more or less the same. I saw the same article by America's Test Kitchen, which is one of my go-to sources for...
  18. musicman

    Dark Coffee Stronger?

    Yep. Burns the crap out of it. If you need to keep your coffee hot for a while, put it in an insulated carafe.
  19. musicman

    Watch City's Deluxe Crumb Cut is Back in Stock

    I'm not really a burley guy (haha) but this is one of the few I smoke regularly. Good stuff. Love the cut and the flavor.
  20. musicman

    Dark Coffee Stronger?

    Lots of good thoughts and info in this thread but first to dispel a myth. A quick internet search reveals that this isn't true, at least not in a technical sense. When measured by weight, the darkness of the roast doesn't matter when it comes to caffeine, although there's some level of...
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