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  1. maduromadness

    Show and Tell

    Visiting a local pipe shop in San Antonio TX I found a bargain Dunhill. It called to me....could anyone confirm the age of the pipe?
  2. maduromadness

    Peterson’s Explains The Black Bowl Coating!

    I noticed that too, my older Petersons never had a grit to the bowl coating. The new ones did...wasn't sure if I cared for it because those grits will accumulate more readily. In the end they all smoked great. Still prefer uncoated bowls but I feel like I dont have have to baby them initially...
  3. maduromadness

    ***What Are You Smoking, November 2020?***

    Smoking 2009 McClelland Quantum in a Peterson Arklow 338 on my lunch break. Damn why does God hate pipe smokers?...a true gift to have some of the best blends from the finest pipe tobacco house.
  4. maduromadness

    Tasting - How To?

    Great thread. Most people don't claim to have refined palates before pipe smoking. One pleasure of the hobby is that only time spent with the pipe will provoke refined smoking palates. All advice presented here is true to form. I'll add that smoking technique is the truest flavor enhancer. Slow...
  5. maduromadness

    ***What Are You Smoking, November 2020?***

    2015 Mcclelland 1776 in my Savinelli Punto Oro 514KS
  6. maduromadness

    What Turned You on to Pipes?

    When I was in basic training smoke breaks were the best way to avoid the natural selection of being the "chosen" one. I didnt want to start smoking nasty cigarettes and tried to find alternatives...I found pipes. I didnt realize that bowls afforded 1 hr plus smokes but I did understand you could...
  7. maduromadness

    Why Doesn't GLP Jack Knife Plug & RR Get More Love?

    Jkp is a stout and full bodied blend. I smoke it occasionally and it never fails to impress me. As it ages the Virginia sweetens up nicely, and when I smoke it I always want to buy more, until I remember I only smoke it occasionally ? dfk being a little harsh and brash at times
  8. maduromadness

    ***What Are You Smoking, November 2020?***

    Smoking some 2018 GLP Quiet Nights in a Comoy's Riband billiard on a brisk southern California morning.
  9. maduromadness

    Union Square, Newminster Superior Navy Flake, and St. Bruno

    If you like Royal Yacht then you'll prob like most of the "Dunhill" lineup of Virginia's. Try Peterson Flake and Robert McConnell Ready Rubbed. Robert McConnell carries more of the old Dunhill Virginia blends. Check them out and whatever floats your boat. The blends you tried are really nothing...
  10. maduromadness

    G.L. Pease Spark Plug Review

    I wasn't sure what to expect but if you like English then don't go without trying it. It's so smooth and buttery with that creosote flavor backed with fine orientals and a nice sweetness. Pleasingly annoying to have smoked a new blend that potentially displaces my top one? 1st world problems.
  11. maduromadness

    Mac Baren HH Pure Virginia at 5 Years

    I've got some 2012 MacBaren Virginia #1 and it doesn't do much for me. Believe I've tried the flake when I first started smoking but should probably revisit it. Personally HH Pure is the winner. I will say its compares more favorable to FVF; similar profile but I picked up some different nuances...
  12. maduromadness

    Different Classes of Virginias

    From what I know most Virginia's are from similar seed or maybe a varietal different due to when the seed was brought to that area when growing was initiated for that region. The leaf color denotes how they are processed and generally there is bright/yellow/golden, various shades of brown, red...
  13. maduromadness

    Drucquer & Sons Question

    I dedicate to pure Virginia, va/bur/per/Ori, Latakia, and Aromatics. Honestly your palate would have to be really well developed for you to pick out Burley, Oriental, or perique ghosts, unless your severely sensitive to them. But Latakia is all consuming. Do as you please, I'll add that the pipe...
  14. maduromadness

    Comparing 40th Anniversary to Carolina Red Flake

    40th Anniversary hands down more refined, cleaner, richer, darker and subtle in its complexity. Red flake more brash, tangy, spicy and boisterous...like that red head in the room vs that sultry brunette ?
  15. maduromadness

    Tongue Bite Blues

    Agreed to pretty much all replies. I'll second that bowl packing is highly influential to certain blends along with pipe of choice. Packing too firm causes a harder draw and a worse experience. Too loose causing more tamping, open draw/tighter tamping and hotter smoke. Moisture complicates it...
  16. maduromadness

    Do You Believe In The Cake? Yes or No

    Yes Whats this paper towel stuff about...I've read it before but dang so many people do it...like I need another thing to do after I smoke?. Ive always had more than a few pipes, always rotated them equally, only use 1 pipe cleaner pass after I smoke, and I wipe off the rim with the same...
  17. maduromadness

    How Many Tins Of Flakes Do You Considered Cellared In Your Collection.

    The same tobacco Ive got 10 3.5 oz tins of. It was a 50g tin of ~5yr aged Erik Stokkebye 1855. Something just struck a cord with me. Wont get all descriptive but worth trying some with age on it...if thats your cup of joe. ?
  18. maduromadness

    How Many Tins Of Flakes Do You Considered Cellared In Your Collection.

    Very interesting seeing the quantity behind cellared tins. I have so much tobacco in my rotation relative to how much I smoke (of which I rarely smoke the same tobacco back to back or even frequently) that 2 tins is considered cellared. The most of any tobacco I own is 10 tins of 100g. I...
  19. maduromadness

    Worst Smoking Experience to Date

    I've had some bad bowlfuls here and there and while eliminating outliers moisture is the typical culprit. Usually I dump the bowl and pick a different tobacco, sometimes I even get a different pipe. The longer I smoke the more I truly appreciate the ready to smoke moisture content... to the...
  20. maduromadness

    Samuel Gawith Irish Spring Flake - A Brief Review

    I have a couple of those tins in the cellar, thanks for the review! Surprised to see a review on a limited series that ended a while ago.
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