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  1. lyle

    Advice Needed on Virginia Blends

    @cigarmaster: thanks for the extra perspective! I'll have to try #44. I've really liked every Astley's blend I've ever tried, but that's one I haven't gone for yet.
  2. lyle

    What are You Smoking? December, 2012

    Astley's #109 in a Ligne Bretagne billiard
  3. lyle

    Butera Kingfisher Availability

    Very interesting and helpful (albeit disappointing). Thank you! That doesn't mean Esoterica has ceased production does it?
  4. lyle

    What are You Smoking? December, 2012

    Kingfisher in a Brebbia Noce
  5. lyle

    Advice Needed on Virginia Blends

    The first VA that I really fell for is Astley's #109. It's got a really nice, deep, chocolate overtone that I really like. It is labeled as a straight VA, but I detect a very judiciously applied sugar and chocolate/carob top dressing--nothing that will jump out at you, ghost a pipe or get in...
  6. lyle

    Butera Kingfisher Availability

    So, I finally got around to smoking a tin of Kingfisher that I bought back in 2008. Of course, it's excellent. Of course, I want more. Of course, it is not available anywhere. Does anyone know if it is still being produced? If so, how often does it hit the market in the US? I'm okay with...
  7. lyle

    My little

    Ha ha! Okay, mine looks just like this, only with a slightly lighter stain color.
  8. lyle

    What are You Smoking? December, 2012

    Just opened a tin ofAshton #109 from 2006... delicious!
  9. lyle

    My little

    I've got one of those, too. Very nice size for high-nicotine blends that would otherwise bowl me over. I smoked it a lot this fall as a quick-ish lunchtime bowl.
  10. lyle

    Des Moines Pipe Club Coming Soon!

    Coming in 2013! DES MOINES PIPE CLUB A new club for the enjoyment of pipes, tobaccos, and good company is forming in Central Iowa. For those of you who may be located in central Iowa, please consider joining us! Contact any of the following, and we will keep you up-to-date as we plan our...
  11. lyle

    Question On the False Light

    I've recently begun paying more attention to this as well. What is working for me is to 1) apply flame while drawing on the pipe 2) tamping down the burning strands while not puffing (this kills the ember) 3) apply flame while drawing on the pipe, trying to make sure it is burning all around...
  12. lyle

    What are You Smoking? December, 2012

    GL Pease Lombard in a Boswell bent brandy
  13. lyle

    What are You Smoking? December, 2012

    Kingfisher in a Peterson Kapet
  14. lyle

    How long does your average bowl take to smoke?

    Because I had a hard time putting down a half-done bowl, I eventually gravitated toward smaller pipes. That way, I could smoke nice and slow, but I didn't have to worry about running out of time. I save the big bowls for late at night.
  15. lyle

    Scotch

    +1 on any Islay, and like many others Laphroaig is my fave.
  16. lyle

    Medico pipes

    I have a 60+ year-old Medico that I'm currently breaking in. It smokes great, and I like the size, weight and shape a lot. Aesthetically, it is a disaster--countless fills, poorly fit stem, etc.
  17. lyle

    What are You Smoking? December, 2012

    Nothing! I'm traveling to in-laws' for the holidays and it is just not worth the trouble... so, smoke one tonight for this brother who can't.
  18. lyle

    Pipe smoking and working out

    Just to pile on... I run six days a week and have done two marathons. I don't inhale, of course.
  19. lyle

    What are You Smoking? December, 2012

    Peterson University Flake in a 50s Medico
  20. lyle

    It Wasn't *Supposed* To Be A Euphamism...

    Conversation while planning the weekend with my wife: Me: "If there is time, I'd like to go downstairs and rewax my meerschaum." Wife: "Oh, reeealy?"
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