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Escudo
I don't think of LTF as being comparable to Escudo. Love it or hate it, it has a really strong (I'd say "cloying," but I guess that's a matter of taste) caramel topping that seems to me to put it in a totally different class.- ryeguy
- Post #12
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Reviews
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First Pipe as a Dad
Congratulations! I was amazed how quickly my daughter got me twisted around that wee little finger. We avoided second-hand during the first couple months (and still avoid when not outdoors), but I couldn't help rolling my eyes when nurses warned me in the strongest terms of the dangers of...- ryeguy
- Post #9
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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The Devil's Scent--What Is It?
Thanks for all the replies. I've given my pipe a thorough cleaning this AM. We'll see in a few minutes what effect that has. I'm also planning to go to a tobacconist's within the next week, so I'll get a cheep cob and see what that does. I'll keep the charcoal filter in mind as a further...- ryeguy
- Post #17
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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The Devil's Scent--What Is It?
Just finished a bowl of LNF and here is my report. The flavor I'm describing came out in the second half of the bowl--as I think of it this is typical, the light is euphoric, but the flavors of those first draws quickly mellow and (sooner or later) give way to the flavor and experience I'm...- ryeguy
- Post #6
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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The Devil's Scent--What Is It?
Thanks for the replies. I haven't tried a Meerschaum. Without having confidence in some working theory of what is causing this effect, I'm reluctant to drop the kind of money a meershaum would cost just as an experiment. This is tough. (I'm reminded of the joke about mechanics asking...- ryeguy
- Post #5
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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The Devil's Scent--What Is It?
This must be a newbie question, but I'm at my wit's end so turning to you all for help: There is a (very unpleasant) flavor I frequently encounter in pipe tobaccos that I can't name. The best I can do to describe it is the flavor of the thick dark stuff that comes out on a pipe-cleaner from the...- ryeguy
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- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions