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  1. badbriar

    Good News!

    Well done! I can smell that freshly opened tin all the way over here! Enjoy!
  2. badbriar

    Tobacco from a Forum Member!

    Well done! Very classy gesture - a true gentleman!
  3. badbriar

    Game: 5 Lb Cellar - Must Be Reasonably Available

    Drucquer Blairgowrie Drucquer Trafalgar Rattrays Hal O The Wynd Rattrays Black Mallory Rattrays Red Rapparee 1# each
  4. badbriar

    Give Those Cubans A Nice Rest.

    Enjoying a nice Habano and was thinking about a box that I ignorantly traded away because I tried one and didn't like the flavors. Remember that most CC's are not aged much, unlike Nicaraguans, Dominicans, etc. Back to the traded CC's... I had purchased a 9 month old box of St. Louis Rey...
  5. badbriar

    Is 73% Humidity Too Much?

    Waaaay too high. Try more like 65 to 67%. You will find that those cigars you said had tight draws are now perfectomundo !
  6. badbriar

    Any Cigars in This Bundle Decent?

    On Cigar Bid, you can find a very high quality house blend for it's parent company - Nica Libre. It is a nice dark Maduro with a San Andres wrapper. Excellent prices and a premium cigar by AJ Fernandez. No need to say more.
  7. badbriar

    ***What Are You Smoking? March 2020***

    A friend and I decided to try out our recently acquired clay pipes out with a new Virginia. Turns out that a tin of St. James Flake I traded for lost it's seal during shipment and is now relegated to current smoking rather than the cellar to age. First experience with ST. James for us and...
  8. badbriar

    Homemade Latakia Plug

    WELL DONE!!!
  9. badbriar

    Samuel Gawith vs Gawith Hoggarth. 3-Parter... 03/22/2020

    First...I'm curious how these two stack up against one another in their similar and other offerings. Although I've many SG in the cellar, my experience with GH is limited to just a few tins in the past. So, what do you all think? How do these two first-cousins of pipe tobacco companies...
  10. badbriar

    They Shut Down the Pubs !!! 03/21/2020

    No heaters here - we're already in the high 80's and low 90's! Gonna be a hot summer.
  11. badbriar

    Hand Sanitizer Recipe

    Just ran across this and thought it would be worth sharing... I'd recommend making a small test batch first before risking the little Isopropyl alcohol you may have! How to make your own hand sanitizer The Center for Disease Control recommends 70% isopropyl or higher, or 60% ethanol or...
  12. badbriar

    Fixated On Single Brands Or Lines. 03/21/2020

    Have you ever gotten a bad case of TAD for single lines or brands of pipe tobaccos? I recently developed a curiosity in Captain Earle bends by Hermit Tobacco Works and found myself with a fixation to get every single one of their offerings! I give credit to my fixation on this line to none...
  13. badbriar

    They Shut Down the Pubs !!! 03/21/2020

    It is with a heavy heart that I report that the powers that be have really done it. They've gone and closed the bars and pubs. (sigh). Now where's to go. This just is not right. Not sure about everyone in other areas, but around here in Sarasota, the pubs are not only the best places, but...
  14. badbriar

    STRESS!!!

    Praying & Faith! Been through times like this before... 9-11, Housing fall, Being stupld enough to sign a Non-Compete Agreement. All were disastrous for my employment and finances. Good thing is that money is a renewable resource. Unfortunately, health may not e so. Kind of tired of...
  15. badbriar

    Tobacco Ideas for a Cigar Smoker?

    Pick-up a nice stout English like Nightcap. That's the one that turned me from the cigar side to pipes! That nice, rich smokiness of Latakia blew me away!
  16. badbriar

    COVID 19 and Work...

    No TP... I'm buying paper towels and stealing my neighbor's newspaper every morning. Newspaper is OK, but it's kinda like using wax paper and leaves reverse skid marks! rotfrotfrotf (Hope I don't really HAVE to do that) :eek:
  17. badbriar

    Bourbon and Coffee But Not Beer?

    Nice brewed hot tea is amazing with a good pipe. Also, like sweet or unsweet iced tea, a nice Irish Whiskey or a low IBU beer. Keep the hops - prefer malt!
  18. badbriar

    COVID 19 and Work...

    Anyone else's work slowing as a result of this pandemic? Company I'm with still has work,, but is definitely slowing in the residential and commercial bid areas. Hours are falling back already. Good news is that 1. I have faith, 2. Have a good supply of nice tins to open and enjoy and 3...
  19. badbriar

    LUNTING?

    Tried your 'Lunting" once. Just once. In proper redneck fashion, I decided to take the dogs for a walk. Two Dachshunds, who really did not like being on a leash, a good beer and a pipe. I figured, however, that I outweighed the mutts by a factor of 6-7 and therefore no sweat. Said those...