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  1. sparroa

    Is Lane Limited Bulk Discontinuing Some Blends?

    Have you sampled among the available Lane bulks? Perhaps one of those will do. RLP6 is vanilla incarnate.
  2. sparroa

    My First Ghosting Issue

    I seem to have selectively read the original post. I did not notice that you had only smoked one bowl in that pipe. Think of it as a sign of things to come rather than actual ghosting. If you keep smoking pouches of Muskoka Mix (or another aromatic) in that pipe then that will be the long term...
  3. sparroa

    My First Ghosting Issue

    Keep smoking something neutral in it and the ghost will gradually disappear... Layering aromatics is bound to have a different effect but if you are happy, I'm happy. I personally dedicate all of my pipes to a respective style. That is not everybody's preference but I can't enjoy pipe smoking...
  4. sparroa

    LBF: Couldn't Ask for More

    Sothron, It is a nice blend but I find too mild. The perique is very soft and the virginias are quite tame and hay-like. Escudo remains my favourite of the coin cuts and all tobacco blends in general. Don't get me wrong, LBF is a phenomenal value but I doubt it will be a true favourite of mine...
  5. sparroa

    Is Lane Limited Bulk Discontinuing Some Blends?

    cacooper said it all. Lane considerably downsized their portfolio. Most of those are lost to the winds of time, but a Lane revival is always a possibility and I think McClelland makes a HGL and TK6 clone, though I may be mistaken. Check it out...
  6. sparroa

    Hearth & Home Black House

    Different strokes... I also don't need to say that it has been hyped to the high heavens here on the boards, so you probably had unrealistic expectations going in. Some love Black House, some love Blue Mountain, some love other latakia blends to various degrees, some love completely different...
  7. sparroa

    Porcelain Pipes

    I don't know where to direct you but I can give you the gist of what I have read lately about them. Porcelain pipes have been around since the 1700s when clay was the only other widespread alternative. They are similar to clays but are larger and often made just as bowls to fit into wooden...
  8. sparroa

    C&D Haunted Bookshop and My New Love of Burley

    mlyvers, I am going to pass on the C&D Flakes for that very reason - brutal strength. The Wessex Burley Slices are mild in comparison but I wouldn't really call them incredibly mild compared to most aromatics out there or anything. Just a blend with an "average" nicotine content.
  9. sparroa

    Sugar Barrel Smokers???

    A lot of these OTC brands only come in tubs. Rich sells Sugar Barrel and Walnut in 2 oz increments, as roth suggests, but that's the only place you are going to find them like that.
  10. sparroa

    House of Cards, and the Most Famous Actor on this Forum

    I watched the first episode last night. It was pretty enjoyable, I look forward to seeing how it develops. I will keep an eye out for you!
  11. sparroa

    A Life in Smoke

    I know him from the novel 'Saturday Night and Sunday Morning' which was made into a popular film and was very influential at the time of its publication in the UK. (I picked it up in a used bookshop many moons later...) Alan Sillitoe died in 2010 at the age of 82, so it is safe to say that he...
  12. sparroa

    Edgeworth Ready Rubbed match

    I am glad you liked it... Those moments are what it is all about. Buy a nice bit of the ERR match and dedicate a pipe to it. That will increase your enjoyment of the blend quite a bit. I will also encourage you to pick up a tin of Wessex Burley Slices just to see how it compares. That is...
  13. sparroa

    Scorch Marks On The Rim & Plateau

    I know there is not much you can do with estates that already have some marks on the rim, but it pays to be very very careful not to scorch the pipe. That may seem obvious, but it is easy to get careless - especially with matches. It's one of those "ounce of prevention" things. It is a pain to...
  14. sparroa

    C&D Haunted Bookshop and My New Love of Burley

    Plaster of Paris, I believe. I don't know what kind of finish they use. The Country Gents have a dark stain applied, too.
  15. sparroa

    Scorch Marks On The Rim & Plateau

    Saliva, cotton swabs, and plenty of elbow grease will be a start. If that doesn't do the job, that is the height of my expertise so you'll have to seek another opinion.
  16. sparroa

    Going in for Surgery on the 12th of This Month.

    Good luck Harris, I'll be looking forward to seeing you back in action. I'll be smoking a tin of Escudo in your honour while you are recovering, for sure! ;) Keep us updated...
  17. sparroa

    Additives in Tobacco

    You forget that the FDA is expanding its control over the cigar and pipe tobacco industries! I don't know much about the details but they already banned a wide assortment of flavouring agents in American cigarettes. The most notable casualty, perhaps, was the Indonesian kretek or clove...
  18. sparroa

    Edgeworth Ready Rubbed match

    As long as the pipe is well seasoned and broken in, it should be good to go. Trying a new blend in a new pipe is usually a recipe for dissatisfaction. Smoking an old faithful tobacco in a brand new pipe or an unfamiliar tobacco in a well loved pipe are the best approaches IMO.
  19. sparroa

    Samuel Gawith 1792 Flake - Try Now or Later?

    It is definitely difficult to keep lit. I haven't quite mastered that... I do quite enjoy the flavours, though. Perhaps we inflated its impact a little too much for you! I know someone else who felt the same way. Trust me, though, if you smoke a whole bowl it is a fairly strong blend and you...
  20. sparroa

    Edgeworth Ready Rubbed match

    I reread the reviews and nobody seems to address the cut or packing very much. The latest review is as good as you are going to get. "Small cubes and a few crushed plugs. smells lightly of cocoa in the bag. very easy to pack and simple to light." Sounds like a stuff and puff blend to me! Very...
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