My posture on this issue is out of the mainstream, which is not unusual
for me... I maintain that PAD stands for Pipe Acquisition Delight. OK,
so you spent the lunch money and your clothes are wearing thin. You have
the right to sing the Blues. What other pastime, save possibly Tobacco...
I'd like to mention http://www.marscigars.com/ as well. Mike
provides excellent Customer Service & access to blends that others
don't offer. He's not the cheapest, but includes freebies and has
even provided blends that were Not In Stock, at regular prices.
Certainly cleaning a Pipe will help to reduce the time spend in
exorcising ghosts of past smokes. There are blends that will take more
time than others to get out of a Pipe. Another aspect to this chore is
the blend(s) that are used to smoke the ghost(s) out. For me, a Virginia
or...
For those who are interested, Mike just got in a shipment of
Hamborger Veermaster, in both tins and bulk.
http://www.marscigars.com/cao-hamborgerveermeister.aspx
Writing these articles has been a lot of fun and a joy to find that others
like them. These writings represent the collective efforts of the All Things
Meerschaum Group to separate fact from myth regarding these white Pipes and
their culture, which continues today. These topics of...
Tracking down the legacy of a Meerschaum can be frustrating, as much of the
information is lost. Over the last 300 years, magnificent Meerschaums have
been carved, and no one knows who carved them.
Greg really does a great job of discussing aspects of tobacco blending
and appreciation. This is difficult, as the language breaks down in it's
ability to be clear. Well done.