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  1. wolflarsen

    Guess The Blend Based on Tin Art

    Wow! Good guess. I had no idea that there is a blend called #5 Bigfoot flake. That's not the one I was thinking of but you're on the right track. Here's the Patterson-Gimlin footage for those not familiar.
  2. wolflarsen

    Guess The Blend Based on Tin Art

    This tin features a silhouette of the star of a famous short film shot by Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin in 1967 along the banks of Bluff Creek in northern California.
  3. wolflarsen

    Guess The Blend Based on Tin Art

    Mad Fiddler
  4. wolflarsen

    Guess The Blend Based on Tin Art

    Haha. Good clue. That's gotta be Mad Fiddler Flake.
  5. wolflarsen

    Guess The Blend Based on Tin Art

    Do the flakes look like they were cut from an oreo cookie?
  6. wolflarsen

    New (to me) Ardor

    That pipe has been in my cart for a while now. Thanks for buying it so I didn't have to. She's a real beauty and I'm happy to see that she went to a good home.
  7. wolflarsen

    Suggest Burley Blends

    Old Dark Fired is a must try if you're into dark fired burleys (with flue cured virginias). A living legend.
  8. wolflarsen

    The Captain

    You looking for this guy?
  9. wolflarsen

    First Time Trying Frog Morton Cellar

    Love the tin art too.
  10. wolflarsen

    Gawith Hoggarth Has Dropped - Jumping In or Waiting It Out?

    Oh yeah.... Pound of Dark Birds Eye and pound of Dark Flake for me.
  11. wolflarsen

    At Tethers End

    The most flavor, by far, is in the retrohale.
  12. wolflarsen

    Whiskey Biscuit Gravy

    I have been living under the assumption that pickles, pigs, and whiskey are my favorite food groups. This thread makes me realize that biscuits and gravy deserve a spot on the list as well. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.
  13. wolflarsen

    Starter Tobacco

    I tried to start with Carter Hall in a cob and found it to be very boring and bland, not much better than smoking a cigarette. Then I tried My Mixture 965 and immediately fell in love with pipe smoking. My Mixture 965 is very forgiving and user friendly as far as mechanics go (packing, lighting...
  14. wolflarsen

    The First Blend That Got You Into Pipe Smoking

    Shortcut to Mushrooms and My Mixture 965 were my first loves, followed closely behind by Plum Pudding.
  15. wolflarsen

    Holiday Wallet Drain

    I'm guilty as charged. Went for a box of Illusione Rothchild Maduro. Life is good.
  16. wolflarsen

    Top 5 Blends To Cellar Deeply

    Whoa ... hold on. Sorry to branch off topic here but this is huge news to me. What evidence is this statement based on and what brands are you talking about? Doesn't K&K make Astley's, Rattray, McConnell, Reiner, Solani, Fribourg & Treyer, Sillems, and Savinelli? Are you completely writing off...
  17. wolflarsen

    Top 5 Blends To Cellar Deeply

    According to my spreadsheet I'm most heavily stocked with - Old Dark Fired RR Dark Birds Eye Dablone d'Oro Frog Morton Cellar Plumb Pudding SR
  18. wolflarsen

    Mac Baren HH Old Dark Fired - Tobacco Age?

    How do they compare? I can't recall hearing much about Rustica other than the nic hit.
  19. wolflarsen

    Mac Baren HH Old Dark Fired - Tobacco Age?

    Now you know why it's called "Old" Dark Fired. A living legend and a daily smoke for me.
  20. wolflarsen

    Where's All This Aged Tobacco Coming From?

    I can't answer your question but this short video may provide some insight. It shows the storage of tobacco leaf harvested in 1974 and 1983 that makes up HH Old Dark Fired.