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  1. SBC

    Smoking Pipe around Children...

    I'm saving this post for my future reference. This is who I want to be.
  2. SBC

    Smoking Pipe around Children...

    Everything we do -- including with our children -- falls somewhere along a sliding scale of risk. Discerning where on that scale you're comfortable might involve comparison to other activities, including those which probably pose equal or greater risk and yet somehow aren't controversial. I'm...
  3. SBC

    In Defense of Pint and Pipe

    Long-time fan. A lot in common despite some mildly irksome differences. My wife got me some of his poetry this past Christmas. This is an endearing little piece very much in the idiom of mid-20th century Brits who straddled an older sentiment on the one hand with the Academy on the other.
  4. SBC

    Andre the Giant

  5. SBC

    What Was Your First "I Gotta Buy 5 Pounds of This Stuff!" Tobacco?

    Shhh... let's keep this one secret, Jerry. Nobody talks about it and we should keep it that way... ;-)
  6. SBC

    Full Virginia Flake and Union Square - a parallel tasting

    Thanks for your impressions! I'm glad for those who enjoy Union Square and describe sweet and graham like flavors. I myself have found it inconsistent. Other affordable and available reds that I prefer include TS1R and LC Edisto. FVF certainly is delicious, and my preferred sort of flavor...
  7. SBC

    Your First Experience With Tobacco

    Sitting in a friend's garage one summer day during my college years, I mentioned for some reason that I'd always said that I wouldn't smoke, but that if I did it would be a pipe. He said, "Oh I think I have an old corn cob lying around here somewhere. I tried it a few years ago. Didn't stick...
  8. SBC

    Is An Itchy Beard Worth It

    I wear a longish beard these days (currently 6"), and have periodically been irritated by itchy skin and even "beardruff." I've got it figured out now: (1) Shampoo the beard with "Nizoral." It costs a bit more than regular shapoos but if you use just the moderate amount that you need, it lasts...
  9. SBC

    Samuel Gawith - Cannon Plug Review

    I've recently smoked both Dan Sweet Vanilla Honeydew and SG Cannon Plug, and besides them both being aromatic tobaccos, they could hardly be more different. Dan Honeydew is more like MB Vanilla Roll Cake, whereas Cannon Plug is more like Ennerdale. Dan Honeydew is honeyd vanilla on grassy...
  10. SBC

    Samuel Gawith - Cannon Plug Review

    ... or, ever? ...
  11. SBC

    Tobacco Heritage Festival - Southern Wisconsin

    I wasn't aware of this! I can't make it this year, but I see myself visiting this in the future. I'm getting Mayberry vibes. Seems like the right kind of town.
  12. SBC

    Samuel Gawith - Cannon Plug Review

    I finally got my box of Cannon Plug. I am not disappointed. I am one of those who used to love Ennerdale, who was disappointed by the change that took place in it a few years ago. I've tried many other Lakelands, looking for my replacement for Ennerdale. Till now, none have quite done that...
  13. SBC

    Rattray’s Old Gowrie OR McConnell’s Scottish Flake?

    Better than all these, to me, is HU Louisiana Broken. But TBH it could pass for a VA flake if you weren't paying attention. Which is why I like it so much. But it wouldn't be the same without the KY and Perique -- they round out the profile but subtly. This one would be incomplete, even...
  14. SBC

    Where Is Your Favorite Place To Smoke A Pipe

    By a campfire in the fall. By the fireplace in the winter. Under an awning during a rain storm in the spring. On outdoor furniture with friends after church in the summer.
  15. SBC

    Fresh vs Jarred

    Depends on the tobacco. It's well known that LBF is startlingly better with each year in the jar, up to about 5 years. Whereas, as I was just telling another forum member the other day, GH No. 7 Broken Flake is amazing fresh, but gets very dull after some time in the jar.
  16. SBC

    Beard Dye

    Dyeing is for those who won't face that they're dying. I'm dying. Everybody here is dying. You, my friend, are dying. There is only harm in chasing an artificial veneer -- a pretense -- of youth. None of us will know how to live well until we know how to die well. The earlier that we face...
  17. SBC

    Brandy Acquisition Disorder (BAD?)

    @shanez be right over my man. I'll bring a six pack just to make sure we're contributing equally...
  18. SBC

    What’s Your Favorite Esoterica/Germain’s Blend?

    Ah yeah, I forgot to mention Dunbar in my response. Super intruiging VaPer. There are flavors going on there that I haven't tasted elsewhere -- very unique experience. I did like it a lot, but in a way that I thought would be a rare foray into something different -- not something I'd feel like...
  19. SBC

    What’s Your Favorite Esoterica/Germain’s Blend?

    I tried a small sample of Our Best Blend, and thought that it was at least as good as Penzance, if not better. I've been hoping to try Exotique and In-B-Tween as well.
  20. SBC

    What’s Your Favorite Esoterica/Germain’s Blend?

    I'm happy for those who find SOTE a good replacement for Penzance. I don't -- there's a softness and an oily creaminess to Penzance that I've never found elsewhere. My favorite readily available balkan is Peretti Royal Blend, and I'd be perfectly content with it, never having Penzance again...
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