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  1. JimInks

    Jim's Revised Peter Heinrichs Dark Strong Review.

    The woody, earthy red Virginia adds much of what sweetness there is: tangy and dried dark fruit. It's a bit subdued by the dark fired Kentucky, but that's not a complaint, just an observation. I consider the RV to be more of a condimental addition. The woody, lightly floral, nutty, vegetative...
  2. JimInks

    Jim's Revised Carter Hall Review.

    In 1976, I tried this blend and hated it. I wasn't ready for burley blends. Except for my occasional SWRA forays, my reluctance for smoking OTCs since then was hard to break. In 2012, I decided to try it again. The burleys are nutty, woody, earthy, and bready with a touch of cocoa. They are the...
  3. JimInks

    Jim's Revised F&T Black Jack Review.

    The bready, lightly spicy, barely sugary, red Virginia has little tart and tangy dark fruit sweetness, much less so than other blends where it's the dominant component. Also has a mild earthiness and a few splinters of wood. I would not label this as a sweet Virginia. It possesses a fair amount...
  4. JimInks

    Jim's Revised Wessex Campaign Dark Flake Review.

    The dark Virginias provide a lot of stewed sugary ripe dark fruit, earth, bread, wood, some tart and tangy citrus, vegetation, a little hay/grass, floralness, and a pinch of spice. There's a sugary topping that very mildly tones down the Virginias without detracting much from the them. The...
  5. JimInks

    Jim's Wesley's Blends Reviews.

    Here’s my reviews of six Wesley’s blends that were made in South Africa. The tobaccos have a little Gawith and Hoggarth vibe to them because G&H uses South African tobaccos in quite a number of their blends. Wesley’s No.1 Rhodesian Blend: This punchy, zesty, deeply rich straight African...
  6. JimInks

    Jim's Revised Astley's No. 44 Review.

    This broken flake dark Virginia has a lot of tangy dark fruit, some tart and tangy citrus, earth, wood, some grass, a fair amount of bread, mild floralness, and a pinch or two of spice. Has a very light citrus topping. Not very complex. Fresh out of a tin, it may bite or get a little harsh if...
  7. JimInks

    ***What Are You Smoking, June 2022?***

    Finished the rest of the nachos (!) and am starting off the month of June with a bowl of D&R Raccoon’s Accent in a pre-WWII straight smooth brown The Lumberman Special (Comoy’s) with a tapered black vulcanite saddle stem. Going to work as I listen to the rest of the ball game.
  8. JimInks

    More SPC Hogshead Is Coming.

    I just heard that the SPC was surprised and delighted by the quick sell out, and that more is coming. Here's the quote: "Another 1700 tins should drop by early next week if not before."
  9. JimInks

    Who Made This Pipe?

    All I know is that "PlymouthMason" and "Made in England" are stamped on it. Any ideas who made it and when?
  10. JimInks

    Jim's C&D Palmetto Balkan Review.

    The tart and tangy, zesty sun cured 2018 Basma and 2019 Izmir provide a lot of earth, wood, herbs, vegetation, floralness, some dry, bitter sourness, mild incense, spice, and a light buttery sweetness with a hint of smoke. They are the lead components. The Cyprian Latakia was processed to create...
  11. JimInks

    Jim's Seattle Pipe Club Hogshead Review.

    The blend is scheduled to be released on May 24. It will be in a two ounce tin. The ten year old African and Brazilian orange and red Virginias are the lead components. There’s a little lightly cased American bright Virginia in the mix as well. All of them combine to create a lot of tart and...
  12. JimInks

    Jim's C&D Warped Saint Espresso Review.

    It comes out on Friday. The steamed and toasted three cavendishes are Caribbean cigar, Eastern North Carolina red Virginia and unsweetened Kentucky burley black. Their aspects are fermented tangy dark fruit, earth, wood, peaty vegetation, floralness, leather, herbs, some tart and tangy citrus...
  13. JimInks

    Jim's Sutliff Uno Review.

    This blend goes on sale Tuesday, May 10. Here's my review. The rather sweet, fermented, spicy Katerini perique provides an abundance of earth, wood, sugary stewed plums and raisins, vegetation, a fair amount of floralness, herbs and spice with light incense and smoke notes. It takes a small...
  14. JimInks

    ***What Are You Smoking, May 2022?***

    Enjoyed a tasty golden delicious apple, and am smoking D&R Windsail in a smooth straight dark brown family era “Canadian” by Sasieni with a black tapered vulcanite stem. Listening to the Dodgers-Tigers game as I go to work.
  15. JimInks

    Jim's Watch City Simply Orange Virginia Review.

    It's due to come out in mid-May. Full disclosure: I had an advisory hand in this blend. Several grades of fermented light to darker orange Virginias produce a wealth of zesty, tingly tart and tangy citrus, sugar, bread, some tangy darker fruit, earth, wood, mild floralness, grass, spice, and...
  16. JimInks

    Colibri Pipe Questions.

    I just got this pipe and was wondering if anybody knows anything about it. The info at Pipedia is scant.
  17. JimInks

    Jim's Drucquer and Sons Loch Ness Review.

    The musty, incense-like Cyprian Latakia offers a wealth of earth, wood, smoke, floralness, some sweetness, and a pinch of spice as it takes a small lead. The small leaf, musty, incense-like Oriental provides plenty of earth, wood, herbs, floralness, vegetation, tingly spice, rich buttery...
  18. JimInks

    ***What are You Smoking, April 2022?***

    Starting off this month with a bowl of Wilke Hearth of Galway in an undated smooth straight medium brown made in France Saillard Lord Clerit lumberman with a black vulcanite saddle stem. This pipe is a very good work pipe.
  19. JimInks

    Jim's Wilke Butterscotch Black Cavendish Review.

    This goes on sale this weekend. The deeply rich, punchy butterscotch is sweet and also sports a mildly savory burnt toast, lightly bitter and sugary with a small floral note and a pleasantly lingering after taste and room note. The strength is a step shy of the medium mark. The taste is medium...
  20. JimInks

    Jim's C&D Eight State Burley 2022 Review.

    This will be on sale March 23. This is an updated review of last year’s ESB after having done several direct comparisons between the two blends. The year 2014 white and dark burleys provide a lot of earth, wood, nuts, mild creamy cocoa, and a sharp, dry sourness along with hints of sugar and...
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