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  1. khiddy

    USA Online Tobacco Purchase

    SmokingPipes, WV Smoke Shop, The Storytellers Pipe, Watch City Cigar, Oxford Cigar, LJ Peretti, these are all shops I patronize regularly. Too regularly, if you ask my bride.
  2. khiddy

    Has Anyone Tried Putting Tobacco on a Traeger?

    RO water (we have an undersink RO filter & tap in the kitchen) in a spray bottle. I should also say that I put the tobacco in a fine-mesh filter basket on top of the grates. Traegers use indirect heat (kind of like a convection oven full of swirling smoke) so it wasn't scorching the tobacco on...
  3. khiddy

    ***What Are You Smoking, August 2025?***

    After I pulled my Wellie out to add a pic to the discussion about Wellington pipes, I loaded it up with some Sutliff English Oriental #400341 (terrible name!) and had a lovely bowl on the front porch. Lovely day in northern Indiana, the humidity isn't too bad (yet). I'm working on smoking...
  4. khiddy

    Wellington Pipe

    I have a beat-up smaller estate Wellington pipe that I enjoy, it's very similar in size and shape to a Peterson System 314. I occasionally bid on larger Wellies via eBay, trying to snag one of those long-stemmed beauties, but haven't yet won one at a price that I consider reasonable. There were...
  5. khiddy

    Is There Such a Thing as Pipe Tobacco Sommelier

    The point of a certified sommelier is not to be able to identify a particular wine in a blind tasting (that’s part of the testing process but not usually part of their day job), but rather to understand the nuances of a wide range of various wines in order to provide pairing advice to a diner or...
  6. khiddy

    Has Anyone Tried Putting Tobacco on a Traeger?

    I’ve tried smoke treating some D&R Two Timer, which is as close to pure burley leaf as you can get without buying whole leaf (well, I guess semois is more pure as it’s entirely uncased, but that would be wasteful given the cost and rarity of it being in stock). I moistened the tobacco a touch...
  7. khiddy

    Underberg

    I drink it straight from the bottle in one gulp. It's not a taste thing, it's an effect thing (tummy calming). It tastes fine if you really like amaros, but it's not sweet at all so it takes a bit of getting used to it as a sipper.
  8. khiddy

    Any good coupons for Smokingpipes?

    I've never seen a coupon, I think ChasingE is right they don't employ them, only sales.
  9. khiddy

    Skippy's Blend of the Week

    LOL. Totally kidding you, as I mentioned before, even though the Lane Very Cherry wasn't to my liking, it didn't go to waste, and if I discover that the TK-6 isn't either, I can always make more Hobbit's Weed with it. The Country Squire makes a cherry blend called Trumpeter that I have a few...
  10. khiddy

    Skippy's Blend of the Week

    Come on, man! I actually picked up a 50¢ sample of TK-6 this past weekend at NASPC from the STG table, and my desire to do so was entirely based on your review. As I mentioned before, I also bought some Lane Very Cherry thanks to your writing, so now I’m wondering if you’re an STG shill...
  11. khiddy

    Twigs and Stems: Do You All Care?

    If it’s too big to allow a good pipe load, I’ll usually chop it up with scissors and mix it in. As others have said, I paid for it, I’m gonna smoke it.
  12. khiddy

    ***What Are You Smoking, August 2025?***

    A fantastic first-ever bowl of Reiner 71 LGF in a new-to-me estate Peterson SH Milverton. The 3g of lightly-rubbed flake smoked for well over an hour in this beautiful pipe and what started as tasty grew into downright delicious by the very end. Will be buying more to age a bit!
  13. khiddy

    Unbelievable Vintage Tobacco Available Cheap At Columbus Show

    Sorry to break your heart, but there were many tins of it at the show, and some even at reasonable prices!
  14. khiddy

    Not Looking Likely That Seattle Pipe Club Will Be Back On The Market?

    I've been beating this drum for a while now and... bupkis still.
  15. khiddy

    North American Society of Pipe Collectors Show In Dublin (Columbus) Ohio, August 8-9

    I managed to get some great tins as well, all of these plus an unpictured 1lb bag of Rimboché SJ for a song. (The Golden Retriever was not part of the deal.)
  16. khiddy

    Unbelievable Vintage Tobacco Available Cheap At Columbus Show

    I saw those tubs there but they weren’t set out for obvious sale when I walked by twice and am sad to have missed out, as I’d have loved to get some of that Peretti!
  17. khiddy

    Time to break out the English Blends?

    An ecumenical blend if ever I’ve seen one!
  18. khiddy

    Consensus opinion

    VaBur with a light casing or topping, short of a full aromatic, is my take. To me, it’s nearly the same casing as on Royal Yacht.
  19. khiddy

    North American Society of Pipe Collectors Show In Dublin (Columbus) Ohio, August 8-9

    I’m bringing some of my home mix “The Famous Howie Kailin Blend” to share, if you see me, ask and a sample is yours! (I’ll be wearing a gray t-shirt featuring a pipe patent drawing at the show on Saturday.)
  20. khiddy

    Time to break out the English Blends?

    Friend, have you tried Father Dempsey? 😂
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