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  1. Scottmi

    Aging Tobacco - A Primer

    I found this to be an entertaining and informative article. Enjoy! https://www.smokingpipes.com/smokingpipesblog/single.cfm/post/comprehensive-guide-aging-and-cellaring-pipe-tobaccos
  2. Scottmi

    Pipe Tobacco business

    had the occasion to browse through Scandianavian Tobacco Group's 2021 Annual Report and was rather taken aback to see the relative size of the pipe tobacco business. 2021 Net Sales breakdown for North America + Retail : 80 % handrolled cigars 6 % machine cigars 3 % pipe tobacco 11 %...
  3. Scottmi

    Hail Britannia!

    well i never... https://www.ebay.com/itm/325418268828?hash=item4bc470b89c:g:BpcAAOSw29xizIqx
  4. Scottmi

    In Praise of Tobacco

    Do you know/have any quotes or sayings in praise of the restorative leaf? Share them! Here is Calverley's Ode to Tobacco.. (such it is) https://vanderkrogt.net/statues/object.php?webpage=ST&record=gbee063 CALVERLEY'S ODE TO TOBACCO (written at cambridge in 1862) A TRIBUTE TO THIS FIRM thou...
  5. Scottmi

    Pipe and Lighter in One!

    How.... convenient.. Xmas is coming! 🎅 :col: https://www.ebay.com/itm/394174613831
  6. Scottmi

    Canadian, Lumberman, Lovat

    ... are there differences or just different names for same thing?
  7. Scottmi

    What does HH mean?

    Mac Baren has a line? that has HH in the title, and seems to run a few dollars more per tin. What does the HH mean? tnx
  8. Scottmi

    Spooky scary creepy gaudy gauche goofy ghoulish pipes

    It that time of year... what SSCGGGG pipes have you got? :LOL:
  9. Scottmi

    storage option

    Wanted some larger than large mouth jars and skimmed around Amazon for coffee jars, etc. Found and ordered a few of these Tanjiae SS containers with silicone gasket and clamp down lid with totally straight sides right to the top. Fits tins (i.d. is 4 5/8 inches), easily holds 5 tins. Mostly...
  10. Scottmi

    The Fireside Pipe

    FIred up this old classic just now...full bowl of Peretti Pride of Loch Lomond (my newest ‘Favorite of All Time!’). What a great pipe! And I honestly can’t recall if this is one I acquired 30 years ago, or if it is one from my father’s collection (it was with that box recently pulled out of the...
  11. Scottmi

    LJ Peretti Burley 333 Blend

    Just finished my first bowl of 333 and can confirm is a heady burley. Great full smooth smoke with a srongish nic-hit (to my taste in any case - i can feel it). It’s Good! Went a full hour (with a few gentle tamps and fewer relights) and no gurgle at all. Packed pipe straight out of the pouch...
  12. Scottmi

    Why smoke Burley?

    I’ve really only every had virgina type blends and enjoy them muchly! But always curious about what i haven’t tried. Just received the Non-Aromatic Burley Sampler set from Peretti with 4 blends. 111, 52, 33 and BPC. Starting with 111 just now. .. and don’t quite know what to make of it. It...
  13. Scottmi

    Mac Baren Virginia Flake 2022

    Tried a Virginia Flake for the first time tonight. And I like it! Picked up a Mac Baren Virginia Flake last week and one ‘flake’ was actually more than enough for a medium size bowl: Nice thick flakes. Mild, easy smoke. Let it dry for 10 minutes then rubbed and fills a medium bowl very full...