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  1. JimInks

    Jim's STC War Horse Bar and War Horse Green Reviews.

    Here's my reviews of Standard Tobacco Company's War Horse Bar and War Horse Green blends, which are due for a mid-to-late September release: War Horse Bar: The dark air cured tobacco is toasty and boldly earthy with a little smoky, woodiness, and fair amount of spice. The dark fired Kentucky...
  2. JimInks

    Jim's St. Basil's Reviews.

    These blends are local to a few B&Ms in Pennsylvania, and between being asked about them, and the guys who make them being hopeful of wider distribution, I thought I'd post my reviews. St. Basil’s Golden Brown: The dark brown burley is nutty, a bit earthy with some toast, dry, sour wood along...
  3. JimInks

    Jim's C&D Mixture Monster 3 Review.

    The red cavendish has a little grass, and a bit of earth, along with some tangy fruitiness and a light toast note. The black cavendish appears to be unsweetened as I don’t notice any vanilla, but I do get a little sugar from it. The apple topping is very mild as often is the case. The caramel is...
  4. JimInks

    *** What Are You Smoking?*** (August 2016)

    Motzek Scottish in a 2004 smooth long stem Canadian Trever Talbot Ligne Bretagne Faite en Bretagne 4/3 with a black vulcanite stem.
  5. JimInks

    Jim's C&D Christmas Blend 2016 & Savinelli 140 Reviews.

    These two blends are about to hit the market and I was asked to review them. Both blends were blended by C&D's Jeremy Reeves, though the Savinelli 140˚ Anniversary blend was blended on behalf of Savinelli, and is sold under their brand name. C&D Christmas Blend 2016: The bright Virginia is a...
  6. JimInks

    Sobranie Blue Reserve

    I know there's two old Sobranie blends in blue tins, Reserve Blend Scottish No.3 and Reserve Blend Aromatic No. 7. I have heard there is one simply called Blue Reserve. The tin description is different from the other two I mentioned: A beautiful mixture of Burley, Virginia, Oriental, and...
  7. JimInks

    Jim's GLP Regents Flake and Temple Bar Reviews.

    Here are my reviews of the latest GLP blends. Regents Flake: The mature red Virginia is very tangy, dark fruit sweet with earth and a minor spice note, and is a team player even though there’s more of it than there is of the other tobaccos. The citrus sweet, grassy bright Virginia also seems to...
  8. JimInks

    Jim's GLP Renaissance Reserve Review.

    Having very recently smoked the original Renaissance, whose formula was duplicated for this limited revival, I find few differences between the two. The very smokey, woody Syrian latakia has a light dryness, and is a little more noticeable than the Cyprian, which has a little sweetness along...
  9. JimInks

    *** What Are You Smoking?*** (July 2016)

    Year 1980 A.C. Peterson Caledonian Curly Cut Melange No.410 in my trusty 1970s smooth three quarter bend Peterson System Standard 305 with a black vulcanite p-lip stem.
  10. JimInks

    Jim's 42 Anniversary.

    As of now, in celebration of 42 years as a pipe smoker, I am smoking Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in the very first pipe I ever smoked (which was my father’s pipe), a late 1950s smooth with etched grooves straight Willard long stem adjustomatic Canadian with a black vulcanite stem. :D
  11. JimInks

    Jim's Low Country Guendalose Review.

    The major player is the Columbian cigar leaf, which is smoky, very woody, with a toasty sweet, slightly salty quality, and mildly nutty with a light coffee hit. The regular processed and cavendish red Virginias are dark fruit sweet and mildly tangy with some earth and a hint of spice and toast...
  12. JimInks

    Jim's McClelland Yenidje Highlander Review.

    This Oriental blend has quite a range of nuances ranging from sweet to minor sour notes, smoke, wood, earth, a little dryness, some spice, and in the case of the yenidje, what I classify as an “unflavored soda” taste. As expected, they rule the day with this blend. The Virginia provides tangy...
  13. JimInks

    Muhammad Ali, RIP.

    Now he'll float like a butterfly and sting like a bee forever. RIP Champ. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs8Ls6Dx1F0
  14. JimInks

    Jim's C&D Carolina Red Flake Review.

    It's available June 10. 2,400 tins will be produced. I was asked to review it, so here's my thoughts on the tobacco. Several 2015 North Carolina grown red Virginias are processed into a very easily broken apart flake to suit your packing preference, and for a better burn rate than what some...
  15. JimInks

    *** What Are You Smoking?*** (June 2016)

    Not far from finishing this bowl of Escudo in a brown rusticated slight bend 1982 Savinelli Non Pareil 99 Acorn with a brown pearl colored lucite ferrule and stem. It'll be June before I finish.
  16. JimInks

    Jim's C&D Bijou Review.

    This latest flake blend from C&D will be available on Friday the 13th of May. It should bring you luck! :wink: The first thing that hits you as you light up is the Turkish Katerini, quickly followed by the moderately tangy dark fruit sweet 2003 Eastern North Carolina red Virginias. The red...
  17. JimInks

    *** What Are You Smoking?*** (May 2016)

    About a third of the way through this bowl of Lane Burley and Black in a 2003 medium bent Ural meer with a lined and etched egg shaped bowl. Watching the Royals - Mariners game.
  18. JimInks

    Jim's C&D The Beast Small Batch Review.

    This blend is due to be released April 29. 777 tins are to be produced. The spicy, richly deep sweet rum and the tingly pepper from the St, James Acadian perique are the first things that hit you as you light up. That sensation lasts from start to finish as this blend has a very consistent...
  19. JimInks

    Jim's GLP Virginia Cream Review.

    The mildly fruity, earthy red Virginia is what you first notice upon the early puffs. They tend to rise above the other components most of the time. The gold flue-cured Virginia is citrusy with some grass as an important second lead, and the grass tends to over shadow the earth from the red Va...
  20. JimInks

    Jim's Sillem Commodore Flake Review.

    The Cyprian latakia is the most prominent component, but this is not quite a lat-bomb in the sense that the other tobaccos obviously contribute. The latakia is very smokey, woody, and mildly sweet. It may also account for a hint of incense. The dark fired Kentucky burley is lightly floral, very...
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