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  1. JimInks

    *** What Are You Smoking?*** (June 2015)

    Listing this a few minutes early: Viprati in a 1984 three quarter bend medium brown Ascorti KS Business Dublin.
  2. JimInks

    Jim's Greensboro News and Record Interview.

    Well, I guess they didn't have anything better to do at my local paper, the Greensboro News and Record, so they did a short article about me and pipe smoking. You can click on the photos to see me if you're terminally bored...
  3. JimInks

    Jim's D&R Reviews.

    Here are my reviews of the Daughters & Ryan blends I have tried. I know some think that most of their blends are “roll your own”, but I have found that’s not necessarily true. While some easily fall into that category, a number of them do not, and all are worth smoking in a pipe. Many of them...
  4. JimInks

    Jim's Lane Limited Ready Rubbed Review.

    The burley is nutty with a molasses and cocoa taste. The Virginia is far in the background, and is sweet with some grassiness. The toppings amplify the molasses and cocoa, the latter being a little more prominent than the former. Burns well, even and cool with a consistent flavor that lasts to...
  5. JimInks

    Jim's Mixture #79 Review.

    The burley does show through the toppings at times, and is a little nutty with a slight sharpness when it does. It reminds me of the base burleys in Heine’s Blend. The sweet toppings have a number flavors mixed in, including wintergreen, licorice (lots of that), sarsaparilla, vanilla, possibly...
  6. JimInks

    Hearth&Home Mid-Town Tubs Are $19.99.

    Dunno how long the sale will last, but tubs are currently on sale for $19.99 for 14 oz. Sounds like a good deal to me.
  7. JimInks

    Jim's Peter Heinrichs' Curly Block Review.

    The Virginias are very earthy with a fair amount and variety of sweet fermented flavors: brown sugar, tangy dried dark fruits, a drop or two of citrus as well as a touch of grass. The perique is spicy, raisiny, figgy with date overtones. The fermentation process enhances the inherent properties...
  8. JimInks

    Edgeworth RR Returns Under a New Name.

    Lane has the recipe for Edgeworth Ready Rubbed, but not the naming rights. You can pre-order it here: http://www.pipesandcigars.com/pipe-tobacco/90858/lane-limited-ready-rubbed/
  9. JimInks

    Jim's Dunhill My Mixture BB1938 Review.

    The smell out of the tin is stronger than the taste of the tobacco. The Cyprian latakia is very smoky and very woody with a creamy sweetness. The various Virginias offer a hint of citrus and grass, some earth and tangy dried fruit (thank the red Virginia for the last two observations). I suspect...
  10. JimInks

    *** What Are You Smoking?*** (May 2015)

    Now smoking MacBaren Modern Virginia in a post WW2 Pre-Republic Peterson Dublin straight smooth X155 Bulldog with a sterling silver band. Working and phone chatting.
  11. JimInks

    Jim's SG Brown Sugar Flake Review.

    This flake has a pinch of nutty sweet burley and woody, floral Oriental. I don’t know how much a “pinch” is, but I get minor amounts of both in most every puff, which is likely caused by how the flakes are processed. The cavendish offers a honey note. The Virginia reminds me of a sweeter Medium...
  12. JimInks

    Jim's Saint James Plug Review.

    The perique offers dark fruit, raisin, fig and plum with some pepper. The Virginia (which I believe is the same used in FVF and FVP) is naturally sweet, slightly grassy, somewhat earthy. In comparing it the flake version, I find this is a little sweeter and the perique is a little more...
  13. JimInks

    Jim's GLP JackKnife Plug Review.

    The dark fired Kentucky is the star. Perhaps it's a little less spicy than some grades of DFK, but it has enough to satisfy the desire for it. It's very earthy, a little nutty, with a hint of sweet molasses. The red Virginia is tangy, earthy sweet with a touch of fruit, and is a nice supporting...
  14. JimInks

    Jim's GLP Samarra Review.

    There’s a moderate amount of smoky, woody sweet Cyprian latakia that you’ll notice throughout the smoke, though it never takes the lead or undercuts the other tobaccos. You will probably notice it more at the start. The Oriental/Turkish is woody, a little herbal, with some dry notes and a hint...
  15. JimInks

    ***What Are You Smoking *** (April 2015)

    Just finished smoking Model Match in a straight black sandblast 2 star Ferndown Bark Prince with a Cumberland stem. Next is Dunhill Elizabethan Match in a 1982 smooth straight Dunhill Root Briar 31051.
  16. JimInks

    Jim's RO Fire Storm Review.

    The tangy, dark fruit sweet Virginias also have a touch of earth. The Turkish adds a woody essence. The fire-cured mahogany Kentucky is also a little woody with some spice and mild nuttiness. The perique is plum and pepper with some raisin notes. The cinnamon topping is mild, and adds some...
  17. JimInks

    Jim's MacBaren HH Bold Kentucky Review.

    Aptly named, HH Bold Kentucky has a lot of strength and boldness, and is indeed, the strongest tobacco in the HH line. The African and American dark fired Kentuckys are very earthy with some nuttiness and spice, and a minor amount of sweetness. Smoked straight, dark fired Kentucky can be harsh...
  18. JimInks

    Irwin Hasen, RIP

    Irwin Hasen's comics career started in the late 1930s, and he was actively drawing until a few years ago. Irwin drew the long running Dondi newspaper strip, the Justice Society of America, Wonder Woman, Wildcat, and many other features. He was an incredibly lively, funny, observant man. Always...
  19. JimInks

    ***What Are You Smoking *** (March 2015)

    Starting off March with 2 Daughters VIP in a 1970s slight bend Caminetto business 134 poker with a gold acrylic stem.
  20. JimInks

    Jim's H&H Fusilier's Ration Review.

    The Virginias are grassy sweet with a touch of citrus, and a little earth. The Oriental /Turkish are very smoky, woody, and a little floral and spicy, all of which are noticeable in every puff. I get just a little cocoa, which may come from from a pinch of Kentucky, though that ingredient isn't...
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