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  1. peckinpahhombre

    Tamper Mania

    I flew in from Barcelona today and, after a nine hour flight with two small children, I need to have a good stiff scotch and enjoy a pipe. I only had the chance for one bowl during my vacation so I have some ground to make up. Upon my return I was delighted to see an e-mail from Art of Ming...
  2. peckinpahhombre

    Pipesmoking in Paris

    Having a great time in Paris. Ran across another pipe smoker at a cafe on Sainte Germaine. He was smoking a Dunhill but not sure about the tobacco. You can pretty much smoke at any cafe here and everybody just accepts it. Just took this shot out my hotel window. We went to mass at Notre...
  3. peckinpahhombre

    Behave and Keep Cigrmaster in Line

    I am leaving early Saturday morning for a three week vacation in Europe & Turkey. I will be on a cruise ship for two of those weeks so I don't expect that I will be checking in here very often, if at all. A few points while I am gone: 1. As I will not be around, it behooves all of you not to...
  4. peckinpahhombre

    Scott Thile Bent Egg

    I grabbed this Scott Thile bent egg from smoking pipes today. It's a companion to this one: http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/scott-thile-egg
  5. peckinpahhombre

    Haddo's Delight is a Delight

    I have a bunch of this in the cellar that I had acquired based on reputation, but I had never actually tried it before . . . that is, until this morning. I cracked open a three year old tin and was completely blown away. I absolutely love the smell of this stuff in the tin - a dried fruit...
  6. peckinpahhombre

    Escudolicious

    Package from pipestud arrived today and I am stoked.
  7. peckinpahhombre

    Pipe Places in Europe

    In about one week I will be headed off to Europe for three weeks for a family vacation. We are spending 5 days in Paris and then 2 days in Barcelona before we board a cruise ship in Barcelona for a 13 day Mediterranean cruise. On the cruise we are hitting Nice & Monaco, Florence, Rome, Athens...
  8. peckinpahhombre

    Gracik, Garbe and Downie

    No, it is not the name of a midwest law firm. I recently purchased a pipe from each carver. First, a J Alan apple by Jeff Gracik: Second, an Ingo Garbe brandy: Third, a Stephen Downie - not sure how to categorize this shape - Stephen calls it a mandolin:
  9. peckinpahhombre

    Aged Tobacco Acquisition

    I grabbed a few things from Pipestud today: A tin of 1998 Three Nuns - Am I right that this is the burley version and not the perique version? Looking forward to trying it aged in any event. Two more tins of GL Pease's Raven's Wing, c. 2004: A 100g tin of Orlick's Dark Strong Kentucky, c...
  10. peckinpahhombre

    Are All Pipemakers Odd People?

    There is a young up-and-coming carver whose work I quite like. He often posts pictures of pipes in progress on a well known social network. One particular pipe caught my eye, though in the picture it had yet to be stained and needed some final finishing. I sent him a message and said, "Hi, I...
  11. peckinpahhombre

    Older Escudo

    I have a few tins of 2001 Escudo headed my way. I have never smoked Escudo other than fresh and was wondering what differences I can expect. I was also wondering if 13 years is pretty optimal or whether I should leave it in the tin for several more years - is there a "peak" to Escudo?
  12. peckinpahhombre

    For The Peterson Fans

    An interesting blog on Peterson pipes. Seems to be updated fairly regularly. The bloggers introductory notes are also interesting: Peterson Pipe Notes is the outgrowth of a full-length book project I am working on with my co-author Gary Malmberg, K&P: Kapp and Peterson and the Peterson Pipe...
  13. peckinpahhombre

    Cafe Du Monde Coffee - Direct from . . . Texas?

    There was a thread recently discussing coffee made with chicory, which is quite popular in the southern U.S., particularly in New Orleans. I had indicated on that thread that New Orleans is one of my favourite cities in the world and that my wife and I had spent many a morning sipping chicory...
  14. peckinpahhombre

    Cufflinks From A Cajun

    I have been the recipient of an incredible amount of generosity this week, and I simply have been too busy at work to acknowledge it publicly. And that is precisely the purpose of this post (the first of two that I will make tonight). A couple of weeks ago Bradley (Old Cajun) PM'd me and told...
  15. peckinpahhombre

    C&D - Time For Some Focus?

    Ok, this post is sure to be viewed by some as controversial and, perhaps, even heretical. I have nothing against C&D. In fact, I think they make some very fine blends, a few of which I cellar in some quantity. However, it is also true that they are the least represented major brand in my...
  16. peckinpahhombre

    tobaccoreviews.com

    Hmm . . . I don't care about this change but thought it was mildly interesting for those that do reviews on the site: Probably the most common complaint we've heard since this site was rebuilt has been in regard to the voting system, with which users have voted either Yes or No to the question...
  17. peckinpahhombre

    Discuss Your Commissions

    I would like to know what commissions people have in the works. Right now I have three underway: 1. Michael Parks. Michael is making me a two pipe - one smooth and one blasted - set modelled after a Comoy 499 shape. I love this classic shape. Al (ssjones) was gracious enough to supply some...
  18. peckinpahhombre

    JT Cooke Chubby Dublin

    JT Cooke unveiled a new shape and stem colour tonight for Father's Day and I just had to grab it. The shape is what he calls a Chubby Dublin. The hand-poured and cut stem is called Hot Rod.
  19. peckinpahhombre

    Nat Sherman 536

    I had heard about this famous blend for a long time but had never tried it as it was only available at the Nat Sherman store in Manhattan. Then, a little while ago, it was announced that it would be available in tins, and SP started to carry it. I picked up a few tins to try it. It is a...
  20. peckinpahhombre

    House of Calabash

    I have heard impressive things about Steven Books's blends, but it looks like he no longer has a website. I recall a year or so back he had some sort of a hacking incident. Is he now completely off the grid? Anyone try any of his blends?
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