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  1. rakovsky

    Is a Light, Soft, Fluffy Pipe Smoke That Doubles as a Cigarette Blend Better?

    Your Half and Half ad was interesting for me to see, thank you. Do you think Peterson Standard Mixture would be OK in a RYO? I never tried it that way. How about a standard VA like OGS or Capstan? I saw a premium export pack of the White Sea Canals that Warren mentioned with a pipe symbol in...
  2. rakovsky

    Is a Light, Soft, Fluffy Pipe Smoke That Doubles as a Cigarette Blend Better?

    Thank you Sable Brush for a nice message - I like thinking about an Omakase meal. What I meant was whether a soft fluffy pipe blend that doubles as good smooth cigarette tobacco would be better than a pipe blend that did not have the nature that would let it double as a cigarette blend. For...
  3. rakovsky

    Is a Light, Soft, Fluffy Pipe Smoke That Doubles as a Cigarette Blend Better?

    I'm guessing that this is a clue to the answer to the OP. With inhaled smoke, people like light smoke. But if you pipe smoke, it basically just sits in your mouth and goes through your nose, so thicker smoke will give your mouth more of a "meal", more sensation. With lighter cigarette blends...
  4. rakovsky

    Is a Light, Soft, Fluffy Pipe Smoke That Doubles as a Cigarette Blend Better?

    FWIW, I have my taste and smell sensors basically in my mouth and nose, so basically having the smoke in my mouth and retrohaling with the nose has given me those basic senses. To the extent I got it in the lungs it didn't really add new flavor or smell or make either a lot stronger. It maybe...
  5. rakovsky

    Is a Light, Soft, Fluffy Pipe Smoke That Doubles as a Cigarette Blend Better?

    I generally try to avoid it. I collaterally inhale it occasionally inadvertently. I deliberately took a serious draw on Kapitanskiy because I liked it so much, and it went badly. It was too hot, dry, thick, hard to breathe through it.
  6. rakovsky

    Is a Light, Soft, Fluffy Pipe Smoke That Doubles as a Cigarette Blend Better?

    That makes sense. For what it's worth, I bought Belomorkanal pack out of curiosity and I smoked it like it was a cigar like I practically always smoke my cigarettes. It turned out fine for me. I still haave a couple as souvenirs. I found this photo online. My pack has a bit more color, darker...
  7. rakovsky

    Is a Light, Soft, Fluffy Pipe Smoke That Doubles as a Cigarette Blend Better?

    I am a novice and approach pipe blends as a connoisseur. Stalin had a habbit of putting Herzegovina Flor filterless cigarette tobacco in his pipes, so I wonder what that would be like. I don't want to get sidetracked about Stalin beyond his blend choice, please. What makes Herzegovina Flor...
  8. rakovsky

    Getting into Cigars

    I think I still have a 20 year old pack of black and milds. I smoked two of them from the pack last year and they were fine. It's a fine brand. A little nice sweetness, no problems. They are advertised as using pipe tobacco.
  9. rakovsky

    how tastes may change

    When I first started smoking, I tried Ultralight by Supervalu. It has Cavendish and I thought it was OK, but more boring than Captain Black. Two years ago I started trying a lot more blends. I still have my 12 oz bag of Supervalu from 20 years ago, and it is similar, but since I kept it so long...
  10. rakovsky

    Have You Heard of Škija Ravnjak / Drina / Herzegovina Flor?

    The basic features that I take Herzegovina Flor papirosy to have are: Herzegovina Flor Leaf VA-Oriental Leaf in addition to Herz. Flor, and a VA smell in the blend Light soft fluffy luxuriant smoke quality suitable for smooth inhalation Geranium casing tin note.
  11. rakovsky

    Have You Heard of Škija Ravnjak / Drina / Herzegovina Flor?

    Dear Bosnian Piper, Thank you alot for your reply. I enjoy the discussion. In the 19th century in the United Kingdom, the Redstone family had a company called "Sobranie of London." Their company made a tobacco blend ("smjesa") that had Latakia, Oriental Leaf like Yenidje, and Virginia Leaf...
  12. rakovsky

    Are Balkan Blends Actually Balkan?

    Part of the issue is they might not want to get the downsides from an image of their bar as having operated illegally in the past. At the nearby discount store I told the lady clerk I wanted a refillable lighter that I could light by pressing a button, and she said that torchlights were good...
  13. rakovsky

    Margate. Isn’t It the Cats Meow!

    Margate is quite different than other blends I tried because of its oily aspect and cologne smell. I did like it alot, the room note felt very fine, special. I wonder how many other blends have that same character and smell. I never had other Esotericas. How would 3 Oaks and Magnum Opus compare...
  14. rakovsky

    Gene Hackman And Wife Found Dead

    It's an instinct like taking down a deer or other herd animal. https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MailmanVsDog#video-link
  15. rakovsky

    Gene Hackman And Wife Found Dead

    A problem is that if they have the dogs with them, they can feel that they are in a dominant position, and can have aggressive personalities themselves. I was walking on a beach and a bossy old southern dog owner and his big wife had a big curlyhaired dog, and I was jogging, and it came behind...
  16. rakovsky

    Gene Hackman And Wife Found Dead

    That's an intense story, Cosmic. What did the owner say? A lot of times dog owners' personalities relate to their dogs. They can do anything from apologizing to blaming the person whom the dog was threatening. I've jogged through rural areas, and out of fear of random dogs I carry mace on my key...
  17. rakovsky

    Gene Hackman And Wife Found Dead

    When I read this, I asked my brother what you get when you mix a Daschund and Yorkie? He got it right.
  18. rakovsky

    Gene Hackman And Wife Found Dead

    A neighbor's daschund years ago was bad tempered. It had a super loud bark and a companion auxillary daschund. I'm a smaller than normal sized man, but never felt actually threatened by it since it was so small. In the news story, there were 7 dogs and they included a bull terrier. In the...
  19. rakovsky

    Gene Hackman And Wife Found Dead

    That case sounds so weird. It's a little hard for me to believe. If the lady was small and in a weak state it would be easier to believe.
  20. rakovsky

    Gene Hackman And Wife Found Dead

    Gene Hackman was a wonderful actor. He was a handsome guy, played colorful adventuresome characters, and reminded me of my grandfather in some roles. Rest in Peace Gene Hackman. Eternal Memory. The last celebrity death that I got into reading a lot about in a CSI way was Bob Saget's in 2022...
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