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  1. quantumboy

    Terabytes of free music!

    If y'all have not been on the archive.org live music archives, it's time to check it out. Lots of artists allow live recording of their concerts, and there are literally thousands of concerts to choose from. It's all legal, although recording quality varies with the skill of those with the tech...
  2. quantumboy

    C&D Burley Flake #3

    I never have been a big fan of burley, which explains why this has been sitting in my drawer for a few years. However, with the addition of a little kentucky, a little virginia, and a little perique, and a few years of age, it is actually quite intriguing. Starts off a bit sweet, very earthy, a...
  3. quantumboy

    Well Aged Da Vinci from Cornell and Diehl - INCOMING!

    So, I just took a handful of ashes from the burn pile in the back acre and shoved them in my piehole. No, wait, I lit up a bowl of Da Vinci from Cornell and Diehl, yeah, that’s it. This is from a tin that was jarred in 2009. I remember liking it very much back then but remembered nothing about...
  4. quantumboy

    What can you tell me about this pipe?

    I presented this question in the What Are You Smoking thread, and it probably should have gone here instead. This old Comoy's has an interesting crest on the silver band, and I can't find any info about it. Google Lens suggests it's from 1917, I have seen other info suggesting 1950s. ut no...
  5. quantumboy

    Sandblast vs Smooth - and the questionable art of partial blasting...

    I love smooth pipes best, with gorgeous grain and flame leaping out at me. But I also have to admit that some blasted pipes are beautiful, like some of the expensive Dunhills out there that have obviously enviable grain even though the pipe maker decided to blast. What I personally do not care...
  6. quantumboy

    In praise of real charcoal.

    My kids love the burgers I grill with my "100% Natural Hardwood Charcoal." No more briquets for me, ever. The flavor is truly superior. The beauty of it is that you can close up your grill and let the coals go out, and there will be more un-burned charcoal there for your next grilling adventure.
  7. quantumboy

    GL Pease The Virginia Cream

    I just can't do aromatics. Always some kind of chemical thing lurking in the background. This one is quite mild I will admit, but it's still there and it ruins the experience for me. Sorry, I will stick with Greg's amazing english/balkans and other fantastic blends, but this one will be going...
  8. quantumboy

    Full Virginia Flake and Union Square - a parallel tasting

    A review of these two classics could perhaps be construed as beating a dead horse, since they are discussed so often, but I had never taken the time to compare them back to back. While my taster is good, it does not have a real clear memory of subtleties. This is a great way to compare two...
  9. quantumboy

    My Mixture 965 new and old

    My only experience with 965 Mixture is from many years ago, or with tins that were purchased many years ago when it was still Dunhill. It was (and maybe still is, I don't know!) one of my standards, but I understand that change of ownership can often change a blend. Can any of you advise on the...
  10. quantumboy

    Wessex Campaign Dark Flake (Campaign Series) from 2011

    My review from many years ago mentioned brighter fruit, including pineapple, on the nose. Now it's melded into darker fruits, including dried prune plums, and a noticeable similarity to a hayloft with some sweet, fermenting hay off in the corner. The flakes are still of the perfect humidity...
  11. quantumboy

    Whiskey with pipes

    Anyone else feel this way? I love whiskey with cigars, a match made in heaven. But whiskey with pipes just does not work for me, not at all. My favorite beverage with pipes has become iced coffee with heavy cream, always a great match with any pipeweed in my humble opinion (hot coffee in colder...
  12. quantumboy

    You whiskey lovers will understand...

    A couple years ago a friend of mine invited me to accompany him to dinner with a client of his, a relatively wealthy man who was into scotch. We went to his house after dinner, and I knew it was going to be interesting when I saw his Bentley convertible in the garage. Turns out he only drinks...
  13. quantumboy

    Yeah, I know, I'm weird.

    When I drink whiskey I never add water or ice. Ever. Yeah, I know, they say a little water might open things up, but the way I see it, I want to experience precisely what the distiller had in mind when he or she developed the nectar resting before me in the glass. Same with pipe tobacco. I have...
  14. quantumboy

    Replacements for McClelland Wilderness and Legends

    These were mentioned in an earlier thread. For those of you who have enjoyed these two blends, can you recommend replacements? It seems they both used Mahala and Drama orientals, and I don't even know if those are still available. Off to do a little research...
  15. quantumboy

    When you return to your first love.

    Been getting back into piping after a lull - not a complete lack of piping, but a severe cutback to favor cigars for a few years, for whatever the reason. I've been working through a bunch of well aged weed just to familiarize myself with what I had in stock. Many of you have seen some of those...
  16. quantumboy

    How can a pipe sell for $5,610?

    This pipe is so beautiful it almost defies description. Look closely at the grain: from the side, the flame is three-dimensional, and in the top view the end grain is amazing. Is it worth that kind of money? To the correct buyer, of course. If I won the lottery tomorrow I would get it in my cart...
  17. quantumboy

    Your first cigar experience - mine was a little bit funny...

    It was 1994, and my wife and I were walking along the sidewalk near Cherry Creek Mall in Denver, with my cousin and his wife. We passed by a lovely cigar shop, and I wanted to go in. my wife said "You're crazy" and ironically my cousin also said the same thing. His wife and I are the ones who...
  18. quantumboy

    My smoking companion.

    Those big brown eyes slay me.
  19. quantumboy

    Frenchy's Sunzabitches - Getting back to my well aged collection

    Never licked a cigarette ashtray but I have an imagination. Blame it on my distaste for most burley-forward blends, this one is quite one-dimensional. Bites if you're not careful, but if you are, it's tolerable. I like complexity, richness, smoothness and flavor in my baccy and this one lacks...
  20. quantumboy

    H&H Marble Kake - Getting back to my well aged collection

    A true crumble cake, which is fun to play with. Jam some chunks into your bowl, or rub it out into a nice fine shag, or whatever. Burns beautifully, few if any relights, stays consistent all the way down. But it's just not for me. I gave it two stars on TR many years ago. It's been in the jar...
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