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  1. Egg Shen

    In Praise of Classic Grocery Store Blends

    My whole introduction to pipe smoking was grocery store blends. My grandpa and great uncle smoked Cpt. Black, middleton’s, Prince Albert. The smell lured me and those are blends I still like despite a cupboard full of fancier stuff. My father remembers being sent to the grocery store as a...
  2. Egg Shen

    What Cigar are You Smoking? 2023

    How is the Papa’s? I’ve been wanting to find a bottle of it. And, to be on topic I’m about to light this, though I’m not sure what brand this is.
  3. Egg Shen

    And Now For Something Completely Different

    Wow that is ornate. More ornate than any of the opium pipe stock images. It could have belonged to a sultan or a shah.
  4. Egg Shen

    Barber Shops.

    I think it would be cool to find a shop like you describe but I’m pretty good at cutting my own hair better than most places, even salons. Supercuts and the like will leave you looking like an assclown and should be avoided if possible.
  5. Egg Shen

    Tried Sazerac Rye for the First Time Last Night.

    Thanks for letting me know it is not in my head! Ryes really can run a wide range of taste profiles and viscosity levels. More than bourbon IMO. My new favorite mid-tier rye has to be Woodford Reserve. It’s $45 a fifth here so I usually only spring for a pint. Sometimes I need to pull out...
  6. Egg Shen

    Rice

    If you’re worried about arsenic or even mercury in your fish eat a few chlorella tablets an hour prior to your rice/fish. Chlorella, which is like a sea algae bonds to heavy metals and then you pass them in your stool instead of absorbing them. You can get little tablets in the supplement...
  7. Egg Shen

    What Are You Drinking? December 2023

    A handful of x per year some gets sent to Philly. Along with their other, even better IPA IMO, Focal Banger. I try to pick up a 4-pack 1x/2x a year. Some good alpha oil content in them.
  8. Egg Shen

    What Are You Drinking? December 2023

    Hit the beer distro earlier. Dude was doing a tasting and had food…bilyani? Rice and lamb With a yogurt sauce . I might be misspelling. His food was Indian so is he. Washed it down with a sample of Brooklyn chocolate stout, which actually paired nice. Now I’m drinking a Heady Topper.
  9. Egg Shen

    Tried Sazerac Rye for the First Time Last Night.

    Sazerac, Rittenhouse and I will add Old Overholt are probably the best $25, 40%ish ryes out there in my opinion. I can’t comment on how they mix; I drink them neat.
  10. Egg Shen

    Anise Pronunciation

    Agree. The woman stocking the produce aisle always looks at me strangely when I ask for it. So I skip all the beating around the bush and clarify that I’m looking for straight butthole. It’s usually located near the back door but they often escort me out the front
  11. Egg Shen

    Any Blends Make you Sick?

    Nothing comes to mind. It’s unusual even for a cigar to make me queasy let alone pipe tobacco. Caveat being I’ve never tried 5 Bros. I do have a pouch but haven’t opened it yet. Chemical aversions and tobacco allergies aside, it seems like what I’m hearing from the crowd is that any...
  12. Egg Shen

    Tried Sazerac Rye for the First Time Last Night.

    Saz is the only rye that I get a slight peach note. Anyone else perceive that? Anyway it is a great, time tested rye, better than many that cost 2x, 3x.
  13. Egg Shen

    Bob’s Chocolate Flake

    Thank you. I’ve found satisfaction in giving it a heavy rub. For whatever reason the cube cut wasn’t giving me as flavorful results
  14. Egg Shen

    Food & Drink in South Korea - What to Try?

    Your explorations will go better if you are with or can make some Korean friends. I always let them do the ordering and menu reading. Whatever that deal where they bring out broth and then like 10 bowls of soup ingredients is great. You dip the hot shaved beef in the broth to cook it, add...
  15. Egg Shen

    MSO489

    Lure him out with a burley thread, or perhaps ask for some recommendations on dog-walker cigars. Jokes aside he could just be busy with holiday stuff. Maybe hold off the alarm til post-holidays. And if it is a computer issue maybe he’ll get a new one for Christmas.
  16. Egg Shen

    Jeeps & Pipes: These Are a Few of my Favorite Things

    You don’t really need to dump a bunch of $ into it. I had an 05 Jeep liberty and all I did was add a throttle body intake, drop in filter and a 2.5” lift kit. The lift at only 2.5” doesn’t impact on-road performance but it’s enough to crawl over fallen trees and such. I guess the...
  17. Egg Shen

    Just Bought a Fancier Tamper

    I also enjoy other styles.
  18. Egg Shen

    Just Bought a Fancier Tamper

    I’m no 8deco expert but I have a few. The one you depict is taller and has an ever so slightly smaller diameter tamp, maybe 1 millimeters difference. My gold one seems to be in the same class as yours. My Goldie is 24.19g. My colored plastic ones are between 14.44 and 15.2 g The gold one...
  19. Egg Shen

    What Cigar are You Smoking? 2023

  20. Egg Shen

    What Tobaccos do You Not Cellar?

    Ain’t nothing I don’t cellar. Mainly cuz I’m in my prime earning years. I see how my grandparents live leaner on social security so I reckon I will too. I sure don’t want to be spending on things that are not food and shelter if I make it to that age. Plus it seems like I’m setting myself up...
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