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  1. MikeDub

    Wilke Tobacconist

    Vermont Maple Cavendish is good if you like sweet aro’s and really, really like the flavor of maple syrup. That’s the only one I’ve tried and it’s really good, with caveats
  2. MikeDub

    Big Change For Me

    When I first picked up a pipe Latakia’s were my favorite. When I came back to smoking I couldn’t stand them. I did, on a whim, pick up an oz of Lane HGL which is an aromatic with a touch of Latakia and it’s become my aromatic of choice. The smokiness of the Latakia seems to carry the sweetness...
  3. MikeDub

    My Uncle's Antler Pipe

    Not sure I would smoke it but that pipe is pretty sweet!
  4. MikeDub

    Different bits...

    It definitely looks like the older version that I don't care for. I couldn't understand the visceral dislike of P-lips when I first started really getting into pipes because I started with the newer version and couldn't see why anyone would have strong feelings about it. Then I got a couple of...
  5. MikeDub

    Different bits...

    There’s really no way to know without trying several different stem shapes. My personal favorite is the modern wide & thin P-lip from Peterson, but I can’t stand the older style P-lip that are thin and rounded. The safest place to start if you can’t see them in person first is a wide/thin...
  6. MikeDub

    New to me estate pipes! Newbie score!

    Those are two sweet pipes to start with. I have a few of the Pete meerschaum‘s and I love them
  7. MikeDub

    Cube Cut

    Cube cuts are fantastic. They pretty much smoke themselves if you gravity fill and get a good ember going.
  8. MikeDub

    Molto Dolce

    I’m partial to burley and Virginia flakes but every now and then a sweet aromatic sounds good, and Molto dolce hits the spot
  9. MikeDub

    Check Out My New Pipe!

    She’s a beauty Beowoulf. Love the lines of that pipe
  10. MikeDub

    Would like some advice and opinions on tobaccos

    Mac Baren Vanilla Roll Cake is another one that has a very obvious vanilla flavor. They use Madagascar Vanilla for this one which I think stands out more than the usual vanilla flavors used for most aromatics. It's probably my favorite aromatic
  11. MikeDub

    Cat safe tobacco drying

    My cat likes to try and cover up the tobacco when I’m drying it but since I leave it on a hard surface she’s so far been unsuccessful. She’s never tried to eat it yet thankfully
  12. MikeDub

    Best Briar Brexit Thread

    My intuition is that a “magical pipe” has less to do with the material and more with the geometry and engineering of the pipe and how that interacts with your smoking technique and mouth shape or taste bud distribution. Something like a 1+1=3 situation, where the whole is greater than the sum of...
  13. MikeDub

    Virginias- What Pipe to Use?

    I like tall narrow chambers for flakes and wide chambers for ribbons
  14. MikeDub

    Cornell & Diehl’s DT Trio

    I think this thread has pushed me over the edge in trying a DT blend. I saw some at my local B&M today and almost pulled the trigger. I think I'll try an ounce of the bulk Crooner they have next time I'm in
  15. MikeDub

    Show Off Your Petersons Here!

    Newest Pete - unsmoked Aboriginal System Meerschaum 314
  16. MikeDub

    Show Off Your Meerschaum Pipes Here!

    My first Turkish meerschaum, a 45x18, 31 gram, flake devouring SP Black Friday sale AKB impulse buy
  17. MikeDub

    Show Off Your Petersons Here!

    Whatever era that clay is from its cool as hell
  18. MikeDub

    Show Off Your Petersons Here!

    Do they actually function like a System pipe? I’ve got a few of the meerschaum Systems and the reservoir doesn’t seem to catch much moisture at all and honestly doesn’t seem worth it. It’s just another place for gunk to gather that needs to be cleaned, as opposed to the briar versions where I’m...
  19. MikeDub

    Show Off Your Petersons Here!

    Very nice - it’s a sweet piece that’s for sure
  20. MikeDub

    Show Off Your Petersons Here!

    Have you smoked this one? I see them come up for sale every so often but I’ve never read anything about their smoking characteristics.