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    Share Your New Lat-Bomb Ideas

    The latest "Top Five English Blends" thread has me thinking. I think we need a Latakia blend that actually punches you in the gut and knocks you out of your shoes. Ten Russians is fine, and Pirate Kake is all well and good, but I want something truly legendary, since I'm usually only getting one...
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    50% Carter Hall 50% Latakia

    Is definitely too much Latakia, it was either just salty or bitter. Hard to get flavor out of. I blended it down with some Five Brothers and Butternut Burley (probably down to 20% Lat at that point) and it was good. The moral of the story is: I don't think Carter Hall makes a good base for a...
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    Fighting Tongue Bite With Water?

    The title isn't entirely accurate to what I'm trying to get across but it's the best I can do without saying "Drinking Water With Your Pipe", which would just give people all sorts of crazy ideas. I'm still learning the ropes, but last year I didn't seem to get as severe a reaction to my pipes...
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    Sept 2015 Smokingpipes.com Upgrade

    They let you sort by Eleven different variables now!
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    Aromatherapy?

    I just thought it was hilarious reading how much of this modern craze is directly relatable to tobacco. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aromatherapy Those are all well known effects of Nicotine, except we can only hope about the affect on hair loss.
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    Samuel Gawith Cabbie's Blend

    In the September 8th Radio Show, Bob from Samuel Gawith announced a new Virginia Perique blend called "Cabbie's Blend", produced in the same vein as classics like Escudo and Three Nuns, and said it would be launching worldwide in "two weeks". Time is almost up. Hopefully what he said about...
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    Cob Mods

    First off, you might be wondering what on earth you're looking at. This Cob is a Natural Finish Missouri Meerschaum MacArthur Five Star Corn Cob Pipe. It has been coated with honey, had the honey boiled off with a propane torch, coated again, and the process repeated three or four times (I...
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    List Your Open Draft Pipes

    http://pipedia.org/wiki/Airflow:_The_Key_to_Smoking_Pleasure First off this is a nice article about airflow in a pipe. It does have a lot of hyperbole, as is common with writing in this industry, but still seems like generally good information. With the frequency of new members around here it...
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    Organize By Blend Or By Pipe?

    So I'm sitting there trying to think of which blends go best with which pipes in order to justify the purchase of more pipes, when I realize that I've been categorizing everything by pipe and then trying to think of blends that go well with it, which usually ends in me listing the same blends...
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    Sodium Deficiency?

    This is probably a unique problem, but maybe an interesting topic nonetheless. Recently I've been doing a lot of cooking for myself, and oddly enough I'm trying to be a responsible person so I try to choose healthy foods. Lightly boiled vegetables, Eggs, Milk, Pasta with diced tomatoes, etc...
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    Favourite Pipe For Condor?

    I finally have some headed my way, and in preparation for the first bowl it would be neat to hear about people's past experiences. Of course "the one you like most" is probably a good start, but it's always fun hearing a variety of opinions.
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    SPC Deception Pass Is Like...

    I had my first bowl of Deception Pass the other day and thought it would be nice to see what similarities other people found between it and other blends. What would you categorize together with Deception Pass?
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    Best Place For Pipes And Pie.

    smokingpies.com I'm sure a lot of you know about this already, but it's worth a look if you haven't had the opportunity yet.
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    Briarworks Classic Line?

    http://briarworksintl.com/# Looks like they're putting out some new shapes under a different label. Given the name, I'm guessing these are going to be a little more textbook pipes than what's available now. I can't wait to see a nice Billiard or a Bulldog.
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    Pipe Review Listing?

    Kevin, I know you're a busy guy, but I think a listing of user reviews of pipes is something this industry is sorely missing, and I'm not sure if there's anyone better to talk about it with. I've seen several sites now that keep all user reviews listed by item and manufacturer, making it easy...
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    Value Of A Blast

    After discovering last month that the airway in the stems of virtually every pipe I've ever held were not designed "optimally", and the hand made pipes I bought were just as guilty as the factory made ones, I started to look at my three mid grade ($300ish) pipes with a bit of contempt. The...
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    Openness And Modification

    I just opened up my fourth button since getting a needle file a few days ago, this Savinelli 614 went from being my most restrictive pipe to just less than the best. From where I'm standing I've significantly upgraded multiple pipes for $5 plus sore fingers. But this certainly isn't a new, or...
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    Northern Briar Stack

    I've been watching that pipe for months now, and what do I find today? http://pipes2smoke.com/Northern_Briars/NB_15.htm Maxim said there were two left at the time I bought mine. I almost bought some more MacArthur Cobs yesterday because I wanted a fresh stack, but this will fit the bill more...
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    Ugh, another dry tin.

    My first notable one was Haddo's delight, that was last summer. This time it was Low Country Black. Basically it was a harsh version of Nightcap with half the flavour, but it was bone dry out of the tin, and I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be somewhat aromatic. If you can send them back willy...
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    Think Fast, Best G.L. Pease Latakia Blend That's Not Gaslight

    Everyone knows and loves Gaslight, it automatically wins everything so including it would be redundant. I'm looking for the most flavourful G.L. Pease Latakia blends just next to it. Go!
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