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  1. phred

    Bjarne Viking blends - Odin's Wind

    iamn8 - I've got tins of all four "Seasons" sitting on my shelf right now, but until I've got a jar available to transfer the tin contents into, I'm leaving them tinned. I've opened 3 out of the 4 Bjarne Viking blends (Eric the Red and William the Conqueror are currently being explored, St. Olaf...
  2. phred

    Missing The Days of Yesterday

    Oh, yeah - "Seduction of the Innocent" is a howler. I read it in college and just couldn't stop snickering. And music, too - the first time an orchestral piece included a trombone slide, the critics howled in outrage about the "obscene" sound, and the saxophone was derided as "The Devil's...
  3. phred

    Bjarne Viking blends - Odin's Wind

    I've been delaying writing this one up, as I still haven't quite teased out the specific flavors in the aromatic fruitiness, but at this point, I suspect they don't really matter to those of us whose palates are not yet trained in the details. This is the first of 4 blends produced by STG Lane...
  4. phred

    All the Gandalfs and Hobbits

    Looks like a good start... Welcome back!
  5. phred

    My Cobs Tend To Develop Exterior Cracks

    I haven't seen exterior cracks in any of my cobs, but I did have one (from a seconds bag) that turned out to have a large void in the chamber - not visible when new, but after smoking a couple of bowls, the thin layer of cob over the hole burned away. It's a natural product, and there will be...
  6. phred

    My Wife Likes This LHS Pipe With H&H Fusiliers Ration

    I got nothin' on the pipe, and all I can tell you about Fusilier's Ration is that it's on my Wish List of blends I want to try someday relatively soon. Enjoy them both, and let us know what you think as you (and your wife) get to know the pipe and the tobacco better.
  7. phred

    Tsuge blends

    Chasingembers - the Gods series are all listed at P&C as pre-orders. They're not in stock yet, but you can sign up to get an e-mail alert when they do have them in stock... :puffpipe:
  8. phred

    Missing The Days of Yesterday

    We as humans have a tendency to remember the past fondly and compare it glowingly to the present (and the approaching future). As a history major, I'm a little dyspeptic about the practice, as it's always been with us, and the stuff that we're remembering so fondly now was, at the time, someone...
  9. phred

    Tsuge blends

    Just got a set of the Seasons series from P&C - will be ordering the Gods series as soon as it's in stock... Haven't tried any of them yet, as I'm still working on the Bjarne Viking foursome.
  10. phred

    Savinelli's Doblone d 'Oro

    Dangit - one more on my list, right behind 3 Nuns. I'm never going to get my cellar built up if I keep getting distracted by new blends...
  11. phred

    Gandalf's Staff Is His Pipe Holder

    Oh, excellent! I may have to work on something like that...
  12. phred

    Beards and Beard Oil

    I'm overdue for a trim. I shaved mine into a Van Dyke for a convention in October (I was dressed as Othar Tryggvason, for any other "Girl Genius" fans), and then let it grow back in November and December. The beard oil has definitely helped during static season. :D
  13. phred

    Ole Shenandoah Barrel No. 76

    P&C has a Calendar special on Ole Shenandoah, which I found after placing my January TAD order... :x
  14. phred

    Limits of Communication in the Communication Age

    There is really no fundamental difference between words written in ink on a page and words written in pixels on a screen - they're both written communication, both read using one's eyeballs (in most cases), and both subject to the writer's ability to communicate and the reader's ability to...
  15. phred

    January TAD...

    And now my tin order has arrived - turns out I ordered Viprati rather than Black House (misremembered). They've all been date tagged and shelved, to await eventual consumption once I've worked my way through the Bjarne Viking series... :D
  16. phred

    Another Pipeman Gone

    My condolences, Michael.
  17. phred

    Hearth & Home Mid-Town Series

    If you like Burley, they won't sit around for long... :D And if you smoke as infrequently as I do, there's always the mason jar route, which I've used on a couple of 14 oz. tubs.
  18. phred

    ***What Are You Smoking *** (Jan. 2015)

    Finishing off the last of my original sample of Sugar Barrel, in a Huck Finn cob.
  19. phred

    P&C Hearth & Home Mid-town Sweet Cask

    Out of curiosity, is the Sweet Cask the same as the P&C Sugar Barrel MATCH blend? I just jarred 8 oz. of the latter, but haven't had a chance yet to smoke any to compare with the original Sugar barrel, so a big thanks to Jim for the comparative review.
  20. phred

    Is it even possible to not get any tongue bite at all?

    It's definitely possible. As noted above, "bite" and "burn" are different, and if you're sensitive to certain varieties of tobacco (Red Virginias are usually mentioned as a culprit), there may be nothing you can do about "bite" aside from avoiding that particular variety. If you're getting...
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