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  1. rmbittner

    Pipe Tobacco vs. Cigars question

    “Pharmacy”? But just to clarify: This is not a universal reaction to pipe tobacco. If it were, I don’t think there would be any pipe smokers.
  2. rmbittner

    A tobacco journey ...

    I’m not a big fan of straight burley blends, as they often are too rich in nicotine for my tastes. (I prefer nic in the mild-to-just-under-medium range.) If my Apple Watch alerts me to a faster heartbeat “while apparently not exercising,” I know the blend might be too strong! BUT: I’ve recently...
  3. rmbittner

    Pipe Tobacco vs. Cigars question

    Wow, I really sympathize with your experience. I’ve never heard of anyone having a similar response; in fact, it tends to go the other way, with folks finding cigars to be the harsher smoke. You’ve listed just about every variable that would have occurred to me—smoking cadence, humidity levels...
  4. rmbittner

    Sherman’s March by Sutliff

    Well, I’m a born-and-bred Northerner who tends to get anxious south of the Mason-Dixon Line. But I still know what the words “Sherman’s march” connote. It still rubs me the wrong way. And I’d argue that for a Northerner to name a blend “Sherman’s March” would be similar to a Japanese company...
  5. rmbittner

    OPP On China

    So…after all these years, we’ve finally run out of things to post about.
  6. rmbittner

    Sherman’s March by Sutliff

    Naming a blend “Sherman‘s March” seems to indicate a lack of good taste on the manufacturer’s part. Or maybe they’re just ignorant and have no idea what that “march” entailed. Or maybe it’s accurate, and it’s a blend that leaves fire and death in its wake.
  7. rmbittner

    Straight Virginia Styles

    Based on the sources in my tobacco library, every leaf is sprayed with a humidifier, otherwise it would not be pliable enough to work with. (Some humidifying agents might also include sweeteners.) Leaf as shipped/stored is dry and unworkable.
  8. rmbittner

    Reliable Estate pipe sales

    Given your generous price range, I think you’ll be well served by the site sponsors. (I’ve personally bought a number of pipes from SmokingPipes.com and have been 100% satisfied.)
  9. rmbittner

    Is there a general consensus on what blend a new piper should start on?

    Does it? Not to be all pedantic, but: If you play a pipe, you’re a piper. If you smoke a pipe, you’re a pipesmoker. Would you also say that someone who fixes the pipes in your home is a piper as well? No, that would be a plumber. There are specific names for each.
  10. rmbittner

    Dunhill POS - Removing Dip Stain Taste

    Yes, this. Wow…I hadn’t realized this was such an old thread…
  11. rmbittner

    Dunhill POS - Removing Dip Stain Taste

    I think you may have missed the joke...
  12. rmbittner

    Is there a general consensus on what blend a new piper should start on?

    Sorry, but there is no “best” here. Traditional wisdom for the last 50 years or so has typically advised starting with a mild aromatic, so the smoker can ”ease in” to the experience. But often this leads to a choice of tobacco that invites tongue bite, burns hot/wet, and fails to deliver any...
  13. rmbittner

    Straight Virginia Styles

    Also, how are you defining straight? When I refer to something as a “straight Virginia,” I’m referring to Virginia-only tobacco blends that have no additional flavorings. But I can see from the other responses—some of which include aromatics--that that’s not a universal definition.
  14. rmbittner

    Aging Bayou Morning?

    Sorry, I tried to edit that previous message but I guess it took me too long. I realized you’ve already tried this one.
  15. rmbittner

    Aging Bayou Morning?

    If you haven’t tried this one before, smoke it now. Otherwise, you’ll have no benchmark by which to judge it once it’s aged a bit.
  16. rmbittner

    Straight Virginia Styles

    Depending on where they’re grown and how they’re processed, there are many different “styles” of Virginia tobaccos. I’m not sure color alone is a great way to classify them—country of origin and curing methods might be better…or, at least, a little more accurate/objective.
  17. rmbittner

    Frustrated by Escudo Navy De Luxe Rolls

    Regarding GLPease: Absolutely. (Haven’t tried Watch City.) And in that regard, C&D is successfully demonstrating how one manufacturer can produce two truly distinctive brands—maintaining each one’s unique identity—under the same roof. (I haven’t tried the Drucquer and Sons blends or the Two...
  18. rmbittner

    Are You Over-Drying Your Tobacco?

    My point simply was that Reeves was talking about drying in terms of minutes—not hours or days, which were being suggested as benchmarks.
  19. rmbittner

    Beaters - Show Em Here, Talk About Em Here

    As a couple of others have commented, I don’t own any pipes I’d call “beaters.” I take care of all of them equally, from the basket pipes to the handmade pipes. If I’m in a situation where a pipe is likely to get lost or damaged, then I’m not smoking a pipe.
  20. rmbittner

    Appreciation For C&D Crumble Cakes

    ”A handful of years”? Maybe C&D blends have been priced unusually low until recently, but it’s been something like 25-30 years since I paid less than $8/tin for anything.
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