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Bull Run by Sutliff
And, in my opinion, that is not what a tobacco blender does.- rmbittner
- Post #7
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Reviews
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2021 Eight State Burley
Not sure why ”well played”… I just deleted it as soon as I saw that someone else had made a similar comment. :)- rmbittner
- Post #30
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Reviews
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Frustrated by Escudo Navy De Luxe Rolls
In book publishing, there’s the idea that the mega-sellers—the Stephen Kings and James Pattersons of the world—are the books profitable enough to enable their publisher to produce other books that are worthy of publication but which will never sell many copies. Without the mega-sellers, the...- rmbittner
- Post #40
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Finding a Balance with VaPer/Straight Virginia Blends
If you’re only experiencing this with VaPers, it may not be “tongue bite” at all; you may have a perique sensitivity. I’m very sensitive to perique and can only smoke it in the smallest of doses without discomfort. Otherwise, it feels like needles piercing my tongue.- rmbittner
- Post #13
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Chacom Hate?
Unless you know who is commenting—and on what they’re basing their “opinions”—this is essentially meaningless noise. The ones who will know the pipes the best, and be best equipped to comment on them, are the people who have bought and smoked Chacom pipes for years. Not the ones who have never... -
Appreciation For C&D Crumble Cakes
The only crumble cake I’ve smoked is Penzance. It’s my all-time favorite blend. I can’t say that I’m going to go out of my way to sample the C&D CCs, though. For me, C&D has way too much focus on burley and higher-nicotine blends for my tastes. (While I enjoy a few burley-only blends and...- rmbittner
- Post #5
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Loss of VIP Bronze Status at SmokingPipes.com
It helps that Laudisi owns both companies. :)- rmbittner
- Post #44
- Forum: Pipe Tobacconists - B&M's and Internet Retailers
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Pipes as collectibles
Dayton Matlick, owner and publisher of Pipes & Tobaccos magazine, wasn’t a pipesmoker (or any kind of smoker), yet he spent years in the industry. I believe he collected high-grade pipes.- rmbittner
- Post #12
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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FS Frog Morton and Dunhill
The main criteria is going to be the age of each tin. It’s impossible to give too much help without knowing when these tins were released. (And you didn’t actually mention Frog Morton in your post…?) This may not be the best section to ask this question. People are going to come here expecting...- rmbittner
- Post #2
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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1999 Ashton question
If you mean that all Ashton pipes were single-handedly made by Bill Taylor, I’d guess not. Ashton wasn’t a one-man operation. However, I know that he personally hand-finished every private-label pipe that Ashton made for the McCranie’s shop. So perhaps he performed some level of handwork for...- rmbittner
- Post #2
- Forum: British Pipes
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Chacom Hate?
Headline: “Pipesmokers Hate Chacom: ‘They’re too easy to lose!’” -
Question/Help: Sour taste - Cleaning Estate Pipe Stem - Oxyclean x Bleach
For the shank, I highly recommend using a pipe brush dipped in high-proof alcohol, followed by bristle pipe cleaners, followed by standard pipe cleaners. Just be very careful not to get the alcohol on the outside of the pipe.- rmbittner
- Post #22
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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You Have HOW Many Pipes? (New G.L. Pease Article)
Agreed! I think he’s just been on the once, so far, and it was really early days for the show…ended up being a wasted opportunity. Didn’t discuss blending or tobaccos much at all.- rmbittner
- Post #8
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Let’s Talk about Two Friends
I realize a photo’s worth a lot of words, but would you care to tell us about your experience with this blend?- rmbittner
- Post #25
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Do You Cellar Unsmoked Pipes
Well, if you don’t have fire, you can’t smoke a pipe. To me, the thing likely to get overlooked—and which I have stockpiled—is pipe cleaners. Throughout the year, I try to pick up as many boxes as I can. (If you smoke 10 bowls a day, own 50 pipes, and need to do semiannual deep cleaning, you...- rmbittner
- Post #73
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Tin Crate
…and U-Stor-It rental space, home-renovation contractors, etc.- rmbittner
- Post #5
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Let’s Talk about Two Friends
Wow. I cannot imagine two more disparate blenders.- rmbittner
- Post #22
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Folklore Vacuum seal
Here’s the thing: Unless the bag is dated, you have no idea how long it has already been stored in the bag or under what conditions. Since you received it “a couple of weeks” ago, it may have already spent a month or more in plastic. I only rarely buy in sealed, 1lb bagged quantities. But when...- rmbittner
- Post #2
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Let’s Talk about Two Friends
I’ll give you that. But still: I think it’s safe to say that many brands and blends get mentioned here repeatedly, while a number of brands/blends aren’t mentioned at all. I mean, it’s literally been 10 years since Two Friends has come up in a thread (other than WAYS). For a brand with multiple...- rmbittner
- Post #20
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Chacom Hate?
Unless I’m missing something, your “evidence” of hate is based on the comments of one person who has a bias against the brand based on his personal tastes. On that basis, I’m sure you could find evidence of “hate” here for every pipe and tobacco on the market.