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    Looking For Fastest Method of Cake Building

    Yeah, wipe the bowl out and keep filling it up. For fast results, shag cut blends usually burn quickest, so those are a good choice. In that category, GH Dark Birds Eye is my go to blend. Very strong though, so your nicotine tolerance will either need to be pretty high already, or just commit...
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    Do You Know About "Magic" Pipes and Do you Have One?

    I'm lucky enough to have a few. When it comes to magic, price and beauty seem to have little effect. A couple of mine were pricey and are pretty. But just as many, if not more, were cheap as dirt and ugly as sin. One was actually a throw-in freebie from an eBay auction for a much more expensive...
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    For Veteran Pipe Smokers, How Many Types and Blends do you Enjoy on a Regular Basis?

    I'm about 25 years in. I have blends that I enjoy across the whole spectrum but primarily I think I'm a Latakia fan. I have maybe 10 all time favorites and I generally have several of those blends open at all times, and then a few more open that I'm trying on for size. The longer I do it, the...
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    ***What Are You Smoking, March 2025?***

    Stumbled on a lone pouch of Salty Dogs at the local B&M and thought I'd pick it up to see what all the fuss is about. Cube cut some up and dropped the pebbles into a Dunhill 4103. Initial reaction is that I think this might actually be worthy of the hype. Kind of reminds me of a deeper, darker OGS.
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    What to smoke next? A survey.

    Slowly working my way through it. I had four bowls on the first day which is pretty unusual for me so it's safe to say that I'm enjoying it more than most blends. I doubt it will displace anything that's currently at the top for me (Skiff Mixture, Meridian, Chelsea Morning, Dan London Blend...
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    What to smoke next? A survey.

    Three bowls in now. Feelings are still pretty positive. One more random observation that will probably only mean anything to a few of the old timers... There's something in this that reminds me of the old Syrian version of Gordon Pym. Can't put my finger on what it is, but it's there.
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    What to smoke next? A survey.

    It's open: https://pipesmagazine.com/forums/threads/opening-a-tin-show-us.98137/post-37191272 And it's lit: https://pipesmagazine.com/forums/threads/what-are-you-smoking-march-2025.108776/post-37191276 I've not had the pleasure of having BSOSM before, so I can't say how well this does at...
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    ***What Are You Smoking, March 2025?***

    First picture, how Chicago welcomed me to the first day of spring this morning. Second picture, more pleasant, my first bowl of White Knight in an Astleys billiard made by Les Wood.
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    Opening A Tin? Show Us!

    Hearth and Home White Knight. I'm drying it out a bit right now, and boy does it smell amazing!
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    What to smoke next? A survey.

    Well, this is somewhat embarrassing. Due to a clerical error on my cellar spreadsheet -- made no doubt by my bumbling and incompetent secretary (me) -- when I went to the closet to pull out the tin of Black House this morning, I discovered that what I have is in fact White Knight, and not Black...
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    Favorite Small Bowl Pipes

    My two favorite small bowled pipes are a treasured David Huber Dublin nose warmer and my beautiful black and brown Bay bamboo brandy. Shown here with a Dunhill group 5 for reference.
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    Skiff Mixture vs Squadron Leader

    Counterpoint: I think Skiff goes great with coffee! But to be fair, my way is a weird way. I make it extra strong (almost espresso) and then pour in an excessive amount of cream and sugar. And usually have it on ice. So, how a person takes their Joe may effect their feelings on the matter...
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    What to smoke next? A survey.

    I've had too much open for a while so I made a resolution to finish off three things I had open before cracking open a new tin. I finally got there today by finishing off Chelsea Morning, Star of the East, and Balkan Supreme. I'm undecided what to try next, so I'm opening it up to you guys to...
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    Skiff Mixture vs Squadron Leader

    Skiff is my all time #1 blend, so I always jump on the opportunity to encourage people to try it. But I will say that if you're looking for a direct 1=1 replacement for EMP, you might be disappointed as there are differences between the two. To me Skiff is in a similar vein, but it's got a...
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    Seeking Guidance

    +1 A lot of professional pipemakers will, if pressed, secretly admit that they use shellac (which pipe smokers claim to not like) to enhance the high shine of the finished pipe (which most pipe buyers seem to demand/expect). But it takes some practice to do it right, so it might be something to...
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    Opening A Tin? Show Us!

    Exactly how I felt. Pease makes a lot of blends I dig, but Haddo's isn't one of them.
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    Opening A Tin? Show Us!

    First time posting in this thread, but this one seemed worthy. McClelland's Virginia Woods from 2003.
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    ***What Are You Smoking, December 2024?***

    Arango Balkan Supreme in a Ferndown.
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    Would you keep an ugly pipe that smokes really well?

    My preference is probably the same as everyone else: A good looking pipe that smokes great. I do care about aesthetics, but if I had to choose between the two, I'd take the ugly great smoker. Three of my best smokers are plug ugly. Two are kit pipes I made a long time ago. The third is a...
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    What's The Difference...?

    I can't tell much difference between brown bogie and brown irish x (other than ring guage). Both pretty lively and robust and with a decent but not overpowering nic kick. The black tastes quite different. Same tobaccos, I believe, but stoved longer. Flavor is milder and more muted with (as...
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