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  1. Johnny_Pipecleaner

    Capstan & Tolkien

    I don't know if I would call it marketing. Capstan/MacB is not pushing this on anyone. If you like LOTR and you also enjoy smoking a pipe, it's logical to give Capstan a try. Just as if you like Hemingway you might try a mojito (questionable though if this was actually his drink of choice). It's...
  2. Johnny_Pipecleaner

    Capstan & Tolkien

    I just bought 10 tins, retail, at $7.66 per tin. Granted, shipping was $40, but I bought other things too. Even if I hadn't bought other things, that's still only $11.66 total per 50g tin (shipped to your doorstep). It's not bulk pricing, but for a tin of quality tobacco it's really not bad.
  3. Johnny_Pipecleaner

    Why is Penzance the Ultimate Mythical Unicorn?

    Never tried it but my local shop here in Piedmont has something to do with its creation I think? I went there and bought a tin of Escudo for $35, and I won’t be a return customer (needless to say)
  4. Johnny_Pipecleaner

    Ropp Failure

    Not even worth it for that jalopy
  5. Johnny_Pipecleaner

    Ropp Failure

    Never taken apart hot, and only smoked like 3 times.
  6. Johnny_Pipecleaner

    Ropp Failure

    I guess this is what you get for $45. Broken mortise, but it was drilled wayyyy off center and couldn’t pass a pipe cleaner anyhow. Not a bad looking pipe, but now it’s probably just going in the trash. You get what you pay for, as they say.
  7. Johnny_Pipecleaner

    Rubber Stem protectors

    Sometimes I use them, mostly I don’t. While driving, or while demoing a new pipe sometimes I’ll slap one on. But if it’s a nice pipe like my Rubio, where the stem is an absolute masterpiece work of art, it’s a crime not to experience the fruits of his labor ?
  8. Johnny_Pipecleaner

    Fribourg & Treyer Cut Blended Plug

    I don’t taste vanilla in CVP, so no it’s not strong.
  9. Johnny_Pipecleaner

    Capstan & Tolkien

    I understand wanting to try this blend based on the Tolkien info, but obviously that info adds nothing to the tobacco itself. @Cicerolepipero boy oh boy cube cutting this Capstan Blue certainly makes it more bold/flavorful. Almost into FVF territory. I’ll have to try it with Capstan Gold next...
  10. Johnny_Pipecleaner

    Capstan & Tolkien

    Lately I’ve just been rubbing it out, but I used to do more fold & stuff. I’ve been meaning to try the cube cut method. In fact you just convinced me to do it now ?
  11. Johnny_Pipecleaner

    Capstan & Tolkien

    I really REALLY like the Blue. Gold is good too, but Blue is not just my favorite Capstan—it’s my favorite tobacco. It has very pleasant hay flavor of course, but also a sweet malty bread-like flavor, and maybe even a spot of tea as someone suggested above. It comes out of the tin dry enough to...
  12. Johnny_Pipecleaner

    Blend Recommendations for Winter?

    I love all of the tough guy replies. “Moods? Feelings? I only have one speed- total badass. I smoke WHAT I want, WHEN I want, and ain’t no damn season gonna tell me otherwise!” lol Personally I treat it like beer/wine. Lighter stuff in the summer, darker stuff in the winter. But also… AINT NO...
  13. Johnny_Pipecleaner

    Which Tin Would You Open Next?

    lol pretty much. Not only that, I just ordered a LOT more Capstan from Estervals (and some other stuff).
  14. Johnny_Pipecleaner

    BROBS?

    If anyone has his email or his whereabouts elsewhere on the interwebs, please dm me. That sonofabuck owes me money!! JK JK, I just miss the rascal is all. We traded baccy and laughs. Kind feller sent me tons of free samples and a tamper.
  15. Johnny_Pipecleaner

    BROBS?

    Anybody know where @BROBS ran off to? Looks like his account here is gone :(
  16. Johnny_Pipecleaner

    Which Tin Would You Open Next?

    Boom. Done. Case closed.
  17. Johnny_Pipecleaner

    Which Tin Would You Open Next?

    Yeah I still haven't cracked any of these open. Maybe they deserve more time in the cellar.
  18. Johnny_Pipecleaner

    ***What Are You Smoking, November 2021?***

    Capstan Blue in this absolute dreamboat of a rhodie from Jose Rubio
  19. Johnny_Pipecleaner

    Unfinished Business - Let's See Your Favorite Unfinished Pipes!

    Well here's my first, a size KK Castello that should arrive next week. I'm looking forward to its transformation.
  20. Johnny_Pipecleaner

    Which Tin Would You Open Next?

    Haha. Good to see you again! Thanks for the bonus Rouxgaroux the other day. I picked up just 4oz this time and was regretting my decision to go so light. When April rolls around I'll go for the full pound. I can't get enough of that stuff!
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