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  1. punkeedo

    McClelland Christmas Cheer 2001

    I began my December piping off this year by cracking open a mason jar of McClelland Christmas Cheer 2001. I had my doubts, having recently read (1) that cellared tobaccos really don't improve beyond ten years and (2) that some had found their old tobaccos tasted like dirt. Additionally, don't...
  2. punkeedo

    Izmir Tobacco and Best Implementation?

    So a year ago, I picked up some C&D Izmir blending tobacco, in an effort to understand it better. I've found I really enjoy smoking it straight, so I have started looking for good uses of it in other blends. In what blends do you feel the Izmir really shines? I'm enjoying Country Squire's...
  3. punkeedo

    My pipe Zippo won't spark!

    So I went on a guys' trip this weekend and, after sharing my Zippo with others, now the little wheel doesn't spark. Is this an ordinary thing that needs to be changed? Or did my buddies break it? The Zippo is only about a year old and, frankly, I only use it once or twice a week.
  4. punkeedo

    When to jar freshly opened tobacco?

    So how quickly after opening a tin do you put your tobacco in a Mason jar? I tend to smoke my pipe infrequently enough--and my tastes are varied enough--that it takes me a while to finish a tin. While I understand there is value both in immediately jarring the tobacco--and in letting it dry...