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  1. KennethR

    Kramer's Irish Mist - What Is It?

    Hello everyone, I have a question. I smoke Kramer's pipe tobacco. One blend I enjoy is the blend for Cary Grant which features there Irish Mist. What is this special Irish Mist? Any ideas? Is it different from other Irish toppings? What makes it different? Love to know your thoughts. Ken
  2. KennethR

    3x HH Old Dark Fired tins swap for tinned English blends (GLP or similar) (07/24/25)

    Hello everyone, I brought three Old Dark Fired tobacco tins, but I realized I don't really like it after trying some bulk ODF. I prefer English blends. These tins are unopened and dated Sept 2023. I am not looking to sell but swap for three good tinned English blends (GL Pease, Samuel Gawith, or...
  3. KennethR

    The Best Pipe for different Tobaccos

    Hello everyone, I've been enjoying smoking Presbyterian blend and I've been smoking it in my Peterson billiard. It tasted OK, but when I swapped and used my Chacom trekking pipe, which was slightly bent. It tasted so much better and flavorful. What are the mechanics that make one pipe better for...
  4. KennethR

    Thank You Sutliff!

    I know there are many who read this forum who have worked at Sutliff for many decades. There are leadership, staff, blenders, engineers, receptionists, IT, fulfillment and those maintaining web hosting orders. I want to say thank you for all the hard work you have put into Sutliff over the...
  5. KennethR

    Best Country Squire Blends

    I've been smoking a number of English, Virginia and Balkan blends from all the usual suspects. However, I've not smoked anything from Country Squire. I'm interested in knowing what other people consider the top blend from Country Squire and why.
  6. KennethR

    Fireside on Pipesmagazine

    I wanted to briefly write about the Fireside section on the forum. It's funny, insightful, and informative. I know the writers spend time crafting, researching, and sharing their personal pipe journeys through this medium. I absolutely love it and often reread the articles. Thank you, G.L...
  7. KennethR

    Inconsistent Presbyterian Mixture

    As I've mentioned in a previous posts, I'm a new pipe smoker, but I've actually really enjoyed Presbyterian mixture. However, I've been noticing some inconsistency in the tins. I know there are seasonal blending changes, but sometimes it can be super sweet and delicious and other times flatter...
  8. KennethR

    200 MacBaren Blends Will Be Kept in Europe According to STG.

    According to the French website pipegazette.com (Jan 23rd, 2025), nearly 200 MacBaren Blends Will Be Kept in Europe According to STG, including some HH blends. Here's a selection of written article in English below: "Reassuring news. This is the first interview given by a Scandinavian Tobacco...
  9. KennethR

    What Makes A Great Virginian Blend?

    I am new pipe smoker and have not been smoking a lot of Virginia blends. I started smoking Capstan blue and this is meant to be gold standard in Virginia blends. My question to the forum is what makes a high-quality Virginia blend and how does this differentiate itself from cheaper offerings...
  10. KennethR

    Advise: Can’t Taste Pipe Tobacco After Chest Infection

    Every year I take a break from alcohol and pipe tobacco for three months it just so coincided that I got a really bad chest infection near the end of that time. In the last week, I’ve tried to start pipe smoking again but getting a real lack of taste in some of my favorite tobacco’s. I really...
  11. KennethR

    Nording Hunter Pipe Tobacco Branding

    I just noticed the package branding on the new Nording Hunter tobacco. As an avid dog lover and watcher of All Creatures Great and Small, I think it is classy and nostalgic. Well done, Nording. Now call a new blend "Brittany Spaniel"
  12. KennethR

    Parker Pipes Catalogue year?

    Hi, I have been enjoying the site RebornPipes.com, which does fantastic work on estate pipes. They posted an interesting old Parker Pipes catalogue on their site some time ago. Does anyone know what year this catalogue was first published? I am trying to work out the year of a Parker pipe that...
  13. KennethR

    Rivertown Bulk Tobacco is Live on Smoking Pipes

    Rivertown bulk tobacco is live on smoking pipes. I've been interested in this development with the demise of Sutliff. Thoughts? https://www.smokingpipes.com/pipe-tobacco/rivertown-tobacco-works/bulk/
  14. KennethR

    FDA nicotine suggested levels and pipe tobacco blends

    If the FDA brought in a nicotine level law… how would that affect pipe tobacco? The proposed new rule would not ban cigarettes or any other tobacco products. The FDA is proposing to cap the nicotine level at 0.7 milligrams per gram of tobacco in cigarettes and certain other combusted tobacco...
  15. KennethR

    Anomalous and 2018 HH Latakia Flake at a local B&M

    I am thankful for the old local B&M and the surprises it holds. On my way home from the airport, I called in and found these two gems. Anomalous and 2018 HH Latakia Flake. I'm going to savour these....
  16. KennethR

    A new source of Perique tobacco in Laos with the help of Tsuge Pipe Company and L.A. Poche

    An interesting PR release dropped yesterday on a new source of Perique in Laos. It's a new partnership between Tsuge Pipe Company (Japan) and L.A. Poche' Perique Tobacco centered on the production and marketing of the rare and unique Perique-type tobacco...
  17. KennethR

    What is Mac Baren' Scottish Mixture Topping?

    It's a question as secretive as KFC's chicken seasonings. What is the topping on the Mac Baren Scottish mixture? Is it whisky mixed with something else? Has it changed over the decades? I'd love to know people's thoughts or evidence on changes.
  18. KennethR

    Rustic English 457 History

    Hello, I'm new to the pipes magazine forum. My son bought me an English Rustic 457 pipe from an antique dealer for Christmas, it's a pipe that I will clean up and use. Can anyone please tell me the history of this pipe, the manufacturing and when they ceased production? I'd love to know a little...
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