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Most Figgy Blend?
As the holiday season steamrolls over us approaches, thoughts, at least my thoughts, turn to old fashioned desserts. Fruitcake -- yes, though not the cheap artificial-dyed bricks, but a well made example; Jamaican Black Cake; Panettone; weird steamed British puddings -- I love 'em all. So...- BriaronBoerum
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Who's Still Enjoying Churchwardens?
It seems the churchwarden craze has fallen off a lot since the LoTR days. I finally got a full sized Stanwell Hans Christian Anderson from the recent P & C sale, and at least the first smoke was highly enjoyable, because the length kept the smoke out of my face (outdoor smoker only). But I...- BriaronBoerum
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C & D Engine #382: The Deertongue Rides Again
The first time I tried Engine #382 I was just a few months into pipe smoking -- and that was this past spring, so don't take this review as coming from the point of view of long experience. In fact, it's less of a standard review as prooving a point that experienced members have made here...- BriaronBoerum
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Birthday Pipes
Sure, I'm milking this for all it's worth, but hey, you only turn 60 once, and I'm thinking that deserves a pipe! Question, have you ever received or bought yourself a special pipe on your birthday? What made it special, was it the person who gifted it, what happened that birthday or that...- BriaronBoerum
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The Flavors of Perique: Fruity vs. Spicy -- FIGHT!
While I was just enjoying a bowl of Rouxgaroux on the terrace (right before a thunderstorm cut things a bit short), I was thinking about the different flavors that come up in blends with significant perique in them: the plum, stewed fruit, fig, raisin, etc. sweet notes, and the red hots, chile...- BriaronBoerum
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Favorite Rum Blends?
With Sun Bear Navy Cask out recently, I started thinking about other rum influenced blends. What are people's faves? And why? I've enjoyed GLP Windjammer, Peretti B-94, and have a couple more cellared that I haven't gotten around to yet, but I'm always looking for more!- BriaronBoerum
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Has Anybody Seen My Pack of Brigham Filters?
I just bought it last month, I took everything out of the box and I thought I brought it upstairs to the desk where I keep my metastasizing growing collection, and now I can't find it anywhere. Let me know if it turns up? :ROFLMAO: Seriously, shout out if you've misplaced an accessory that you...- BriaronBoerum
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Honest Answers Only: How Long Do You Leave a Tin Open?
We've had posts about how many open tins you have at any given time. I want to know how long everyone keeps an open tin in their rotation without jarring it -- not how long it "should" be left open, but how long it actually sits out?- BriaronBoerum
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Deertongue Fragrance Fading?
I bought an ounce of C & D Engine #382 in Feb., curious about Deertongue. My first couple of smokes were really good, the green, herby vanilla taste was readily apparent. I jarred it while I was trying other blends, and recently came back to it thinking it would be a good summer smoke. Either...- BriaronBoerum
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Stealth Blends for Family Vacation
I'm heading to St. Petersburg later this week for a family vacation with my younger daughter and her boyfriend, my ex, and my ex-mother-in-law. Five days of paradise! So I'll need heavy drugs a smoke. In order to avoid attracting negative comments, derogatory remarks and/or righteous...- BriaronBoerum
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Broken Stem Bulldog
My local club had a bag of pipes donated by a former member, and was selling them for $10, I picked up this Wilke despite the busted stem because I liked the shape, and didn't have a bulldog in my collection. When I sent it off to get a new stem, I was told what should have been obvious, that...- BriaronBoerum
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Rainy Weather Smokes?
A mindless Friday afternoon question, because I've been grading assignments all day, so my brain is like Rice Krispies left in milk overnight, and it's raining out, so no smoking today. So I'm curious, does rainy weather change the experience for you? If it's wet outside, does that influence...- BriaronBoerum
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What's Your Favorite Current Factory Model Straight Billiard?
Yeah, one of those threads! I tried to narrow it down to a manageable size, and I'm interested in not just looks, but how good a smoker it is, how it clenches, and any other criteria y'all find worthy of inclusion. And thanks, in advance!- BriaronBoerum
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Tinderbox Verona Naturale
A couple of these have popped up on SP estates recently: I missed one that I really liked, so I jumped when this one showed up. Made by Mauro Armellini. Nothing special, but I like the shape, and the unusual shade of green on the stem. Looking forward to seeing how it smokes!- BriaronBoerum
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Anybody Else Mashed the "Complete Order" too Soon?
Ever since I missed out on an estate Sav 673 a few weeks ago, I've been on the hunt. Nothing hit the right combo of price, condition, and style until yesterday, when the new estates dropped on SP and there it was! I clicked right away, added a tin to get over the free shipping limit, hit the...- BriaronBoerum
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Favorite Small Bowl Pipes
In my few months of acquisition, I bought a couple of smaller pipes mainly because 1) they were cheaper; and 2) I'm still in my "try everything" phase, with two dozen blends in my desk and less than half of them sampled, and I prefer starting with a small bowl of something new, and lastly 3) I...- BriaronBoerum
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Favorite Borderline Aromatics?
Being naturally contrarian I seem to be going the wrong way around on the pipe journey! I've heard most people start off with aros, then progress through Va's and VaPers, and then graduate to English and Orientals. I started with an English blend, then the Va's, but am now overcoming my...- BriaronBoerum
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Commercial Blend "Hacks"
I've heard of a few combos of commercial blends floating around, like 50/50 Haunted Bookshop and Pirate Kake. Are there any others out there that people regularly use? Please note I'm not asking about home blends with different tobaccos, that's a whole separate art, but just mixing 2 or more...- BriaronBoerum
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Are VaBurPers a thing?
So I've learned about VaPers, and they're definitely one of my favorite, if not my top type so far. And there are VaBurs, which like many new smokers I shied away from and thought I wouldn't like. And then I tried Barclay Rex #6, an English with burley, and Skippy sent a free sample of Haunted...- BriaronBoerum
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Pipe Tobacco is no Good Anymore/Better Than Before
As suggested by the contradictory title, I'm kinda confused about comparisons between the quality of currently available tobacco and what was sold 30/50/many years ago. Recent closings, discontinued blends, and a shrinking industry give a strong sense that the best days of pipe tobacco are...- BriaronBoerum
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