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  1. J

    MIght Be Time to Quit?

    I've been smoking pipes and cigars daily for almost 30 years now for the utter enjoyment of it, and swithed to 90% pipes about 15 years ago, so I'm not a newb. Averaged at least 3 or 4 bowls a day. I always got great visceral satisfaction out of it (taste and smell), never for the nicotine. VA...
  2. J

    When Nothing Tastes Good - Open a McClelland Tin

    I'm a 95% Virginia smoker, and have been struggling to get good taste this week. Don't know if it's allergies or abrupt increase in humidity, but my reliable blends started tasting rough for lack of better words. I even deep cleaned all my regular pipes on Monday. I branched out to some DFK...
  3. J

    Gawith & Hoggarth Consistency (or Not): Fluke or Typical?

    Bought two tins of GH Best Brown No. 2 Flake recently, never had it before and was curious. The first tin was simply awesome, echoes of SG Best Brown and FVF but easier to dry and light. Nicely stacked flakes. Opened the second tin last night. Bunch of broken flakes jammed into the tin, and...
  4. J

    Recovering from the Flu - Any Tips to Regaining Taste?

    Had the flu pretty hard last week, and I'm mostly better other than congestion crud and awful taste/smell alteration that hasn't gotten better. My only taste buds that work are sour/bitter. No sweet, salty, or umami at all. Coffee tastes like canned green beans that were burned on the stove...
  5. J

    Seeking Source for Nording Freehand Replacement Stem

    I have an older Nording freehand from the late 1990s that tastes absolutely horrible after about 5-10 minutes, overtones of burning rubber ruin whatever blend is put in the pipe. I have deduced that it's the stem, and have tried in vain to remove oxidation from the stem but can't get the taste...
  6. J

    The Meer Goes Pop

    Received my first meerschaum pipe at Christmas, a Servi Meerschaum lattice. Smoked absolutely wonderful, dry, and cool. Was enjoying a bowl of Stonehaven in it on New Years Eve when I felt and heard a small pop. Much to my dismay, there was a noticeable web of cracks down both the shank and...
  7. J

    Newer Samuel Gawtih FVF

    Samuel Gawith FVF was a favorite of mine for a long while until about 6-8 years ago when it became unobtainium and I gave up trying to find it. I recently saw some at local B&M and picked up four tins. After begin without for many years, I was extremely excited. It's good, but seems different...
  8. J

    Something Close to McClellands Orientals?

    I did some searching before posting this, but I'm a forum lurker and newbie. McClelland was my favorite producer since I started the pipe over 20-years ago, and I was mainly a B&M customer. I had no idea they were going to close until after it was too late. One of my favorite non-flake blends...
  9. J

    First time with Germain's 1820

    Popped open a tin of JF Germain & Son 1820 mixture yesterday, never had it before. Bought on a whim from my local B&M about two years ago, and I've been unintentionally hording it until I burned through some of my other opened English style blends. I rather suck at reviews, so... in a few...
  10. J

    Lane 10 Downing Street

    I found a new bulk daily smoke at my local tobacconist that I thoroughly enjoy: 10 Downing Street, a tasty mild English blend apparently made by Lane. I couldn't find much recent info on this, other than a 2+ year old post about it being a discontinued blend. A little moist, but after short...
  11. J

    Insanely Sweet Tasting Pipe - How To Replicate?

    First time poster here, but have been enjoying pipe smoking hobby for 20 years now. I have a general preference for unflavored Virginia flakes and well balanced English blends. I've lurked for a while and couldn't find the answer to a burning question (no pun intended), so I signed up this...
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