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  1. madox07

    CIPC World Slow Smoking Championship

    I am representing my club in Bucharest, for what was a grand event, hosted by Pipa Club Bucharest with the endorsement of Commitee International of Pipe Clubs. My time was a bit over 36 minutes, but I had no expectations. Here are a few pictures:
  2. madox07

    I can't Find my Reviews

    Does anybody have a clue if the guys at tobaccorevies.com are still working on their website? I can't find my reviews anywhere. When I click on the profile activity I have zero all across the board. I even reviewed a blend after the upgrade, and can't find it. If I click, for example, on...
  3. madox07

    What is a too Large of a Bowl

    I think I finally figured out a take on this one. An age long mystery for me ... A too large of a bowl is a bowl for which you have to improvise a tamper, as the ones that can be bought, with regular shapes and lengths, can no longer do the job as your reach the heel of the bowl. What is your...
  4. madox07

    Tobaccoreviews.com Facelift

    I have been absent for a while now, from the forum, from the hobby, etc. With a bit of time on my hands now, I am getting back into the mood and I am happy to see that the community is made up of the same good old fellows. What happened to tobaccorrevies.com though? Over the past year I have...
  5. madox07

    Here we go Again .. Pulling the Trigger

    I haven't bought a pipe in forever and a day. Actually I did find some nifty trinkets at an antique store this summer, a v cutter, a couple of baskets, a chacom, a GBD, a twin holder crystal pipe holder ... just as an added bonus to the furniture I bought from this antique's dealer I know. But...
  6. madox07

    Accidenta Find in My Local Antique Store

    So I was in this antique store today with the wife, looking for a new dining table suitable for the duplex half we are fixing to move in later this month (hopefully) and I came across this case. My long friend and antique dealer, who usually doesn't deal in tabacina, bought this wholesale with a...
  7. madox07

    Methilic Alcohol as a Cleaning Agent

    Before doing something stupid, I thought I should ask. I am getting ready to distill some more grappa and plum brandy this year, so as a result of the process I will have methanol on my hands. Since this compound resulting as a side product cannot be consumed (going blind being the drunk's least...
  8. madox07

    A Pipe and a Drink (?)

    As time goes by ... a long day's work is much more bearable with a drink and a smoke in the evening. This has become, not necessarily the norm lately, but with the whole pandemic and hardships of the past year and a half I sure upped my drinking habit. I know this is not quite a healthy...
  9. madox07

    Tobacco References in the Work of Maurice Leblanc

    Yeah, I must admit, I was inspired on this one by the new Netflix series, the new interpretation of Arsin Lupin. For those who didn't have a chance to give Leblanc a read, or watch the movie (might be a Netflix Europe type of show), the work deals with a gentleman thief, a sort of opposite of...
  10. madox07

    Happy Thread

    I am back guys, after a while of being absent ... and the reason is: I am going to be a father :D So, giving a shout out to the newly begot dads, any budget dings in the pipe/tobacco department? Since it's summer, it's mostly cigars for me, I got me a box of Flor de Olivas last week, and I...
  11. madox07

    Some Sort of Oddity from Central Europe

    It's nice to have friends that care for your hobbies (thank you brother). Yesterday I received this baby, from a friend of mine that visited a region in central Europe called Bucovina ... traditionally a region of the former Austro-Hungarian empire inhabited by Romanians, Ukrainians, Cossacks...
  12. madox07

    Finally Here

    Well they are in. I have anticipated this for a while, so here goes nothing. I will certainly write a review if I survive the experience :D Any thoughts on what pipe I should use for the bouchon?
  13. madox07

    Tabac Manil - Semois Burley

    I was recently turned on to this by a fellow clubman, in fact a bunch of us pulled together and reached out to mr Vincent Manil in order to place a larger order with him. I am dying of curiosity, especially after reading this article...
  14. madox07

    Smoking a Tad More - Dry Throat

    I am on a crusade .. again, against smoking fags, episode 649. This time around I am trying hard, so I guess I smoked a pack in total since the start of the year ... opposite to where more than a couple of years back I started smoking cigarettes only when having a drink with friends. Now, I do...
  15. madox07

    Pipes in Movies - A Review of Sherlock Holmes

    It seems to me that sir Arthur Conan Doyle portrayed the duo smoking in a various fashion, which the movies do not always portray. To my surprize the Jeremy Brett series, which in my opinion, portray the Adventures of Sherlock Homes closest to the book version of the original author's hardly...
  16. madox07

    Did Anybody Smoke this Kolase and Kopp's Welcome to The Circus (?)

    Last night we had guests, a pipe club buddy and his wife came over, and he brought me a sampler this blend. Quite an interesting one, I tried to research it a bit more, but it doesn't show on tobaccoreviews.com. It comes in a colorful tin, with a merry-go-round on it, and inside there are 100...
  17. madox07

    A Pint and a Clay Please

    I was at an antique store the other day and I saw this painting, and couldn't help noticing the patrons in this tavern drinking and smoking their clays. On a closer look I noticed the pipe racks on the walls in the background ... so I guess you could order a pipe along side a drink back in the...
  18. madox07

    What's Up with Peterson Blends

    I have been looking for some to buy online, in local stores, and I could hardly find anything but leftovers. I haven't had a Sherlock Holmes in two years, not to mention that the Irish Oak is another thing of the past. I recall reading something about these two being discontinued, and then there...
  19. madox07

    What is an American Blend

    Like the tile mentions, what on earth is it? I have been lurking on tobaccoreviews.com for quite a while now, and this is the first time I got across this classification. It is in relation to a Savinelli blend (see the link below). In spite of the fact that it's called English Mixture, the site...
  20. madox07

    Calling Out Dunhill Fans - What Would be a Fair Price

    A buddy of mine offered to sell me the pipe and tamper in the pic. While we did manage to agree that the Dunhill Tamper would be fairly priced at EUR 50 (which I am not yet sure I am willing to pay for a darn tamper), I am quite interested in the pipe. Ebay prices range so much, and my knoledge...