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  1. didache

    Black Swan Shoppe

    I am in the UK and I use them all the time. They are helpful and fast and I recommend them without reservation. I am sure they would be ok about sending pipes to the US (tobacco of course is a different matter). Mike
  2. didache

    Howdy from Ireland

    As someone with Ulster roots myself, welcome! Mike
  3. didache

    Clan

    I will give you that Clan does smell very nice, both in the pouch and in the room note. However, it really burns as hot as any tobacco I have ever tried. Rumour has it that it was the inspiration behind the invention of Napalm. On a technical note: Clan is not a Scottish blend and has nothing...
  4. didache

    Jersey and Germain

    Something further. We stayed in St Helier which is the main town of Jersey. There is one 'real' tobacconist in town which I hunted down. I thought it might be good to bring home a few tins of Germain as a nice souvenir. Half of the shop was turned over to vaping (sign of the times I guess)...
  5. didache

    Jersey and Germain

    Hi all We had a great weekend in Jersey to celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary. The hotel really pulled out the stops too - we got the honeymoon suite and a bottle of champagne to boot! The bath was a huge thing made for two - when wifey went for a bath she said 'I'm off to swim a few...
  6. didache

    New Robert McConnell and Charatan blends

    I have a couple of tins of Charatan No 10 which is a match blend for Dunhill London Mixture. I rather like it and to my untutored tongue seems pretty close. I will have no problem in smoking it into the future. Mike
  7. didache

    JF Germain and Jersey - Honeymoon

    Thanks guys. We are off this morning. Just four days, but it will be a nice walk down memory lane. Mike
  8. didache

    JF Germain and Jersey - Honeymoon

    Hi all This coming Sunday (Mar 17th) happens to be our ruby (40th) wedding anniversary. Tomorrow (Fri) we are off to Jersey (in the Channel Islands) where we had our honeymoon all those years ago. We are even staying in the same hotel, although it is now part of a big chain. We have never...
  9. didache

    In Preperation For St. Paddy's Day, What's Your Favorite Irish Whiskey?

    carolinachurchwarden - I really hope you enjoy it! (especially as I was the one who suggested it) I had a bottle for Christmas a couple of years ago - it impressed me mightily. Slainte Mhaith (as the Irish say). Mike
  10. didache

    In Preperation For St. Paddy's Day, What's Your Favorite Irish Whiskey?

    I'd go with the Teeling at that price! You can always get Jameson etc, but you might not always have Teeling available. Mike
  11. didache

    Peterson Saint Patrick's Day 7 Day Set

    Nice set! I have a seven day set of X105s, which is now an eight day set! Mike
  12. didache

    In Preperation For St. Paddy's Day, What's Your Favorite Irish Whiskey?

    Jameson, Bush (Black), and Powers are almost a trinity of common Irish whiskeys. All will serve you well. But moving up a class, I add a vote for Redbreast - a much superior drink. But even better than that imo is Teeling - it probably isn't that easy to find, but very well worth the effort and...
  13. didache

    Thoughts on Perterson Dracula?

    Mine is an X105 smooth - and a fine smoker it is too! Mike
  14. didache

    Tony Benn and his Pipe - What is it?

    Hi all Back in the 1970s Tony Benn was an iconic politician here in the UK. Politics aside, he was a great pipeman and won the 'Pipe Smoker of the Year' in 1992. I came across this article this morning - it was the photo which interested me...
  15. didache

    4 New Charatan Blends

    I've smoked the No 10 which is a clone of London Mixture. Not too bad and a reasonably close match imo. Mike
  16. didache

    Mr Waverly's Pipe Tobacco Humidor Jar - Man From UNCLE Episode

    There is a nice moment in one of the earlier episodes of NCIS where one of the characters asks Gibbs what Ducky (played by David McCallum) looked like when he was young. Gibbs replies 'He looked just like Ilya Kuryakin' :D
  17. didache

    Mr Waverly's Pipe Tobacco Humidor Jar - Man From UNCLE Episode

    Interestingly, 'Isle of Dogs' is an area on the east side of London. It isn't really an island, but is bounded on three sides by the River Thames which meanders a bit there. The name is probably a corruption of Isle of Ducks (it used to be marshland where waterfowl lived.) Mike
  18. didache

    Erik Nording Compass Pipes

    I have four of them! (albeit the sailor variant) I was looking for the kind of pipe I could use when camping: something small and simple - almost a European version of a cob. So I bought two as the price was relatively low. I have now acquired another two and I must admit I am rather taken with...
  19. didache

    Peterson Mark Twain Series - Rustic

    My Mark Twain set is identical to that. How Peterson got the design for the bent is a helluva story - a little bit of pipe smoking history in your hand. Mike
  20. didache

    Hello from Northampton

    Welcome to you from Bristol in the grey and chilly West Country! Mike