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  1. billinrio

    Help, Please for: Good, Inexpensive, Small Pipe

    Yes, cobs are cheap, but most have those horrible plastic stems, and end up in the trash.
  2. billinrio

    Georgetown Tobacco

    This is a shop that I discovered in the mid 1960's. I recently came across their 1999 catalog that I've scanned and uploaded, since I think some members might enjoy leafing through it. https://www.mediafire.com/file/8s20whxreu3c5hj/Georgetown_Tobacco_Summer_1999_Catalog.pdf/file
  3. billinrio

    Your All Time Favorite 3 TV Series

    Undercover (2019 Dutch) , Fargo, VIP
  4. billinrio

    Fake Cubans Sold By Popular Retailer

    I still have a box of those Hoyo Double Coronas that I purchased in 2001 at a Casa del Habano in Havana. Carefully stored since then, it's been difficult to find an occasion worthy of breaking one out ...
  5. billinrio

    Cigar pipes

    Good morning. This morning I received an advertisement from Savinelli (attached) for a bent poker shape pipe designed for smoking cigars - specifically cigars from Tuscany. I had never heard of Italian cigars, so I went looking and discovered some interesting things about them - particularly...
  6. billinrio

    Cigar Pipe

    The last inch or so of a cigar is usually pretty bitter, and by that time I always think it's time to discard it anyway. Perhaps, if one wants to be that "thrifty" (one of the more kindly adjectives available), it would be best to devote a single pipe to the purpose. I'll check out a cigar...
  7. billinrio

    Cigar Pipe

    Good morning. I hope this is an appropriate place for this post. I attempted in vain to find a thread category specifically devoted to pipe reviews. This morning I received an advertisement from Savinelli (attached) for a bent poker shape pipe designed for smoking cigars - specifically cigars...
  8. billinrio

    You May Say I’m a Reamer, Am I the Only One?

    I have no idea what “water flushing” is but it sounds like something I would never want to do to a pipe.
  9. billinrio

    You May Say I’m a Reamer, Am I the Only One?

    I have one of these. I like the small drill bit inside for keeping shanks clear.
  10. billinrio

    A La Pipe du Nord in Paris

    Must have been in August, the month during which many shops in France close.
  11. billinrio

    A La Pipe du Nord in Paris

    You honeymooned before you were married? Well anyway, it's too bad you missed the pipe shop. Your time would have been even more fabulous.
  12. billinrio

    A La Pipe du Nord in Paris

    Also hosts pipe events sponsored by retailers. The last one I attended was sponsored by Savinelli. A real blow-out, with lots of people, lots of wine. At another, I met the German pipe maker Werner Mummert. Lots of Youtube videos on this shop.
  13. billinrio

    A La Pipe du Nord in Paris

    Address: 21 boulevard Magenta. In the 10th arrondissement. Metro station (Jacques Bonsargent) right in front. I'm a huge fan of this shop. It has been there since 1867, has an incredible selection of pipes, and Marie-Aurélie is the very personable and knowledgeable owner. No tobacco sales, due...
  14. billinrio

    Let's See Those 320 Shapes

    Here's a photo of my Punto Oro. It weighs 85.8g (OK, it is a 320 EX).
  15. billinrio

    Let's See Those 320 Shapes

    I love the Savinelli 320 shape, and have several of them, including a beautiful Punto Oro. The problem for me is that they're just too heavy. 70g is my pipe weight limit, no matter what. But Savinelli came to my rescue with the 321. I just wish they would include that shape in more of their...
  16. billinrio

    What's the worst blend you've tried?

    When I began smoking a pipe, I went through the usual disgusting drugstore blends such as Mixture 78, Walnut, and Revelation. All of them were smoked by college professors whom I respected, and I fondly recall graduate seminars in which it was just fine to bring a pipe and smoke it. But in...
  17. billinrio

    Pipe Tobacco You Don’t Initially Like?

    For me all pipe tobaccos improve with some aging. So, anything I don't initially like I put aside and come back to it later. That works for most, but not all of them. A good example of an unredeamable tobacco is S.G. Firedance Flake, which remains terrible even after years in a jar.
  18. billinrio

    Interview With JimInks At Smoking Pipes

    What an excellent article about a guy with whom I'd love to meet and smoke a pipe. I've long folllowed his reviews at tobaccoreviews dot com and admit that he influences me more than anyone else on that forum. One reason I so respect his reviews is that he's objective and without bias. For...
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