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  1. mtwaller

    ***What Are You Smoking, December 2024?***

    Thank you! It’s a bit outside my normal realm of pretty classic British shaping cues. Af first glance, I couldn’t stand it. Then I kept coming back to look at it online until I couldn’t possibly bear to live without it 😂
  2. mtwaller

    ***What Are You Smoking, December 2024?***

    SPC Plum Pudding Special Reserve in a Musico sandblasted army mount egg
  3. mtwaller

    The Best of What's Left

    What do you recommend? I’m guilty of judging a book by its cover, and I think the sort of generic/similar labels across his blends maybe just makes me go a little cross eyed and I kind of lose focus browsing them haha.
  4. mtwaller

    The Best of What's Left

    I’m an avid English fan, and I’m of the opinion that some of the finest of the genre are those not affected by the Impending Doom (as far as I know). -Drucquer & Sons Blairgowrie (and everything else they make, really) -Captain Earle’s Mystic and Ten Russians -Ashton Artisan’s Blend -C&D Star...
  5. mtwaller

    A Look at STG Internal Documents Regarding the Mac Baren / Sutliff Buyout

    lol they’re ready to get that shit gone. I was happy to do my part this morning and help them in that regard.
  6. mtwaller

    A Look at STG Internal Documents Regarding the Mac Baren / Sutliff Buyout

    No doubt. It’ll be a wild and wacky ride when Mixture 79 is going for like $30 a pouch or something bonkers.
  7. mtwaller

    A Look at STG Internal Documents Regarding the Mac Baren / Sutliff Buyout

    Yeah unfortunately I think it’s the only sure way to avoid some serious heartache that is probably coming down the line.
  8. mtwaller

    A Look at STG Internal Documents Regarding the Mac Baren / Sutliff Buyout

    About 5 days ago I decided “Eh, I’ll pick up a couple pounds of my two favorite MB blends just to be safe”. Fast forward to this morning, and my running tally is a little over 23 lbs of MB/Sutliff/Lane/Cult blends. A bit much, perhaps. Certainly my largest tobacco purchase by a mile. I dearly...
  9. mtwaller

    ***What Are You Smoking, December 2024?***

    My first time trying Mac Baren Dark Twist. Pretty darn tasty. In a Peterson Christmas ‘23 XL02.
  10. mtwaller

    ***What Are You Smoking, December 2024?***

    Some beautifully plumed Gawith Hoggarth Cherry Cream Flake in a Radice Silk Cut Billiard
  11. mtwaller

    What Cigar are You Smoking? 2024

    Alec Bradley Black Market Illicit Toro (6x50). Freaking awesome 👍
  12. mtwaller

    Half & Half Cans Long-Term Storage

    I like what you did there 🫡
  13. mtwaller

    Half & Half Cans Long-Term Storage

    Much obliged for the input! I’m more than happy to leave them in cans for a while if folks have had good luck with them. But I do have heavy duty Mylar as a backup, just in case.
  14. mtwaller

    A Look at STG Internal Documents Regarding the Mac Baren / Sutliff Buyout

    Most definitely. Luckily I already bought enough Plum Pudding to last me for decades when I was finding good prices on the 8 oz cans. I’m content with my modest hoard, more or less. Hopefully others can get to a place where they feel the same.
  15. mtwaller

    A Look at STG Internal Documents Regarding the Mac Baren / Sutliff Buyout

    I’m embarrassed by my ignorance as it relates to the business side of all this. Forgive me if I sound really stupid, but the blends that Sutliff manufactures for other companies aren’t necessarily going to be owned by STG, right? I’m thinking of stuff like SPC. Like in theory, SPC could try to...
  16. mtwaller

    A Look at STG Internal Documents Regarding the Mac Baren / Sutliff Buyout

    This one is my first big loss in terms of pipe tobacco getting snuffed out. I was barely involved with the hobby when McClelland closed, and I had a passing interest in some Solani stuff, but not enough to lose sleep over any of it. This one, though… this one stings a bit. HH Latakia Flake and...
  17. mtwaller

    Half & Half Cans Long-Term Storage

    Do the 7 oz. Half & Half cans stay sealed for the long haul (decades), or is it best to crack them and transfer to other storage means? I just bought a few cans, but I’ve zero experience with them.
  18. mtwaller

    ***What Are You Smoking, December 2024?***

    2019 PS LNF in a 2018 Ashton XX Brindle Lovat
  19. mtwaller

    ***What Are You Smoking, Nov. 2024?***

    Solani ABF (the old stuff) in a Musico Sandblasted Apple w/ Boxwood Accent
  20. mtwaller

    ***What Are You Smoking, Nov. 2024?***

    Finishing the day with a Diesel Whiskey Row Sherry Cask Robusto. Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate!