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  1. Corto Waltese

    Best Pipe Filters

    I've tried Vauen activated carbon, and Peterson charcoal filters. The Peterson filters are a little more snug in my Petes - but I seem to get a better smoke out of them whatever filter-capable pipe I'm using.
  2. Corto Waltese

    Low-Key Aromatics

    I’m a big Burley fan. Thanks.
  3. Corto Waltese

    Filter

    I’ve tried both. Peterson charcoal filters diminish the taste - but Vauen activated carbon filters seem to make it disappear altogether. Maybe it depends on the tobacco. I find both to be pretty good in terms of the fit in my pipes.
  4. Corto Waltese

    Filter

    I discard after each smoke.
  5. Corto Waltese

    Filter

    How do you like your Vauens?
  6. Corto Waltese

    Low-Key Aromatics

    Will do! I'm a big fan of their show.
  7. Corto Waltese

    Low-Key Aromatics

    I like the name "Vermont Meat Candy"...
  8. Corto Waltese

    Low-Key Aromatics

    ...what falls under "codger blends"?
  9. Corto Waltese

    Filter

    I have a few filtered pipes. I've got Missouri Meerschaum cobs, a 6mm Savinelli, and a couple 9mm filtered Petersons. I've tried, balsa, charcoal, Medico paper, and "activated carbon" (Vauen) filters. In my opinion, the Medico filters don't do too much. The balsa filters are actually really...
  10. Corto Waltese

    Low-Key Aromatics

    Never had any of those. Will put them on the list...
  11. Corto Waltese

    Low-Key Aromatics

    After eschewing aromatics, I recently tried a couple that I like - John Marr, and Bagpiper. They're pretty subtle, and don't hit me over the head with an intensely fragrant room note. There's just enough of the promised topping to know it's there. Could anyone recommend their favorite...
  12. Corto Waltese

    Cellaring with Cotton

    Have you tried it with tobacco? I go back into some of these jars frequently, so that probably wouldn't be a good idea for that...but I didn't think about that for long term storage...Thanks for the idea.
  13. Corto Waltese

    Cellaring with Cotton

    Yeah. I nixed the idea...
  14. Corto Waltese

    Cellaring with Cotton

    I have a jar or two of VA's that I'm aging on purpose, but for the rest, I'm just using mason jars to store them after I open a tin. I go back in frequently or infrequently depending on my interest in the tobacco. I've noticed, that my Escudo (stored in a 4oz jar with a moderate amount of air )...
  15. Corto Waltese

    Cellaring with Cotton

    ? Ok...I’ll keep that in mind...
  16. Corto Waltese

    Cellaring with Cotton

    See, there’s an unforeseen consequence...I didn’t think about the cotton commingling with the tobacco... hah. I think I’ll skip smoking the cotton too...
  17. Corto Waltese

    Cellaring with Cotton

    I heard on Country Squire Radio that when you cellar tobacco, optimally there should be as little air as possible in your mason jar. I haven't been able to find 2 oz. mason jars, so I've been using 4 oz jars. In order to reduce the amount of air in the jar, could I use cotton balls to take up...
  18. Corto Waltese

    What's Your First Pipe Purchase of the New Year?

    I bought this well-loved estate Bruyere “Fine”, with a Légionnaire’s head sculpt. (If anyone has any information about this type of pipe, please let me know.) The bowl needs a little cleaning, but otherwise it’s in great shape. (What tobacco would a Legionnaire smoke? I’m guessing it would be...
  19. Corto Waltese

    ***What Are You Smoking?*** (November, 2019)

    1792, in a Muhsin meerschaum churchwarden. Enjoying the last gasp of Fall before the snow flies.
  20. Corto Waltese

    Does Temperature Affect Taste?

    So... As you say, I think the person I had the conversation with meant well. He was up front that he wasn’t really a pipe smoker. There’s another B&M near me, that’s better stocked with pipes and tins, but their staff are more geared towards cigar smokers. Pipers are hard to come by in the...