A big thank you to Savinelli,Smokingpipes.com, and Kevin for my gift of a Savinelli 626 Trevi rusticated pipe. This morning I am enjoying breaking it in with some Barbados Plantation tobacco. It is the first time I have broken in a non-carbonized bowl,which is proving to be interesting.It has...
My brass tipped tamper gets covered in black soot that is sometimes hard to clean. What is the best method method for cleaning brass back to it's original shine?
Loaded up some of Jack Lee's Honey Malt in my Savinelli Alligator poker and fired it up after I checked the hole drilling(perfect). Used a balsa filter and the pipe drew well and smoked smooth right off the bat. The lucite swirled stem is pretty but a tad hard as I'm used to vulcanite.The pipe...
We have power at last.It was a long haul.Please consider to donate to hurricane relief as the devastation is enormous and so many have lost everything.Thank you!
Still no power with another noreaster expected wednesday. My pipe keeping me company day and night. Hopefully power soon. Boiling water on stove for heat.
As of this morning my home looks to be exactly where landfall of this storm will hit. We have taken as many precautions as possible including batteries,food,water,flashlights candles and even moving our grill to the garage for cooking. Wish us luck!
Jack Lee(pipeinhand) was kind enough to provide me with a sample of his new blend.To be honest I was not expecting much and boy was I wrong. The pouch smell was mostly Vanilla like and quite pleasant.The tobacco itself was deep brown and black colored and finely cut . It was somewhat moist but...
This tobacco has taken me by surprise as I thought it would be a sweet aromatic. It tastes more like a slightly sweet burley.It is a mixture of small coins and long strands of light amber and darker brown tobacco. Moist out of the tin I dried it for 15 minutes to 1/2 hour prior to smoking...
Out of curiosity does anyone collect or smoke briar figurals? Have one in your rotation. What is your favorite or most unusual? How do they smoke?(They don't seem popular on ebay)