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  1. Lumbridge

    ***What Are You Smoking, December 2025?***

    Newminster 400 in an Old German Clay. Giving the fold and stuff method another go.
  2. Lumbridge

    ***What Are You Smoking, December 2025?***

    Very unique and cool pipe!
  3. Lumbridge

    ***What Are You Smoking, December 2025?***

    Briar Works Country Lawyer in an El Morjane Algerian billiard. A bit underwhelmed by this blend. I'll give it some air time and try it again.
  4. Lumbridge

    Did Half & Half Change, Too?

    Couldn't get into it. Too wet and smells like Play Dough.
  5. Lumbridge

    ***What Are You Smoking, December 2025?***

    Feeling basic today. SP Black Cavendish in a Diplomat Apple cob.
  6. Lumbridge

    SP C&D 20% sale started

    I can't be bothered to chase blends that aren't readily obtainable. It's the digital equivalent of mall shoppers punching each other for the last iPhone on Black Friday.
  7. Lumbridge

    Who's Still Enjoying Churchwardens?

    I have a Mr. Brog No.15 that I smoke from time to time. Not a bad pipe.
  8. Lumbridge

    ***What Are You Smoking, November 2025?***

    Digging out the Christmas decor with some Lane Buttered Rum in a bent Legend.
  9. Lumbridge

    Understanding Moisture

    Air humidity will definitely have an effect on the smoke. Smoking a briar outside on a very humid day, especially if it's chilly out, often results in gurgling. For that reason, I prefer a cob in those conditions.
  10. Lumbridge

    Corn Cobs - what’s the skinny?

    Never had any gurgle with a cob. When I'm smoking on a cold, wet day, I default to a cob because they never gurgle for me like a briar might. Has it been modified, bottom of the chamber filled in with pipe mud or anything like that?
  11. Lumbridge

    ***What Are You Smoking, November 2025?***

    McConnell Red Virginia in a Ropp J06. My go-to smoke lately.
  12. Lumbridge

    Burley Blend (No-name yet)

    I tried making my own aromatic using a stoved VA base and a sauce very similar to this - bourbon, real vanilla extract, and a touch of white sugar. Result was pretty good. I might experiment and try stoving it after adding the sauce rather than before.
  13. Lumbridge

    My car burns coconuts

  14. Lumbridge

    Ends of the Bowls Getting Acrid

    Sounds like moisture and other gunk collecting in the bottom. The dottle at the bottom is unsmoked tobacco that soaks all this other crap up, and yeah, it can taste pretty gross sometimes. If it tastes bad, I toss it. The other option which I frequently recommend, similar to the idea of using...
  15. Lumbridge

    Amphora Pouches in Canada

    Not sure about Canada market Amphora pouches in particular, but not all pouches have a seal, none of them are totally airtight. Most plastic pouches I've encountered don't have a seal, but some of the foil/mylar type pouches do have an adhesive seal. Would not trust it for long term storage...
  16. Lumbridge

    Cornell and Diehl blends

    The Burley flakes are very underappreciated, especially #3.
  17. Lumbridge

    I Remember When..........

    A time before everyone was constantly glued to social media and smartphones.
  18. Lumbridge

    Question About Sillem’s Mayor 1814 Flake – Is It Lightly Flavored or Pure Virginia?

    To me it is, regardless of whether GH call it one.
  19. Lumbridge

    Question About Sillem’s Mayor 1814 Flake – Is It Lightly Flavored or Pure Virginia?

    Then you have a blend that has had enough sugar added that it becomes perceptibly sweet. Whether or not that constitutes an aromatic or not is up to the individual smoker. I guess some people don't care, and it's really not all that important. I just like to dedicate some of my pipes to what I...
  20. Lumbridge

    Question About Sillem’s Mayor 1814 Flake – Is It Lightly Flavored or Pure Virginia?

    It's a debate over definitions, and there is no consensus on what constitutes an aromatic or non-aromatic. Sugar casing being fairly neutral, it is frequently used on "non-aromatics" for the improvements it makes to the smoking characteristics. Any added flavor beyond that, in my humblest of...
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