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  1. Lumbridge

    B&M Cob Score - What's Your Latest Score?

    I went in one of those "Tobacco Shack" type stores recently - the kind that sell everything from cigarettes and dip to some pretty decent cigars and a few pipes and pipe blends. They had a fair selection of pipes and tobacco, mostly run of the mill stuff like Rossi/Savinelli pipes and some Mac...
  2. Lumbridge

    Meerschaum Pipe Tenons

    My first meerschaum pipe came in the mail today - an AKB. I have a couple of questions for those experienced with meers: Q1: Is the tenon supposed to screw directly into the meerschaum like this? It looks a little crumbly as it is. I would have assumed that there would be some sort of threaded...
  3. Lumbridge

    You Are All Enablers

    You meerschaum-evangelists got me. I did so well for a while not buying any more pipes. I now have a little meer of my own on the way. This will be my first - an AKB block "Billiard" (really more of a small stack/chimney). I'm looking forward to seeing how it smokes.
  4. Lumbridge

    Villiger Tropical Export - It's a Weird One

    I've been giving some more heavily flavored aromatics a go lately, and Villiger Tropical Export was the one I chose to open this week. I purchased the pouch at SPC about eight months ago and promptly heat sealed the pouch in mylar to keep it fresh, as I always do. This one was thrown into my...
  5. Lumbridge

    Modifying the Cut of a Blend

    I've got a day off today and no obligations, so naturally, I've been sitting out on the deck, watching the trees and the rain, and indulging in several pipefuls. For months, I've been slowly working my way through a tin of C&D Da Vinci, a LatVaBur mixture of long ribbon blended with chunks and...
  6. Lumbridge

    Sealed Tins, Jars, and High Altitudes

    Hoping some folks that live in high altitude regions can chime in. I'm about to move, and of course I'm bringing my entire tobacco collection with me, including both round and square factory-sealed tins, jars I packed myself, sealed mylar bags with air inside, plastic tubs, cardboard cans, and...
  7. Lumbridge

    Missouri Meerschaum Cob - Blue Barcode Label?

    A friend bought this Washington cob on Amazon and was asking me if it's a legit MM. I've never seen a blue sticker label with a barcode on one of their pipes before. Has anyone seen one of these before?
  8. Lumbridge

    School Me on Tobacco Maturation and Fermentation

    I've got a pound of Newminster Navy Flake on the way and I'm planning to seal it in mylar. I've been getting into VAs in general, but I've found that I'm not a fan of the "vinegar-y" taste of fermented tobaccos. I want to cellar some bulk VA, VaOr, and perique blends without encouraging...
  9. Lumbridge

    H&H Derby Club Aromatic - Bulk Version?

    I'm looking for a bulk version of Hearth and Home Mid Town Derby Club Aromatic so I can buy a single ounce. Googling hasn't gotten me anywhere. I know that they are made by Sutliff. H&H Chatham Manor = Match Carter Hall / Estate Blend H&H Prince Andrew = Match Prince Albert / Duke Albert H&H...
  10. Lumbridge

    Looking for a BurOrPer blend

    Looking for blend recommendations. I thought this would be an interesting combination - I'm looking for a blend with a base of burley/oriental with some perique. Dark fired or some latakia might also be a welcome addition.
  11. Lumbridge

    I Get More Dottle With Briars

    I've been smoking cobs for five years and have recently branched out into briars. I find that I get more unsmokable wet dottle smoking my briars, whereas the cobs smoke dry to the bottom. Cobs seem to be more tobacco-efficient for me, wheareas when I smoke a briar, I end up tossing about an...
  12. Lumbridge

    Robert McConnell Blends - Your Opinion?

    I've been looking to branch out from my mostly OTC/codger blend diet. I'm particularly interested in VAs and blends containing DFK and/or Orientals as leading components. Been smoking Newminster Navy Flake and enjoying it quite a bit. I occasionally like a good English/Balkan as well. Several...
  13. Lumbridge

    How Do You Store Your Pipe Collection?

    What's your preferred method to store your pipe collection (the ones not currently in use/rotation)? I used to have a big sheet of pegboard on the wall that I framed and added hangers that I'd put my cobs on. The Mrs. eventually got me to take it down (it was pretty ugly). I just tossed them in...
  14. Lumbridge

    Pipe Haul (and a Positive Experience with The Right Pipe)

    Ordered a few ultra-cheap Lorenzo "basket" briars from therightpipe.com, around $20 each, just to try out different styles since I'm new to briars. Shapes were semi-random - you can pick the color and bent/semi-bent/straight, but the exact shape is luck of the draw. Sent them an email just after...
  15. Lumbridge

    Is This Pipe Drilled Improperly?

    Pardon the noob question - coming from cobs, this is only my second briar pipe. I bought this Rossi Sera 8614 Oom Paul recently and noticed that the airway drilling looks a little weird. I've been told to avoid any pipe that has the airway hole drilled partway up the wall of the bowl rather...
  16. Lumbridge

    Thrifty Storage: The Tupperdor vs. The Coolidor

    Hello, cigar-burning brethren. I've currently got my stogies in a tupperdor - a pretty big Ziploc brand storage tub with a foam sealing gasket - and I'm thinking about converting to a coolidor. My main reason is because I estimate that the coolidor will stay... well, cooler in the summer. Here...
  17. Lumbridge

    Cellaring Carter Hall/Prince Albert - Pouches vs. Cans

    So, I know this has come up a few times here and there, but I'd like to get some more experienced opinions. A local cigar shop has CH and PA cans for $28. They also have pouches on sale, and the per oz price adds up to about the same as the tubs (less than a dollar more per 14oz). I'd like to...
  18. Lumbridge

    IPSD Festivities

    Remember kids, if you were good little boys and girls this past year, JimInks Clause will visit and leave you a few tins underneath the pipe rack. Just remember to leave him a bowl's worth and a pipe cleaner out on a plate by the fireplace. Joking aside, whatcha smoking today? I'm starting...
  19. Lumbridge

    To Panic Buy, or Not to Panic Buy...

    ...that is the question. Some good sales going on right now. Considering buying a small mountain of toby. Should I do it, or nah?
  20. Lumbridge

    I Just Smoked Some Pure Latakia...

    ...and the flavor was incredible, but the burn was shite, of course. Pretty much light, puff puff, relight, etc. But man, it was delicious. I recommend trying at least a tiny bowl of some blending latakia if you love it as much as I do. Ever stood over a campfire and marvelled at the wonderful...
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