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  1. --dante--

    Curly Block before Wessex made it.

    I just broke out (as in cut off a length of) some Curly Block I've had for some years now. I have a newer jarred Curly Block that is "Wessex Curly Block". I recall the Wessex is a little different, but I can't remember who made it prior to them (even though I bought one, lol). Tobacco Reviews...
  2. --dante--

    When Did Petersons Switch To Round Tins

    I've found an old tin of University Flake in my basement (I use to cellar tobacco all over the place down there. It would have been purchased sometime after 2005 but probably not much later than 2009 or so. It's one of the older, rectangular tins with no tobacco warnings (here in the US), same...
  3. --dante--

    Slices As A Tobacco Cut

    I just received my order of Nor'Easter from Watch City, and I must say I really the cut. As many of you probably know it's like thick (thicker than a flake) slices of a crumble cake. Very nice to work with and I like the qualities of it. I searched tobaccoreviews on cut, and noticed that...
  4. --dante--

    Recommended B&M in Stockholm, Sweden?

    I'll be traveling to Stockholm next month for a couple weeks. Any folks here from (or have been to) Stockholm that have a recommendation for a shop to check out there?
  5. --dante--

    Best Perique for Blending Your own Pressed Cakes?

    As the subject says. I've been following the thread on pressing your own cake, and have ordered a noodle press to have some fun with pressing my own blends. In the past, when just mixing some for a bowl, I've used C&D Granulated Perique. For purposes of pressing, I'm thinking I might want...
  6. --dante--

    How to Press your Own Cake?

    I'm sure this has been done to death, and I _have_ looked into it, but what are your recommendations? I've seen a noodle press used. I'm interested to hear anyones, advice/experiences doing this. I have a number of jarred tobaccos I'd love to try making into cakes.
  7. --dante--

    Got Lucky Twice Ordering a Nording from the Country Squire

    I had ordered a Nording Harmony from Country Squire and a couple ounces of Cowboy Coffee just to try it. The next day, I had a bit of buyer's remorse, thinking in hindsight I should have gotten a different Nording but was taken in by the Japanese painting theme on the Harmony. Then I got lucky...
  8. --dante--

    When did Wessex take over Curly Block?

    The reason I ask is I have a jar in my basement with one of those big sausage 'blocks' cut in half, and labeled "curley block 2020" I believe it was Heinrich's but I don't remember for sure. I'm wondering if the date identifies it as Heinrich's or did Wessex take them over before 2021? Just...
  9. --dante--

    Experience Selling Pipes to Smokingpipes.com?

    Title edited. No all caps! -jpm I have a number of good quality briars languishing in my basement for years (from my old PAD days) as I primarily smoke cobs these days except for a few select briars. I always receive a little flyer in the box when I get tobacco orders delivered from...
  10. --dante--

    C&D Burley Flake 1-5

    I've been enjoying C&D Burley Flake #1. I never tried any of the others (Burley Flake #2,3,4,5). I looked them up on Tobacco Reviews and noticed that #3 lists the same ingredients as #1 -- burley, kentucky, perique, virginia. #2 and #5 also list the same ingredients -- burley, kentucky...
  11. --dante--

    Gawith Hoggarth Shag Tobaccos -- Impressions?

    I've long enjoyed Dark Birdseye, and have recently decided to try some of the other GH & Co shags. I really like the Kendal Dark, when I'm in the mood for it, and recently ordered a couple ounces sample of Kendal Kentucky. At this point, I'll probably want to try all five that I know of...
  12. --dante--

    Results Of My Prince Albert Blending Attempts

    I had been trying to add some burley "oomph" to Prince Albert, since it only comes in a big tub now, and I don't generally like mild tobaccos, except on occasion. Preliminary Results: Kelly's Coin: Worked very well in first round at 50/50. After some experimentation, about 1/3 Kelly's to...
  13. --dante--

    Impressions of SG Lakeland Dark?

    I lucked into actually being able to purchase some Samuel Gawith this (US) side of the pond. I ordered a few tins of Lakeland Dark, hoping it might be another strong, simple burley/va flake like Peterson's Irish Flake. Any impressions from you folks here who have tried it?
  14. --dante--

    Does Anyone Know How Long Lane Limited Ready Rubbed Has Been Around?

    I know it's a reincarnation of Edgeworth Ready Rubbed, but I have no idea when ERR went off the market, and LLRR came into being. The reason I ask is I found a pouch at a tobacco store near Virginia Beach. It has a sticker on it but I don't know if it's a date: "10 08 8". There are no...
  15. --dante--

    What Is An "American" Blend, Exactly?

    The reason I ask, is recently I've been posting how I've begun to like latakia again, but only in burley-based blends (Bow Legged Bear and Billy Budd for example). On tobaccoreviews, I often see blends referred to as 'American', and they seem to be along the lines of codger burley blends with...
  16. --dante--

    Gawith Hoggarth Black Pigtail Aniseed

    Anyone ever had it? I just ordered some from (to me) overseas. It's actually categorized as a snuff/chew. Strong, black, skinny rope. I figured it was not too different from smoking Cotton Boll, which is also a rope categorized as a chew. Not sure about the aniseed part, but thought I'd...
  17. --dante--

    Impressions on Kelly's Coin?

    I just placed an order for several tins of Kelly's Coin. It seemed to fit my primary rotation bill, namely a simple, strong burley. While I wait, I welcome anyone's impressions on it, positive or negative. Happy smokes all!
  18. --dante--

    Cellaring Salty Dogs

    Has anyone cellared Dan Tobacco Salty Dogs? The plug is wrapped in plastic, which is placed in a sealed pouch. I have entire pouches in a large mason jar, but would like to remove them from the pouches (and even the plastic maybe), and store in a jar that way. Would it be best to just...
  19. --dante--

    Looking for Burley-Forward Blends with Very Little Latakia.

    EDIT: Fixed Capitalization in Title (See Rule 9) When I returned to pipe smoking and tried some of my cellared tins from the early 'oughts, I found that I no longer care for English or Balkan blends, primarily because I lost my taste for latakia. I recall even back then I had stopped buying...
  20. --dante--

    Plug Preparation

    Several tobaccos I like are plugs and cakes. Cakes are no problem, but with plugs I always had the same problems as I do with some flakes -- basically I end up with rubbed out asbestos, or cubes that require endless relights if I don't pay attention for two minutes. I finally tried something...