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  1. Mr_houston

    A Little Humor for the Day

  2. Mr_houston

    My Journey into Burley Blends

    Good write up, @Choatecav. I’m in the same boat as a VA and English guy. Not a fan of anything aromatic, cavendish, nor ashy tasting. To me, that means burley. But I do keep an open mind and do try VaBurs. Also some modest ventures into DFK.
  3. Mr_houston

    Birth Year Anything Else?

    I am a shaving enthusiast as well as a piper. My birthyear razor is a 1961 Gillette Fatboy Adjustable. Many of the Gillettes can be dated.
  4. Mr_houston

    Seriously? Rustication Gone Awry?

    I’ve bought my first 2 Peterson in the last year and a half. I just couldn’t do the current rustication style. Both are sand blasted.
  5. Mr_houston

    In Search of High Sugar-Content Virginias

    I’ll be following this thread. I am a big fan of sweet red VAs.
  6. Mr_houston

    Mild English Blends

    EMP is a great start. Chelsea Morning will give you a mild taste of Latakia, but isn’t an English blend. Virginia and Latakia, without orientals. Good blend, though.
  7. Mr_houston

    New From Texas

    Hey Tex! Welcome from Houston.
  8. Mr_houston

    Perfect Foods

    Dinner tonight was boiled blue crabs with melted butter and lemon to dip. Crab meat is such a unique food. There is really nothing similar. I have loved it since I was a boy. Perfect to me.
  9. Mr_houston

    Blind Tasting: Red Virginia

    puffybdw Wow! That’s a classy bunch of tobacco you sent us. Very generous. Thanks again for the fun.
  10. Mr_houston

    Friday Night Stoving Session

    I’d like to hear too, @BarrelProof Esp on HH VA and BS Flake
  11. Mr_houston

    GLP Must Have Blends

    That’s just mean. 😀 I also recommend Telegraph Hill for VaPers.
  12. Mr_houston

    ***What Are You Smoking, July 2024?***

    I’m not sure what I’m smoking, but I know it’s a red Va, and I’m smoking it in a Radice Rind twin-bore. It’s part of the blind tasting of red VAs that Mrs. Pickles is running. Lots of fun.
  13. Mr_houston

    Blind Tasting: Red Virginia

    Final thoughts I am sitting on the porch smoking the remnants of Samples 1 & 2 mixed together to make a full pipe. Lovely! For my tastes, I rank the samples as follows: 1, 2, 5, 4, 6, 3. Thanks again @Mrs. Pickles . I look forward to the big reveal.
  14. Mr_houston

    Blind Tasting: Red Virginia

    Sample 6 This sample came too dry for me. I placed into a bowl with a damp paper towel over it for 1.5 hours and it was perfect. The tin note is lightly sweet bread. No vinegar note, so not McClellands or Sutliff. I smoked it in my small lovat. Very spicy as I start the smoke - I think it...
  15. Mr_houston

    Blind Tasting: Red Virginia

    Sample 5 I really like this blend. It comes as a ribbon cut and is easy burning. I smoked it in my most-smoked VA pipe - a Radice twin-bore. It has all the flavors of a good red VA - rich, sweet, tangy, dark fruit and spice, without the grassy and hay qualities. However every flavor is...
  16. Mr_houston

    Tobacco advice

    Here is the link to American Patriot. It is an English blend, so that is Latakia you are smelling. Link
  17. Mr_houston

    Blind Tasting: Red Virginia

    Sample 4 This presents as a loosely pressed flake. Appearance and tin note makes me think GL Pease. Maybe a blend with reds and brights. For the 1st half bowl, I got a good volume of smoke that tasted more like brights with citrus and hay. I almost wondered if there was perique in it -...
  18. Mr_houston

    Blind Tasting: Red Virginia

    Sample 3 This was a very mild red VA blend. It was mostly a ribbon cut , but might have been broken flake at one time. On first light, there was just no flavor, maybe some caramel in the background. As the smoke continued it strengthened . It wasn’t until the last 1/8 bowl that I was...
  19. Mr_houston

    Blind Tasting: Red Virginia

    Sample #2 Upon opening the pouch, I quickly came to 2 conclusions : this blends is also from McClellands and is likely one of the Christmas Cheer series. A beautiful smoke of well-aged VAs. Another treat from @Mrs. Pickles A simple way for me to do this is to compare it to Sample #1. This...
  20. Mr_houston

    Blind Tasting: Red Virginia

    Hey guys. We got electricity back today (day 7) after the hurricane. Red Vas are my favorite tobacco, so I am please to participate in this tasting. 5100 was a favorite in the day. I will post as I go, but won’t read your comments until after I’ve sampled a blend. It was an absolute...
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