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  1. AKinser79

    Crazy Tax on Pipe Tobacco

    Sounds like you bought your PA in either a tourist trap city, or in one of the Blue enclaves. I just picked some up tuesday and spend 60 bucks for a 14oz tub. The thing about Florida that a lot of outsiders don't get is that we don't have a state income tax, so we have a high sales tax...
  2. AKinser79

    Falcon Bowls Wish List

    There is at least one. I own three falcons and they are my primary briar pipes for me, seeing as I typically prefer cobs and clays. Having said that, I have found that for optimum flavor and minimization of gurgling and other unpleasantness Falcons require a quick cleaning after each smoke...
  3. AKinser79

    Favorite First of the Day Smoke

    I can understand why one would consider it a shame to smoke a new, clean, white pipe. Once it is smoked, no matter what one does it will never be in that new, clean and brilliant white form ever again. That being said I buy my pipes to smoke them, I like to think that being smoked makes the...
  4. AKinser79

    Favorite First of the Day Smoke

    I usually smoke first thing in the morning, mostly to address my nicotine addiction. So I'm pretty eclectic as to what I smoke. However, recently, I've been really liking my first smoke to be Peterson (Dunhill) Elizabethan Mixture in my Old Dominion Jamestown Clay. It is the perfect size for...
  5. AKinser79

    A Few Questions Regarding Clay Pipes and Cleaning Them

    I don't have a gas grill so I'd probably be using my charcoal one for this purpose. I tend to grill rather frequently so my plan would be to cook first and then when finished I can use the residual coals to clean the pipes. I'd have to break out my infrared thermometer to tell you exactly how...
  6. AKinser79

    A Few Questions Regarding Clay Pipes and Cleaning Them

    I thought fire would probably be the method used. I've seen several videos of people cleaning them using a gas stove (which I don't have) and have heard of people using fire. I'm not so much concerned about achieving the bone white color as I am removing the well smoked tastes. My working...
  7. AKinser79

    A Few Questions Regarding Clay Pipes and Cleaning Them

    Okay I have a few perhaps absolutely stupid questions about my clay pipes. I've had some for years but recently I've been smoking them a great deal more than my usual practice of merely using them to sample tobaccos (having found a couple larger bowled varieties). Over all they have the driest...
  8. AKinser79

    What Got You Into Pipe Smoking?

    More or less the same for me really. I started smoking at around age 13. I'd sneak cigarettes out of the packs of my father, grandparents and other relatives (only my mother was a non-smoker back then--she never smoked). This was well over 25 years ago now. Once I was in high school though...
  9. AKinser79

    Feels Like A Cob Day

    I would too. I smoke mostly cobs though lately I've been headed in a clay direction. The Cobbit Shire is in my regular rotation. I also like to smoke Dark Twist out of a Cobbit Wizard which is a rather large churchwarden style.
  10. AKinser79

    Amphora Kentucky Blend & Amphora Original

    It has been a minute since I have posted a review. I've been mostly kept busy at work so I haven't had time to post but that may be changing soon. Anyway I'll be reviewing Amphora Kentucky Blend which is burley heavy and has a nice nutty and slightly smoky flavor to it. I rather like this...
  11. AKinser79

    Amphora Special Reserve Black Cavendish

    I think I've put this one off long enough. As I've reviewed other Amphora tobaccos (with mixed results) I bought the sampler pack and decided to try them all to see if my opinions of them have changed since I last smoked any Amphora some 20+ years ago. So far I've reviewed the English Blend...
  12. AKinser79

    A Pipe and a Drink (?)

    Peterson (Dunhill) Elizabethan Mixture goes well in cobs, briar and clay of course. I just happen to like to smoke mine in clay the most for some reason. I'm not sure if it is psychological or just the properties of the Virginias used in that particular bend. I do not have photos of my...
  13. AKinser79

    What Do You Smoke??

    I have the occasional cigar. I'm a fan of Hav-a-Tampa with the wood tip on those occasions. Otherwise I've been smoking a pipe nearly exclusively for26 years. I've dabbled with snuff and snus too. Never got into chew or dip, I found the spitting off putting. As for smoking cigarettes I...
  14. AKinser79

    A Pipe and a Drink (?)

    I can't remember the last time I drank an alcoholic beverage. I do enjoy them, but I don't drink often. I'm not a fan of getting more than just slightly buzzed off alcohol--I stagger around enough without drunkenness. Smoking, I usually smoke between 5-10 grams of tobacco per day depending on...
  15. AKinser79

    Missouri Meerschaum American Pride Pipe Tobacco

    I haven't tried Great Dane so I can't comment on it. Missouri Pride and Country Gentleman I find myself smoking fairly frequently. I find that both smoke quite well out of the pipes that carry the same name; I am unsure if that is merely psychological though.
  16. AKinser79

    Missouri Meerschaum American Pride Pipe Tobacco

    I must say that I was surprised that my favorite pipe company also put their name on a few blends of pipe tobacco. Upon seeing it I knew I HAD to try them, in a cob of course (though they taste okay in briar too). This blend is American Patriot, it is classed as an "American English". I'm not...
  17. AKinser79

    Amphora Full Aroma: an Aromatic Blend

    I've yet to try the "brown" (AKA Original) for reviewing purposes. However, I would consider any tobacco that features an artificial flavoring prominent enough to be detected (almost all tobaccos are cased in some fashion as is the supposed word of G. L. Pease--and he should know) to be an...
  18. AKinser79

    Amphora Full Aroma: an Aromatic Blend

    Well I'll finish the pouch at any rate. I have enough left over to tinker with blending it with some non-aromatics to see if I can tone down the flavoring (as the underlaying tobacco is quality).
  19. AKinser79

    Amphora Full Aroma: an Aromatic Blend

    And so I continue my Amphora series. Amphora Full Aroma is an aromatic blend produced by Mac Baren, and is obviously part of the Amphora family (See my reviews of the English, Burley and Virginia blends--and there are upcoming reviews for this family). Like the other Amphora blends (except the...
  20. AKinser79

    Do You Enjoy Every Bowl?

    No. Some bowls are exquisite, some are great, some are okay, and some are terrible. The terrible ones are caused by a few factors. 1. Breaking in a new pipe. I primarily smoke cobs and as such they are almost always nude. Until a decent layer of char develops on the internal shank and bowl...
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