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  1. drrock

    LJ Peretti - 5 Burley Blends I Ordered

    It's difficult to find a pipe tobacco blend with more subtle complexities than Peretti Cuban Mixture.
  2. drrock

    Taking My Leave

    Sorry to hear about your current situation. Your insightful posts will definitely be missed. All the best to you.
  3. drrock

    Anthony's Cigar Emporium - Tucson, AZ

    As a frequent visitor to Tucson I've never been to Anthony's. Which of the locations have the most pipe stuff?
  4. drrock

    Using a mini food chopper

    I use a rechargeable coffee grinder instead of a food processor. Break up the flakes into smaller pieces, then just 2 seconds in this chops tobaccos into smaller pieces that are perfect for a gravity load. Also really improves how the tobaccos burn in the pipe.
  5. drrock

    Pipe Sighting at the Movies

    John Howard "Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police" (1939)
  6. drrock

    Visiting Peterson Shop in Dublin

    In smaller cities like Galway, I found many grocery stores or newsstands stocked pouches of Condor & Mick McQuaid. Galway is also fantastic.
  7. drrock

    Visiting Peterson Shop in Dublin

    My own experience (2016) isn't as recent as you'd prefer, but let me mention it since it hopefully might be helpful. It's definitely worthwhile to visit the Peterson store, & any pipe or tobacco you'd buy will remind you of your special trip every time you enjoy them. The Peterson store was...
  8. drrock

    Pipe Sighting at the Movies

    John Barrymore - "Bulldog Drummond's Revenge" 1937
  9. drrock

    Pipe Sighting at the Movies

    Wayne Morris - "The Smiling Ghost" (1941)
  10. drrock

    Best Selling Pipe Tobaccos in the UK Not Available in the US

    Which best-selling pipe tobaccos in the UK are not currently available in the United State?
  11. drrock

    Mail Call!

    Since you already have Old Gowrie, Marlin Flake, & Hal O' the Wynd, your definitely need to add Brown Clunee to complete a quartet of fine Virginia blends.
  12. drrock

    Opening A Tin? Show Us!

    Opened the last tin of 2004 Edgeworth Sliced. Always squirrel away a tin of any favorite for future enjoyment!
  13. drrock

    The Best 'No-Bite' Pipe Tobacco?

    For me the answer is obvious - Boswell No Bite DeLite. It's also delicious!
  14. drrock

    Opening A Tin? Show Us!

    2024 Cornell & Diehl Low Country: Carolina Christmas. I such a sucker for holiday blends...
  15. drrock

    Looking to age this box of velvet.

    A guess as to the age: There's no bar code on the outside of the box. Bar codes started being used in 1974. The coupon inside the box has an address with a zip code. Zip codes were introduced in 1963. I suspect that old box/pouch of Velvet came from within that 11 year span. It's fun finding...
  16. drrock

    Opening A Tin? Show Us!

    2024 Sutliff KrampusNacht. I'm pretty sure I buy it for the tin art rather than the Germanic traditions of my ancestors!
  17. drrock

    Opening A Tin? Show Us!

    Pulled out this tin of Samuel Gawith Christmas Mixture 2007 from deep in the cellar. Some of the topping has faded a bit but the underlying tobaccos are terrific. I like to smoke my pipe in my garage - a man's home is his castle but his garage is his sanctuary! Afterwards the smell in the...
  18. drrock

    Holiday Blends

    It's that time of the year. Post-Thanksgiving through the New Year time for smoking Holiday Blends. I'm a sucker for Holiday blends. This year I bought The Country Squire Figgy Pudding & Cordial Friends, plus Sutliff KrampusNacht 2024. Dug into the cellar & pulled out Boswell's Christmas...
  19. drrock

    Show us your Custom-Bilts or Custombilts

    Here's my favorite Custombilt:
  20. drrock

    Alternatives to Golden Slice

    I definitely would give Reiner Blend No 71 a try.