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  1. fitzy

    Plume = Bacteria

    Plume or bloom or whatever you want to call it apparently is a type of bacteria. I was just reading here how they had sent out cigars and pipe tobacco with Blume on it to a lab for testing and this is what they found. http://www.friendsofhabanos.com/forum/topic/132939-mold-update-round-2/
  2. fitzy

    Alden Estate

    Can someone buy this already before I do and the wife kills me?
  3. fitzy

    New Favorite Tobacco!

    I wish I opened this can of McClelland's Stave Aged virginia sooner. I've had it sitting in my new blend box along with 25 other unopened tins I have yet to sample. Boy this is sweet and delicious. A top 5 for me and I'm only a few bowls into the tin. I don't see Jim having a review on it yet...
  4. fitzy

    GLP Haddo's Delight

    I finally found a GLP blend I really really like. I bought a tin of Haddo's about 4 or 5 years ago and smoked a few bowls. At the time I wasn't crazy about it so I jarred it up and put it on a shelf. I loved the smell but found it a bit boring. Yesterday I broke the jar out and loaded up a...
  5. fitzy

    My First Ryan Alden Pipe

    So I had contacted Ryan back in March about a commission and he said he was going to put me on his calendar and that I should be hearing from him in May. Well I patiently waited and didn't hear back anything so yesterday I contacted him. He had my info but slipped up on the calendar. My plan...
  6. fitzy

    When to Start Smoking Again?

    So I bit the inside of my cheek a couple days ago and thought it best to take a couple days off from the pipes. It feels like it's starting to heal up but there's still a lump. If this ever happens to you do you keep smoking? Do you take a break? If so how long do you usually wait? When I had...
  7. fitzy

    How Small Is Too Small?

    I mostly smoke pipes in the .75" to .95" range and generally 1.35" and deeper. I also tend to purchase pipes 1.5oz or lighter as any heavier it's a bitch to clench. So what do you consider to be too small of a pipe? My smallest pipe is a Tsuge bent bulldog that's .61" diameter by 1" deep. It's...
  8. fitzy

    Savinelli Two Dot?

    Punto Oro have one dot on the stem and Giubileo d'Oro have three dots. What's a Savinelli two dot? Is it just the elusive Savinelli Gold that has the two dots?
  9. fitzy

    Failure to taste Virginia's

    I'm a big fan of Balkan's and Latakia forward blends. For a several years now I've been trying to find flavor in Va's and Va/Per's without much luck. This year I took a break from smoking Lat's for maybe 6 or 7 months and smoked mostly only forms of Va or Va/Per thinking maybe that would help...
  10. fitzy

    McClelland's Yenidje Highlander

    So with one of my favorites Yenidje Highlander disappearing off store shelves does anyone have a decent replacement? Luckily I've stocked up a bit and won't run out for a while but I would like to find a good alternative.
  11. fitzy

    Savinelli 105 and 706

    I'm very curious about both the 105 and 706 shapes. I think the 105 maybe too small but I am curious as to peoples opinions on them. I've noticed a few posts about them here but not many. It seems the 706 is very similar to the Dunhill 4110 which is a nice looking pipe. Here's a Dunhill 4110...
  12. fitzy

    MMMMMississippi River

    Just the other day I saw an email from P&C about having some Mississippi River bulk back in stock. Now I've smoked a few ounces of Plum Pudding and it's pretty good so I figured I'd pull the trigger on 8oz of Mississippi river. Well it should really be named MMMMMMMMMississippi River. Wow as...
  13. fitzy

    Tobaccocellar.com Gone?

    Am I the only one who can't get to tobacocellar.com? Does anyone if they shutdown the website? Thanks
  14. fitzy

    Higher End Savinelli's VS Artisan Pipe Maker

    Ok so I've been in love with a Savinelli Giubileo d'Oro Sandblasted which I never bought. I am curious though why would one purchase one of the higher end Savinelli's vs a pipe from an artisan pipe maker like Adam or Ryan Alden for example? (I happen to mention those two as I'm on a waiting...
  15. fitzy

    Favorite Summer Time Aromatics

    Now that it's starting to get actually warm here in the northeast (for now) I start thinking about Va's / Aro's and cut back on the latakia. So I'm curious what are your favorite's aro's? I think I need to break out some of McClelland's 400 Creme Caramel. Quite delicious and affordable.
  16. fitzy

    Stokkebye Flake Long Term Storage

    I bought a 1.5lb box each of luxury bullseye flake and luxury twist flake while P&C had their sale. While researching proper storage of these boxes I have read past posts that that say the plastic bags in the 1.5lb boxes weren't sealed with anything more than tape. Both of these boxes both...
  17. fitzy

    Preferred Va/VaPer Pipe Shape/Dimension

    Ok I'm curious as to everyone's preferred pipe dimensions for smoking Va's and Va/Per's. Do you prefer a conical bowl such as a Dublin? Do you prefer a narrower bowl? How narrow is too narrow? How wide is too wide? I generally prefer a taller narrower bowl. Around .8 diameter and 1.6 or so for...
  18. fitzy

    Hearth & Home 8oz Anniversary Kake Storage

    About 3 to 4 years ago I bought two 8oz tins of Anni Kake. I jarred one and left the other in the tin. I'm now wondering if maybe I shouldn't have left it in the tin as it's one of those cardboard based packages with a silver bottom. Anyone know if long term storage would be ok or if I should...
  19. fitzy

    Dog's and Pipes

    I usually smoke my pipe in the basement where I've got my stuff setup on a poker table and I've got my baccy stored in some bookshelves. I don't usually let my dogs in the basement so it's pretty rare they see me smoking a pipe except when out walking on nicer days. I figured they never notice...
  20. fitzy

    Black Frigate vs Blockade Runner

    For those of you that love Black Frigate have you also tried Blockade Runner? If so how do they compare? As it is now I can hardly tell there is any latakia in BF. So I was curious if they are very different. Also how does their Bourbon Blue compare?