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  1. acutabovebriar

    Desert Island Tobacco in Practice

    Hmmm!! Half a tin of Escudo...in a G2 that can get you through a week!
  2. acutabovebriar

    Events at the 2016 Chicago Pipe Show

    Count me in... Arriving Wednesday!
  3. acutabovebriar

    Best Pipe Shop in Berlin ??

    I would go to the KaDeWe store. It has a small selection of pipes but the tobaccos department is fantastic. You will find it on the fifth floor.
  4. acutabovebriar

    Bing Crosby Pipe shape?

    If i were you I would contact Clark Layton. He makes a killer BC pipe and the price is great for an artisan pipe...
  5. acutabovebriar

    FVF advise needed !

    +1 on the nuc thing! Some times even for 15 or 20 seconds.
  6. acutabovebriar

    West Coast Pipe Show 2015

    It was so fun to see all these people there. Well worth the long hours flight. I will see you all in Chicago...
  7. acutabovebriar

    West Coast Pipe Show 2015

    I'll be there too from Wednesday late afternoon with some 50 pieces of briar plateaux...
  8. acutabovebriar

    Dark Star Advice

    I would say keep one tin closed and open the second. Allow it some days to dry out and the what i do is rub it in my palms until fine and smoke it. I have also found that 15-20 seconds in the microwaves helps speed up the drying time.
  9. acutabovebriar

    Mustache note

    I will always remember how my beard smells when i take a shower every night after going back to the room from the tent in Chicago. TERRIBLE ...!!!
  10. acutabovebriar

    "Lakeland" Blends Available in the U.S.

    My Nemesis is 1792. No way in hell....The tonquin bean just isnt for me!
  11. acutabovebriar

    Top 5 Flakes Revisted, Let's Make Another List

    I would go with : ESCUDO DARK STAR ST. JAMES WOODS BLACKWOODS FLAKE STONEHAVEN BROWN FLAKE FVF
  12. acutabovebriar

    Show Off Your Acorns Here!

    If you click one the icons you will be able to see the pipes.Both are from Chris Asteriou
  13. acutabovebriar

    How Old is the Briar in our Pipes?

    Well Brian made me the honours of having me on his show already. I think I am interview number 44...
  14. acutabovebriar

    How Old is the Briar in our Pipes?

    Zack, yes, we did share a limo to the resort. Glad to see you are back from your vacation. Hope you had a good time! Regarding briar; when you visit a mill the reality is that you do get to choose from the best there is BUT i think its the cutters responsibility to treat his customers all the...
  15. acutabovebriar

    How Old is the Briar in our Pipes?

    There are many misconceptions and myths in this hobby and some of them need to be busted. I once heard such a myth from a very reputable pipe maker, one of the holy cows of out hobby, and he was telling me about one of his clients comlaining that the pipe was smoking bitter and with a very bad...
  16. acutabovebriar

    How Old is the Briar in our Pipes?

    I feel like i can contribute to the conversation by expelling a few things about the briar cutting process since i am a third gen briar cutter. In greece the briar business started right afret WW I with merchants from Europe and cutters from Italy coming to Greece to train Greek workers how to...
  17. acutabovebriar

    High humidity

    Where i live RH is 65% - 95% and i find that my VA and VA/ PER blends smoke well after 6 or 7 seconds in the microwave and then letting them rest for 10 minutes or so. If you try it you might find that it works for you too.
  18. acutabovebriar

    Chris Asteriou Duo

    Besides the looks, Chris's work and dedication to detail is phenomenal. The smoking quality of his pipes is amazing and the inspiration on this guy is endless. I am lucky enough to have 10 of his pipes and they all smoke great. Very well balanced and can take all the abuse you can give them...
  19. acutabovebriar

    Newby VA Flake smoker... questions

    Or you can always do with a10 sec nuc and let the flakes breathe for five minutes and then load you pipe. It works for me and i don't find any taste differences
  20. acutabovebriar

    First Try of Dark Star

    I never had any issues with DS. I let it sit open in the house for a couple of days and then rub it all out in my hands and put it back in the tin. Perfect moisture and stays lit all the time. Its not that hard once you get used to it. Great taste with huge ageing potentials IMO.
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