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JOHN72

Lifer
Sep 12, 2020
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I remember I had that same mustache a few years ago. Eating a noodle soup, a pudding, and then smoking a cigar, or a pipe. At the end of the day, had in that mustache, a delicious aroma, something like a pig's pork, with a touch of bacon and charred chocolate.
 
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chumleeroy

Starting to Get Obsessed
Jun 4, 2023
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My 2 cents on the matter, I usually don't take a review to heart unless they state the types of pipes and or size and shapes of the bowl as I can hate a blend in one pipe but love it in a different one
 
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Like others have noted; when it comes to cigar and tobacco reviews, I try to find someone that has a similar palate to mine.

Another thing to consider is, is the reviewer someone that is an established cigar or pipe smoker that has done a good amount of reviews, and is giving a review after smoking several of the same cigar and/or multiple bowls of the pipe tobacco. Initial impressions of a cigar or pipe tobacco are interesting to read, but I don't use those as a guide for buying. Same for those that are new to cigars and/or pipes as they're still learning their palate and what they do and don't like, and we all know our tastes change over time.
 

chumleeroy

Starting to Get Obsessed
Jun 4, 2023
114
111
Midwest
Like others have noted; when it comes to cigar and tobacco reviews, I try to find someone that has a similar palate to mine.

Another thing to consider is, is the reviewer someone that is an established cigar or pipe smoker that has done a good amount of reviews, and is giving a review after smoking several of the same cigar and/or multiple bowls of the pipe tobacco. Initial impressions of a cigar or pipe tobacco are interesting to read, but I don't use those as a guide for buying. Same for those that are new to cigars and/or pipes as they're still learning their palate and what they do and don't like, and we all know our tastes change over time.
Those are some solid words of advice
 
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