Christmas
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Sutliff. The 2022 release is on Dec 3. The 2019 release of a straight Virginia was, for me, the very best of the series and I hope that someday Sutliff will do it again. Nothing against perique but the virginia only release was really great.
I don't mind Virginia/Perique blends as long as they're not using Red Virginias in the blend. I like those by themselves.
if he was visiting the Natives around these parts perhaps something like Rustica
Just bought My Christmas Peterson Copper Spigot 106 today thinking I will only smoke Christmas Aros through it to give the kids some scent nostalgia. I was gifted some "we three kings" by a forum member , wondering will it ghost and if so will it ghost so bad that other Aros will taste bad ? I have a "jolly old St. Nick" I'm gonna let cellar till next year. Do you smoke them in the same pipe with no problems? My only experience with Aros is Cap Black and 1Q and I didn't like them to say the least.
We Three Kings is so lightly flavored that I doubt you'll even notice it when smoking another blend.
What do you think of the McCrannies Red Ribbon? a 2017 was the smoothest Ive had so far. I too would like to hear your thoughts if there is anything in the ballpark these days of the beloved "Christmas Cheer" of yesteryear...Love that dedicated pipe btw...
Being a McClelland product, I loved it.
Some swear by 2019 Cringle Flake. It was very good but no where close to Christmas Cheer. Other than 40th Anniversary, which I still think was intended to be a Christmas Cheer entry, I can think of nothing available like it.
Thanks! It's carver was a dear friend prior to passing away and we butted heads over the "organic" accent not going to look right with a vintage red bakelite stem, but when it was finished, he loved it. There was a funny chain of threads after its completion in 2016 because I received it in May and held off smoking it until Christmas morning.
Aw ,and the matching tamper too .Being a McClelland product, I loved it.
Some swear by 2019 Cringle Flake. It was very good but no where close to Christmas Cheer. Other than 40th Anniversary, which I still think was intended to be a Christmas Cheer entry, I can think of nothing available like it.
Thanks! It's carver was a dear friend prior to passing away and we butted heads over the "organic" accent not going to look right with a vintage red bakelite stem, but when it was finished, he loved it. There was a funny chain of threads after its completion in 2016 because I received it in May and held off smoking it until Christmas morning.
I'm sorry to hear of your friends passing he made a beautiful pipe what a legacy.
I'm holding off my Ser Jacopo till my 50th, totally understand, a christening can be very important.
A good chunk of the forum has fun with that.
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Here it is, the Weaver Christmas Egg is unsmoked no more! Burning 2016 Christmas Cheer in it, and right at its first bowl its smoking like a champ! Perfect open draw, and thus far no gurgle. The Christmas Cheer is plenty sweet and grassy with a bit of spice in the background, and I can only...
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Damn thats niceBeing a McClelland product, I loved it.
Some swear by 2019 Cringle Flake. It was very good but no where close to Christmas Cheer. Other than 40th Anniversary, which I still think was intended to be a Christmas Cheer entry, I can think of nothing available like it.
Thanks! It's carver was a dear friend prior to passing away and we butted heads over the "organic" accent not going to look right with a vintage red bakelite stem, but when it was finished, he loved it. There was a funny chain of threads after its completion in 2016 because I received it in May and held off smoking it until Christmas morning.
Not a Christmas release as it's available all year round but I really like smoking Gawith Rum Flake over the holidays.
I've got quite a few of the Christmas editions from Peterson, Rattray's and a few different Christmas Cheers. They're only available on the secondary market, tho.
I haven't seen any Christmas special editions in the UK this year apart from the Samuel Gawith one. It's very nice but i've already got some in the cellar. I don't think Peterson have made a Holiday blend since the pandemic hit.
I've got quite a few of the Christmas editions from Peterson, Rattray's and a few different Christmas Cheers. They're only available on the secondary market, tho.
I haven't seen any Christmas special editions in the UK this year apart from the Samuel Gawith one. It's very nice but i've already got some in the cellar. I don't think Peterson have made a Holiday blend since the pandemic hit.
Thats a great question! I am not really into aromatic blends, but if you can get your hands on Christmas Cheer you wont be disappointed. At least, thats what I've been told :0
I’ll join in with others here who’ve said the same, Country Squire’s Figgy Pudding and Cordial Friends are fantastic.
As great of an all-day aromatic smoke as I’ve ever had, and I regularly buy around a pound each to tide me over until next Christmas. For a person who generally doesn’t lean towards aromatics, I was quite a fan of their Old Toby, but these two blends blow it out of the water in flavor and composition, and it isn’t sticky with casing, and to my palate, doesn’t have any goddamn perique within.
Also, I’m not an inside piper, but on blustery days I do have to light up within my mud room before I step out, and the room note on these blends are so pleasant, again, the most pleasant I’ve found in years of piping. These blends usurped my favorite holiday aromatic from its place as easily as anything, and I highly recommend trying them so that they might do the same for you.
As great of an all-day aromatic smoke as I’ve ever had, and I regularly buy around a pound each to tide me over until next Christmas. For a person who generally doesn’t lean towards aromatics, I was quite a fan of their Old Toby, but these two blends blow it out of the water in flavor and composition, and it isn’t sticky with casing, and to my palate, doesn’t have any goddamn perique within.
Also, I’m not an inside piper, but on blustery days I do have to light up within my mud room before I step out, and the room note on these blends are so pleasant, again, the most pleasant I’ve found in years of piping. These blends usurped my favorite holiday aromatic from its place as easily as anything, and I highly recommend trying them so that they might do the same for you.
Interestingly, it wasnt until I was an adult that I looked back on those old vintage pictures of Santa and realized that Santa smoked a pipe!
As a kid, I either overlooked it or it didnt matter. The same is true for the snowman with the corn cob pipe.
I wonder how these early impressions influenced as later in life as pipe smokers....
The way that popular media has portrayed pipe smoking definetely has a influence over how people regard pipe smoking. It has a completely different vibe than how cigarettes are portrayed (more cool, compared to the calm cozy old man feeling that pipes have). The aesthetics was definitely one of the reasons why I wanted to try a pipe, but not the reason why I continue smoking.
I mainly like it as a way to enjoy tobacco on the go. Cigarettes are more for my down time or when I'm waking up. More time to deal with rolling them correctly and ashes.