Dino Argyropoulos (from the forums here) on Radio Show July 4, 2017

[admin]

Our Featured Interview on The Pipes Magazine Radio Show tonight is with Dino Argyropoulos. Dino is the first of our Summer series of listeners as co-hosts. He will do the pipe parts segment, discussing his pipe cleaning method.. Dino and Brian will also talk about the early days of the Chicago pipe club, fishing vests for pipe smokers, when they first started smoking pipes, and more.

Dino

 

[ssjones]

This series sounds great!

 

[pruss]

Indeed. I'm looking forward to these.

 

[bluegrassbrian]

I'm with you Brian.. latakia is gross.

 

[dino]

bluegrass, It's an acquired taste, kinda like a fine single-malt Scotch. Don't be too dismissive. I smoke and enjoy all kinds of mixtures. But when I crave something complex and nuanced, nothing but a fine English/Balkan will do.

 

[Chasing Embers]

bluegrass, It's an acquired taste, kinda like a fine single-malt Scotch. Don't be too dismissive. I smoke and enjoy all kinds of mixtures. But when I crave something complex and nuanced, nothing but a fine English/Balkan will do.

Used to be my thinking until years of smoking them changed my palate. Now, every blend with more than a condimental amount of Latakia tastes exactly the same.