Very occasional cigar smoker for 20 years or so. I finally got tired of abandoning a smoke less than halfway through. I was bored with limited flavour profiles as well. My father and Granfather enjoyed their pipes back in the 60's and 70's - Cheap plain pipes as well as handmade from whatever hardwood was in the woodpile. Borkum Riff was all that was available to them in the far flung wilderness of Northern Ontario. At least that is all I can remember.
Jan 18th 2019, I decided to stop into the Briar Shoppe in Houston TX, where Austin gave me a good overview of pipes and tobacco. I left the shop with a Peterson Rustic Aran and 2 ounces of Mature Virginia ribbon cut. It has taken about a month to get through that first 2 ounces... occasional smokes after dinner, walking the dog or sitting in the duck blind.... I have thoroughly enjoyed almost every puff (soggy dottle on a rainy morning puts a sour note on my tongue)
I am a hunting, fishing, guitar playing, hockey playing, father of two teens - living just north of the 49th... I spend a week of each month in TX, or LA for work, so will be building up an interesting selection of tobacco packing my limit back each trip. A 2oz pouch of plain no name tobacco retails for $40 at the local B&M here..
Lots of great info on this forum, I am learning quickly by reading through older threads. So, thank you to all that have shared their knowledge and experience here.
Thus far I have added Peterson Perfect Plug, Escudo, Aylesbury's Finest British, Stokkbye's Luxury Bullseye Flake and more plain mature virgina ribbon to my slowly growing collection.
Seems my smoking opportunities are limited to 20 minutes or less, so now I need to find a couple of nice smaller pipes for the different blends.
Jan 18th 2019, I decided to stop into the Briar Shoppe in Houston TX, where Austin gave me a good overview of pipes and tobacco. I left the shop with a Peterson Rustic Aran and 2 ounces of Mature Virginia ribbon cut. It has taken about a month to get through that first 2 ounces... occasional smokes after dinner, walking the dog or sitting in the duck blind.... I have thoroughly enjoyed almost every puff (soggy dottle on a rainy morning puts a sour note on my tongue)
I am a hunting, fishing, guitar playing, hockey playing, father of two teens - living just north of the 49th... I spend a week of each month in TX, or LA for work, so will be building up an interesting selection of tobacco packing my limit back each trip. A 2oz pouch of plain no name tobacco retails for $40 at the local B&M here..
Lots of great info on this forum, I am learning quickly by reading through older threads. So, thank you to all that have shared their knowledge and experience here.
Thus far I have added Peterson Perfect Plug, Escudo, Aylesbury's Finest British, Stokkbye's Luxury Bullseye Flake and more plain mature virgina ribbon to my slowly growing collection.
Seems my smoking opportunities are limited to 20 minutes or less, so now I need to find a couple of nice smaller pipes for the different blends.
