Hello from Canada

[forflakessake]

Long time lurker, short time poster.

I first attempted pipe smoking about 6 years ago. Ending up putting it down for a while before getting back in recently. Now I’ve got the cellar mildly stocked, and a short pipe rotation in the mail.

In my own discovery so far, I have determined preferences to Balkan and English mixes, or Navy flakes (and specifically Dunhill Navy Flake was my favourite). Now I’ve return to discover both Mclelland and Dunhill spec are all but cellared sparsely. What is a boy to do? (Chasing the Best Flake)

 

[Casual]

There are still a ton of flakes to try. Get I’m on it while you can!

Welcome from NL.

 

[forflakessake]

So far I’ve picked up
SG Balkan, Rattrays Marlin, and MacBaren dark twist, and an economy straight Virginia.

the dark twist might not be a flake but so far is the closest to the flavour I’m looking for. I have a feeling ODF might be my speed.

 

[happy_lunter]

Welcome from Vaughan, ON!

 

[Saintwilliam]

Welcome from Toronto

 

[seanv]

Welcome from Saskatchewan

 

[frozenchurchwarden]

Welcome from Alberta (and I'm sorry to hear another Canadian is just getting in the door now, better late than never I suppose, presumably in a few years "Never" will be the only option).

 

[sasquatch]

"Never, don't look at it, don't touch it, oh look a pretty bird! " is certainly the Federal approach up here, yeah. Stock up on whatever you find and whatever you can afford, because it's never going to be easier than it is today.

 

[CoffeeAndBourbon]

Welcome! I love it up in the Bancroft ON area

 

[gervais]

Welcome from Ontario, Canada!

 

[lelik]

Welcome !

 

[jpmcwjr]

Yum! English and Balkans....

Welcome from the Central Coast of California! Ask any question, make any observation….
You can put your location in your Profile—(please!—because people will forget!) and which will save questions in the future as to where you live when you later mention local stores, weather, tobacco prices, availability, regulations, location of photos, etc., etc..

Under your avatar, (top right, left most of three symbols) you choose "Account Details", which brings up "My Account". "My Location" is halfway down. Whatever you're comfortable with- town, city, county, state.

 

[meatballj]

Welcome from NB. And to echo what's been said before, stock up while you can. If it turns out you don't like something or its not to your taste, it makes good trading material down the road. If you like Balkans and more specifically English's, you may want to look at Samuel Gawith's tobaccos. They are hard to find but at Smokingpipes.com they have a lovely function to notify you by email when something is in stock. Be prepared to jump quick when that email comes along.
Happy to have you aboard.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Balkan Supreme satisfies many of us, and is available in buik.

As to a number of "Dunhill" blends, they are now under the Peterson flag. Still made by STG, formula the same for many years now. (But nothing like the original, of course).

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

Be Welcome Sir, and best greets from Finland

 

[olkofri]

 

[Saintwilliam]

Ohh I’m originally from Manitoba and I miss that view.

 

[Admiral Byrd]

Welcome from Alabama

 

[Spavilla]

Welcome from the Gulf Coast of Florida! I wasn’t aware until recently how stringent thing were in the Great a White North, but remember, there’s strength in numbers so welcome to the brethren! - Franco

 

[cshubhra]

Welcome!!!