Just found the forum and thought an introduction was in order.
Starting piping years ago in 2013 and was strictly into pipes for a year or two. I have a few local B&Ms but they offer nothing but heavily cased aromatic jarred bulk tobaccos so that's what I started on before finding all the great tinned selections. Mostly Latika or VaPers were my go to... Mostly Samuel Gawith, Dunhill, Escudo, McClelland Scottish Cake and of course Frog Morton's Cellar was something I heavily bought. I then discovered cigars and just found them to be more convenient. Have been smoking habano cigars since then with some breaks here and there. Unfortunately, I sold the majority of my cellared pipe tobacco and some of my nicer pipes. Seeing the prices of vintage FM Cellar fills me with regret, but oh well, still plenty of other great options out there. I fortunately still have some SG FVF, Escudo and Dunhill tins that are in great condition.
I've converted a spare bedroom into a smoking lounge recently and decided that I needed to get back into piping. Being able to relax in the evenings with a pipe... it just sounds right to me. It also helps the wallet out since finding Cuban Cigars at a reasonable price isn't the easiest thing at the moment.
I recently bought a new Dunhill 3103 and am starting to search out my old favorites again. I've found everything but the Samuel Gawith blends... FVF and SJF. SJF never seemed to be easily found from what I remember though. I have discovered Three Nuns and have fallen in love with it so all is good in the world to me.
Still a lot of work left to do. My new club seats were delivered yesterday but I'm away for a week for work. The TV and Speaker will need to be moved over to recenter it on the love seat when that is moved to make room for the club chairs. Paint and flooring will happen next week probably.
Starting piping years ago in 2013 and was strictly into pipes for a year or two. I have a few local B&Ms but they offer nothing but heavily cased aromatic jarred bulk tobaccos so that's what I started on before finding all the great tinned selections. Mostly Latika or VaPers were my go to... Mostly Samuel Gawith, Dunhill, Escudo, McClelland Scottish Cake and of course Frog Morton's Cellar was something I heavily bought. I then discovered cigars and just found them to be more convenient. Have been smoking habano cigars since then with some breaks here and there. Unfortunately, I sold the majority of my cellared pipe tobacco and some of my nicer pipes. Seeing the prices of vintage FM Cellar fills me with regret, but oh well, still plenty of other great options out there. I fortunately still have some SG FVF, Escudo and Dunhill tins that are in great condition.
I've converted a spare bedroom into a smoking lounge recently and decided that I needed to get back into piping. Being able to relax in the evenings with a pipe... it just sounds right to me. It also helps the wallet out since finding Cuban Cigars at a reasonable price isn't the easiest thing at the moment.
I recently bought a new Dunhill 3103 and am starting to search out my old favorites again. I've found everything but the Samuel Gawith blends... FVF and SJF. SJF never seemed to be easily found from what I remember though. I have discovered Three Nuns and have fallen in love with it so all is good in the world to me.
Still a lot of work left to do. My new club seats were delivered yesterday but I'm away for a week for work. The TV and Speaker will need to be moved over to recenter it on the love seat when that is moved to make room for the club chairs. Paint and flooring will happen next week probably.
