Holiday Tobaccos

[Tommy Boy]

I got a load of ratray stuff for Christmas to restock my cellar. Marlin flake, bag pipers dream, and Buckingham. I have been powering through the100 gm tins of last years marlin flake. I haven't tryed bag pipers dream or Buckingham yet but they sound up my alley.

 

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

Be careful with that frosty mint. Smoke it in a pipe you’re willing to dedicate to frosty mint forever...

That's what I was thinking.

 

[musicman]

I got a load of ratray stuff for Christmas to restock my cellar. Marlin flake, bag pipers dream, and Buckingham. I have been powering through the100 gm tins of last years marlin flake. I haven't tryed bag pipers dream or Buckingham yet but they sound up my alley.

Nice! Marlin flake is my #1 cellared Rattrays blend. It’s the best of the three Va/Per blends, IMO, although HOTW and Old Gowrie are good as well.

 

[Parsimonious Piper]

Ordered Some Christmas Blend from Milan Tobacconist in Roanoke Va. Amazing stuff! Tastes like all your favorite desserts in one.

Picked up a half pound when I was in their shop a couple weekends ago. Very good. I’ve also been smoking C&D Sugarplum and Stokkebye Family Reserve (marzipan) a bit more lately.

 

[Tommy Boy]

Nice! Marlin flake is my #1 cellared Rattrays blend. It’s the best of the three Va/Per blends, IMO, although HOTW and Old Gowrie are good as well.

That was my opinion as well. HOTW and Old gowrie were good and i enjoyed them just fine. I would say old gowrie was second place but Marlin flake just hit the right spot for me.

 

[krizzose]

I'm in a Virginia mode right now, but I think that's gonna soon shift to a condimental DFK mode. After that, it might be time for an aromatic, and it'll be among (or all of) these 4:

Mac Baren Vanilla Cream Flake
Paul's Pipe Shop Arrowhead
Russ' Snickerdoodle
C&D Golden Days of Yore

 

[chopper]

All of my recent windfalls;

MacBaren Vanilla Cream Flake [yum]
Newminster 400 Superior Navy Flake.
Count Pulaski.
Comoys Cask No.9
Early Morning Pipe Match.
Jesses Own.
Prince Albert.

 

[mikestanley]

I still have a half a dozen tins of various Christmas Cheer in the cellar. 2003 being the oldest. I have a tin of Hermit Holiday 2004 and 2008, which is what I opened for this year's enjoyment. I also managed to jar up a decent amount of Gawith's Xmas 2006 which, to me, is like Christmas in a pipe. There are also a couple of tins of Gawith Christmas 2007 that I believe is is very similar to the 2006 offering, only tinned. Lastly, I have a tin of Holiday Spirit and one of the C&D offerings so, I' have Christmas covered for a while yet. I do enjoy popping something for Christmas every year about December 20th or so.


Mike Stanley

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

My top 3 Holiday Blends as following, G&H Rum Flake, Peterson Hydepark and G&H Ennerdale Fl in moderation)

 

[pip01]

My current holiday aros:

Eileen's Dream
PS Sambuca
Sutliff Creme Brulee

 

[STP]

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Nice! Now that’s a Christmas pipe ?

 

[Chasing Embers]

Nice! Now that’s a Christmas pipe ?

Thanks! It's a Bruce Weaver commission with a vintage bakelite and ivory stem.? Got him to make that one for me back in 2016.