How to Prepare Rope and Twist Pipe Tobacco

[cosmicfolklore]

Aubrey speaks highly of you. You cant be that damn ugly!

Don't trust anything Aubrey says, especially about me.
No, ha ha, I love to pick on Aubrey. No one sets up jokes against themselves as well as he does, ha ha. He is a lot of fun.

 

[pcfdave]

Was just at the Country Squire in Jackson, Mississippi and they had 4 jars of different types. Give them a call and score some if you're looking for some.

 

[samuelgawith01]

Any recommendations on purchasing rope and a vendor?

BTW, Excellent article!

Synjeco or Watch City Cigars.

 

[Scottishgaucho]

Interesting thread. One of the things that got me into pipe smoking 50 years ago was watching the older guys I worked with in Glasgow get their Condor twist or Warhorse Bar out of their pocket and shave some off with the razor sharp penknife they always carried. They would then proceed to rub it out between both palms of their hands. It was an acceptable practice back then so didn't attract any negative glances from the bosses or non smoking fellow workers. Everyone's in such a rush nowadays! ?

I still use a sharp knife to cut my twist.

 

[briarbuck]

Ordered a bunch of Strang from Motzek. Have been thoroughly enjoying the prep work it takes cutting up little coins. I stack sometimes and others create more of a ribbon. Both are different and awesome.

I like ropes. They're old school.

 

[JohnClyde]

It is indeed old school.

I can't remember where I heard it from (possibly Glynn Quelch), but I've been told here in the UK rope/twist was popular among miners as a chewing tobacco.

Most of those mines are now closed.

 

[mso489]

Excellent video, short and to the point, focused on the subject not the presenter, with good production values -- close-up, good lighting, clearly narrated, snappy presentation. I've only smoked one order of rope, but I enjoyed it, used a knife to slice it, since I had only those cheap plastic cigar cutters, but the knife had a good carbon steel blade and did the job. Rope keeps so well and can give you a long smoke out of a small chamber, and it stays fresh and retains all the blend's flavor. Nice video, highly recommended for new pipe smokers and for us old guys who can always use a refresher, and maybe a better cigar cutter.

 

[North of the Border Piper]

Gotta try rope one day. Heinrichs makes one I am interested. Thanks.

 

[felix Cappuccio]

Great ideas will remember.

 

[Pipe&Chess]

Nice video. I have a few ropes here with me, use a sharp knife, but do not smoke them very frequently.
By the way, ropes used to be very popular here in Brazil, mostly in rural areas. You can still find in the big popular street markets in cities like São Paulo big rolls of tobacco, that older guys will by and use them to prepare hand rolled cigarettes. We pipe guys buy and load them occasionally in our pipes. Very tasty (they use a lot of local types of tobacco), but also stronger.

 

[Pipe&Chess]

 

[Sobrbiker]

Sliced longitudinally and thin half-coins rubbed to ribbon/shag

 

[Sacred_summit]

I'm smoking my first rope now. I never considered doing a search on how to prep.

I used my knife and cut off a few coin pieces, rubbed it out and it's smoking great! Super complex and unique flavor. I'm smoking Black Irish Twist.

 

[condorlover1]

Once you get into it nothing quite hits the spot!

 

[Sobrbiker]

I'm smoking my first rope now. I never considered doing a search on how to prep.

I used my knife and cut off a few coin pieces, rubbed it out and it's smoking great! Super complex and unique flavor. I'm smoking Black Irish Twist.

SG XX, or GH&Co X?

 

[Sacred_summit]

SG rope.

 

[Sobrbiker]

SG rope.

Great stuff.
I just prepped up some, and I’m getting better on my prep.
I now shoot for slices thin-as a Sicilian slices garlic, which makes a great burning shag.