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InWithBothFeet

Starting to Get Obsessed
Mar 23, 2024
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533
Richmond, KY
Just had a look at their tobacco, and I don't know if it's any good, but I just love their tin art. I generally jar the tobacco and chuck the tins when I get them, but if I was ordering his tobacco, the tin lids would make a great display to hang on the wall... shadow box them or something.
 

happy_lunter

Lifer
Jul 1, 2020
1,176
21,429
Vaughan, ON
I tried a coupe of blends - KBV Samsun & Delilah (2023) and KBV Dark Fired Cherry 2023. Both a very high quality. I plan on ordering more from him as I recompose my cellar.
 

Auxsender

Lifer
Jul 17, 2022
1,104
5,693
Nashville
KBV is phenomenal. I’ve not had a blend I didn’t like from him and I’ve tried around 8 blends.
Van Gogh, Brown Flek, Redline, Roman Legion, Alchemy Parish, Voodoo Tour are all, in my opinion, GOAT status.
Patience of Doctor Silence and Sakura are really great aromatics.
I have probably another 10 blends of his stashed in the cellar that I haven’t even tried yet but I will.
 

filmguerilla

Starting to Get Obsessed
Oct 17, 2022
283
1,767
Memphis, Tennessee
I've liked a lot of his blends. Most recently, Hand of Gotz and Uzumaki were both great, IMO. Before I started avoiding most aromatics I really liked his Sakura and Butterfluff blends; the latter was a hit during my trip to Universal/Wizarding World and reminded everyone of Butterbeer.
 
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PipeIT

Lifer
Nov 14, 2020
5,120
30,397
Hawaii
@fireground_piper & @sallow

Ken’s blends, if you’re not aware of often change, newer blends created, or limited blends discontinued on a regular basis.

As an example, have either of your heard of Anne Cap, Sakura, or Verge Engine Overdrive?

Ken, regularly has around 50 blends for sale at a time, and then with all the rotating of blends that can occur in a year, we might be talking in the area of around 60 blends for a particular year.

Unless you’ve smoked everyone of his blends, how can any pipe smoker say there’s nothing there for them to enjoy.

Trust me when I say this, you smoke enough of his blends you will eventually find something you quite enjoy, the variety is to vast not to find something.

Anyhow, I’m just giving some friendly feedback, because if you definitely like to try unique blends, then you will definitely want to keep his site bookmarked.

@InWithBothFeet yes definitely, top notch boutique blends! I’ve heard the same things in the past from other smokers, saying not their thing, which I personally don’t get, unless someone smoked all 50 blends for sale in a particular year. I assume, it’s just whatever few blends someone tried they didn’t like and moved on, because when you look in WAYs, I’ve never seen one smoker post 10 blends they had smoked from Ken, typically only a few blends here and there.

Let’s ask the Pipe man @JimInks what’s your thoughts these days on Ken’s blends? Please share Jim… :)

P.S. I actually thought Jim was making his debut appearance over there? LOL 😝 I do say, you actually look quite dapper there Jim, in the nice threads… :)

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Jan 30, 2020
2,203
7,308
New Jersey
@fireground_piper & @sallow

Ken’s blends, if you’re not aware of often change, newer blends created, or limited blends discontinued on a regular basis.

As an example, have either of your heard of Anne Cap, Sakura, or Verge Engine Overdrive?
I forced myself to finish 2 oz of VEO. I've donated or outright thrown in the trash nearly everything else including Sakura. I think I have 2 or 3 blends left of his that I've yet to decide what to do with.

I've mentioned it here before, but I also dislike his business practices on top of that.
 
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Lifer
Nov 14, 2020
5,120
30,397
Hawaii
I forced myself to finish 2 oz of VEO. I've donated or outright thrown in the trash nearly everything else including Sakura. I think I have 2 or 3 blends left of his that I've yet to decide what to do with.

I've mentioned it here before, but I also dislike his business practices on top of that.

Sorry to hear you didn‘t find anything you enjoyed.

Can’t say I know anything about his business practices.

P.S. Hmm are these business practices, something others should be aware of, for any concern? Hmm 🤔

Thanks
 
Jan 30, 2020
2,203
7,308
New Jersey
Sorry to hear you didn‘t find anything you enjoyed.

Can’t say I know anything about his business practices.

P.S. Hmm are these business practices, something others should be aware of, for any concern? Hmm 🤔

Thanks
 

PipeIT

Lifer
Nov 14, 2020
5,120
30,397
Hawaii

I saw the video earlier this year, hmm, I can’t recall/remember anything along the line of business practice discussions… hmm 🤔

Could you please elaborate on what this was? Maybe it will jar my memory too…

Thanks