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aussielass

Part of the Furniture Now
Oct 18, 2011
513
1
Forgive me all for my dribble, but this is truly cause for great celebration and renewed faith on my part.
I just made the epic journey to the Post Office - with shaking hand I inserted my key, whipped opened my box door and was overcome with the most divine smell I’ve ever smelt in my life, nothing has ever compared to that entirely unexpected first joyous inhalation.
I snatched out the Express Bag & ripped a hole in it like a woman possessed, burying my nose inside as I tore. OMG, euphoria, untold bliss, state of nirvana, I seriously blacked out & went somewhere else for a few seconds, it was better than ..... no, I'd better not go there.
My imported pipe tobacco blends arrived from the only decent retailer in Oz after me spending an eternity on the phone with them yesterday picking their very knowledgeable brains as to what I would and would not like. If these 7 wee bags smoke like they smell, HWMNBO had better hide every credit card within cooeee.
I raced inside & gave each of the staff a smell – hmm, they just don’t get it, except one ‘ol fella who “used to smoke a pipe”, he was beaming with delight his eyebrows hitting the ceiling. Now, the disgusting Borkum Riff can go on the compost heap where it rightfully belongs .... dried blimmen’ cow shite it is.
I'm sat here sipping on "Rasberries & Cream" and it is to die for - NO tongue bite, inhaling deeply for all I'm worth, not a single cough or splutter, just smooth, beautiful aromatic smoke .... now I'm getting somewhere with this smoking caper. No laffin' at the Rasberries & Cream either you boyz - a goil has gotta smoke what a goil fancies and I needs summit sweet like moi. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I got samples of all that stuff you guys like, I'll give it a go last ... like I eat my vegetables.
Yours,

Died & Gone to Heaven
P.S. The owner couldn't believe how much I knew having only been a pipe smoker for a week, as I brought up topics like Latakia, Perique etc - I told him it was all due to the folk at PM and studying their words of wisdom into the wee small hours :)

 

aussielass

Part of the Furniture Now
Oct 18, 2011
513
1
Righto Lawrence 'ol chap, now I got me baccies sorted out, best you send on over some of those boyz you talk about in that there signature of yours, and my life will be complete ... I could go to my grave a happy camper 8)

 

aussielass

Part of the Furniture Now
Oct 18, 2011
513
1
Here's what came in my "Saviour Package" for me to chain smoke with.
Excuse my unbridled excitement won't you, I'm just so overwhelmed after a week of abject misery and tears wondering WTF I was going to do with dozens of pipes winging their way to me & nought to fill 'em with:
Columbian Mocca 10g

Fire Dance 50g

Oriental Mixture 50g

Rum Toddy 10g

Rasberries & Cream 10g

Optimum 10g (free sample)

Perique blending 10g
Over here, the 10g samplers cost about $10 ea and the 50g (in zip lock baggies)cost around $40-45 - see how tough we Ausses get it on all fronts - virtually no suppy & over the top prices.

 

juni

Lifer
Mar 9, 2010
1,184
15
I've been wanting some Perique for blending purposes too. It adds that extra something to many tobaccos, namely strength.
Nice catch. :)

 

uberam3rica

Lifer
Sep 7, 2011
4,015
9
Capac, Michigan

i just glanced at that and thought it said opium. apon closer inspection i realized that was not what it said.the colombian mocha sounds really good

Over here, the 10g samplers cost about $10 ea and the 50g (in zip lock baggies)cost around $40-45

thats just ridiculous. i got my 50g tin for $9 and something cents.

 

schmitzbitz

Lifer
Jan 13, 2011
1,165
2
Port Coquitlam, B.C.
thats just ridiculous. i got my 50g tin for $9 and something cents.
There is a reason we all order our tobacco out of the U.S.; namely the 300% - 500% taxation the rest of the world gets stuck with.
Aussie; a word of warning with the perique - use a very light hand. Anything more than about 5% can send you reeling if you're not ready for it/careful. It's a really unique leaf to use, with a slightly peppery, almost fruity/earth flavour profile that really enhances a lot of the more delicate and subtle nuances found in the other leaf.

 

marmal4de

Lifer
Feb 20, 2011
2,315
4
Richmond, BC
I'll echo Schmitzbitz, be careful with blending perique, I use it often and even just a little too much will ruin a bowl, however, find the right balance and you're one step closer to nirvana.

 
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