New forum member

[The Hermit]

Hello all:

I didn't see an Introductions sub-forum (I think I read that it went away), so I am posting a quick introduction here. I have been enjoying a pipe with regularity for the last three years. My grandpa and uncle were pipe smokers (it was always Borkum Riff, as I recall). I am a dyed-in-the-wool English and Balkan smoker and prefer the heavier, richer blends all year round. I have tried quite a few and have some Virginia and Virginia-based blends, but just can't seem to get on with them. I'll be posting a thread on that.

Today, I am enjoying a bowl of G.L. Pease's Horizons in a Savinelli Punto Oro Classic 616 KS.

Anyway, hello from the mountains of New Mexico.

 

[AreBee]

Welcome from Connecticut!

 

[Brad H]

Salutations.
Damn glad you’re here!

 

[khiddy]

Welcome, sir! Northern Indiana salutes you.

 

[VDL_Piper]

Welcome mate from Tasmania, Australia

 

[Bbailey324]

Welcome from Texas.

 

[WVOldFart]

Hello and welcome from West Virginia.

 

[The Hermit]

Thanks, gents!

I wish you good piping.

 

[Kobold]

Welcome from Maryland!

 

[dino]

Welcome, from Chicago.

 

[The Hermit]

Thank you, gentlemen.

 

[Servant King]

You are correct, that sub-forum was dismantled a couple months ago. Perhaps too many members were using it to pad their post count with excessive greetings. Either that, or we're all just really, really, really friendly. Take your pick!

Welcome to the forum, from the Southern California mountains.

 

[burleyboy75]

Welcome aboard from cleveland ohio.
Someone just turned me on to horizons. I like it very much. A bit finicky for me to get going, but a wonderful blend nonetheless!

 

[Goblin_Walrus]

Welcome, fellow traveler, from Texas.

 

[The Hermit]

You are correct, that sub-forum was dismantled a couple months ago. Perhaps too many members were using it to pad their post count with excessive greetings. Either that, or we're all just really, really, really friendly. Take your pick!

Welcome to the forum, from the Southern California mountains.

I'll opt for really, really friendly!

 

[The Hermit]

Welcome aboard from cleveland ohio.
Someone just turned me on to horizons. I like it very much. A bit finicky for me to get going, but a wonderful blend nonetheless!

It's an enjoyable blend and one I am cellaring. I love the flake presentation, rich, deep color, and of course the mesquite.

I prepare it by cutting up the flake into small pieces, almost cube-cut, if you will, then thoroughly rub that out. This leaves a nice crumble which I let dry for a good while. Then a gravity fill of the bowl, a light tamp, then a hearty charring light. Seems to work well and I don't seem to have to relight unless I put the pipe down. That said, I have a fairly fast cadence, so that keeps it going.