Hi all, new to the site and relatively new to pipes. Jacked in cigarettes 20 years ago but always wanted to take up the pipe - time was right I guess! Have a couple of new pipes, and picked up a few estates as part of the appeal was cleaning up / restoring a previously loved pipe and putting it back into action. Not tried many blends yet, but enjoying them all to some degree. Bought a bit of a Balkan blend with trepidation but it turned out it was my favourite up to now, so a whole new avenue to explore there. I've picked up a lot from the