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"New pipe smoker from the Mountain View, but with a family history of pipe smoking and a question for the elders."
Howdy folks. I'm Tony and I just enjoyed my first pipe smoke two days ago in honor of my father and grandfather. My Christmas present from my mother was a collection of four pipes, two from my father, two from my grandfather. The back story is that my dad was in the Air Force in the '60s and we were station in Germany twice for a total of five years into the 70s. The pipe stands and one of the pipes are from Germany at that time; the other one (with a leather jacket) came from Tanganyika (now Tanzania), and the other two were my grandfather's, imported from the UK.
You can see the pipes and my tribute to my dad with my first smoke here:
Pardon me for any mistakes I made; my only experience are my memories watching my dad do this was when I was a kid. In any case, I enjoyed the experience very much and plan to continue.
My dad smoked Borkum Riff back then. It was a very aromatic tobacco that I associate with pleasant memories. However, I understand from reading various forums that today's Borkum Riff is very different from the Borkum Riff of the '60s/'70s. So here's my question: are any of you elders in the tobacco smoking community familiar with Borkum Riff of that period and able to make a recommendation as to what I should consider buying today for a similar experience?
In the video, you can see me smoking Captain Black. While there was nothing wrong with it per se, it smelled to me like cigarette smoke. It was nothing like the rich aroma that I fondly remember and associate with my father's memories.
Thank you! I look foward to joining and learning from this community and sharing experiences with my sons.
Tony
P.S. I live in California now, but grew up living in many places with my Air Force father, and was raised with strong patriotic American values. My brothers and I all ended up in various branches of the military. I served in the Navy for six years.
"New pipe smoker from the Mountain View, but with a family history of pipe smoking and a question for the elders."
Howdy folks. I'm Tony and I just enjoyed my first pipe smoke two days ago in honor of my father and grandfather. My Christmas present from my mother was a collection of four pipes, two from my father, two from my grandfather. The back story is that my dad was in the Air Force in the '60s and we were station in Germany twice for a total of five years into the 70s. The pipe stands and one of the pipes are from Germany at that time; the other one (with a leather jacket) came from Tanganyika (now Tanzania), and the other two were my grandfather's, imported from the UK.
You can see the pipes and my tribute to my dad with my first smoke here:
Pardon me for any mistakes I made; my only experience are my memories watching my dad do this was when I was a kid. In any case, I enjoyed the experience very much and plan to continue.
My dad smoked Borkum Riff back then. It was a very aromatic tobacco that I associate with pleasant memories. However, I understand from reading various forums that today's Borkum Riff is very different from the Borkum Riff of the '60s/'70s. So here's my question: are any of you elders in the tobacco smoking community familiar with Borkum Riff of that period and able to make a recommendation as to what I should consider buying today for a similar experience?
In the video, you can see me smoking Captain Black. While there was nothing wrong with it per se, it smelled to me like cigarette smoke. It was nothing like the rich aroma that I fondly remember and associate with my father's memories.
Thank you! I look foward to joining and learning from this community and sharing experiences with my sons.
Tony
P.S. I live in California now, but grew up living in many places with my Air Force father, and was raised with strong patriotic American values. My brothers and I all ended up in various branches of the military. I served in the Navy for six years.
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