Old Lady Perfume

[mingc]

Hey, it could have been Mixture No. 79.

 

[ChuckMijo]

I agree with both points. However many people don't understand that a retort needs very high proof alcohol...90%+. If the same people try to retort with 40% vodka, the results will not be ideal. I liked it when I had the space and equipment to retort my pipes.

Also, acrylic stems don't tend to get along with the retort system.

Yes sir correct in all points. All I used to use is rubbing alcohol. Then with Covid you couldn’t find any. I started using Denatured Alcohol. I really like it. Works better in my opinion and is easily found.

 

[condorlover1]

The easiest solution is to hang out with myself and Weezell and we can take you on a world tour 'Granda's' bathmat essence tobaccos also known as 'Lakelands' or to the initiated as the 'aromas' of the promised land.

 

[weezell]

to the initiated as the 'aromas' of the promised land.

...

 

[jpmcwjr]

So, it smells like tuna?

 

[python]

White vinegar, soaked in a cotton ball, stuffed in the chamber is the only thing that has exorcised the perfume ghost for me.

Good idea! I never thought of that.

Does it leave a vinegar "ghost" for any amount of time?

 

[python]

(BTW--help--anyone out there who can tell me what "TAD" and "PAD" stand for on these forums?

This may help you out:

Terminology

 

[Chasing Embers]

Hey, it could have been Mixture No. 79.

Even better.?

 

[python]

Hey, it could have been Mixture No. 79.

This is what I was thinking as well. If the pipes are from the 70's, Mixture 79 was huge then.

 

[cshubhra]

Some of the Lakelands I like

Grousemoor
Coniston Cut Plug
#7 Broken Flake
Bob’s Chocolate Flake


Some of the Lakeland tobacco others like (I am waiting to try them)

Ennerdale
Dark Flake Scented/Aromatic
Brown Flake Scented/Aromatic

... have fun ?

 

[hawky454]

Good idea! I never thought of that.

Does it leave a vinegar "ghost" for any amount of time?

No, if you thoroughly let it dry out, you shouldn’t taste any residual vinegar. I learned this trick from a pipe restorer and I tried all the other common tricks, nothing but the vinegar worked. It totally neutralizes the ghost in my experience.

 

[shermnatman]

Very hot tap water does a lot. I like the coffee grounds routine, followed by a 30-60 second flush with hot water.

 

[beefeater33]

I used Vodka/bourbon laced pipe cleaners on the bowel,

I wouldn't recommend that, Your asshole will get sore.............. and its a waste of good booze!........

 

[tschiraldi]

Well if all the above treatments mentioned above don’t work there are 2 more options . You could build a retort. I use a retort a lot. I have really good results. The second is for only a few bucks send it off to Walker’s pipe repair. They have a Ozone machine. I personally have no experience with the ozone, but others had great results with nasty ghosts. Hope this helps.

Blue Room Briars has one as well and, I tell you, its magical!

 

[CoffeeAndBourbon]

I love this thread!

 

[Jwebb90]

Stuff the bowl and shank with damp coffee grounds and let sit for at least 2 days. Empty, rinse, and repeat again if needed.

Works every time ?

@Pondfisher I’ve done the coffee grounds before and it cured a pipe of an intense Latakia ghost.

 

[JOHN72]

Algunos lo llaman olor a perfume de anciana, a otros les gusta, lo fuman y se llama Lakeland.

: ROFLMAO:: ROFLMAO:: ROFLMAO:

 

[mso489]

Ah, the ghost of rose-geranium. Before you do the coffee grounds and vodka treatments, remember that thousands of pipe smokers across the globe are spending years of their lives trying to track down tins with just that savor. Then they spend multiples of the MSRP to buy them. Here you have them trapped in pipes at no extra cost. Grandma's bathmat should not be dismissed lightly. And you can have it added to any blend of your choice. It's a life opportunity.

 

[timt]

Ah, the ghost of rose-geranium. Before you do the coffee grounds and vodka treatments, remember that thousands of pipe smokers across the globe are spending years of their lives trying to track down tins with just that savor. Then they spend multiples of the MSRP to buy them. Here you have them trapped in pipes at no extra cost. Grandma's bathmat should not be dismissed lightly. And you can have it added to any blend of your choice. It's a life opportunity.

Amen! In fact I just placed an order for some ghosting weed. The only estate pipe I've ever purchased, my birthyear Dunhill (1966), came with a little ghost. It didn't bother me at all. In fact, it just added to the character of an old British pipe.

 

[hawky454]

I love a good scented tobacco but I hate, I mean I hate tasting it where it does not belong. It totally ruins the smoke for me.