Putting a date on St Bruno.

[verporchting]

All this St. Bruno talk today... the forums haven't been this exciting in along time! And we got some vintage Bruno in this thread! My oh my!!!! what is a man to do? Possibly light up a pipe full of St. Bruno? Thank you, don't mind if I do!

This ^^^^

 

[ThermionicScott]

Fair point but isn’t shag cut basically hand rolling cigarette tobacco?

That's what I was thinking -- if widening the cut a smidgen allows them to avoid higher taxes or regulations, it's a no-brainer.

 

[Franco Pipenbeans]

@Franco Pipenbeans i suggest you take @simong up on his offer to safely dispose of the pouches’ contents. I would hate to see you end up with the same fate as this other chap who loaded a bowl of aged bruno and went for an evening stroll.

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Crikey, if I smoke it will a gaggle of semi-clad ladies walk me off a cliff? I am happy to take that risk!!

 

[Franco Pipenbeans]

All this St. Bruno talk today... the forums haven't been this exciting in along time! And we got some vintage Bruno in this thread! My oh my!!!! what is a man to do? Possibly light up a pipe full of St. Bruno? Thank you, don't mind if I do!

I opened the pouch last night and…I can confirm that the pouch note smells more like your Dad’s old slippers than St Bruno.

I’ve put in a slice of apple peel and I’ll leave it for a few days and reassess then.

I appreciate that some people will say “don’t do that!” but that’s a tried and tested method in my house.

I hope that the Texas weather has made your St Bruno taste like the finest it could be sir. 🫡

 

[Franco Pipenbeans]

On a tangent: Freybourg and Treyer - does anyone know where to get this in the UK? I know they sold up and shipped out from London some years ago, to Germany (I think?) but I can’t seem to find any online baccy shop in England that sells any?

A friend has a house in Hungary, and regularly drives through Germany, and he can’t find any there.

How do I get some? Does anyone know of a continental tobacconists that will have some?

 

[simong]

Also got a pouch of aged Clan thrown in.

Clan has never been anything near a favourite but, flippin eck, aged stuff ain’t so bad!!

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At least I presume there’s some age on the stuff? Looks old, without those pictures on the pouch?

Aged Clan?
I would of thought that’d be like ‘Nora Batty’….no improvement with the passing years.

I must be in the minority thinking that though. Nearly every pipe smoker I see in my hometown is smoking clan, nearly always in a falcon too.

 

[simong]

On a tangent: Freybourg and Treyer - does anyone know where to get this in the UK? I know they sold up and shipped out from London some years ago, to Germany (I think?) but I can’t seem to find any online baccy shop in England that sells any?

A friend has a house in Hungary, and regularly drives through Germany, and he can’t find any there.

How do I get some? Does anyone know of a continental tobacconists that will have some?

The Danish Pipe Shop is the only place I’ve seen it on the continent.

 

[Franco Pipenbeans]

Aged Clan?
I would of thought that’d be like ‘Nora Batty’….no improvement with the passing years.
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I must be in the minority thinking that though. Nearly every pipe smoker I see in my hometown is smoking clan, nearly always in a falcon too.

Seriously, it’s not bad and I can’t stand the stuff when it’s fresh.

 

[Wulf]

I opened the pouch last night and…I can confirm that the pouch note smells more like your Dad’s old slippers than St Bruno.

I’ve put in a slice of apple peel and I’ll leave it for a few days and reassess then.

I appreciate that some people will say “don’t do that!” but that’s a tried and tested method in my house.

I hope that the Texas weather has made your St Bruno taste like the finest it could be sir. 🫡

If your st bruno is dry and smells like granpappys ol slippers I find a few drops of whisky brings it around nicely. Just mix it in well then let it dry a bit before smoking it. The whisky brings back the smell and flavour better than anything else ive tried and ive smoked st bruno for 30 years. Try it ..im sure it will be a nice surprise

 

[Franco Pipenbeans]

If your st bruno is dry and smells like granpappys ol slippers I find a few drops of whisky brings it around nicely. Just mix it in well then let it dry a bit before smoking it. The whisky brings back the smell and flavour better than anything else ive tried and ive smoked st bruno for 30 years. Try it ..im sure it will be a nice surprise

I don’t have any whisky but I do have some brandy. I might give that a go because, at the moment, it smells fusty, almost like there’s some Latakia in there.

 

[Wulf]

I don’t have any whisky but I do have some brandy. I might give that a go because, at the moment, it smells fusty, almost like there’s some Latakia in there.

A few drops of brandy should do it. Ive used soberano brandy in tobacco. Just be mindful of how much you use...if you make it too wet it will be harsh when it dries. Just a dash and mix it well. Bear in mind st bruno is quit a potent smoke, yet fresh its got a rich flavour. Let me know how you fare with it.

 

[Wulf]

I don’t have any whisky but I do have some brandy. I might give that a go because, at the moment, it smells fusty, almost like there’s some Latakia in there.

i see thee is a fellow yorkshireman...nice to meet thee

 

[Wulf]

Aged Clan?
I would of thought that’d be like ‘Nora Batty’….no improvement with the passing years.
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I must be in the minority thinking that though. Nearly every pipe smoker I see in my hometown is smoking clan, nearly always in a falcon too.

Tha,s reet lad...clans like smokin ol rope from boulby mine after washing it with vanilla to get the potash out...and it burns away like bogroll...baccy fer them thats a bit femmer

 

[Ahi Ka]

50:50 whisky and rum is the trick. Adds a perfume note when sprayed

 

[Wulf]

50:50 whisky and rum is the trick. Adds a perfume note when sprayed

ive used that mix too. Got to agree with you. The rum adds a nice molasses hint. But if ya only got whisky...

 

[The Clay King]

Also got a pouch of aged Clan thrown in.

Clan has never been anything near a favourite but, flippin eck, aged stuff ain’t so bad!!

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At least I presume there’s some age on the stuff? Looks old, without those pictures on the pouch?

@Franco Pipenbeans Not as old as the 11 packets of Clan I bought off Facebook last year; dated year 2000
I know the old packets have more tartan on them; I used some Clan tartan to make Christmas card borders!
When I went to the Bonnie Prince Charlie event near Derby was smoking Clan in his clay pipe; I thought the tartan packet fitted with his outfit. This was before they got covered in health warnings
Should I get a packet of St Bruno to smoke in my clay pipes????
This clay pipe smoking Redcoat has sucked down packets of Clan, Condor & St Bruno regularly

 

[paulfg]

Just wondering, does anyone know why the width of the cut of tobacco was increased in the EU? Doesn't make very much sense to me, except for some weird authoritarian standardisation measures?

To discourage it from being used as rolling tobacco.different tax levels pipe tobacco
had less tax on it

 

[anotherbob]

And in other news, the US Supreme Court holds that a tomato is a vegetable, not a fruit! Nix v. Hedden, 149 US 304 - Supreme Court 1893 - Google Scholar - https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=8906408028119690393&q=Nix+v.+Hedden&hl=en&as_sdt=3,48

wow though i have said it before culinarily a tomatoe is a veg, botanically it's a fruit. These classifications matter in as much as what you're doing with them.

 

[mingc]

wow though i have said it before culinarily a tomatoe is a veg, botanically it's a fruit. These classifications matter in as much as what you're doing with them.

As you may know, it is extremely rare for judges, who are lawyers, to have STEM degrees. The same is true for most US lawmakers. Scientific nuances tend to escape them.

 

[jpmcwjr]

I see thee is a fellow yorkshireman...nice to meet thee.

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