Yessir! Looking forward to it, and to redeeming my subpar Big N' Burley experience.
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This is my first time trying them, they’ve always looked really good online. I’ve only smoked one so far and it was great. Perfect draw and burn line, and it puts out a surprisingly huge amount of smoke.great choice on the 601 blues
Some Cohiba Ambars. They are mild+ but i enjoy them. 
@AJL67 now that looks like some Habano goodness.
The tobacco gods have been smiling upon me 
1lb Macbaren Vanilla Cream
8oz Match Balkan Sobranie
8oz Match Balkan Sobranie 759
Hope that my fellow Aussie pipe smokers have also been taking advantage of the Christmas mail rush.
I've been so fortunate that when tracking showed that this order had cleared customs [that I wait to see before making another order] when I went to transfer funds to my debit card I wondered where a chunk of money had gone.
When I checked expenditure I saw that I've spent close to $2,000 on tobacco over the last couple of months. That's an extra 20lb in my cupboard.
As a wise man once said; times of tobacco and no money, will see one through better than times of money and no tobacco.
How true that is my friends.
1lb Macbaren Vanilla Cream
8oz Match Balkan Sobranie
8oz Match Balkan Sobranie 759
Hope that my fellow Aussie pipe smokers have also been taking advantage of the Christmas mail rush.
I've been so fortunate that when tracking showed that this order had cleared customs [that I wait to see before making another order] when I went to transfer funds to my debit card I wondered where a chunk of money had gone.
When I checked expenditure I saw that I've spent close to $2,000 on tobacco over the last couple of months. That's an extra 20lb in my cupboard.
As a wise man once said; times of tobacco and no money, will see one through better than times of money and no tobacco.
How true that is my friends.
I succumbed to the C&D sale at SP and got 8 oz each of Derringer and Yorktown.
Another colleague just returned from the States and came bearing gifts.
I have one moremule colleague coming back from the States in the next couple weeks who will also bring some goodies for me.
I have one more
The Squire got their pocket jars back in stock so I nabbed a couple of samples while I was at it.
Ahhh this thread always makes my mouth water haha - this month has been tobacco-tastic, not gonna lie:
2 x 3.5 oz Mac Baren Plumcake ...once I realized I was absolutely crazy for this blend I purchased...
1 x 16 oz Mac Baren Plumcake as well as
4 x 1.5 oz Drexel VIII pouches
Both the Drexel and Plumcake were instant hits - after years of pipe smoking and a disdain for Latakia I found a blend that has *juuuust* the right amount and made me rethink my whole approach to Latakia.
Cheers folks!
2 x 3.5 oz Mac Baren Plumcake ...once I realized I was absolutely crazy for this blend I purchased...
1 x 16 oz Mac Baren Plumcake as well as
4 x 1.5 oz Drexel VIII pouches
Both the Drexel and Plumcake were instant hits - after years of pipe smoking and a disdain for Latakia I found a blend that has *juuuust* the right amount and made me rethink my whole approach to Latakia.
Cheers folks!
@kg.legat0 I love the taste of Plumcake and it's got a great tin note but it's one Macbaren blend that bites me bad.
Determined to find a way to enjoy it, I found that it was fine in a 1950s meerschaum lined Heibe Goldpoint Dublin once a day.
There's just a smidgeon of Latakia in Plumcake but I agree that Latakia is a rather nice addition when used sparingly.
I've got one 3.5oz tin left that's over 5yo that I've been saving.
Hmm, might even consider popping it for Christmas.
Determined to find a way to enjoy it, I found that it was fine in a 1950s meerschaum lined Heibe Goldpoint Dublin once a day.
There's just a smidgeon of Latakia in Plumcake but I agree that Latakia is a rather nice addition when used sparingly.
I've got one 3.5oz tin left that's over 5yo that I've been saving.
Hmm, might even consider popping it for Christmas.
Good to see that another living under a tobacco repressive regime has also been blessed by the tobacco gods.
You've been accumulating a nice little stash that should keep you happy for some time.
That Cringle Flake looks particularly inviting
Since this is the best time of year to run the gauntlet so to speak, I've doubled up by also ordering to a mates address.
Although he thinks that I'm being overly generous, I give him a quarter of every order that goes to his address.
The way I see it is I have an extra 1.5lbs from each order that I would not otherwise have [plus it will save him from asking for baccy when he runs out . . . well at least that's the plan, lol]
1lb BL-WB [Burley Lite Without Bite] First time I've tried. Me like.
1lb Edgeworth Ready Rubbed . . . ready rubbed? It's full of huge chunks that need to be chopped up.
Apart from that it's another nice Burley blend that I've not tried before.
4 oz 1Q. Not sure why this blend has its critics. A nice mild aro that's not at all moist or goopy, ready to smoke straight from the bag. It's one of the blends that I smoke on social occasions.
Although he thinks that I'm being overly generous, I give him a quarter of every order that goes to his address.
The way I see it is I have an extra 1.5lbs from each order that I would not otherwise have [plus it will save him from asking for baccy when he runs out . . . well at least that's the plan, lol]
1lb BL-WB [Burley Lite Without Bite] First time I've tried. Me like.
1lb Edgeworth Ready Rubbed . . . ready rubbed? It's full of huge chunks that need to be chopped up.
Apart from that it's another nice Burley blend that I've not tried before.
4 oz 1Q. Not sure why this blend has its critics. A nice mild aro that's not at all moist or goopy, ready to smoke straight from the bag. It's one of the blends that I smoke on social occasions.
Finishing up this year with a Very Nice haul.
Cohiba Siglo VI, Partagas Lusitanias, LDF Andalusian Bull and ESOTERICA Dorchester, Tilbury, GERMAIN King Charles Smoking Mixture
Cohiba Siglo VI, Partagas Lusitanias, LDF Andalusian Bull and ESOTERICA Dorchester, Tilbury, GERMAIN King Charles Smoking Mixture
I've got a good dozen or so Mac Baren tins just aging in the cellar, and Plumcake is one of them. I'm a little overwhelmed by the sheer amount of jarred blends I have going right now (about three dozen), but your description intrigues me nonetheless. I just pulled the tin out to check the date...January 2015. Does it age well?
Forgot to take a pic before tucking the tins away, but the GL Pease sale got the best of me. 8 tins of various Pease blends to try and two more Peterson De Luxe Navy Rolls, since those are starting to become a bit difficult to get.
I was going to take advantage of the C&D sale at SP but P&C got me with the P&C cash
A fellow pipe smoker in Bulgaria was selling off part of his cellar. I grabbed this 8oz tin of Cumberland from 2017. I’ll be opening this sooner rather than later.
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