We don't have Waffle Houses closest we got is IHOP. Which if I recall is like a Waffle House but not nearly as good.
Samuel Gawith Finally
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Same... I grew up in NJ, I believe the nearest Waffle House is in Delaware. IHOP, Denny’s etc., are pale in comparison.
Also, I think once the beginner gets down technique they quickly begin to understand what’s they like, a bit like wine although they might not be able to employ the various adjectives, the most annoying and overused to me is the comparison to “stone fruit”.
I’ve only been at this a year and a half, and I’ve already seen fads.
We have both WH and IHOP. WH for the win. All Star with eggs over medium, toast, hash browns (scattered, smothered, diced, and peppered), country ham, and pecan waffle. And the best coffee at any chain restaurant. IHOP can’t even touch it.
It’s nearly impossible for me to avoid the double carb combo of hash browns and pecan waffle when at a WH.
Yes, I haven't been a full time "piper" for very much longer than you and I've seen the sharp increase in overcellaring, Frog related madness, the fall of Latakia, the rise of the limited edition blend, the Gawiths becoming unicorns, the advent of hipster boutique blenders, and the pendulum swings of cake popularity.
I read the forum in a very sporadic way and was a bit surprised to read twice in this thread that Latakia is out of vogue... before anyone decides to donate theirs to the Salvation Army please PM me.
What is this "overcellaring"? Hoosier and chasingembers told me I needed 400Lbs..
I'm pretty sure, due to my age and consumption.. I probably need at least a ton.
But the more you smoke the less years you have to plan for... so if nothing else we have that working for us.
Worse case smoke cigarillos half the week...
Latakia gets a bad rep because most take the step from aromatics to Latakia and sit there for a while. When all the Germain stuff was available, and Pease and Hermit were the old steady made in Morgantown standbys, there was lots to talk and be happy about.
But that generation of new smoker inevitably moved on - some to Mc C Virginias, some to Lakelands, and all the while the Latakia buzz faded as a result of the new chatter (from the same old boys) about how awesome their new flavor of the internet was.
I think so many cigar groupies coming to pipes in the late 90’s helped make Latakia what it was. It still seems to me to be the logical step, taste wise.
But that generation of new smoker inevitably moved on - some to Mc C Virginias, some to Lakelands, and all the while the Latakia buzz faded as a result of the new chatter (from the same old boys) about how awesome their new flavor of the internet was.
I think so many cigar groupies coming to pipes in the late 90’s helped make Latakia what it was. It still seems to me to be the logical step, taste wise.
I had Sutliff’s Crumble Kake English #1 in the first few months of my pipe career and loved it...
Yes, it is terrible stinky stuff. No one buy any more Squadron Leader, Skiff Mixture, or Commonwealth, they are yucky and smell like butts.
That Commonwealth Mixture is especially foul stuff.. just not worth buying.
Ooof! Something worse than 'Affle House? I'll skip the Sizzler
Blasphemy! Waffle House is a shining yellow beacon of hope in a “carbs are evil” world! ?
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