TAD Acquisitions 2024

[PipeIT]

Received today, some seriously hefty samples generously sent from @B.Fee

All from 2016, with some nice smell aging.

GLP Temple Bar, GLP Embarcadero, and Vincent Manil Reserve du Patron.

 

[rsshreck32]

Picked up 8 oz of Dark Bird's Eye, went with the vintage cut this time. Snagged a Christmas X105 sandblasted also.

 

[HeavyLeadBelly]

Picked up 8 oz of Dark Bird's Eye, went with the vintage cut this time. Snagged a Christmas X105 sandblasted also.View attachment 338475

I’m not the biggest fan of Pete’s, but I’m not a huge detractor either, but the new Christmas ones they put out this year look really sharp. If I wasn’t in tobacco hoarding mode I’d consider getting one.

 

[rsshreck32]

I’m not the biggest fan of Pete’s, but I’m not a huge detractor either, but the new Christmas ones they put out this year look really sharp. If I wasn’t in tobacco hoarding mode I’d consider getting one.

Right now, I have eight pipes I smoke in rotation, some more than others. And for me, that really is enough. I don't have a Pete spigot pipe though, so I was drawn to this one, plus I love their sandblasted finish. I probably won't buy another pipe until maybe next year's Christmas pipe. Like you, I'm mostly into tobacco accumulation.

 

[Roach1]

Delivery yesterday from Estervals.
1x HU White Horses
1x HU Louisiana Broken
2x OJK
1x Dockworker, new blend for me
1x Dark Moor, also new for me

 

[Bbailey324]

I got these on Friday. Thinking I may give it some time in the tin before I open one. Maybe...

 

[ThermionicScott]

My order arrived this afternoon.


I was unable to wait very long before popping one of the tins and having my first bowl of CRF. Mmm…

 

[abecox]

Got this stuff yesterday but it got lost in the mixup. I already cracked into the HH Old Dark Fired Ready Rubbed, but I'm real excited to crack into the Carolina Red Flake, but at the rate I smoke it'll probably be 2025 by then, but I'm sure a little age wont hurt.

 

[Groot5225]

New additions to the collection.

 

[BingBong]

New additions to the collection.

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Barenaked PAD

For my part, from Friday to reiterate, 100g F&T Cut Virginia Plug, 100g OGS, 50g Vintage Aged OGS, 250g SG Cabbies Roll Cut Mixture.

Pity about the F&T, hopefully the flavouring tones down with age.

 

[HeavyLeadBelly]

Oof need to repost this. Mail call from Friday. First of probably a one or two more big orders before the end of the year

 

[carp rides again]

My last two hauls here

 

[Singularis]

Oof need to repost this. Mail call from Friday. First of probably a one or two more big orders before the end of the year View attachment 339113

Working hard to avoid those incoming online excise taxes! I got an order for the same reason. Need to post that soon.

 

[PaulRVA]

Tins- C&D Kellys Coin, Visions of Celephais
Bulk-GH Bosun Cut Plug, GH Brown Flake Aromatic and C&D Exclusive

 

[Joe H]

I just finished up a project involving this haul: A tin of Three Nun; 2 ounces of Newminster 403 Superior Round Slice; 1 ounce of Sutliff TS-20 Louisiana Perique; 1 ounce of Low Country's Natural Virginia.

This month I’ve been experimenting with Three Nuns, trying to modify it closer to the original recipe, while tweaking it to suit my particular tastes. I just tinned up 4 ½ ounces of my final version, so now comes the long wait while the mixture absorbs the topping and the tobacco melds.

 

[Singularis]

I just finished up a project involving this haul: A tin of Three Nun; 2 ounces of Newminster 403 Superior Round Slice; 1 ounce of Sutliff TS-20 Louisiana Perique; 1 ounce of Low Country's Natural Virginia.

This month I’ve been experimenting with Three Nuns, trying to modify it closer to the original recipe, while tweaking it to suit my particular tastes. I just tinned up 4 ½ ounces of my final version, so now comes the long wait while the mixture absorbs the topping and the tobacco melds.
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What did you use for a topping? I would have expected Three Nuns to be fairly close to natural. (I’ve smoked a tin once, but it was nearly 7 years ago. I just remember it tasting like a cigar.)

 

[HeavyLeadBelly]

Working hard to avoid those incoming online excise taxes! I got an order for the same reason. Need to post that soon.

Yessir!

 

[Joe H]

@Singularus, the topping used was rum, brown sugar and star-anise. There's a long thread in the tobacco discussion sub-forum describing the project. It's called "Two Nuns and a Seminarian."

I agree with your description of the modern version, it smelled a bit cigar-like to me and I doubt it's topped much if at all now.

 

[JoeW]

Trying some new things to see whether I’ll want to stock up for the future

 

[dottlejockey]

Got a couple boxes in today. Mostly just stocking up a few things, but a few new ones to try, too (Former's Cross Grain Flake, Amphora VA and Cobblestone Burley Plug).