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Ben.R.C

Lifer
Nov 20, 2022
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100,433
55
North Carolina
Wanted to try a tin of Charatan Rolls, not bad, very much like Escudo or DNR, I’d buy it again if the other two weren’t available (in a Comoy Blue Riband)

Edit, the more I smoke this bowl, the more I really like it, it stands on its own, I’ll buy more for the cellar, wish it wasn’t 20$ for 50g though 😂
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haebar

Can't Leave
Nov 10, 2014
348
6,245
East Tennessee
Now smoking some GLP Stonehenge Flake in a Cayuga oil-cured Rhodesian.
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krizzose

Lifer
Feb 13, 2013
3,384
21,169
Michigan
Almost half way through this bowl of year 2022 unreleased Sutliff Brown Virginia Flake in a straight smooth brown post-WWII Comoy’s Grand Slam billiard 27 Canadian patent 341422 with a black vulcanite saddle stem. Ice water and bergs is my drink.
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What’s the story with this blend? Is this in development, or something they’ve decided won’t be released?
 

starrynight

Starting to Get Obsessed
Mar 10, 2023
241
2,699
The Roux in Dunhill bulldog. Great taste, but I feel like I need to be prudent to not pack with the whole leafs. I placed a large leaf on top for giggles, but whatever I had on top was incredibly tangy. Not sure what the component was. When I got through that, I noticed a more complex Sutliff Victorian vibe going on. Definitely a good one.
 

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JimInks

Sultan of Smoke
Aug 31, 2012
64,866
655,831
Did a second set of walking reps on this very humid day, and smoked a bowl of year 2015 D&R A.B. Rimboche in an undated slight bend, smooth flame grain Wessex Standard egg with a brown accent on the black vulcanite saddle stem.
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JimInks

Sultan of Smoke
Aug 31, 2012
64,866
655,831
Half way through this bowl of year 2012 Carter Hall in a black rusticated medium bend 2021 Peterson POTY 4AB No. 437/500 military mount with a silver cap and a tapered black vulcanite AB stem. Ice water and bergs is my drink.
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JimInks

Sultan of Smoke
Aug 31, 2012
64,866
655,831
What’s the story with this blend? Is this in development, or something they’ve decided won’t be released?
They decided it won't be released. The same goes for the black Virginia they gave me. Why, I don't know. All I know is that they had bags in the throw away bin, and decided to give them to me instead of trashing them. The only thing that makes sense to me is that they didn't quite meet whatever it was that they were going for. I feel extremely fortunate to have them because they are quite enjoyable.
 

krizzose

Lifer
Feb 13, 2013
3,384
21,169
Michigan
They decided it won't be released. The same goes for the black Virginia they gave me. Why, I don't know. All I know is that they had bags in the throw away bin, and decided to give them to me instead of trashing them. The only thing that makes sense to me is that they didn't quite meet whatever it was that they were going for. I feel extremely fortunate to have them because they are quite enjoyable.
That’s too bad. A simple brown flake from a manufacturer more likely than some others to avoid irritating shortages would be very welcome.
 

mso489

Lifer
Feb 21, 2013
41,211
60,638
GLP Barbary Coast, cubed burley, red Virginia, Perique, and touch of brandy, in a pipe by the late great North Carolina carver Bob Hayes, a rusticated straight Dublin with a smooth finished rim and a bamboo stem.

I bought this pipe at the end of the TAPS pipe show at the N.C. fairground on my second loop past the tables. Several shows in a row I'd admired Bob's pipes, but wasn't quite in his price category. Perhaps for that reason, he made me an offer I couldn't refuse. I thought I hadn't heard him correctly, and bought the pipe in a sort of daze. Within a year or so, he was gone, so it is a particular legacy and treasure.
 
Aug 11, 2022
2,663
20,893
Cedar Rapids, IA
They decided it won't be released. The same goes for the black Virginia they gave me. Why, I don't know. All I know is that they had bags in the throw away bin, and decided to give them to me instead of trashing them. The only thing that makes sense to me is that they didn't quite meet whatever it was that they were going for. I feel extremely fortunate to have them because they are quite enjoyable.
It’s good that they found a good home for it at least! If they were a craft beer company, they’d just come up with a cutesy name like “Error 404 Ale” for the batch and ship it.
 
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