Another bowl of Mixture 79 into a MM Dagner Poker and coffee.
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Cosmic post… truly.It used to be really good and aged very well, but then STG took it over. I still have quite a few tins of the older stuff aging, but I was buying 20 tin lots when I stocked up on the new STG stuff also. The new Escudo just isn't the same. It's not horrible, passable as a VaPer, but the new stuff doesn't deserve the hype of the older recipe.
It is still being bought out by those who hear about how well the old Escudo ages.
See... pipesmokers are attracted to notions of antiquity... if someone put drenched mediocre tobacco in vinegar and branded it as McClelland Christmas Cheer, it would sell out in seconds. Their sinuses all burning and their tongue all coated in vinegar, saying... mmmmm... this is what McClellands was like in it's heyday.
Just like someone put a cherry aromatic out there with the brand "Hobbit's Weed" and it sold like crazy. Like it or not, pipesmokers are some of the easiest to market to. Very few actually smoke a tobacco in the here and now... they smoke in the hype of distant past or a fantasy world, or they smoke in what the tobacco might age to become one day with cellaring. Pipesmokers grasp the "Folklore" before they actually rely on their own tongues.
The quest for flavor has no final destination.
Wintertime reserve in a MM cob
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I don't like GL Pease's Cairo that much. I find it harsh and unpleasant. But I have nearly two tins of it, so I figured I need to find some way to make it more palatable. My home blend, Wheatsheaf, is a va/per with a bit of Kentucky. The Virginias I use in it are a mix of bright and red, with tiny bit of sugar added. Wheatsheaf is moderately sweet, comparable to Solani 633 or maybe Penny Farthing just in terms of sweetness. So I mixed Cairo and Wheatsheaf 60/40. I figured the sweetness would help offset Cairo's harshness, and Cairo's sour Orientals would add something nice. I'm smoking the mix in my Georg Jensen Goodwill. And yeah, it's pretty great.
If you are like me, and you think Cairo is harsh, try adding a moderately sweet Virginia or va/per.
If you are like me, and you think Cairo is harsh, try adding a moderately sweet Virginia or va/per.
Sutliff Match Victorian in a Matt Roussell Blowfish.
Good afternoon guys. We start with today's first tobacco. C&D: Pirate Kake in a MM Charles Cobbler. And a mug of hot tea of red fruit and orange...............
Brunello Flake in the Comoys. Getting a little annoyed how this blend is constantly out of stock now, when for years no one gave a shit about this blend and it was always in stock.
2012 Rotary Navy Cut in a Jack Howell Dublin.
Good day all! Starting with G&H Hansom Flake in a small Savinelli sandblast Autograph Burl Fan.
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I'm going to have to put some Mixture 79 in my next order. Seems as though I'm just following you around like a lost little puppy, lol.
After a nice fall on the trial caused by ice this morning,G. Mineto/ Local Balkan . All is well, however. ?
You must be a Georgia fan. Actually, I’m a Tennessee immigrant and don’t have a dog in the fight. No pun intended….lol!
D&R 3 Sails & Two Timer Gold mixed in a cob, drinking black coffee.
What I take from this is, if I find something I like, I better get as much as I can, while I can.
Sutliff Sail Yellow in an unbranded tomato and some black coffee.
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Indeed... I bought as much Savinelli Essenza Cipriota as I could. I was so afriad they would discontinue it, because it's not a very popular blend... But not only is is amazing, but they're still selling tins from 2014. Eight year aged tins, for regular retail price... of a blend I love? Yes please, I'll take all of them.
Nashville County in an unmarked lovat. Going to get some steps in. Temps are up to 30 degrees in Pittsburgh, PA:
Haha, no. Just giving @cosmicfolklore a little ribbing on his distracted driving. Reminds me of when I used to commute and would look over at the princess driving next to me, applying her mascara. To be honest, probably not any worse than when I was trying to shove a Big Mac and fries into my face while driving, Or tacos, they're the worst.
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