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I am smoking Esoterica Stonehaven from 2014 in an Altinay translucent meerschaum billiard
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I am smoking Esoterica Stonehaven from 2014 in an Altinay translucent meerschaum billiard
I think this blend should shine in a clay. A milder blend but lots of flavor.@hoosierpipeguy I think it sounds like it would suit my clays!
I had a blast with the FL guys, great folks. Just took a crappy photo. LOLOh, now he’s smiling, guess you’re glad to be back on the golf course. I guess those Florida pipe guys weren’t as much fun!
You scared me with that mean looking face! LOL
We need to keep him on the golf course guys! LOL![]()
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Not too geeky -- part of why we come here!LOL, turns out I wasn't completely dreaming, you are correct, of course, but there is a little more nuance I just didn't remember.
Gave a shout out to John because I knew I had that right/but not right, haha.
Wilke No. 515 now is "back" to the original, in a sense. So if you are like me and would have ordered No. 515 in the past couple of years, it was not the same as the original blend, rum had been added a little bit (not just special orders) over time over a few years to accommodate demand preferences for more rum, but was still called No. 515. So according to John, the No. 515 I ordered in 2021, for example, would have had added rum vs. the original (didn't request it, it was just there). Recently folks were asking for a little less rum, so easier to carry the original as it was traditionally made and the more recent version now the "double shot". Clear as mud!
Since what I have jarred from a couple years ago is really the 2X, just ordered the regular and happy to now have both. Probably a little geeky, but I found the history interesting. Sorry for the diversion.![]()
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