While I was gone, I smoked a bowl of AcesFour’s VaBur in the third pipe I ever bought ($1.95), a 1974 smooth straight French briar Hadley NEBPC apple with a black vulcanite tapered stem. M'lady and I went to the theater to watch the latest James Bond movie. Rather weak.
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We've been holding off seeing it and need to get to the theater - the last installment was a mess of a disappointment to this Bond fan and since this is the last Craig outing I know I'll have mixed feelings given what I thought were pretty good benchmarks set by Casino Royale and Skyfall. But I digress . . . .
The different Wilke blends I've tried based on your reviews have been worth the effort! The Christmas Cheer I tried I think I just kind of blazed through and it seemed pretty mild and I had scorched my tongue on pizza at lunch so I'm going to have to revisit it in a couple of days - the Wilke 515 had no trouble getting through, lol, and had a nice, long and relaxing smoke in the Rathbone. I'd say the Maples, PB&C and Lizzie are my favorites of the Wilke so far.
FYI, I really enjoy finding time when I can to go through this thread and enjoy all of the different pipes that folks are posting - pretty much my highlight on the forum almost every day.