Another bowl of 759 match in an AKB meerschaum.
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Burley Flake #1 in a Radice Rind Lovat. C&D Burley Flake #'s 1 and 2 are phenomenal, and from my perspective they are two highly underrated blends. For those who like to know they smoked a bowl of tobacco when finished, give these a go! 
2019 Sunset Harbor Flake in a 2016 Ashton XXX Pebble Grain Rhodesian
One thing I've noticed with Haunted Bookshop is the bulk just doesn't compare with the tinned option, that's my thoughts anyway.
Now smoking KBV Verge Engine Santa Drive 2023 in a 1978 Peterson Deluxe 20S medium bend smooth dark brown billiard with a silver cap military mount black vulcanite saddle p-lip stem.
More Union Square this evening. Tonight in a Peterson Canadian.
I haven’t had the tinned version in over a year. I’ve been buying bulk and it’s been ok. Maybe I should get a tin now to compare side by side.
I did find a piece of shredded material in the bulk that wasn’t tobacco once, so I wonder if their bulk runs are done with less attention to detail or if it is all a part of the same batch.
Shana tova! First bowl of 5785 (I know I sound like an ET when I say that, but who's to say I'm not? 
) was two coins of Peterson DeLuxe Navy Rolls in a Stefano Santambrogio Rhodesian. This is my only 9mm pipe, and it's probably the best smoker of my collection, which is roughly a dozen. 9/10
Bird report: House finch, Dark-eyed junco, California scrub-jay, California towhee, California quail, Steller's jay, White-crowned sparrow, Oak titmouse, Mountain chickadee, White-breasted nuthatch, American crow, Mourning dove, Western bluebird, Red-tailed hawk, and Northern flicker. Full cast today.
) was two coins of Peterson DeLuxe Navy Rolls in a Stefano Santambrogio Rhodesian. This is my only 9mm pipe, and it's probably the best smoker of my collection, which is roughly a dozen. 9/10Bird report: House finch, Dark-eyed junco, California scrub-jay, California towhee, California quail, Steller's jay, White-crowned sparrow, Oak titmouse, Mountain chickadee, White-breasted nuthatch, American crow, Mourning dove, Western bluebird, Red-tailed hawk, and Northern flicker. Full cast today.
C&D Pegasus in a Peterson Dracula 80s.
I sometimes wonder if it's like comparing two different grades of the same cut of meat. A prime rib eye is going to be far superior to a select grade rib eye. Maybe the same tobacco, but the best of the batch goes in the tin. But I will say that Exclusive in bulk is every bit as good as the tinned version., so who knows?!
Chenet’s cake in a Satou, last smoke of the day.
It's all the same batch. No company is going to go to the added expense of separate runs. The reason that there is a difference between bulk and tin versions is because the bulk is exposed to more oxygen than a sealed tin.
That goes for ready rubbed versions of flake blends as well. The cut offs from the flakes fall into a vat, and are packaged, but they are exposed to more oxygen, too.
Thank you, Jim. I don’t have much knowledge of how the blending processes work other than what I have read on here or heard Brian Levine and his guests talk about on the radio show.
It is a dream of mine to take a tour of the C&D factory some day.
Nearing the half way mark of this bowl of year 2010 Full Virginia Flake in a slight bend 1968 group 4S Dunhill Shell 475 cherrywood with a tapered black vulcanite stem.
Enjoying some luxury Navy flake in a Posella. I've got a couple Posellas, and they are great smokers. I am ready for the weekend (even if I'm early)!
Temple bar in a Mehmet Cinar deco cherrywood meer. Bowl #10 
Half way through this bowl of year 2014 Dan Tobacco Hamborger Veermaster in a smooth straight brown 1950 Dunhill 48 bulldog group 4 root briar with a black vulcanite fish tail saddle stem. Watching a Gene Autry movie. Fed Daisy the Feral Princess and Tomato the Brave a little while ago. After she ate, Daisy jumped up on my lap for a snooze.
Mixture 79, in a 7-point 3-star Pipe by Lee.
Nice to see another Mixture 79 enthusiast (!), who has mentioned this couple times.
It was my favorite baccy during my 3rd year, US Army ... yes, a while back.
In a Dec '22 TAD, I added a pouch, jarred it & just opened it now. Not sure how age has helped even with 1 year 10 months jarred, but it sure is nice tonight ... dried well, maybe mellowed some over what I recall.
NOTE: This will go with me to Pipe Club this month along with a freshly opened McClelland tin of Oriental #1 which has 18 years of age ('06).
H&H Darbyshire in a Willmer billiard.
Breaking out some of the good stuff for the next few days.
“Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose,”
2008 McClelland Drama Reserve
in my Gülel lattice meerschaum.
“Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose,”
2008 McClelland Drama Reserve
in my Gülel lattice meerschaum.
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