@Chaukisch Do you know of a real life equivalent to my hypothetical "Clay King" pipe baccy???50/50 Turkish/Latakia Virginia, stripped right from the leaf and rubbed.
Amazing taste, I'm gonna make much more of this.
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@ashdigger Nice pipe; I like the shape and the colouring of a lot of vintage Meers. Do you think I should get a meer???Hamborger Veermaster in a GBD Meer that was restored and restemmed by Ryan Alden
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@ukbob Finished the Rustica in my clay pipe; you must have a high nicotine intoleranceMacBaren Rustica in a Peterson Rosslare Classic to start the day off.
I barely know any of them.Do you know of a real life equivalent to my hypothetical "Clay King" pipe baccy???
@Chaukisch Do you think these fit my description of "Clay King"???I barely know any of them.I only ever tried three taxed pipe tobaccos.
Clan, Brigg Regular and Farmer Tabak.
Let's see... I don't know @JimInks but I trust his royal palate and he didn't seem to care much for Finck's Golden Cavendish or Sutliff's J6, giving both a 2/4. That's not at all suitable for the King so out the window it goes.Which of these do you think sounds most like "Clay King"???
@Chaukisch I'll have to get an ounce of each when I order from Smokingpipes againLet's see... I don't know @JimInks but I trust his royal palate and he didn't seem to care much for Finck's Golden Cavendish or Sutliff's J6, giving both a 2/4. That's not at all suitable for the King so out the window it goes.
Personally I start salivating when I see the American Golden Cavendish and Sutliff's B27, but they're as dark as peat from the Scottish fenlands, lacking much of the golden shine that the King holds so dear.
I say Lane HS3. It's got that gold shine, is supposed to be mild and has great reviews.
And I'm sure it wouldn't be much of a problem to find a really nice straight Virginia that fits in.
@Chaukisch I think you've found the Clay King his golden "Clay King"Let's see... I don't know @JimInks but I trust his royal palate and he didn't seem to care much for Finck's Golden Cavendish or Sutliff's J6, giving both a 2/4. That's not at all suitable for the King so out the window it goes.
Personally I start salivating when I see the American Golden Cavendish and Sutliff's B27, but they're as dark as peat from the Scottish fenlands, lacking much of the golden shine that the King holds so dear.
I say Lane HS3. It's got that gold shine, is supposed to be mild and has great reviews.
And I'm sure it wouldn't be much of a problem to find a really nice straight Virginia that fits in.