XXV Reserve: A Celebration of 25 Years of Smokingpipes

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Mrs. Pickles

Can't Leave
May 8, 2022
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So I read the “dope” on what these two blends are all about in an email that dropped about an hour ago.

Kinda like CRF & CRF /Perique…

I was tempted to buy some - but that passed.

I was intrigued with the addition of Italian Dark Fired in the Dusk blend though… I’ll probably just add some Sansepolcro to some CRF /w Perique to get that experience. 😉

I got that sense as well.

According to the promo video, Dawn is sort of like 2024 Carolina Red Flake with the addition of the 25 year old batch of red VA.

CRF 2024 components:

TA-22, 2022 Red VA
GA-JRL-19, 2019 Red-Orange VA
TBFO-19, 2019 Red VA

vs.

Dawn components:

TA-22, 2022 Red VA
GA-JRL-19, 2019 Red-Orange VA
TBFO-19, 2019 Red VA
DH17, 2017 Red VA
BK12-2000 Red VA
Dusk components:

BK12-2000 Red VA
CA-AI-BO-23 2023 Bright VA
GA-JRL-19 2019 Red-Orange Va
55-2021 2021 Red
Italian Dark Fired 2019
American Dark Fired 2019

Dawn sounds lovely and I'm glad to see it sold well, but yeah, Dusk sounds a little more novel.
 
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Sobrbiker

Lifer
Jan 7, 2023
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Casa Grande, AZ
So I read the “dope” on what these two blends are all about in an email that dropped about an hour ago.

Kinda like CRF & CRF /Perique…

I was tempted to buy some - but that passed.

I was intrigued with the addition of Italian Dark Fired in the Dusk blend though… I’ll probably just add some Sansepolcro to some CRF /w Perique to get that experience. 😉
They lost me at “floral” on the dusk, but I was barely on the fence…