Your Cellar Size
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Sitting on about 130 lbs with over 150 different blends. I like variety. The main reason I started is because I listened to old sages like Sable and cigarmaster. They kept pointing out that the prices now and this was in 2013 will never go down and/or they may not be available anymore. Then I figured out by watching pipestud's website that if I didn't like a certain blend after 5 years of age I could sell it for double to quadruple the price of what I paid for it. Glad I listened cause I'm sitting on a crap load of McClelland and other blends that are no longer being made. Back in those days you could get stuff from McCllelland that already had five years on it.
Well, I can maybe use this to explain to my wife that I haven’t scratched the surface… and that it’s an investment
That's as long as it's still legal to privately sell and ship. The last three boxes I sent out either disappeared into the ether or like one I got a notification for, "Destroyed in Transit".
I've noticed that at least some blends have gone up in price by $2 to $3 per 50 gr tin recently. I just bought Sir John's Flake Virginia and a 50 gr tin is over $15. 20% increase. It's not likely to get cheaper.
I would guess I have around 20 to 30 lbs stashed in various nooks and crannies, (with stashed pipes too). I have a wide variety of many different blends, as I like about everything to a certain extent. I am partial to English and especially Gawith and Hoggarth Black Irish X and hope It breaks loose soon, as i am getting a little low...
I don't have many Aromatics as I have not been able to acquire the taste for them, but I keep trying some mild ones to see what develops
I don't have many Aromatics as I have not been able to acquire the taste for them, but I keep trying some mild ones to see what develops
I’m guessing I have about 75 lbs. should last me ……
Maybe a handful of pounds. I usually only get to 1 or 2 bowls a week, although I'd like more.
One more thing, I also really enjoy enjoy blends that come and go. Like KBV. There is something about just smoking the next new thing from him and letting go. But I still have my usual suspects stocked enough.
I actually had to start over, I had a surgery done on my complete nasal passage, everything smells and tastes different, I’ve dealt with a bad sniffer for about 30 years so everything I started with all tastes and smells totally different
I have only been smoking pipes for a relatively short while, in that I started a ways back, stopped, then resumed it again recently. So far I have only got a little collection of tobacco, but I thought I'd share it with you here. As you can see, my little collection is primarily made up of Peterson tobaccos. I do very much look forward to expanding my options in the near future!!!
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I smoke about 4 bowls/week, give or take. At an average of 3g per bowl, I want enough for 25 years. That should require about 34lbs. Currently, I'm running at about 20 in the cellar, but it's rather a guess. I'm going to try to add the remaining 14lbs via limited releases and deserted island blends.
My reason for cellaring is three-fold: hedging against price increases, aging, and hedging again against bans on online sales, as I'm not in an area that has any nearby B&Ms.
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My reason for cellaring is three-fold: hedging against price increases, aging, and hedging again against bans on online sales, as I'm not in an area that has any nearby B&Ms.
Local Weather for Pilots/Geeks
010322Z AUTO 28016G25KT 4SM -SN BKN022 BKN029 OVC048 M03/M07 A2999 RMK AO2
Thanks cwpiperman! Yes, as you can tell, I'm quite an avid Tolkien fan and I love the slipcased hardback editions. Believe me, as expensive as tobacco is here in Australia, these Tolkien books definitely dip quite deeply into your wallet as well!! Having said that, both are eminently worth it in my humble view. I believe Tolkien smoked primarily Capstan Blue (?), which I've never tried before. What are others' views on Capstan Blue?
Capstan Blue was one of the earlier flakes I tried and it's still memorable. I'd definitely have no problem having lots of it around.