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SO maybe even an Aromatic pipe?

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you asked about McClellands Navy Flake, or MacBarens Navy Flake?

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macbaren

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McClelland's Beacon, just cracked a tin, and had my first bowl today. Quite enjoyable, I may have to pick up some more in the future.

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http://www.tobaccoreviews.com/blend_...LPHA=N&TID=706

Burley
Cavendish
Virginia

I wouldnt smoke that in a VA pipe. I would smoke that in a cob pipe...

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Peterson's Irish Oak

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I read it wrong, I was thinking of S&Gs Navy Flake.

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oddly enough, i had a bowl of that for the first time this afternoon.
i did a trade with a newb on CS... i thought it would be like most navy flakes (no latakia, slight floral topping) and would rock...

nope, SG Navy Flake is a latakia blend with a slight rum topping. :su
but that's okay, it has it's place. lucky for me, the tin i acquired was about half gone.

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does anyone know how it compares to the original PCCA Beacon? i know it's the same maker, but has anyone compared the two? did Mike change it any, what's the story?
or would i still be better off buying the bulk #2015?

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not to hot on the Mcbarens Navy flake... Any suggestions? let it air out for abit?
Seems like there is an extreme Burly/ Harsh overtone that clouds the entire smoke

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dunhill standard mixture mild in a nording oversized freehand

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Puffin' some C&D Black Dawg along with a pinch of Annie Kake in my Pete' Denegal Rocky.

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Dunhill Three Year Matured Virginia from the '80s... in a cob (didn't want to foul up a good pipe)

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Had some H&H Rolando's Own and Lousiana Red yesterday.
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Lane's 1-Q in a Joh's churchwarden after a long day at work...definitely not going to be my last bowl tonight...

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peterson u-flake in my new hacker cob :dr

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U-Flake turned out to be my second bowl of the night...

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W.O. Larsen 1864 Mixture

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McClelland Oriental 14

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A homebrew that I call "Americana" (PA Choice Blend/Mc 5100/Perique) in a Charatan Reject.

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Just finished a bowl of Stonehaven with a dash of Morleys Best in my Pete' Kapet.

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Comptons Balkan in a Brakner AX and rinsed off with MacB Navy Flake in a Brakner acorn. Much smoke.

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A good piping day for me today. Started the day with some Beacon, around mid-day I enjoyed Scottish Cake while I read Holmes, and as I do some school work I'm smoking some Irish Flake. All enjoyable tobaccos. I will likely do something similar tomorrow.

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Bombay Court today after a couple of cigar days

piping is where my palate is happiest

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I'm waiting for a my new pipe to come in, but when it is warm enough that I can enjoy a bowl, I plan on trying Escudo for the first time.

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Bombay Court RX2010 got me hooked on this blend....

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I just had over the weekend a bowl of Tinderbox Sherlock's Choice.

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Rattray's 3 Noggins for the ride home today

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Been on my hit list. I'll have to pick up a tin...

More key largo tonight. It's a decent blend. I think the best part is I can rub out a few flakes right out of the tin and it smokes perfectly...good blend. Plus it's been awhile since I've had a good cigar. So a little cigar in there is nice...

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Fillmore in my Jirsa Blowfish =]

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C&D Cross-Eyed Cricket in the Meer!!!

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Peterson's Perfect Plug in BC Mr. Boston.

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Had half a bowl of Escudo in my MM Cobb on the way to work. Going to smoke the other half on the way back.

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Mississippi Mud in some no name apple

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Wessex Burley Slices in a Hackert cob, AM
Comptons Commonweal in a WDC billiard, PM

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Some Prince Latakia (2 pts PA/1 pt Lat) in this Kaywoodie Mandarin off ebay.

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/h...0/DSC00053.jpg

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that's a sweet lookin pipe!

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:tpd:

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Samuel Gawith - Black XX Rope

MUCH smoother than I expected, I enjoyed it a lot!

Not a rope smoker, so I had ZERO luck keeping it lit, but it was still tasty!

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Uhle's blend 44 in a Tinsky apple this afternoon .... looking towards some old (30+ yr) Dunhill ready rubbed in the Dunnie birthyear before bed tonight.

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A&C Petersen Curly Cut in a Cavicchi Rhodesian 3C while watching Apocolypto in the garage on the portable DVD player.

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Hmmm.. I'm guessing you like this tobacco, huh Greg? :tu

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it's not too bad. a shame it was never officially made/released.
i found, what i believe to be, an internal factory sample tin of a blend that they never released. a curly cut Va/Per... the 100g tin was plain, but had an old rectangular sticker on the lid with the A&C Petersen crest, blend name and tinning date. wasn't something that could be sold anywhere, and they curlies were definitely smaller than Escudo... they were the same size as Three Nuns or something like that. different flavor from escudo as well, this was way more tangy, not nearly as much perique.
i waited for months on that tin on ebay. the guy was selling a large amount of tobacco for an older collector but everything was "buy it now" for insane amounts. finally, after months of nobody buying the 50+ tins the guy had up for auction, he took off the "buy it now" and made 'em real auctions. i nabbed it for $13 (instead of the $50+ he'd been asking). 100g tin from '97... only called "Curly Cut". i was sold. :dr

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Just finished my first bowl of Maltese Falcon, GLP wasn't lying when he described it as velvety, it was very nice. I smoked it in a RQ sandblasted author

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Did you rub it out? At least a couple coins to get it going?

I like a cigar cutter - like a Zino - to make nice coins of the rope to rub.

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Some C&D Plantation evening in my vonErck.

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i hear cigar scissors work great as well. i have a cheap pair, so i haven't used them yet. i've used my palio to cut 'em, but after a while, if i do a lot of coins at once, it can gum up pretty quick and starts to give me cramps in my hands.
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yesterday after work: F&T Vintage in a K. Huhn Zulu
this morning to work: Levin Pipes Gorgorath in a Stanwell Golden Danish poker

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Last night was some more Key Largo in a bent cob, followed by some McC 5100 in a Bent Kaywoodie.

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at work today, half a bowl of 1980's Dunhill Three Year Matured (with 20+ yrs more maturity).

gonna smoke the rest of the drive home, hopefully the DGT will make it not be a sucky 20+ yr old smoke.
bah, who am i foolin', this blend blows, even if it's nearly 30 yrs old.