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Welcome back Steve!


Last night some Capstan Blue in the James Upshall large bulldog
Some more Captan Blue in a MM
And finished with some McClelland 40th Anniversary in the ‘67 Dunhill Tanshell (birth year Pipe).

Started today with some Presbyterian and i have some Union Square sitting out drying a bit.

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Starting the day with some McConnell Red Virginia, sucks that the only place that has it online limits you to 2 tins per day.

Thinking after this some Capstan Blue. Clearly i like the straight Virginias.

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Have some Capstan Blue loaded up and ready to go and was able to grab a tin of 2017 Margate so i have that sitting out drying a bit to try later in one of the small Comoy bowls.

Then we’ll see where the day takes us!

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C/D Folklore to start the day.

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Bayou Morning in a bent Dublin.

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Yesterday MB Virginia No1 in an MM x2
Orlik Golden Slice
Presbyterian in a small Meer that i restored
Rattray’s Marlin Flake in an MM

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Breaking in a new small meer, many bowls of MB Virginia No 1 … that blackboard chalk dust taste makes me sick. I have a large meer skull to break in but i just don’t want to go through that again :lr

Some other pipes today:
Rattray’s Marlin Flake today - love this stuff
McConnells Red Virginia- also love
Orlik Golden Sliced - you guessed it love.

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Just finished a bowl of '17 Margate (Thanks Adam) I started last night. So smooth....

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First time trying this C&D Carolina Red w/ Perique. I opened the tin last year when these came in and it could still dry a good bit. Must have been very wet. Smoking well & definitely solid red Va leaf to my tastes.

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Awesome glad you liked it. Someone on the a pipe forum put up 3 tins of Pelican for $50 each and I missed it by 30 seconds .. stuff goes for 450+ on the secondary market .. people are idiots.

Had some Sutliff 507C tonight a couple bowls to try it to see if I want to go with the 5lb brick to cellar, I will try it again in the morning before deciding.

I also got some Old Dark Fired from 2018, about a pound of it in a big lot of tobaccos, turns out i hate the stuff, tastes like a freaking camp fire but i guess that's why people like it. If anyone is interested in trying it let me know.

I also experienced my first 'sour' pipe tonight, really disgusting, ruined the rest of the night's smoking for me, I was smoking some Mac Baren Navy Flake and it didn't taste right then everything was sour and gross, so I broke out the 151 and cotton balls (instead of salt) and have it sitting, i'll swap them out in the morning, i also did a good cleaning on the stem. From now on every estate pipe i buy is getting the alcohol treatment wether i think it needs it or not.

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Some Watch City Rougaroux in a Don Carlos billiard. Tasty stuff!

Ernie at Watch City does a number of nice blends, I know others have their favorites, but I personally like it's crumble cakes... Especially the VA/Pers...Old Dominion and Flake #558 to name the ones I enjoy the most.

Peace of the Lord be with you.

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Started the day with Sutliff 507C in a small meer, it’s cheap to buy in bulk but it’s par with MB Virginia No 1 to me so going to hold off on a large bulk buy as i have 5lbs of the No 1 already.

Switching it up to some EMP in a 1930s COMOY’s Make Canadian Club that just got a fresh coat of Paragon wax.

It’s a great pipe for a fast bowl. Didn’t want to pose the image because it’s not resized but click the link to view.




https://i.imgur.com/FmN03kg.jpg

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Just lit a bowl of EMP. Very nice way to start the day.

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Smoked a lot of VAs yesterday, Marlin Flake, some SG Full Virginia Flake, Orlik Golden Sliced, pipe heavy day and it was pretty nice.

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Last night some Marlin flake, Orlik golden sliced, more Orlik (haha) and some Capstan Blue flake.

This morning finishing off 1/2 bowl of Marlin Flake, then i might hit some Presbyterian to break all the sweet Virginia blends up.

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Last night a bowl Presbyterian.

Starting the day off with some Chelsea Morning

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Love the Presbyterian to break up smoking all the Virginias.


I pressed some tobacco using a noodle press, 80% MB Virginia and 20% Sutliff 507-S to add a bit more sweetness and a creamy smoke, only pressed for 24 hours and came out amazing

Here are a bunch of pictures of the press and final product, pretty amazing for only 48 hours

https://imgur.com/a/y1Kc4B8

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A tiny bit of some old old old OLLLLD Jim Mates Blend. Probably 40ish years old? Still going strong.

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Very cool!
Hockey anyone?

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I know right, i did another one that is a mix of virginia / perique and a bit of sutliff 507S stoved virginia for more sweetness that came out amazing. Also great for storage! LOL

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A lot of pipes lately

Capstan Blue
McConnel Red Virginia
Wessex Gold Slice (went deep on this ok went deep on all of these)
Orik Golden Sliced..

a lot of straight virginias also some plum pudding special reserve and C&D Carolina red flake so some VaPes

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Rattray Marlin Flake (2010) in a Meer.

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EMP for me today

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Just discovered special brown flake … wow

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Special Brown and Best Brown flake are the new in things for me Full Virginia Flake is good too but the others with a few year on them are perfect, wish I had 10 pounds of the stuff :lr

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A lot of Watch City Simply Red house blend lately.

Orlik Golden Sliced

F & T Special Brown Flake

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It's been a spell since I last stepped foot into the Asylum. I ran into Markem who mentioned that they finally cleared and sanitized my old room for mold and slapped a fresh coat of paint on the walls and placed a new wax ring underneath the toilet so there's no leakage, and that our pharmacy would have reasonable hours to pick-up meds. That made me happy!

So, its good to be back in my room that has a new 70" LED with surround sound. Watching TV while smoking a pipe or cigar:tu

From yesterday morning. Smoking a bowl of GLP Gaslight in the Castello KKK56 with a cup of black tea on the side.

https://mosvirginiashack.com/uploads...2_666x500.jpeg

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I had 2 of Peterson’s EMP and 2 of Balkan Supreme. About to head out for another bowl, perhaps Mac Baren’s Latakia Rolls, Limited Edition, 2020.

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Arango' Balkan Supreme is good. Are you enjoying the Balkans and English blends? With the exception of the above GLP Gaslight, I usually have to wait for the (hopefully) cooler mornings here in Sun City West, but Winter temperatures are just around the corner...

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Balkan and Latakia is about all that I smoke. I have some Virginians, but they have a sweetness that I am not fond of.

CupOJoes has great prices on Arango at the moment. Just snagged 4oz but will probably go back for a pound.

Decided to go with Squadron Leader for my 2 evening bowls.

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Starting the day with some Special Brown Flake in a Sven 309 large pot. The hint of baked brown sugar sweetness hits the spot.

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Thursday afternoon pipe herf at Cigar Inn in the Phoenix, AZ area. Pipes were:

SG Cabbie's Mixture in the Celebi Claw...
https://i.imgur.com/SRpm1QO.jpg

Dunhill Navy Roll in the Altinay Lattice Bent Billiard...
https://i.imgur.com/jBQs3em.jpg

...and, DTM Roper's Roundel's in the Andrey Kharitonov Billiard...
https://i.imgur.com/fusXRCN.jpg

Hope everyone has a wonderful Friday tomorrow:tu

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Good Sunday afternoon pipers! Dunhill Navy Rolls in the MM County Gentleman with an Exotic Zebra Forever Stem, black tea, and hummingbirds hitting the feeder...

https://mosvirginiashack.com/uploads...2_666x500.jpeg

Keeping my fingers crossed that the Packers have some type of style to win tonight at home against the Bears:D

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Just got this years version of C&D Carolina Red Flake. For me its very enjoyable with Black coffee.

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Big fan of the past years, was glad i grabbed a few tins of this year's loving it and now can rotate out some of the older stuff.


Wish posting pics on here was less of a pain in the ass :su

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C&D SB CRFwPer in the MM County Gentleman with a Fire Swirl Forever stem, ice water on the side. Warm this evening…

https://i.imgur.com/vP7uNcf.jpg

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2003 Haddo's Delight. Thanks to Adam. Great VaPer, I can taste raisins.

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Still think i have more of that was that the old stuff?


Started the day with a couple bowls of 2022 C& D Carolina Red Flake. I might have to do a vertical with some of the previous yrs for fun, those 2018 tins are bulging to where they look like they’re going to pop.

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That claw is cool!

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Smoking some Amphora full in an Eltang. I enjoy many MacBaren blends, but haven’t tried this one yet. Kind of forgot about it. My pouches were bought not long after the US reintroduction and sat in a box. Tasty, uncomplicated VaBur blend that won’t offend anyone. Topping is mild and adds a little sweet ‘fruit’.

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Had some Mac Baren HH Latakia Flake earlier (yum!) and am now at the pub having some Peterson Early Morning Pipe and a porter on the patio.

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I like how you can use that stand for a pipe or cigar. Very cool.

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The guy at CVL (Clintonville Leather) makes some nice leather products. Including the nicely stitched pipe/cigar holder...

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G&H Dark Birds Eye both on my way in and home from work, both also with a cup of coffee!

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Good choice!

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Ordered 2 of the non-cigar ones. I like his business model and philosophy.

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...:cool:

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Savinelli 140 Anniversary. First Va in years.

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G.H. & Co. Rich Dark Honeydew in a Castello.

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The Pipe I ordered just came in. I ordered a Shire Cobbit Corn Cob Pipe as well as the Czech Pipe Tool. To say I’m excited for this journey is an understatement: I still love cigars and they’ll always be my “ first love “ but this thread as well as my own research has compelled me to start smoking pipe. I’ll let you all know how the journey goes. In advance, thank you for your patience with this rookie. :)