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Thomas Tkach

Age : 31 Location : North Dakota Registration date : 2010-11-24
 | Subject: Do Spirit Toppings (rum, etc.) Ghost? (Pipe Dedication) Sat Jan 24, 2015 7:47 pm | |
| If a navy flake is composed of VA and Perique, but has a noticeable rum topping, would you smoke it in your VAPer pipe or dedicate a separate pipe? Would you keep one pipe for spirit-topped blends regardless of constituent tobaccos (GLP Navigator has Kentucky), or have separate pipes for rum-topped VAKY and rum-topped VAPer? |
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Brewdude Moderator

Age : 66 Location : Arid-zona Registration date : 2011-05-04
 | Subject: Re: Do Spirit Toppings (rum, etc.) Ghost? (Pipe Dedication) Sat Jan 24, 2015 8:17 pm | |
| I've never experienced any ghosting issues with rum or whisky topped blends. Even after multiple bowls in a row. I don't think it's significant enough to influence the cake. In fact the spirit character seems to burn off rather quickly in my experience.
My 2c anyhoo.
Cheers,
RR |
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monbla256

Age : 73 Location : DFW Metroplex, Texas Registration date : 2012-01-15
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Thomas Tkach

Age : 31 Location : North Dakota Registration date : 2010-11-24
 | Subject: Re: Do Spirit Toppings (rum, etc.) Ghost? (Pipe Dedication) Sat Jan 24, 2015 8:53 pm | |
| So I take it you like the fruit ghosting, Monbla. Tomato is a fruit, you know! It seems like I should be OK smoking these in the same pipes I would anyway, which is what I plan on doing. MacB's Navy Flake will go in a pipe I've smoked VA-Bur Cavendish blends in to good effect! |
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DrumsAndBeer

Age : 46 Location : Northern, CA Registration date : 2012-04-04
 | Subject: Re: Do Spirit Toppings (rum, etc.) Ghost? (Pipe Dedication) Sat Jan 24, 2015 9:11 pm | |
| Rattray's Bagpiper's Dream will ghost a briar badly. It's topped with Cognac. |
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monbla256

Age : 73 Location : DFW Metroplex, Texas Registration date : 2012-01-15
 | Subject: Re: Do Spirit Toppings (rum, etc.) Ghost? (Pipe Dedication) Sat Jan 24, 2015 9:23 pm | |
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Thomas Tkach

Age : 31 Location : North Dakota Registration date : 2010-11-24
 | Subject: Re: Do Spirit Toppings (rum, etc.) Ghost? (Pipe Dedication) Sat Jan 24, 2015 10:36 pm | |
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monbla256

Age : 73 Location : DFW Metroplex, Texas Registration date : 2012-01-15
 | Subject: Re: Do Spirit Toppings (rum, etc.) Ghost? (Pipe Dedication) Sat Jan 24, 2015 11:04 pm | |
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Thomas Tkach

Age : 31 Location : North Dakota Registration date : 2010-11-24
 | Subject: Re: Do Spirit Toppings (rum, etc.) Ghost? (Pipe Dedication) Sat Jan 24, 2015 11:58 pm | |
| Back on topic: BD says no ghost, DaB says cognac ghosts, and Monbla says his input is not good because his tongue is shot. It looks like we've got a tie. |
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JimInks

Location : North Carolina Registration date : 2012-08-31
 | Subject: Re: Do Spirit Toppings (rum, etc.) Ghost? (Pipe Dedication) Sun Jan 25, 2015 12:26 am | |
| Some will ghost a pipe and some will not. Navy Flake won't. Most rum and whisky blends won't. |
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DrumsAndBeer

Age : 46 Location : Northern, CA Registration date : 2012-04-04
 | Subject: Re: Do Spirit Toppings (rum, etc.) Ghost? (Pipe Dedication) Sun Jan 25, 2015 1:40 am | |
| Thomas, I don't know for certain that Cognac ghosts, but Bagpiper's Dream surely does. I also smoke Pembroke which is a cognac topped English. No ghost there, other than a subtle sweetness from the booze and the Latakia of course. |
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SpeedyPete
Age : 74 Location : Cape Town Registration date : 2011-01-28
 | Subject: Re: Do Spirit Toppings (rum, etc.) Ghost? (Pipe Dedication) Sun Jan 25, 2015 6:11 am | |
| CONDOR is for ever  It will even ghost a glass pipe. |
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SpeedyPete
Age : 74 Location : Cape Town Registration date : 2011-01-28
 | Subject: Re: Do Spirit Toppings (rum, etc.) Ghost? (Pipe Dedication) Sun Jan 25, 2015 6:12 am | |
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