Recent content by 1968eric

They seem to ship very fast - USPS Priority. I've always been happy with their shipping.

That was a close one. Glad you didn't lose any tobacco.

Basically anything that has Virginias in it will age very well and benefit from age. Other tobaccos, by varying degrees, not so much.

Nice to know I wasn't just being anal about this.

I have a Dunhill root from the late 60's I've given up on.

The other day I was discussing another topic and to make my point I sort of declared, as if it were an absolute, that no one would consider buying a pipe the carver had made from a kit. In my mind, this is just axiomatic. Since then, I ran across someone who is doing just that! He mentioned the...

Video about using the spit method. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_v8N1n6QCQ

The burden of proof is on you.

I enjoy all of the WO Larsen aromatics - Signature, Old Fashioned, and 1864. Samuel Gawith has a few American style aromatics if that is what you're looking for. Also, check out 4noggins. He ships overseas and will have a range of American aromatics. Cornell and Diehl's aromatics can't be beat.

I don't interpret that line in the tin description literally as an actual spice but a range of flavor from the tobacco - probably the Oriental leaf. I could be wrong.

Absolutely not, but there are always surprises when I light up a bowl of something I haven't tried before. I guess when I see "English Breakfast Mixture" I'm thinking its going to be something on the lighter side. I'd say Piccadilly fits that bill. I'd never seen a tobacco called a "breakfast...

I don't detect any top flavoring. Maybe its one of the Orientals you're tasting?

I always go by what the blender calls it. If the blender doesn't specify I enter the danger zone called "in my mind..." In my mind, its not the Oriental leaf that shoots something directly into the English category, its the Latakia. When Oriental plays a significant role alongside Latakia...

Good evening Gents (and Ladies?) warming up for the weekend with some McClelland's Oriental #14 in a IMP Volcano meer.

I've been smoking this without any significant age on it and think its delicious. I guess full, mild, and all that is highly subjective. I consider it a medium to medium-full blend. In my mind, I don't consider it a Balkan, but an English blend - it has Perique and not enough Orientals to rate...