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There are two types of lace ups: Blutcher (the top where the shoe is laced is split all the way) and the Balmoral (split from top to bottom in a V shape). If you have a wide foot or a higher arch to the top of your foot, try a Blutcher. The Park Avenue is a Balmoral and can really hurt and...

This is a small batch recipe: 20g Mac Barren mixture flake / 20g Burley Light Without Bite / 15g Cyprian Latikia. Smoked in a churchwarden that I made. Almost ready for espresso #2.

Thank you.

I just got a couple of ounces of this at my local shop. It's as dry as a bone. Anyone have recommendations for "reconstituting" this tobacco. Also, once done, would it be too moist to tin and cellar? Brandon

Thank you guys. I saw a few in there that I really like. I need to try some of the others but will have to order them. My local guy has a great selection but there are some brands he doesn't carry that I've been wanting to try for a while. Now that's a strong cup of tea. :affraid: Can you...

What is your preference for a morning smoke? I usually have a cup of espresso so I'm looking for something that will compliment / compete accordingly. Brandon

Now those are just completely fun and stylish. The 3 tones are awesome.

I was born probably a decade too late because most of my favorites are from that era. Yes (Close to the Edge is my favorite of theirs), Genesis (A Trick of the Tail), King Crimson (Starless and Bible Black - or any of the John Wetton / Bill Bruford era), ELP (Love Beach.....JUST KIDDING!). And...

Them Crooked Vultures (Josh Homme from Queens of the Stone Age, Dave Grohl from Foo Fighters & John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin). Real rock music played by real rock musicians. Later today will be John Scofield for some really good jazz.

Back when musicians were real and not a box in a studio. Great stuff.

Gentlemen, I work for a clothing company and to avoid it sounding like an add for my company I won't venture the name. yadda yadda. I deal in 5 lines of shoes, Allen Edmonds, Cole Haan, J&M, Ferragamo and Zelli. I think they all make quality shoes but $ for $ (even though they are usually...

I could be off base (usually am), but I've always thought of it this way. If you are smoking a really moist tobacco and you add fire, that moisture has to go somewhere. I've thought that maybe the extra moisture in the smoke becomes steam to an extent and actually scalds your tongue as opposed...

...also if you have a blend you like, try to find out the components that make up that blend (i.e. it has VA, Burley and Perique). My taste buds are watering strangely enough.

I have also tried my hand at blending. It can be very fun and sort of mad-scientist-ish looking in the kitchen. Yes there were some that tasted about as good as my son's used gym socks but there were some real hits too. The key thing is to keep good notes and measure accurately. A digital...

Home blend of 50% Stoved Red Virginia & 50% Latakia in a ridiculously long churcwarden accompanied by a cup of hot earl grey tea with cream.