DrT999

To me, if not identical they are so close I go with whichever is less expensive. Your taste may vary.

I have enjoyed pipe smoking and trying different blends for 60 years. The oldest tobaccos I have smoked include Balkan Sobranie cutter...

This coming Tuesday evening , Sept. 19 at 9 p.m. EST, Bill Cox will live stream an interview with me about comic book history on...

Welcome to BoB! While I smoke a fair variety, I always come back to St Bruno Flake

I'm very glad I bought so many each of the blends will take age very well and hopefully this will last me a long while.

I've had a few blends from the 1940s and 1950s -- none were great (in fact, all were well past their prime), but none were complete duds...

I'm thinking MacBaren's Rustica might also be appropriate (or at least similar to some of what they were smoking!)

Nice! I'm far north in the interior, love Ketchikan! It's just cold when you're further north. Anchorage and everywhere else is very do...

Welcome to BoB!

Glad to hear it! Enjoy! Lots of English and similar blends out there, so I'm sure you have plenty to explore

Welcome to BoB! I'm impressed you're smoking English blends in the LA heat wave!

My guitar teacher and I have been studying Carl Orff, the German composer. He smoked a pipe as well.

Apparently Sergei Prokofiev enjoyed a pipe. Here's a pic:

I have a hard and fast rule when the techies step-in to desiminate our findings. If it takes more than “3- clicks” for anyone to find...

This is the book that got me interested in pipes. We were on a family vacation in British Columbia to see a relative's wedding, and my...