Recent content by Matthew

Muchos gracias. I'm a lover of the non-gunky tobaccos and am a slow-as-hell smoker so I don't think I have much to worry about. :cheers:

Any risk in gunking the thing up by smoking the pipe without either? I give my pipes a rather thorough alcohol cleaning about once a month or so.

It will come out, it just takes a bit of effort. It's snug. Can I use Savinelli 9mm filters? Or do I have to get the gross Dr. Grabow or other kind? Thanks gentlemen!!

Hello brothers, A dear friend of mine gifted me a lovely Mastro de Papa pipe, and .... I don't know how to use it and am having a hard time finding any info on the net. Here is the Pipe: When smoked, it tends to get a bit stopped up. I took it apart and found that is has some kind of...

Have not tried Billy yet... for the same reason I've never tried Nightcap: I've had a few spins on the whirl and hurl before and am not eager to get back on it again! I'm a bit scared of the high nic blends for that reason, but I'll get the courage . . . eventually.

Just had my first bowl of Sextant. :shock: This stuff is not a "rum cased tobacco" or an aromatic or even a cross-over blend or any of that malarky. Not in the slightest. In fact, it is one of the "biggest" tobaccos I've ever smoked (and I'm an English/Balkan guy through and through...

Penzance in a Radice Clear. Nothing better.

Just came back from Iwan Ries with a tin of Dunhill Early Morning Pipe AND a tin of Bob's Chocolate Flake. First time with both 'Baccy's, cannot WAIT to try them both!!!

I've started getting tongue bite again, and I am not sure why. I have a regular pipe rotation of about four to five pipes, and I smoke (at most) two bowls a day, one in late morning early afternoon, and another in the late evening. I usually have a day or two during the week where I don't...

So. Cut to the chase. This tobacco is pure magic. First bowl ... first puff of the first bowl and I was in love. Put simply, if you love Chelsea Morning, you will love Meridian. Upon first glimpse, they appear quite similar. Same beautiful thick ribbon cut. But Meridian is more an autumn...

Loving this stuff lately. Took a few bowls for me to understand what all the fuss was about. I find that it tastes best when lightly rubbed into small chunks; not fully rubbed. The biggest surprise? The room note: it is devine. I have heard so many stories about "stinky Penzance" but I...

Surely, enough has already been written about this fantastic and popular blend, but I am particularly enjoying a pipeful of this stuff this morning. What is really striking me is how masterful the touch of Acadian Perique is in this blend. I am not much of a perique fan, but glpease seems to...

Skip, allow me to personally vouch for both Union Square and Embarcadero. And as much as I am enjoying Union Square, I feel I should point out how special Embarcadero is. It is a truly unique blend: sweet with some deep, unexpected herbal notes that surprise and delight consistently...

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Oh, wow, thanks. I'm actually only a young sprig of 37, and have only been smoking a pipe for just over a year. :oops: But I took to it quite strongly, and it has afforded me an enormous amount of pleasure as a full-fledged hobby ... so much to try, so much artistry and history tied up in...