Recent content by Noreaster

What I have is a sample tin of H&H Obsidian that I got as a random "non-aromatic" sample with an order that I had placed. I can't figure out how to pack it! I have been having great success with the three-step method with various ribbon cut tobaccos but the Obsidian looks like dry, black brownie...

Right! The enemy of my enemy is my friend. All I'm saying is that, just because I have begun to enjoy the pipe doesn't meen that I will want to be in the smoking areas anyone than I did before. Of course, at this point at least, pipe smoking is a total hoby for me and I can take or leave the N...

Any one who thinks OTC aero magics are too sweet needs to get to a hookah bar. OMG the tobacco there is so sickly sweet that it's gross. You will happily simile the heck out of a whole pouch of captain black afterwards!

OK. I just had a thought. I hate, detest, loath the sight, smell and even sound of cigarette smoking! However, as a fledgling Pipe smoker not only am i (we) lumped in with them Statistically: Do you Smoke? a) yes b) no c) Occasionally I take smoke into my mouth to taste it but don't inhale and...

and just when I told myself I wasn't buying any more pipes.... (i Have added two more cobs, an estate and a Viking Clasic briars).

Candle wax for the WIN!! Kept the stem nice and tight. I threw in a very loose, half bowl of Half and Half and holly molly! That thing was HOT!!! And it gurgled. a lot. It wasn't the H&H as that is kind of on the dry side. I think that there might have been some residual H2O in there from...

Hello! I got my hands on a quite old pipe. It's pretty clean overall but is going to need some polishing and probably another bowl of salt before it's ready to be put into use. Is an old William Demuth Milano, Hessian Guard. I think that it is quite old, forty years or more! There is only one...

Stupid NooB questions: Take the tobacco out of the pouch or just dump the bag in the jar? If the later, can I stuff all the bags into one jar?

Actually, I do like the pouches. My metabolism might be off or something. I know that reviewers say over and over again that the OTC pouches are bland and tasteless but I find it to me the opposite. I find that the OTCs produce lots of chewy smoke. This is important for a new guy to tell if his...

OK, I managed to un-load..... um... I mean gift my pouch of Borkum Riff to a buddy who is also just starting pipe smoking too BUT I have three or four other pouches going now too. On the other hand, I have collect a fair amount of little baggies (than God the cops didn't pull me over the other...

] Because I would like to know that if I get blend XX from the B&M it's the same as getting blend Xx from the source. There ARE so many different blends and flavors and so many different internet retailers out there that if you want to be trying something new or ordering something unusual you...

I was watching a video about Boswell's Tobacco and having a discussion with a forum member about one of their blends and it got me thinking. How can you tell which of these tobacconists actually come up with their own blends and which just re-package bulk blends form larger companies. The two...

no. not a single marking of any sort. what are your thoughts as to why it WOULD be briar (or any other wood for that matter).

Thanks Steveaux, although I assume that you are referring to the MM on the bottom! I DO like that big one no matter what it's made from though. After the disappointment in the Dr.G's size I really like the shape and heft of it. I'll be smoking it when I get home for sure!

I smoked it once and it was as good as any thing else that I have, with isn't much really.... I read up on Pearwood and is is supposed to be warmer to the touch when smoking but I didn't find that with this pipe. However, I am suspect because the store it was in is a cigar store. they have a few...