Recent content by thecrowdog

Cheers!

English with a capital L(atakia). Pretty thick, heavy, spicy. I get more pepper than nut from the perique and that's just a tiny bit as is, but that's just me. A lot of people think very highly of it, many use it as their gold standard (and even more so before Orlik started making it). I've...

dude, I have absolutely no memory of doing that!!! I think I was speaking in tongues.

my first FVF from a fresh tin smelled exactly of the days when I used to clean out horse stalls. I needed it to get some age, air out and dry up a bit before that sweetness came through.

mmmmm.. westminster makes me happy.

there are at least 5 Hoosiers here that I know of, glad to meet you.

cool, one down, two to go. thank you for the info.

I guess I've been spoiled by buying tobacco that has a date stamped clearly on the tin. Well, I tried some new ones (new to me, that is) and I am having a hard time finding any date on the tins. I wondered if any of them have dates encoded near the UPC or something. Davidoff Medallions 50g -...

I am wondering if you've ever tried an English blend before, and if not, if it isn't residual flavors from that still lingering in your mouth. I find that a good strong Latakia can influence my taste buds for 24 hours or more.

Rebel Yell

Yeah, I've got a great czech pipe, nothing fancy, good construction, smokes great. $40.

I would constantly miss PMs if I didn't set up my profile to email me when I get one. If you haven't done that, maybe you should consider it. You can find it in Profile > Preferences > Notify by mail when a new message has arrived in your in-box : Yes

Some members expressed an interest in this, so here are the results... informal as they may be. I pulled 207 recommendations (so far) for VA or VaPer blends from past BoB posts. There were a total of 68 different blends recommended. These are the 13 that were recommended most frequently in...

my bad, I thought he meant me.

well just to be clear to you and anyone else, that is what "garbage in garbage out" means to ME in relation to this idea, this instance (as I said). I am not characterizing how you feel about BoB, only what I feel about a "garbage in garbage out" philosophy applied to this idea. As far as I can...