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  1. greasemunki85

    Edwards S grade Freehand?

    You guys know anything about these babies?? I know they have a grading system containing the alphabet..but thats about all I know.. anybody seen anymore like this? *freehand, with acrylic stems*
  2. greasemunki85

    My love/hate relationship with Virginia Flake.

    First of all, let me state, I started out on Aromatics, goopy, wet, PG laden' aromatics - mainly : Tinderbox blends : midnight (still a good smoke, for being goopy, Black Tie, Mocha, ect. you get the picture, anything with a good ol' vanilla roomnote, and a harsh taste, that in all honesty...
  3. greasemunki85

    tried my hand at making a new blend.

    So Ive been smoking alot of Cornell and Diehl Star of the East, and alot of McCleland 2000 Frag. Mature Cake, and I like both of them equally. I mixed the two together, about a 50/50 mixture and tried it tonight in a bowl, and holy crapola! The VA brought a sweeter more complex taste to the C&D...
  4. greasemunki85

    so.. What made you wanna smoke a pipe?

    As the title asks, what drew you to the pipe? I never liked cigarettes, I thought they were pretty nasty; but I do remember my dad smoking a pipe for a short period of time, when I was little. Something about it seemed cool, and yet, I never at that point saw anyone my age (23 at the time) smoke...
  5. greasemunki85

    How to remove a ghost?!

    So, I have this awesome Savinelli Bruno with a cumberland stem, that I love the look and the draw, its a great smoker, the problem is tho' the previous owner smoked something with some crazy soapy lakeland essence, and honestly, I cant stand it. No offence to no one who likes Samuel Gawith...
  6. greasemunki85

    recomendations for Balkan Blends??

    Well, correct me if im wrong as to what a balkan Blend is :..Va or VaPer with Lat, Orientals (or at least thats what I thought it was) Ive been smoking Mccleland 5125 (coyote classic), for a couple of months now, and it doesn't seem like its heavy in the oriental dept. Seems heaviest in VA, and...
  7. greasemunki85

    DanTobacco Blue Note???

    So I was in the Tinderbox last night, and I asked the guy at the counter, "hey man, where is your jar of Blue Note??" To which response I get is "well ya see, we've been out of Blue note for a couple of weeks now, and also the "sherlocks choice" because Dan Tobaccos Crop got wiped out, the crop...
  8. greasemunki85

    McCleland 2015 - Intro to VaPers

    Hey guys, just wondering, smoking VaPers for the first time, and is that Ketchuppy smell (makes me kinda sick to my stomach actually), exlusive to McCleland blends or that just a Virginia/Perique type thing? I know they had this , and something that called an "Oxford" flake at the local BM, and...
  9. greasemunki85

    Tinderbox Coventry

    So Im somewhat new to English Blends.. Never really smoked alot of em' at all. Mostly been a Cavendish-aromatic - vanilla and chocolate guy, so this is kinda my first foree into the world of "english" tobaccos, if this even counts as English. The description reads: Mild English blend, with a...
  10. greasemunki85

    Savinelli Bayonet Bruyere 320ex.

    So the wife got me a Savinelli Bayonet Bruyere 320ex Today. From the research Ive done on it its an "author" shape. The size is big, not talking Nording Giant Freehand big, but big and somewhat heavy (almost 3 ounces) The Chamber is about 1.38 deep, not a super deep chamber, but it does have a...
  11. greasemunki85

    My SMALL collection so far.

    Starting Left Top working down and across Meerschaum Indian Cheif (unknown maker, was given to me as a gift) Savinelli Baronet 320Ex (huge bowl - 1" diameter) Comoy Tiger Eye #604 (by far my favorite, some nice straight grain) Savinelli University Series Bent.(nice pipe sans filters) Paronelli...
  12. greasemunki85

    How does your better half react to different roomnotes?

    Hi Guys To Start out, im pretty new here, have been smoking for about a year now. Im wondering tho', How does your spouse, or better half react to the roomnote or aroma of the tobacco after you get done smoking a bowl? Im asking, because my wife about fell to peices earlier. I was smoking some...
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