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I was smoking Old Dark Fired the other day and I always start out nice with that one, really enjoying the flavor...but man is it strong. Anyone know what percentage of the blend is Kentucky? It also got me thinking...what blend has the most dark fired Kentucky burley in it?

It's been awhile since I smoked 1Q, but I can't help but feel this new Drew Estate blend is rather similar to my memory of its flavor and appearance. I also noticed that TBC is blended by Lane. Is it possible that it is simply 1Q in an attractive tin?

I picked a tin of this up about a year ago or so after getting a few glowing recommendations. After cracking it open however, I was left wondering what the fuss was about as it seemed to be a rather boring and nondescript tobacco, and so the tin found it's way into the deepest parts of my...

My first go diving into these tobaccos and I just felt the need to share my overwhelmingly positive experience with their blends so far regarding 2 burlies, Thanksgiving Day, and 102. Thanksgiving Day comes in a 4 ounce rectangular and very loose crumble cake. It's a straight burley that's...

I sweeten my briars by filling the bowl with Bacardi 151 and salt and allowing that to sit overnight. Recently, I acquired a beautiful new Morta, which I've come to discover is far more porous than briar. I was curious to find out if anyone knows of any concerns with soaking a morta bowl in this...

As with all pipe smokers, I've been taught that the city in Syrian from which latakia tobacco comes from is pronounced lah-tah-key-uh. When I look online, I find other sources that coroberate this. Since Syria has been in the news, the city of Latakia has found its way into more than one news...

What are the top 5 blends that you haven't smoked and are queued for a near future TAD? Here are mine: Hamborger Veermaster Peterson's Perfect Plug Old College Westminster Cambridge Flake

First bowl impressions, but I think this latakia blend takes top spot in my Syrian segment. VA, turkish, and perique round the blend out. The perique is present and in the background the whole smoke, while the matured VA pops its head up throughout. Unlike my favorite cyprian lat blend...

Could anyone suggest anyone who does good custom meer work? I'm yet to add one of these pipes to my collection because either the pipe is too outlandish, or too plain for my tastes. What I had in mind is to have one made (or find one if such a thing is possible) that has a decorated scrollwork...

I was about to order the Peterson Rusticated Lestrade... ...off of this website... http://www.alpascia.com They seem to be based in Italy. Has anyone ever purchased with them before? They have somewhat confusing shipping options: * By mail outside EU The items will be sent by mail to...

While I've tried a great many blends, VA, burly, cigar leaf blends, aromatics, orientals...my consumption of latakia has been severely lacking, so I've decided to expand my horizons. Lat blends are at the top of my 2012 TADs. As it stands, my top 3 blends with lat in them are Sillems Black...

Are there any pipes that you've been eyeing up for a dog's age but have yet to pull the trigger on because it's a bit more money than you're willing to shell out for a single pipe? What's your list? Having never paid more than $100 for a pipe, I have 3 pipes, all Petersons, that fall into this...

Conneticut Yankee is the creation of cigarstorejay and myself. Please take a moment to check it out. We're very proud of the results. :D http://pipesandcigars.com/coyabymco4ba.html

I just wanted to make mention of this blend. It's a sample I received from pipesandcigars.com as part of their own Hearth and Home Marques series. It's the most outstanding surprise I've had in tobacco. It's VA, orientals, and perique (I guess I should avoid calling it a VaPer lest the VaPer...

Has anyone purchased this? It's a seasonal P&C offering. I do enjoy a good quality aromatic and was looking forward to receiving this blend, but my sense of sight, taste, and smell tell me that what I've got here is a non-aromatic toasted burley with a peppering of green river cavendish. Has...

I get the idea behind pressing a mixture. I can see how that might marry the flavors as the oils of the various leaves intermingle under pressure. On the other hand, I often hear of folks letting a blend just "sit" as a way to do the same thing...just a few different tobaccos mixed loosely...

So I had an old jar of highly aromatic Signature which I haven't smoked in awhile, and I needed a jar for my Stormfront. So, I put the Signature in another container and filled the jar with the Stormfront. I didn't figure that a jar would absorb an aromatic's smell. Anyway, every time I opened...

Do you match certain blending houses with certain tobacco types? I ask because perhaps a year ago, the first non aromatic I really enjoyed came from McClelland; it was a VA. I decided that I like VA tobacco, but avoided burleys since I associated them with cigarettes which I dislike, and...

I found this thread on another site I know many of us also visit: http://tampandpuff.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=3746 Thanks to Issac, the original tipster! I emailed Russ and he shot a message right back out to me that samples are going out next week! Enjoy :D

Soo...just to clarify...I realize that both "turkish" and "orientals" are an umbrella name for a variety of different baccys...but are these terms interchangable, or are certain kinds of leaf turkish, and other leaves orientals? I've heard that turkish actually comes from Greece, but neither...