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There appears to be a Meerschaum shaped hole in my pipe collection that only an impending PAD can fill :D I have my eye on the pipes below, and would appreciate comments from fellow BoB's as I don't know much about Meer's...

I am trying Tree Mixture by Robert Lewis. It contains Black Cavendish, Virginia, Latakia and Oriental. I'm not sure if this is an Oriental of Latakia blend, but I get the impression that the Latakia is taking the back seat here. I'm smoking it in a large bowl, and it is not smoking hot, no...

That looks like more than a little light charring on the rim to me.

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Do tobacco label designs influence your purchases? The font choice on the labels of Parsons' Pleasure and Presbyterian Mixture seem to fit well with the branding of a heritage tobacco blend. Whereas Peterson use the same font on all their labels, which is perfectly workmanlike but some not...

It is the age old problem. You have a few half tins and jars of baccy you are not keen on, but you're too much of a skinflint to throw them out. The answer? Gumball Mixture Uno :cheers: But, I hear you cry, how does one make this magical blend? Well, here are the ingredients... Burley...

I am a solitary pipe smoker. The smoking ban in the UK has pretty much killed off the old Pipe Clubs, and one can't sit inside a pub and enjoy a bowl or two. Today I met up with some folks who post up pipe vids on Youtube. We sat out in the pub garden and smoked pipes and had a chat. It was...

A picture of me next to to the grave of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The inscriptions reads... STEEL TRUE BLADE STRAIGHT ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE KNIGHT PATRIOT, PHYSICIAN & MAN OF LETTERS It was a damp day so I didn't have a pipe with me. You can see in the photograph that someone has placed a pipe on...

Hello Brothers, I know this is an old debate, but how would you define what makes an English, Balkan or Oriental? I was in my local B&M earlier today and asked about English blends. The chap asked me if I meant a pure Virginia, or if I was after something with Latakia in it. I told him that I...

Does anyone know about Muhlensiepen pipe brand? I am rather taken with the looks of one on eBay, but I cannot find out anything much about this brand/maker...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13467728 :( Over here in the UK we already have a 'nanny state', but a ban on smoking OUTDOORS seems to be pushing things too far. This just isn't cricket!

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zhGJXOE4HAE" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" allowfullscreen></iframe> So, have you ever smoked a Churchwarden or any other outrageous pipe in public? And what was the reaction...

My first bowl of Peterson Sweet Killarney. The tin blurb promises 'A unique mixture of selected tobaccos including Virginia, Burley and Maryland leaf with some Black Cavendish and topped with a cream caramel flavor. To make this wonderful tobacco even more attractive, it is blended with...

I am a newbie pipe smoker and have been smoking only aromatics so far. What can you recommend for me to try next to widen my appreciation of what pipe smoking has to offer?