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Gents, I am smoking my first bowl of Blue Mountain right now, I received it in the mail just today from LJ Peretti (along with a sampler of their house Omega blend). I also smoked 3 Oaks Syrian for the first time just last night. The Blue Mountain is very good indeed, but I used to smoke 759...

I just got a tin of it delivered, so I'll let you know in a couple of hours! From all accounts it's excellent. I used to smoke Balkan Sobraine 759. it will be interesting to see how close they were able to come to it.

Hi Gents, I found 3 Oaks Syrian at my local B&M, Strauss Tobacconists here in Cincinnati, today. I'm smoking it right now, and all I can say is WOW!! This is some very luscious and mellow latakia. I could smoke this stuff all day, and just might were it not for having to work. My TAD is going...

Thanks for the great post John. I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only one who doesn't like to smoke down to the bottom of the bowl, I always find the tobac to be too moist and harsh at the end. My biggest issue isn't tongue bit, it's the roof of my mouth. It sometimes gets very tender, or even...

My drink of choice with a pipe is Scotch. While I prefer rich 12+ year old De Luxe blends over 1 or 2 ice cubes, my wallet often demands that I drink younger blends (Teachers is a steal for the price) usually on the rocks with just a splash of soda water. During the week, with work coming far...

John, I have a Honeywell QuietCare 17000 Purifier that I keep set between my chair and my Wife's. With the purifier set on a higher setting, she can hardly even smell the smoke from my pipe. I spray some Lysol and/or NeutrAir around the room at the end of the night to keep things fresh. I also...

Gents, The only tobac from Esoterica that I've had is Penzance. How does Margate & Pembroke differ from it?

Nice blog Frank!! I'll stop by again!

John, I usually make it at home too, it's healthier that way. We use very lean beef, turkey breast, or sometimes ground bison and make a big batch of it and freeze it. I've been raised on the stuff and have to have it at least monthly. I like it "5 Ways", with kidney beans and onions. Hobie...

My favorite pairing with a pipes is Scotch, sometimes a de luxe blend like Walker Black or Buchanan's 12 or 18 year, sometimes a younger blend like Teacher's with some soda over ice. On weeknights with work coming too early I drink strong iced tea, usually darjeeling, earl grey or oolong. I love...

Penzance, in a Barling Egg.

My name is Craig, I'm a pipe smoker in Cincinnati, Ohio. I've been smoking pipes on and off since 1983, and smoke English & Balkan blends almost exclusively. BOB looks like a great forum, filled with lots of great info and people. I look forward to meeting other members in the forums! Cheers...

I received an 8oz bag of Penzance from LJ Peretti on Friday, and I've been smoking it all weekend. I haven't had Penzance in 4 years or so, and while it's still very, very good, it seems a bit more 'tame' than I remember it as being. Could be my palette, could be the years in between smoking it...