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    Aged tobacco lost its flavor

    I have a Murray's era Dunhill Royal Yacht tin that I have had stored in a mason jar after opening that seems to have gone flat. I have been nursing the tin and every bowl was great until several months ago, at which point it seems to have lost a fair amount of that special Royal Yacht...
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    Best bright/golden Virginia blend?

    I was smoking Brown Flake unscented in a cob today and it reminded me how much I like that hay/grass flavor of a bright Virginia, especially in a cob. I haven't smoked Golden Sliced in a long time and thus can't remember if this scratched that itch...any suggestions? I'm not really into...
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    Dunhill Ready Rubbed

    I just purchased a tin and have only smoked a few bowls, but so far it reminds me of a Dutch Cavendish like Skandinavik regular, with a hint of berry flavor. Anyone else tried this? How does it compare to the new Three Year Aged Virginia?
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    Savinelli Punto Oro natural coral finish

    Do any of you own one of these? I saw one for a fairly good (but still expensive) price and am tempted...I don't like that it takes a filter, but not a huge deal as I do have a Sav with that type of stem. It would seemingly have the potential to be a truly fantastic smoker, I also think the...
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    Punto Oro

    I recently sent off a few old pipes to Walker for restoration and stem replacement that were originally purchased by my father and grandfather, one of which was a 50s-70s era Savinelli Punto Oro. I just smoked a bowl of London Mixture in it and was amazed by how good it was. I've been enjoying...
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    Dunhill My Mixture 221b Baker St.

    Anyone ever smoke this? I bought a tin on a whim because it was pretty cheap and I usually like Dunhill blends.  I'm not going to open it yet because I have a few other tins that I want to finish smoking first. I haven't been able to find much in the way of descriptions beyond it being a...
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    Mr. Andersen pipes

    Anyone have any info on these pipes? The only thing I have found states that they may or may not have been made by Jorgen Larsen.  This pipe was purchased by either my father or his father, probably in the 60s or 70s.  I think it is a cool looking pipe but the bowl is enormous.  The stamping is...
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    Summertime flake

    I've pretty much wrapped up my little tour of Va flakes and VaBurs and pinned down a few favorites, but I'm curious about Golden Glow/MVF.  My tastes seem to lean towards darker, higher nicotine smokes, however I do like brighter/hay-like flakes in the summer...I would like to find a "summer"...
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    New old pipes

    I just got back a couple of pipes from Walker Pipe Repair that were a bit beyond my ability to properly clean, and I'm extremely pleased with the results. The Charatan was my father's pipe, he told me he purchased it in the mid-to-late 70's. Depending on how fuzzy his memory is the pipe is...
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    My pipes

    First time trying to post a picture...may or may not work, and the iphone camera isn't quite a leica. I purchased new the stanwell, pete and sav. The rest of the bunch were my dad's and grandpa's pipes.
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    Hello

    I have been reading this forum for a few months now, so I figured I might as well introduce myself and then go back to quietly enjoying the great information on this site. I am fairly new to this hobby but come from a long line of pipe smokers; I have several of my late grandfather's pipes, a...
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