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  1. robd5

    I just tried Mac Baren's Virginia No. 1

    I am not fond of Va Number 1, but that's a taste issue. Have you tried a looser pack? From my experience, a looser pack helps cool down MacBaren blends considerably. Although I never see it mentioned here, IMO MacBaren HH Virginia blows their Virginia Number 1 out of the water. I have several...
  2. robd5

    Any experience with 4 Nog blends?

    Rich makes some wonderful blends. If you like Englishes you should try his "El Rincon de la Pipa #1" which has IMHO the same taste as Balkan Sasieni, save the cut ( not a fine small ribbon shag ) :pirate:
  3. robd5

    Meerschaum Custom Work?

    If you still need one ; when it comes to custom go with a Storient meerschaum. The owner guy is the nephew and partner of an old wholesale / exporter who has provided pipes to sms etc. in the past.His name is yavuz and he made me a great vulcano pipe with red and blue stem (it has 2 stems...
  4. robd5

    Gawith, Hoggarth & Co. Rum Flake

    Rum flake is more Burley and, what GH calls, Sun-cured tobaccos (no, not Orientals), than Virginia. No Latakia at all. So it is quite different even in constituent tobaccos from Navy flake. With it's toppings (there is more than Rum, I can taste licorice, and more) it gives an impression of...
  5. robd5

    The Corncob Primer 3/03/2012

    thanks for the great post !! :cheers:
  6. robd5

    Peterson Meerschaum

    it used to get it from lexey mines in tanzania.. There is no more resource in tanzania so now they get from a company named altinay pipe you can check them at "altinaypipe dot com "as far as I am concerned. altinay is a very old meerschaum compan found pn 80s and they procided meers of sms...
  7. robd5

    What are you smoking?

    penzance in a pete :alien:
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