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While searching the forums for VA recommendations I ran across an old post from either PuffDaddy or Richard Burley (I think). Whoever it was recommended a mixture of McClellands 5100 red cake and a small amount of 5105 stoved virginia. I ordered some of this tobacco several days ago and mixed up...

Well, I just tried my first flake (broken flake) tobacco yesterday and I'm underwhelmed. I've smoked three bowls of McClellands Black Woods Flake in three different pipes and the only taste that I can discern is catsup. I know that many folks here love this tobacco and since I'm still a newb at...

Someone here, in an effort to help me avoid smoking my va/pers too hot, suggested that I learn to breathe with the pipe. I didn't know what that meant until a couple of days ago when I experimented with clenching, rather than holding, my pipe. My technique as a holder has been to puff a little...

Todd (taharris) made me a Devil Anse pipe and I just received it a little over an hour ago. This is my first custom made pipe and I couldn't be happier. It's absolutely beautiful! I asked Todd for a rosewood finish and he delivered in spades! I'm in the process of breaking it in now with a...

Putting common sense aside and ignoring suggestions by some helpful people here, I mixed a couple of tobaccos together and came up with a mixture that I really like. I had some Dunbar and some 1-Q drying on a piece of printer paper and decided to mix them and see what happened. The resulting...

After a pipe and a beer the other day I decided to try to put the dregs at the bottom of the bowl to a better use than anoying my wife by dumping them on the patio. I used the little spoon on my pipe tool to stir and "fluff up" the moist mess of soggy tobacco, hoping to salvage a few more puffs...

I recently discovered the joys of drinking single malt scotch while smoking my pipe. I also enjoy a bottle of Newcastle Brown Ale from time to time, but I'm looking for a little more variety in my libations. I was thinking maybe a little good brandy once in a while would be a nice change of...

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I just got a tin of Robert McConnell Oriental today. At first I thought that it smelled and tasted just like my Squadron Leader, but after a few puffs I can tell that it's a whole different deal. It seems sweeter, with some subtle flavors I can't really describe. It seems like I can taste more...

I just received my new TSUGE Kaga smooth bent brandy today. What a nice little pipe! I pulled the stinger and stuffed some Robert McConnell Oriental in it and am enjoying a nice slow break-in smoke. So far I'm really enjoying this pipe. I think it will be a nice addition to my small stable of...

As a new pipe smoker I only have a few different tobaccos on hand. Two of these are vapers from Esoterica: Dorchester and Dunbar. While I enjoy the taste of both of these tobaccos, I tend to suffer from a burning sensation to my upper mouth and nasal cavities when I smoke them. I don't seem to...

Wanting to try some burley, I bought a small bag of Prince Albert yesterday. I know that it's a little late in my life to "discover" a tobacco that's been around all of my life (and probably most of my father's life as well), but yesterday was my first experience with this stuff. I was...

I've seen a couple of Devil Anse pipes made by members here. Although those offerings are quite beautiful, I'm wondering if this style of pipe is being made by a commercial pipe maker. I'd like to get one but don't want to spend a lot of money on a custom made pipe since I'm not sure if I would...

I smoked my first English blend last night. I had a bowl of Squadron Leader in my new Savinelli bent Dublin along with some single malt scotch. It was a very enjoyable smoke, but way different than anything I have smoked so far. Being a novice to pipe smoking, I don't have much experience with...

Well, I've been smoking my new Savinelli and MM corn cob for a week now and thought I'd share my experience. I bought my pipes and some tobacco from a not-so-local B&M in Sacramento last Sunday. I got 2 oz. each of their re-branded 1-Q and Dorchester (Esoterica?). The first few days I was...

As a novice to proper pipe smoking I'm looking for info on the different pipe shapes (billiards, brandy, bulldog, etc). Also, I've seen refferences to style numbers here but don't understand them. I've looked through several pages here but haven't found the info I need. Any links or other advice...

Does anyone here mix different types of tobacco blends together, or would that be considered really bad form? Obviously I'm a newb, but I was thinking of trying to mix some aromatic tobacco with a VA/Per to see if I could enjoy the smell of the aromatic as well as the taste of the vaper. I would...

I'm trying to enhance my pipe smoking experience this time around. I find that the smoke gets a little bitter and acidic toward the bottom of the bowl. I end up tossing out about 1/4 bowl of unburnt tobacco and I'm wondering if this is standard proceedure, or do you all smoke a bowl of tobacco...

For those of you who use balsa filters in your pipes, how many bowls do you smoke before you change the filter? I'm asking because I just bought a new Savinelli and like using the filters. Changing the filter after every bowl is not an option though. Hopefully I can get some use out of the...

I've decided to take up pipe smoking again after several years away from it. I stumbled upon this site while doing an Internet search for pipe stores. Seems like a good bunch of folks here with a lot of knowledge. I'm looking forward to the learning experience. Kim