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Yup, moi too.. Rustic, rather than strong burley, won't convince a VaPer smoker to leave home. A bit of natural sweetness for about half way down then the shoulders of burley bigness to the bottom of the bowl. Better for me in a cob, too concentrated in a briar even a Kirsten. If this grew in...

No, not a misdemeanor but almost. My first MM cob lasted nearly 10 years in light rotation. I can't recall if was a testy beginning or not. When that first cob decided it didn't want to be a pipe any longer I purchased several more but not all at once. Got a Forever stem as well. The first one...

O yeah DeBeaupre, Belgium Tripl, bikes (Eddie Merckx), braised rabbit & prune, boutique chocolate...sign me up!

I have been an occasional fan of Murdock's Pipe. I have read in various reviews of Rattray's Jock's Mixture and seek any opinions of those who have smoked both and might be willing to offer up any opinion of same or different between the two. I do like what is called Scottish Blends but the...

mimefrog, thanks so much for posting this, much appreciated. I have ordered some as well and look forward to either hogging it all or seeking 'sharers'.

Have a couple of them, got as a pair off HeaveBay, allegedly Italian. Smoke great after several years. Developed small bottom of the bowl hairline cracks that never went any further than that. YMMV

Monbla, that is an interesting take on lighter capacity. I am thankful they have directed the flame direction for us pipers. I do suspect regardless of application the size of the fuel reservoir, like on cars...Porsche...Chevy...does not categorize the nature of the vehicle too much. I'm OK with...

Alas almost all of the new iterations of IM Corona butane for pipe (horizontal or angled flame) are over $100. (new) and most around $125. There is a soft double flame butane (for cigars, it says) that I found at my local B&M for $50. A screaming deal for the devoutly retail small town I live...

Just went to HeaveBay and under Collectibles there are no less than 17 at the moment. Enter Nimrod Lighter. Many are the tubular pipe lighter but an equal number are classic Zippo shape. Happy Hunting!

I have both the Commander and the Admiral, the only difference I can determine is one has a fluted case. These are lighter fluid not butane lighters. Most notable is they seem to conserve fluid way far longer than the Zippo pipe lighter operating on the same, side lighting, mechanism. The Zippo...

Ah, choices....I am a peasant at heart and seek what keeps the wheels turning....nature, nurture

I admire and respect those that can organize and often use that talent as a resource..i.e. these pages, TobaccoReview et al. I claim to have some form of educated intuition at this point in my life. I could say that I have 40+ years of evolving experience and, or at the worst, 40 or so years of...

Interesting observations...but I must share that there are illusions about cost per....as one delves into the taste palate either for cigars or the alleged lesser cost for pipers I suggest that in the end it is equivocal....here's a dollar, find a phone booth and call me in 10 years....this is...

Please ping me when you are ready. Interested but need to do some homework to see what the reviews are saying. Do any of the Samuel Gawith or Gawith & Hoggarth blends come without the Lakeland topping?

I have been smoking the flake. Bought a pound just a month ago and usually mix in something that has a wee bit of sweetness. If you dial up TobaccoReviews and select this specific tobacco the very first reviewer, DK, is my go to reviewer. He has in excess of 450 reviews and reflects a history of...

Yikes, SteveS. I bought a Charatan in 1971 for about $80. Didn't think twice, was likely better employed then than now. Had a few good years in that era. The musician who had won the lottery was asked what he would do with all of his winnings..he replied, 'Just keep working 'til the money runs out.'

Very informative post Cgrmaster, thank you. There are several YouTube etc entries of MacBaren and others on their production processes. Proper aging is nearly always a plus with the exception of pipe blends that contain primarily burley or only burley as I have read Russ O. of Hearth and Home...

Ah, if only cost were the index of honest pricing. My neighbor is a regional wine distributer with some considerable experience and education. He emphatically states that while certain wines can be relied on for quality at a particular price point the rest is chaos and entropy. I have found...

Some years back I read a peer reviewed journal article about the acquisition of fine motor control. Interestingly, cigar rollers were used as one example. Long story short the authors stated it took five years +/- of 40 hour weeks to achieve base line skills to cobble up a well constructed...

Sorry if that was not clear. Mike Brissett's bowl for the Kirsten is waaaay better than expected for a constellation of reasons... I got educated, bowl was sent to me quickly at a very fair price, smokes as good as any many broken in briars I already have. Highly recommended, I have commissioned...