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This has been my favorite medium Engish blend for a long time and I always keep a lb. here at the house. It has aged VAs, Latakia, Perique, and a little Turkish. The thing to me that makes it outstanding for me is the balance it has between its' components. You can now get it tinned from C&D in...

This is a review I posted on TR.com. Be advised that the price of BPB has gone up to $2.70/oz. since I wrote it. All tobaccos have gone up in price considerably. Boswell's Premium Burley in the pouch has a mixture of brown burleys with some black Cavendish mixed in. The pouch aroma is a...

I've been a motorcyclist for almost as long as I've been a pipe smoker (pipe- 42 years, motorcyclist- 39 years). Right now I have a 1999 Kawasaki 1500 Drifter, the one that looks just like an old Indian. I was just curious about how many other BoB members rode, how long they've ridden, and what...

I'd like to start a thread about tobaccos that you don't hear a lot about that are really fine smokes. Maybe we can get some ideas for our next TAD order. I'll start out: C&D #416 Plantation Evening- GREAT medium English Peretti's British Blend- same reason Peretti's Park Square- my all-time...

I'm a pretty eclectic collector and have several different shapes in my collection but find that I am leaning towards bulldogs and Rhodesians lately. I like the way they hang and all of mine are good smokers. Probably my two favorite pipes are my Jan Zeman Rhodesian and my Peterson 999...

C&D has I believe four burley flakes out now and I would like to hear some opinions on the merits of each one. The last C&D burley flake I tried was Safe Harbor Flake and I was not impressed. I'm hoping these are better. Smokey

The following is a review I posted for this wonderful blend on Tobacco Reviews. It doesn't seem to get mentioned a lot and I think a lot of English smokers would enjoy it if they tried it. What a fabulous blend this is! Craig Tarler has hit a perfect balance between the Latakia, Perique...

Has anyone else tried this one? I recently opened some up that had been aging for five years and was struck by the tanginess of the red and lemon VAs, along with the sweetness of the flavoring added to emphasize the VA sweetness. It also has a little unflavored Black Cavendish and a bit of...

This has been my favorite aromatic tobacco for a long time because it is not goopy, doesn't bite, and has an exquisite cherry flavor that is not syrupy like many of the others on the market. I've heard J.M. created this one about 1971. I wish I would have known about it then, it would have been...

What's your favorite Balkan blend at the present time? Mine would be PS Balkan Supreme. It's got a good dose of Latakia and spiciness from the Orientals. One huge bonus would be the price: I got my pound for less than $21 from Mars Cigars. Good burn characteristics, too. Smokey

I've got a few, including Hacker's 21st Century Pipe Smoking (great beginner book), Carl Ehwa's The Book of Pipes and Tobacco (very good and the best I've seen on tobacco), Alfred Dunhill's The Pipe Book, Peter Stokkebye's book, but I think my favorite is Rick Newcombe's In Search of Pipe...

My wife's health problems prevent me from smoking in the house so I enjoy snuff throughout the day when I'm not outside smoking. Any other users of dry snuff here? :pipe: Smokey :pipe:

This is a blend from Pipeworks and Wilke of Montpelier, VT. The website is at www.vtpipes.com. The proprietor is a nice lady named Carole Burns who also does all the tobacco blending. In fact, I believe she pretty much runs a one woman show as there are no other employees. Orders must be placed...

Before I begin this review, I must give credit to Bob Runowski for telling me about this great old time blend. I hold Bob's tobacco opinions in the highest esteem and when he told me I should try ERRd, there was nothing else to do but send an order off to JR's. ERRd comes in two forms, a pouch...

The Pipes and Cigars website gives this description of 10 To Midnight: "A dark, full Balkan-style tobacco containing bright and matured Carolina and Virginias, a healthy mixture of Turkish, and plenty of flavorful, fragrant Latakias. A superb late-evening smoke that can stand up to a sturdy...

Hearth and Home Old Companion This is a blend from Russ Ouellette of Pipes and Cigars (also known as Habana Premium Cigars) in his Hearth and Home line. There's nothing fancy about this tobacco, it's just air cured burley and VA, but the result is a very good burley blend. Old Companion packs...

C&D Purple Cow The C&D catalog describes Purple Cow as "A classic blend from Bob Runowski. Bright VA ribbon is added to a Burley base, then complemented by a dash of Latakia and tasty maduro cigar leaf." This was a good sign for me as I have never smoked a Bob Runowski blend that I didn't like...