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  1. Buster

    oh the heartbreak! Pembroke from 1988

    This should have been great, nice resounding pop when opening the tin, smelled fragrant enough... Taste is really flat and empty. The cognac didn't make it past the Clinton era, it seems! :sleep:
  2. Buster

    Famous Smokers, their blends, and modern equivalents

    If this list exists elsewhere, please point me to it! If not, lets start a list of famous smokers, their smokes, and modern equivalent blends that come close: Albert Einstein - William Morris' Revelation - C&D Epiphany Gerald R. Ford - Field & Stream - Joseph Stalin - Dunhill Royal Yacht
  3. Buster

    Is perique sweet to anyone else?

    I've noticed a theme in testing (non aromatic) tobaccos. It seems the ones where I actually taste a sugary sweetness, on the tongue, (not necessarily a sweet smell) seem to all contain perique. Could perique be the cause?
  4. Buster

    sweet tasting english blends?

    I've just tried penzance and pembroke (margate with cognac) they have great aromas, but I find the taste to be a little empty. Almost flavorless. Can anyone recommend english blends that have a sweet taste on the toungue - similar to frogmorton, or maltese falcon? I've heard odyssey is a...
  5. Buster

    Bad luck with virginias

    I've heard people describe straight virginia as being sweet, mild, and strong in nicotine content. Almost too boring to enjoy alone. Having tried both hh mature virginia, and gawith's full virginia flake, I'm finding only the last to be true. The smoke of both seems so strong and acrid, and...
  6. Buster

    Tobacco recommendation?

    After trying some different tobaccos I've narrowed it down to three I really love: English: Frogmorton on the Bayou Maltese Falcon Aromatic: Barbary Coast So, basically sweet blends, with a little bit of spicyness/muskiness to make it more interesting than just plain ol' virginia, and...
  7. Buster

    puff puff puff

    Hi all, I'm writing from Alameda, Ca. Pretty new to pipe smoking (4 months), but really enjoy it. Lots to learn, and that's why i'm here! :study:
  8. Buster

    Bjarne Houston, Savinelli Morino or Duca Carlo - or other?

    Hi all, Looking to get a nice pipe (a straight saddle-bit, either billiard or a bulldog) under $50 to dedicate to Maltese Falcon. I've narrowed it down to a Bjarne Houston, Savinelli Morino and a Savinelli Duca Carlo. Which will give me the best bang for the buck? Thanks! -Buster
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