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Just finished my first ever bowl of Escudo in a Stanwell bent apple. It's also my first bowl of VA. All I can say is WOW! Even as a confirmed Lat-man, I have to say this stuff is magical. I don't think it'll replace my English blends, but it will certainly make for a nice change of pace every...

I rarely, if ever, smoke inside, so I can't really comment on the room note, but 'smokey campfire' seems to fit. My wife says I smell like I've been camping when I come in from a smoke. I love the stuff, especially with a good mix of Orientals (your traditional English blends), but I could see...

68 degrees and sunny in January, on the back patio with the dogs. A bowl of Presbyterian in a Stanwell bent Apple and an excellent cup of coffee. This is bliss..

Gawith & Hoggarth Balkan Mixture in a no named straight Billiard. I'm having trouble getting over the 'Lakeland flavor' mixing with the underlying English. Not my favorite smoke so far, but I'll give it a few more bowls before really passing judgement.

Congratulations on starting a cellar! I'm in the same position, having just started my (very, very small) cellar as well. I particularly enjoyed your thoughts on the future, carrying the tobacco with you, like some tiny time capsule. Certainly an excellent way to look at it, and possibly a good...

To me, the cob is a utility pipe. Its inexpensiveness, coupled most importantly with its light weight, makes it perfect for more active settings. It's easy to grip with the jaw and smokes well enough to enjoy a puff while raking leaves or taking a hike, all without the worry of drop or loss...

Pipe newbie alert! :oops: I went to clean my Cob this morning, as I usually stir the ash and let it sit until cool before cleaning. What did I find in the stem but a Medico filter! I'd either completely missed that they came with them, or read it and forgotten. Anyway, I can't help but think...

Good things do come in small packages! I got home from work and after a bit of time with the dogs and the wife, I got right to work on my goodies. I have to say, I'm a bit enamored with the tins. The artwork, the low profile, and especially the ffssssssPPP that it makes when you pop them open...

After a weekend without much to smoke, my first internet order of pipe tobacco showed up today, precisely 20 minutes after I left for work (doesn't that just figure). The wife got home and confirmed that the package was there and took it in, but pleaded tired and said she wouldn't be heading my...

I can honestly say I sometimes want another bowl, but I rarely if ever have one. Part of it is the economics of smoking a lot; it's just too damn expensive to smoke bowl after bowl of the good pipeweed. I'm all for multiple bowls throughout the day. I often have three or four, but I usually need...

Thanks for the link! Always a treat to read GLP; knowledgeable and such a way with words.

Ah, the English/Balkan tag... ask ten people, you'll get eleven different answers it would seem. From what I've been able to gather, some use the term interchangeably, for some it depends on the Orientals and their prominence. After trying to chase down a definition, I think I'm just going to...

Interestingly I was just having this discussion with a friend the other day. Drying is something I never really considered until reading about it online and I've been experimenting with it a bit. The two blends I'm currently holding react completely differently to a bit of air time. Both PS...

Great advice, guys. Thanks for leading by the nose a bit here. @Hobie1Dog - Yeah, the Penzance is a real shame. I keep seeing it on people's lists of favorites and I'm excited to see what the fuss is about. Unfortunately, it's not available locally, pipesandcigars is currently out of stock and...

Thanks for the input, fellas! Taking the suggestions into consideration, I started price shopping, only to run into another issue - it would seem that any single online retailer only has about 75% of my list! I suppose shortages are a common problem given the fickle nature of tobacco production...

Thanks to all for the warm welcome. It would seem my neck of the woods is well represented here. Cody, you're just across the state.. I get over to Memphis for BBQ a couple times a year. Natch, I went to school in Fayetteville, but had several friends at Hendrix back in the day. Conway's a...

Hello all. I'm new here on BoB and fairly inexperienced with pipe tobaccos. The entirety of my tasting have come from local tobacconists, and the selection is somewhat limited. I'm here for some advice on how to proceed with buying and trying the gauntlet of Balkan tobaccos. Here's a bit of...

Hello to all you fine gents (and ladies) on this frosty winters evening! I just stumbled across this site a few days ago and thought I'd register. I'm relatively new to the world of pipe smoking, but seem to have slipped down the rabbit hole quickly - just last night I developed an itch and a...