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This is a fun throwback thread, I'll chip in my 2 cents. I second what cwbristow said: Watch City's 4-Q is one of very few aromatics I like. I personally can't stand Lane 1-Q; Watch City's version tastes like what 1-Q should have been.

GH Black Twist in a Vauen bent billiard. As a vegetarian, this may be the closest I've come to eating meat in a few years. I can't believe how literal the reviews were that describe the taste as well-done steak. Leaves a mean, wicked ghost in the pipe that makes any subsequent blend taste...

My pleasure, I wish I had known half of what I know now when I first started shopping around lol. I could have had a significantly nicer collection of pipes for the same cost as what I currently have. The most important thing I've learned is, with meers, quality over quantity is absolute. You...

Haebar, I'll relay my take on the meerschaum shopping experience, but others opinions may differ. Starting with Meerschaum Market, as Ranger says their prices are erratic and of no indication of the quality of the pipe. If you handle one of their $150 vs $250 pipes, you may find no...

GH Ennerdale in a Vauen quarter bent billiard. Great blend for the morning. Also a great blend for lunchtime, afternoon, and evening. This is a great blend

Will post individual listings for all remaining pipes for sale. Stay tuned.

Trying my first bowl of Watch City's 4-Q. I'm not usually much of an aromatic smoker, but this one isn't bad!

Do you normally clench? Sometimes saliva can travel back down the stem over the course of a bowl and eventually add enough moisture to give you gurgles. If you aren't clenching the churchwarden, that won't be an issue. Just a guess!

Now onto GH&Co Bosun cut plug. A quality tobacco, but was hoping for more Lakeland flavor. Ennerdale was the first GH&Co offering I tried, which may have spoiled me. More Lakeland please!

Great suggestion, I haven't read a Terry Pratchett book in at least 10 years.

Watch City Original Crumb Cut with a cup of Trader Joe's Black coffee. Smoking in a Vauen bent pot, but feeling envious of Zippo's glorious sounding calabash

That is super helpful food for thought, thanks for finding that info.

Enjoying a tranquil bowl of GH&Co Dark Flake Aromatic while watching the rainstorm here in sunny California. A pleasant smoke, but I was hoping for more Lakeland flavor. I wonder if anyone might point me toward the most Lakeland heavy blend available on the market? Seems I can't get enough...

Now onto GH&Co Kendal Dark in a Vauen pot. The shag cut reminds me of smoking Bali Shag RYOs as a teenager. In a good way

Thanks for the reply, I agree with your assessment that the spirit vanishes lol. I did try hydrating it a bit but it didn't bring back any flavor unfortunately. This stuff may have to serve as compost for my potato plants.

GH&Co Brown Flake (Unscented) in a Vauen bent pot. Very impressed by every offering from this company so far. Like Sturdy, also enjoying the company of some local squirrels on the patio.

I recently ordered a couple pounds of Butternut Burley, and it came to me very stale, dry, and with almost no flavor left. Luckily the seller made good on it and gave me a refund. The seller didn't want it back, so I was about to throw it away, but before I do I'm wondering if there's a way...

Now smoking Ennerdale Flake in a Vauen quarter bent billiard. First time trying, and I can say unequivocally that I'm in love with this stuff. My only regret is not trying Lakelands sooner. And for some reason, the Virginias from GH&Co don't bother my sensitive palate nearly as much as...

Due to some recent ennui, I decided to try a run of most of the gamut of the Sutliff, C&D, and Lane bulk Aromatics. Just tried over 20 of them in succession in an AKB panel horn meer, and the reason I was able to do this, is that I wasnt able to keep any blend in the bowl longer than 5 minutes...

C&D Montford Point Marine in the AKB panel horn meer. As someone who loves Latakia but gets mouth inflammation from most Virginia and Oriental leaves, it's hard to scratch the English itch without enduring some discomfort. This unusual blend of just Burley, Perique, and Latakia seems to have...