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Wait, don’t answer that. I’m still a relative rookie when it comes to tobaccos. I know what I like, and I seem to like more than I dislike. Or maybe I just choose carefully. Anyway, I’ll get to the point. It involves how jarred tobacco ages. For our purposes here today, we’ll be discussing...

You got me. I’d already completed the survey earlier this evening, but chose to not include my email. After seeing your tip, I completed it AGAIN, this time WITH my email. Fool me once… shame on you. Fool me twice… shame on… uh, shame on… well, I won’t get fooled again.

Hey, I know my chances are slim, who just left town. But, the squeaky wheel and all that. Plus, I’m just a general swell guy. 😂 Seriously though, even if I whiff on this quest, there’s plenty of fish in the tobacconist’s.

I like Lakeland flakes and I cannot lie. You other brothers (of briar) can’t deny. Sorry about that. My GenXness got the better of me for a minute. Anyway, I really do love every Gawith Hoggarth flake I’ve tried. Some more than others, obviously. But my reason for posting this is because it...

I LOVE any decent music documentary. This one is very good. I’m especially fond of the Classic Albums series. My favorites within that are Rumours, Dark Side of the Moon, and Damn the Torpedoes. But as of this morning, I find myself wanting to revisit The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams. The...

Today, I’m starting with a bowl of decade-plus-old Kendal Flake in a cob poker. This is maybe the coolest smoking Virginia I’ve had yet.

I know I haven’t been a member of this forum very often, but I find myself eager to network with my fellow pipe smokers. I befriended another local pipe smoker this past spring via a Reddit pipe discussion. He’s about a decade younger, and I’ve done my best to mentor him… even though I’m far...

So far today, I’ve finished a couple of partially smoked bowls from last night, followed by some 2010 GH Louisiana Flake. I’m currently about 1/3 of the way through some 2004 Scottish Cake in a nosewarmer cob. I’m maybe 1/4 through that SC tin, which I recently acquired from a fellow BoB...

I like your thinking! I’ve recently decided to try to purchase my tobacco from other smokers who are selling off excess in lieu of buying from retailers. I only came up with this idea a few weeks ago. So I have no idea if I’ll be able to locate enough sellers to make this a long-term viable...

That one looks great. But the last thing I need is to become a “lover of various fine teas from around the world “—I can barely keep up with my tobacco “needs”

I understand that completely. my visit there was just a one-evening thing with my most recent ex. We’d befriended a really talented native Kentuckian singer-songwriter who was somehow involved with the group, at least early on. But the place definitely left an impression. I’m sure there are...

Do it! That way, at least I can live vicariously through you. http://www.clearcreekschoolhouse.org/

I may hold off until your report then. Just a word of warning. This brick is legit as hard as particle board. Possibly harder. But it does take some elbow grease. I do worry that you may not care for it, even if they’re identical. I’m not exactly a connoisseur of fine teas. I like pretty much...

Nice! I bet they’re fairly comparable. I may just have to find out for sure.

If I was making the decision 100% for me, I’d look at Kentucky first. Before moving down here in ‘17, I lived in the Louisville metro area for about five years. That was truly the only place I’ve ever lived that felt like home to me. I don’t know if I’d move back into Louisville though. A few...

Following up… it’s not available currently on the Monticello gift shop website. But it IS available at Black Tea Brick It’s listed as $29.99, and there’s a pop up window that offers 10% off your first order. I’m definitely going to get some more. Granted, I haven’t quite gotten the hang of...

The photo above shows its current state. I don’t think it’s PurEh, if that’s a brand. Apologies for my ignorance. All I know is I like this tea better than most. And a little goes a looooong way. It’s also delicious as iced tea. Sweet, of course. As far as how I break it off… with great...

I don’t think I’m going to stay here long enough to get used to ‘em. The fiancé and I are looking at moving a little closer to my kids in WV. Not all the way into WV, though. We’re thinking somewhere in the hills of TN or Virginia west of Charlottesville. You know, somewhere where the lizards...

It’s a bright, warm Tuesday morning here in the Bay... this GH Scotch Flake in one of my MM nosewarmer cobs is really hitting the spot. I’m a fiend for sweet iced tea, and this decade old flake is the pipe tobacco equivalent of that, as far as I’m concerned.

I just checked out Neil Young’s latest release from his archives. It’s entitled Young Shakespeare, and it’s a great example of early solo acoustic Neil. But it’s basically a repeat of Live at Massey Hall, which he released a little over a decade ago. Maybe 15 years. Massey, coincidentally, is...