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    The fickle nature of taste or: How do I get all of my mason jars back?

    Oh, nevermind I get it now lol. Went over my head for a minute haha
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    Age of BoB members

    I'm 50, I started smoking a pipe at 35ish.
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    Prince Albert or Carter Hall?

    Carter Hall was my first love. After SWRA and regular I switched to Prince Albert. When Prince Albert was MIA for about a year I panicked and purchased a half case of Lane Limited Ready Rubbed. That was my back up in case Middleton had discontinued their two remaining pipe tobaccos. I still had...
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    The fickle nature of taste or: How do I get all of my mason jars back?

    You could go out side and get hit by lightning. What I'm trying to say is if you buy a tin of tobacco and want to try it now, do it. Don't wait. I was like that too but then I figured what is the point of buying this stuff if I'm not going to try it or wait until I get my opened tins down a bit...
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    The fickle nature of taste or: How do I get all of my mason jars back?

    If you aren't going to smoke it, throw it out. I've FINALLY been released of this terrible thing called hording tobacco I don't like. I need up with more than enough extra Mason Jars.
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    I want to hear more more put downs of corncob pipes

    I love vulcanite, one of the reasons why 95% of my collection is estates. When I do buy newer pipes like the Savinelli Roma series I always get the Vulcanite stem instead of the Lucite. Has nothing to do with the price, I just like vulcanite better.
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    Anyone else do this?

    Not trying to be mean or ignorant to you and I understand you are new on here, but we don't really discuss this issue "openly" on this forum. At least from what I can see. It is something between friends.
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    I want to hear more more put downs of corncob pipes

    Cobs are apart of American nostalgia. I like the history behind them too. A furniture maker turned corn cob manufacturer. Pretty cool. I don't smoke them all the time, not because I don't like them but because I only own three that I bought and two that were gifted to me from the 60s. The only...
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    Prince Albert or Carter Hall?

    It has a deeper flavor, more of the old fashioned pipey aroma and taste.
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    Prince Albert or Carter Hall?

    When Lane shut it's doors in Tucker GA I took about 400 bucks and stocked up on 12 and 14 ounce tubs especially when P&C had their sales. Scandinavian Tobacco changed Sir Walter Raleigh to a totally different tobacco. Not for the better either.
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    Prince Albert or Carter Hall?

    I miss Sugar Barrel sooooooo much! The match stinks, it burns hot, tastes like crap and smells like cigarettes. I miss Sugar Barrel, Berry Wine, Walnut, Cherry Blend and I REALLY miss Kentucky Club Mild.
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    Aromatic burley blends

    I'll try it. I have everything except the dark fired. I'll have to order a tin. Thanks Ranger.
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    Aromatic burley blends

    OK, that sounds good. I actually have a bag of Smoker's Pride Vanilla Cavendish and Cherry Cavendish jarred up together. It's a pretty good old fashioned no nonsense smoke. It reminds me of being a kid in the early 80s when my uncle smoked his pipes. The room note brings me back. I use CB Dark...
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    Aromatic burley blends

    I have a few tubs of the older Lane made SWR. I'm going to make Urban Cowboy with that. Do you use unsweetened black cavendish or BCA or Captain Black Dark?
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    Past pipe smoker, cigar aficionado, buying pipe tobacco again now. Retired builder in The Minneapple.

    Whatever works for you. Plastic for some reason never worked for me long term. Even after "burping" the lid. Glass Mason/Ball jars with the banded lids work the best for me. I've opened tobacco that have been 6 to 8 years cellared that has been fresh as the day I jarred them.
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    Past pipe smoker, cigar aficionado, buying pipe tobacco again now. Retired builder in The Minneapple.

    The best thing to cellar pipe tobacco in is Mason Jars. There are various sizes. I use the quart size jars for my pound orders. For the loose stems, BEE'S WAX. I used to try different remedies from rubbing distilled water in the shank to putting a dab of black nail polish on the tenon. Now I rub...
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    Country Squire Hunting Creek

    It's on my list. I have to wait until Thanksgiving. I'm making a muti-pound order. I'm getting enough for my cellar and to send to Mikki.
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    Country Squire Hunting Creek

    Cowboy Coffee is my favorite pipe tobacco right now. I have a pound and a half of that lovely leaf in my cellar. I've always been a burley guy but the way Cowboy Coffee has its virginia processed it's just a fantastic smoke. My family likes the room note too.
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    Country Squire Hunting Creek

    It's really good stuff. I caught a walft of it right after I lit it up and wow, the room note is fantastic!
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