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    PA and Uhle's and Peretti's Burleys

    I think the perfection plug is even better than the 00 from uhle's time to try the bishops move !!
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    PA and Uhle's and Peretti's Burleys

    I just recieved an order of uhle's prefection plug and 00 burley. I tried the 00 and it is an excellent burley. Im headed out now for a walk in the woods and am gonna try the perfection plug. I didnt see his crushed white burley in his list of tobaccos in the paper he sent with my order. Maybe...
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    The mason jar aging process

    Hello, i jarred some stonehaven about a month ago and since that time i have aquired another pound of it and decided to open one of the jars. The stuff is still very moist and looks like small areas on the tobacco have a shade of green mold color. Did i do something wrong . Is it inevitable to...
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    Compton's of Galashiels

    He still owes me 100 grams of scottish mix .............. That i paid for back in the begginning of november. I hate it , his tobac is soooo good. Yet if he doesnt ship it out then i must aggree. It is too good to be true.
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    Compton's of Galashiels

    I assume you aare having no problem getting his tobacco then.
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    Thermonuclear MacBaren Scottish Mixture

    Thx for the heads up. I was planning on buying some of this for the purpose of aging. Maybe not so much now.
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    Thermonuclear MacBaren Scottish Mixture

    I liked this baccy as well it was one of my first tins. Im sort of confused by your review though. It seems as if you are disappointed in it because it has tongue bite. ? ? Seven years and it hasnt mellowed?
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    GL Pease vs Comptons of Galashiels

    Yeah i have thought of having someone else order for me and just give them the cash. The last order though he shorted me 100 grams of tobacco that i ordered online. Hope i can get that. 27 bucks is 27 bucks....
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    Compton's of Galashiels

    If anyone is interested in selling me some comptons blends lemme know. I try to order from maxim and stock up on his tobac but he tells me he doesnt have it. Maybe he is just out of it i dont know. But if anyone has some of his york full or scottish or macedonian mix and wants to let go odf it...
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    GL Pease vs Comptons of Galashiels

    I am in indiana as well. I have ordered from maxim through his website and on the phone. Im not sure what the problem is but it seems like to me he is reluctant to do business with me. I have also read on another forum about how someone bought from him and didnt recieve thier tobac for 3 months...
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    What exactly is a Scottish blend pipe tobaccy?

    Finally recieved my Compton's Of Galashiel 'Scottish Mix'. great tobacco very high quality. I ordered 200 more grams of it onec i smoked 4 or 5 bowls of it. And also ordered some of thier macedonian mix. Spoke with thier founder maxim engel on the phone . Really helpful guy and great tobac. I...
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    Esoterica Stonehaven (found some...)

    I picked up two 8 ounce bags of stonehaven today. I sort of overextended myself to do it and am thinking about maybe letting one of the bags go if anyone is interested lemme know id sell it for what i bought it for and just ask for 5 extra for the flat rate priority mail box. So if anyone is...
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    Burley

    THX FOR STARTING THIS TOPIC. I have for the last two months spent hundreds of $$ trying out new and different types of baccy. I have some Stonehaven ,FVF, penzance, balkan sobranie, dunhill nightcap , rattray's to name a few. However i think i am more of a burley smoker. I enjoy smoking...
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    The mason jar aging process

    How long does it take for the dimple on the jar to pull down tight? i jarred some tobaccy this weekend. Samuel Gawiths FVF was probably the best but some of the lids havent had the dimple pull down yet. Im starting to worry that maybe i didnt do it right or something and my baccy is going...
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    What exactly is a Scottish blend pipe tobaccy?

    I found an article that says Mac Barens Mixture "Scottish Blend" was named as a scottish blend by mac bearen because of scotch whiskey that was added to the mix. So maybe Thier Scottish Blend doesnt actually fall into the traditional description of what a scottish blend is. However i did like...
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    What exactly is a Scottish blend pipe tobaccy?

    Thx for the research. I guess that pretty much sums it up.
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    Burley - Way Over-Rated

    Great thx, i really enjoyed boswell's premium burley and berry cobbler. I will be buying some of that in bulk. Ill try some Uhle's as well. Perreti may have some good burleys as well so ill just have to order some and give it a shot.
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    Burley - Way Over-Rated

    Which uhle's burley do you recommend? I think they have two straight burleys i guess i could get them both.......
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    What exactly is a Scottish blend pipe tobaccy?

    One of the first tins i bought as a pipe smoker was Mac-Barens Mixture. Took awhile before i really started to enjoy it . But after i started to learn how to smoke it i enjoyed it more. I have not bought any more Scottish blends since however i have some coming sometime hopefully in the near...
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    Burley - Way Over-Rated

    Just a question on Burley's in general. My question pertains to aging of Burley's. The only burley i have tried is Boswells Premium Burley but i think it is great . I wanted to buy it in some bulk and try and jar some of it. Was wondering if burley in general ages like virginia's? I know my...
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