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Burleys in a bigger pipe, especially C&D BigNBurley. Flavors really develop fully.

C&D Burley flake #1 in an old peterson 120 (dublin-shaped). This might be the best shape yet for taming this tobacco. Pretending to work from home, but the countdown to retirement is on....40 days.

Porch sitting is not really an option, but I can catch a few minutes with a small bowl while exchanging pleasantries w/ my neighbors two doors down, both of whom are cigarette smokers. Not perfect, but do-able except when the weather comes from the north, and the snow/freezing rain cuts the...

I smoke SH all of the time, and it is a lot stronger w/ nicotine than most people are accustomed. That said, there was a QC issue over a year ago w/ the base leaf, but that seems to have been corrected in the later tins. I, too, would have returned the tin if there was the issue of taste or...

Middle Earth and hobbits and........5Bros (or Walnut). Perfect together. Personally, 5Bros is the 1st choice for me.

Sound advice, and very practical.

A perfect smoke is s rare comodity, and a moment in time to be savored. You are most fortunate. I wish you many more attempts at finding this same sense of satisfaction whihc you have had.

OJK in a Custombilt almost billiard, in very tolerable but cold early AM.

Any burley exploration must try C&D's BigNBurley, and Safe Harbor, and, of course, all their flakes (1-4). Uhle's Perfection plug is outstanding, though it can be tempermental in the lighting. And, the ne plus ultra burley is the legendary 5Bros, worth the effort to try and find when one can.

A bowl of Delta Queen from C&D in an old Ben Wade modified pot. Enjoying the endo fnight smoke despite the windy 21F night.

An evening of OJK in a Wilke billiard.

I've enjoyed the burley mix for a number of years, but have finally decided to add a touch of 5Bros to enhance the burn. It seems like forever to get the blend started.

A bowl of ERRd in a pear-shaped CB.

Your wife and your family will be added to our prayer list. I hope for an uncomplicated procedure and a speedy recovery.

C&D Delta Queen in an old Custombilt pear-shaped straight stem.

Brought a tear to my eye, which is why I genuinely subscribe to the theory that the more people whom I meet (excluding my fellow pipesmokers), the better that I like my dog, who, BTW, is the Demon Peke. Thanks for the great video clip.

Ken, obey the ten day rule, for the sake of your digestive track. Never DGT a pipe more than 10 days, especially a burley. Never DGT 5Bros, even for 24 hours. Hard to imagine but there was an urban legend of sorts that suggested Arctic explorers actually smoked a set aside briar from years...

C&D Bayou Morning bulk. There's also the flake, but I think that the bulk has a bit more perique "kick".

I'm a burley person, so I tend to add a few pounds of C&D BigNBurley when I can. The majority though, are OTCs, moving strongly in the direction of Middleton products, esp PA and Walnut, and Sugar Barrel. And, lots of 5Bros, to which I intend to addd more this week.

Earlier today, it was a Barrister in cobs day. The evening has become 4 YO OJK in a Wilke billiard, a great acquisition from Irish lefty a few years ago, and an immediate favorite.