Hello

[jameswbarber109]

Hi From U.K., just returning to pipe smoking. Unhappy to see that many of the old favourite baccy’s are gone. I used to smoke Four Square (green) & Balkan Sobranie but neither now available - l think the nearest I’ve heard of to those two is White Knight & as that’s a USA brand l can’t get that either!
Anyway, greetings to all from Hertfordshire U.K.

 

[Blackhorse]

Yes James, it’s a brave new world…and welcome to it. Also, welcome to the BoB site. Enjoy your time here.

 

[D.L.Ruth]

Welcome to the group

 

[Hunter1]

Welcome from Maryland.

 

[Balisong]

Welcome James!
While your old favorites are unavailable it's a good time to find new ones. Gawith & Hoggarth has some good ones, I like Balkan Mixture, and you might find some G. L. Pease blends available from smokingpipes.eu.

 

[jameswbarber109]

Welcome James!
While your old favorites are unavailable it's a good time to find new ones. Gawith & Hoggarth has some good ones, I like Balkan Mixture, and you might find some G. L. Pease blends available from smoking-

pipes.eu.

Thanks for that. I’ll get a few samples. It’s going to be a bit of a slog to find a Balkan Sobranie replacement but hey, who knows what’s out there & it might surprise me!

Welcome James!
While your old favorites are unavailable it's a good time to find new ones. Gawith & Hoggarth has some good ones, I like Balkan Mixture, and you might find some G. L. Pease blends available from smokingpipes.eu.

 

[DrT999]

Welcome to BoB! I hope you quickly find some new favorites.

 

[Haebar]

Welcome to the BOB forum! We are glad you came here!

 

[Aussiemike]

Welcome James great bunch here.

 

[Ranger107]

Wow, another Brit, lol. Welcome from AZ cowboy country. You should chat with Zippo. He might have some suggestions for you. As for White Knight being a replacement for Balkan Sobranie, IMHO, it isn't. I smoked BSOSM all the way through college and several years after and White Knight ain't it, lol. Hope you enjoy the forum.

 

[Donk93953]

Welcome from your northern neighbor.....

 

[jameswbarber109]

Wow, another Brit, lol. Welcome from AZ cowboy country. You should chat with Zippo. He might have some suggestions for you. As for White Knight being a replacement for Balkan Sobranie, IMHO, it isn't. I smoked BSOSM all the way through college and several years after and White Knight ain't it, lol. Hope you enjoy the forum.

Hi Ranger, appreciate the comment re White Knight. I’ll take a couple of days just to get my feet under the BoB table then I’ll give Zippo shout. Looks a good forum.

 

[jameswbarber109]

Welcome from your northern neighbor.....

Hi Donk, thanks for the shout. Did you ever smoke Four Square (green) or Balkan Sobranie? Now hoping to find suitable replacement. Think I’ll start a thread shortly to see what others have migrated to.

 

[jameswbarber109]

Welcome James great bunch here.

 

[jameswbarber109]

Aussiemike, thanks for the shout, good on yer sport. (or, in Pom, thank you, that was very kind!).

 

[jameswbarber109]

Welcome to the BOB forum! We are glad you came here!

Haebar , Thanks for the greetings.

 

[jameswbarber109]

Welcome to BoB! I hope you quickly find some new favorites.

DrT999, thank you. The search is on for a good Balkan style baccy!

 

[jameswbarber109]

Thanks for that. I’ll get a few samples. It’s going to be a bit of a slog to find a Balkan Sobranie replacement but hey, who knows what’s out there & it might surprise me!

Yes James, it’s a brave new world…and welcome to it. Also, welcome to the BoB site. Enjoy your time here.

Thanks Blackhorse, great response from members, but then they don’t know me yet!

 

[jameswbarber109]

Welcome from Maryland.

Hunter1, thanks, nice to be part of the community.

 

[mosin1932]

Welcome from the western states James! I never got a chance to try the original BSOSM, but I'm also looking for the perfect Balkan mixture. I found white knight underwhelming too, but you never know till you try it.