I bought this yesterday from Boswell's Pipes. It came with a free ounce of tobacco so I decided to try an aromatic and got Christmas Cookie. It is suppose to arrive tomorrow so I'm pretty psyched.
I would suggest you try the aro in a cob first, you don't want to semi-permanently flavor the briar if you decide you don't like it, especially since it won't have a cake built up in the bowl that you could ream out. I would break it in with 1/2 bowls of a virginia or va/burley blend for a while.
I smoked a bowl out of it last night, and it is the nicest pipe I've ever smoked. My one complaint is the photo made it look like it would sit flat, but the bottom is a little rounded and it tips a bit. I bought a pipe stand so hopefully it fixes that problem. Still haven't tried the Christmas Cookie yet. I ordered some cigars and forgot about them they took so long. I will have to post a picture, but yesterday I got the pipe, 7oz of tobacco, two boxes of Cubans, and six different lost and found series.
That's a sweet haul you go there. I think you may have an addiction forming though.
I went from 6 pipes at the beginning of this year to 100 in my personal collection. I have about 45 more either for sale or in process of being restored. Each time I find an estate lot I usually keep something. My last big haul I ended up keeping 15 Savinelli pipes. I'm a fan and just couldn't part with any of them. Honestly I've been lucky on my finds and I just keep putting restoration money back into getting more. It's a nice cycle. Funny thing is I'm not smoking anymore but I am trying out lots of new shapes and styles.
Found this Dr. Grabow Deluxe at the antique store today. Not a fan of Dr. Grabow at all but this little nose warmer has a unique waved bowl and I've never seen a short one like this.
I hate to brag but I’m going to anyway because this is too amazing to keep to myself. I’m always looking for estate pipes and yesterday I was contacted by a lady that had some for sale. She sent pics and I recognized a few Peterson’s but not much else. It was hard to tell from the pics. So we met and I got an insane deal on these: Ferndown REO Les Wood Dunhill Shell 43051 - 1980 Dunhill Redbark 433 - 1977 Dunhill Shell 41039 - 1980 Dunhill Bruyere 41052 - 1979 Savinelli Autograph Grade 6 2 - Savinelli Le Mie Pipes Larsen Rustica Larsen Super Grade 8 Nat Sherman 500 North Dane Pipes Peterson’s Sherlock Holmes Strand Peterson’s Sherlock Holmes Hansom Smooth Peterson’s Sherlock Holmes Hansom Rustic Peterson’s Pipe of the Year 1997 - 84/1000 Peterson’s Pipe of the Year 1998 - 841/1000 Peterson’s 999 Army Spigot Black Peterson’s 875 Army Spigot Black Peterson’s Tankard Peterson’s Sterling Silver Stanwell Hand Christian Anderson Jørn Larsen 1 Sasieni Fantail Pat Era 78 Sasieni Fantail Pat Era 62 Sasieni Fantail Pay Era 73 Caminetto 06•L•15 Caminetto 05•L•15 GBD Oxford GBD Sablee Two no names a Peterson’s bowl and a bunch of bags. Nice thing is all the stems are near perfect and most look like they have little cake in them. Mostly just dirty from sitting in a box. Still can’t believe my luck.
I wiggled my way in to 1.75 pounds of baccy. 8 ounces of GH Kendal dark and 4 oz each of 5 other blends, GH black Irish and brown bogie, lane blwb, McClelland 5110 and 2010
Also got a pile of cobs coming. Dagner poker, two diplomats, a twain, and 4 minis
My goodies have started arriving. My wife made me put the box in the basement. That GH is putting off enough "stank" you can smell it through the bag, bubble wrap, and the box. I need to get this stuff jarred up before Mrs Call kicks me out to sleep under the porch with the dogs
Order finally got here. Big Thank You to @Captain_Call for all of the advice. Looks like I'm off to a good start. Looking forward to having a bowl or two tomorrow
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I bought this yesterday from Boswell's Pipes. It came with a free ounce of tobacco so I decided to try an aromatic and got Christmas Cookie. It is suppose to arrive tomorrow so I'm pretty psyched.
At any given time the urge to sing "In The Jungle" is just a whim away... A whim away... A whim away...
Ferndown REO Les Wood
Dunhill Shell 43051 - 1980
Dunhill Redbark 433 - 1977
Dunhill Shell 41039 - 1980
Dunhill Bruyere 41052 - 1979
Savinelli Autograph Grade 6
2 - Savinelli Le Mie Pipes
Larsen Rustica
Larsen Super Grade 8
Nat Sherman 500
North Dane Pipes
Peterson’s Sherlock Holmes Strand
Peterson’s Sherlock Holmes Hansom Smooth
Peterson’s Sherlock Holmes Hansom Rustic
Peterson’s Pipe of the Year 1997 - 84/1000
Peterson’s Pipe of the Year 1998 - 841/1000
Peterson’s 999 Army Spigot Black
Peterson’s 875 Army Spigot Black
Peterson’s Tankard
Peterson’s Sterling Silver
Stanwell Hand Christian Anderson
Jørn Larsen 1
Sasieni Fantail Pat Era 78
Sasieni Fantail Pat Era 62
Sasieni Fantail Pay Era 73
Caminetto 06•L•15
Caminetto 05•L•15
GBD Oxford
GBD Sablee
Two no names a Peterson’s bowl and a bunch of bags. Nice thing is all the stems are near perfect and most look like they have little cake in them. Mostly just dirty from sitting in a box. Still can’t believe my luck.
Also got a pile of cobs coming. Dagner poker, two diplomats, a twain, and 4 minis
Peter stokkebye 311 perique x4oz
HH ODF flake x4oz
C&D Joe krantz x4oz
C&D Havana daydream x4oz
C&D Billy budd x8oz can
C&D atlas Balkan x4oz
C&D poplar camp 458 x4oz
Dunhill nightcap x4oz
Newminster 403 slices x4oz
Peter stokkebye Norwegian x4oz
Orlik golden slice x3.5oz can
Peterson old Dublin x4oz
And about 300 pipe cleaners.
I should be set for a week or two...right?
My wife made me put the box in the basement. That GH is putting off enough "stank" you can smell it through the bag, bubble wrap, and the box. I need to get this stuff jarred up before Mrs Call kicks me out to sleep under the porch with the dogs
At any given time the urge to sing "In The Jungle" is just a whim away... A whim away... A whim away...