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@Brokegunner Fire Dance Flake is pretty popular. Has a strong berry flavor to it; couldn't taste the brandy or vanilla. I also have the Capstan blue ready rub and Commonwealth and pretty sure Phil sold 'em to me, also. Haven't opened either yet. Curious as to what you'll think when you get to them. 👍
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I opened the Capstan last night and OMG the smell was heaven! It seemed pretty wet but I had no problems keeping it lit. Good stuff!
Gluten for punishment
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Stokebye 4th Generation partially rusticated bent Dublin and a contingent of body guards."If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain9 -
Found another Stanwell Barok. Shape 62.
Hey, you gonna eat the rest of that corndog?7 -
^^^Lovely!^^^
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My first Wilke order. Very fluffy tobacco and they kindly doubled up one of my choices at no charge for some reason.7 -
Truly does smell like Korean BBQ on opening the package.
My thinking here is that this is the way tobacco was sold, transported, and used back in the olden days. One problem I've had with tobacco pouches in my pipe pouch is that the tobacco dries out too quickly when I travel. Especially in the saddlebags on the bike.
So, I'm hoping that by going old school, the way it was done 100 or more years ago, that I can carry a twist in the pouch, and it still be reasonably smokable after traveling.
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain5 -
Is there a Korean BBQ in Memphis, maybe that's where it's been all week
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@Amos_Umwhat said:
Truly does smell like Korean BBQ on opening the package.
My thinking here is that this is the way tobacco was sold, transported, and used back in the olden days. One problem I've had with tobacco pouches in my pipe pouch is that the tobacco dries out too quickly when I travel. Especially in the saddlebags on the bike.
So, I'm hoping that by going old school, the way it was done 100 or more years ago, that I can carry a twist in the pouch, and it still be reasonably smokable after traveling.
That looks really good, Steve.
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Smoked my first bowl of that yesterday, into last night, in the calabash. Unusual stuff, not for the faint of heart. I think it lasted about 3 1/2 hours. I'd read the descriptions thinking "could it really smell, taste etc. like that?" For the most part the answer is yes.
The initial lighting did, in fact, remind me of the smell creosote soaked railroad ties. Uh-oh, is this going to keep on? I also expected it not to stay lit. It stayed pretty well at a regular pace, rare tamping required, but it's pretty strong stuff so I end up sitting it down and resuming after a while. This is how I usually smoke a pipe anyway, so it was working for me. As the bowl progressed the creosote soon gives way, more like KDF. Oddly, it got mellower and mellower as time went on. I finished the last of it this morning.
I'm hesitant to say "try it, you'll like it" but I think that it is going to work for me. If you're an all aromatic guy, I doubt you'll like it. If you're into the really strong tobacco, you may find it satisfies a longing you didn't even know you had. I ended up with half a kilo of the stuff, any of you guys want a taste PM me an address.
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"in for a penny, in for a pound". I like your style. I used to smoke brown bogie, nearly as strong.
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@Amos_Umwhat said:
The initial lighting did, in fact, remind me of the smell creosote soaked railroad ties.
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Loved that smell. Gone like so many good things...1
