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Question on "Burginia" Aging
Hi everyone, I was wondering about a situation I recently encountered. I opened a 2-year-old tin of Mac Baren Golden Extra which I like to call "Burginia" because it's a Burley forward tobacco with Virginia added. To me it is a wonderful tobacco and I love the tangy, honey, fruitiness from the...- mav
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- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Storing Flakes and Cakes
I saw some older threads on this but I was wondering what people thought about storing flakes or cakes once out of the tin and transferred to jars. Is there any advantage to keeping them in flakes as opposed to breaking them up? Will they age better one way or the other?- mav
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- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Polyester Stem Maintenance?
I just picked up my first Chris Askwith pipe and I am so happy with it! I noticed the stem has a rubbery feel to it more so than any other non acrylic stems I have. I read on the forum that Chris uses only polyester for his stems. I haven't had a chance to give it a good cleaning yet but even...- mav
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- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Newbie from Chicago
I smoked a pipe back in college, over 20 years ago. I was living in Boston and got a basket pipe and a tobacco blend called "Faneuil hall" which I'm told is Lane IQ. It was a pleasant experience but I didn't know what I was doing (the internet was still a new thing) and lost interest. All...- mav
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- Forum: New Member Introductions