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  1. badbriar

    Tastes Just Like a Nice Latakia Forward English Blend.

    I was not sure which category this should be under, so I took a shot since in includes smoking a good English blend. I am one who enjoys spicy foods, including southwest and well smoked offerings. I ran across something that tastes just like smoking a nice, tasty Latakia blend! It is a spicy...
  2. badbriar

    Boswell Premium & Old School

    Upon opening a sample package kindly sent to me by jb, I jumped at the chance to try a new to me Burley. Started with Boswell's Premium Burley. The tobacco looks to be a shag cut and packs & takes a light quite easily. With a quick false light, soft tamp and light, the tobacco gave off volumes...
  3. badbriar

    OOOH-NOOO! Another Mail Call!

    I received this most kind sample box from a most outstanding BOTL, jbrewer2002. It started when I inquired about thoughts on Redburn. I am on the hunt to explore Burleys after purchasing an American blend with a generous portion of burley that I found to be very good. Jb blew up my mailbox...
  4. badbriar

    Favorite Morning Blend

    What's your favorite morning pipe blend to go with coffee?
  5. badbriar

    Zippo Fuel Lighter - Taste?

    This one seems t one polarizing. So, if you are using a regular lighter fluid Zippo to light your pipes, do you actually find that it imparts a taste into your pipe tobacco? Not talking about the obvious smell of the fluid - I mean an actual taste in the bowl. Personally, I find that it is...
  6. badbriar

    Small, Medium, Large Tins Or Bulk Preference

    So, which size pipe tobacco tins do you like, or do you prefer to buy & cellar bulk? Don't forget to include why for your preferences. Personally, I prefer small-medium size tins (2 - 3.5 oz) and the occasional bulk 2-4 oz. I do not care to have larger quantities jarred. What say ye all?
  7. badbriar

    Any Thoughts On C&D Redburn?

    Would anyone here mind offering their opinion on this bend? I'm picking up several Burley blends, thanks to the advice given on the forum. One I'm including at is Redburn - looking to decide whether to just get a couple of trial 2oz tins or just go with an 8oz. If it's a truly tasty blend, it...
  8. badbriar

    FS IMP Meerschaum Pipes. 04.13.2024

    I have for sale two nice IMP Meerschaum pipes in excellent condition. Textured Meer is 6” in length with swirl deep amber stem. Very tactile in hand - no flaws, no chatter. Case is excellent as well. $165.00 includes shipping in the US. Smooth Meer is 5.375” in length with black stem...
  9. badbriar

    Most Unique Blends

    What are some of the more unique pipe blends everyone here has encountered in the past few years? With Stoved Rustica and Orientals, Turkish Latakia and other 'new' components, there have to be some interesting ones that stand out as of late. Do Tell.
  10. badbriar

    C & D Burley Blends

    As a usual English / Scottish style guy, I've been looking into burley blends as of late and at the recommendation of friends here, picked up a bit of C&D Big-n-Burley to try. In a word - Amazing! Very stout, full flavored smoke that shot into my regular rotation. After some 15 plus years of...
  11. badbriar

    Offensively High Resale Prices On Unicorn Blends

    At the risk of being flamed into oblivion, am I the only one that believes that this relatively recent phenomenon is getting greedily out of hand? I mean, when someone is able to purchase an 8 oz foil bag of a highly sought after pipe tobacco for around 50 bucks and then resells it for some 6 -...
  12. badbriar

    Alcohol Soak Works

    I acquired a nice looking Lorenzo Spitfire quarter bent that has been a bit difficult to clean. Finally decided to get it finally done and ran into a really dirty pipe. It appears that this pipe must have been put up without any sort of cleaning done for some time. It took well over a dozen...
  13. badbriar

    Wilke Pipe Tobacco Blends

    I've ordered and gone through a number of Wilke blends so far and have to say that nearly all of them have certainly been to my liking. The most recent I've enjoyed is Vice Cat. This one is a veritable Smorgasbord of various leaves. It is a rich, somewhat complex blend that burns well, is...
  14. badbriar

    Adding Burleys

    Do you add Dark or Cube Cut Burleys to any blends? If so, how much and to what end - i.e., what are you looking to achieve??
  15. badbriar

    Care To Recommend A Good Burley?

    I recently purchased a very good English-Burley from Wilke and am looking to branch out to try more Burleys. Appreciate some recommendations on good, medium to strong Burley blends. Also, maybe some with a light topping. Thx - RR
  16. badbriar

    Dating Sutliff Tobacco Tins

    I recently fed the TAD and picked up some John Cotton's and Warhorse Bar tins and am looking to see if anyone knows how to determine the manufacture date. All of these have three numeric digits at the bottom center on the back. Could that be the 'born on' date? these happen to be quite...
  17. badbriar

    Initial Thoughts on Wilke Pipe Blends

    After reading something here about Wilke pipe blends, I became curious and ordered five blends to sample their offerings. I first sent an email to John Brandt for recommendations on a couple of English / latakia blends and he replied in short order with his suggestions. I went with those, along...
  18. badbriar

    Anyone 'Tweak' His Pipe Tobacco?

    I will occasionally make adjustments to a blend when the taste is not quite what I'm looking for. I prefer blends with latakia and to be a little on the sweet side. So, I may add black Cavendish or stoved Virginias to sweeten things up a little and a bit of latakia for more smokiness. On...
  19. badbriar

    Favorite Indépendant Pipe Shop Blends

    What is your favorite independent pipe shop Bulk blends? I mean like Wilke, Watch City, etc. If you care to, list some fav. blends... Wilke for me - Lizzie Blood Red English & Crystal Palace.
  20. badbriar

    Wilke Recommendations

    Seeking advice on the best Wilke English / Latakia blends. I prefer medium-full to full blends with balanced Latakia. Thanks!
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