So, I was chatting with my father a few weeks back about getting a meer, and he pops up from his seat, disappears into his den, and returns with a lovely billiard meer. He insisted I take it and one doesn’t argue with him.
Anyway, I give it a thorough cleaning, though it seems very lightly smoked, and throw some SWR into it for an initial break in. Now I suspect this hasn’t been smoked in 30 years, as he has over 100 pipes and I’ve never seen it.
From first puff I’m overwhelmed with this heavy floral almost violet/lavender ghost...I cannot place it or do it justice. I tried a few other blends and it simply won’t go away.
As I’m new to meers, any advice? Do I persist and smoke through it. Is there a recommended deep clean for these? I want to ask what he smoked in the damn thing, but don’t want to seem critical, so I’ve held off. Thoughts?
Anyway, I give it a thorough cleaning, though it seems very lightly smoked, and throw some SWR into it for an initial break in. Now I suspect this hasn’t been smoked in 30 years, as he has over 100 pipes and I’ve never seen it.
From first puff I’m overwhelmed with this heavy floral almost violet/lavender ghost...I cannot place it or do it justice. I tried a few other blends and it simply won’t go away.
As I’m new to meers, any advice? Do I persist and smoke through it. Is there a recommended deep clean for these? I want to ask what he smoked in the damn thing, but don’t want to seem critical, so I’ve held off. Thoughts?