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Granger in a mm
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Well, I finished my tin of Opening Night earlier today. I decided to crack a tin of Briar Fox, from 2005. This is my first dance with this baccy.
This should be a farewell to a Peterson barrel shape. It is filled with my own mixture of a full English with cut up Cuban cigar aged together for several months. It has the smokiness of the English and the Cedar / spiciness of the Cuban. This pipe never was the best smoker- but I love the shape and may not actually part with it in the end.Attachment 101437
Was it disco or a waltz? After being pressed and aged for 7 years I can imagine that time brought out all the best.Quote:
Originally Posted by RJD
That is a really nice pipe Dolf. Love it. A Peterson you say?Quote:
Originally Posted by dolf
Mick
After last night coming home to find there wasnt my usual 2 college girls but 7 in my apartment, I decided to start the day with Granger in a mm with a cup of coffee. Worked out well, my professor said the smell reminded her of her grandfather.
Yeah;
It is stamped Petersons Barrel on the bottom. I always wonder if the smoking quality is just in my mind (it is not bad- it just seems to produce a slightly heavier, moist smoke than some other pipes I own.) Never gurgles, just a different smoke from the same tobacco. They are not usually too expensive as estate pipes when you find them and they were not top of the line in terms of grade (if you look in the center bottom of the pipe you can see a fairly large fill- it is one of three fills of that size on the pipe.) It is a fairly small pipe and medium weight considering its size- but I really like the grain and find the shape aesthetically pleasing.
Sounds like great work, if you can get it :) My hat's off to anyone your age that can function academically with such pleasant distractions. Carry On! Semper FiQuote:
Originally Posted by Devilpup
Unfortunately, last night was uninspiring. I have to smoke outside and mother nature did not cooperate. It was very windy and the pipe burned hot. Today is a new day. This afternoon, I loaded up a rustic autograph dedicated to VA's, and has a nice time with Ms Briar Fox. I had a short drive in the car, so no wind, and she delivered a fine smoke. This evening, she is burning well in same pipe, as it is very mild out tonight. Since this is my first time with BF, I do not know how a young tin tastes, but this one is very mellow. Slightly sweet, very cool burning, with a little nutty finish. A wonderful smoke.Quote:
Originally Posted by dolf
Haha thank you. Not only was it packed with the girls, they were all to varying degrees of intoxicated and hyper from not seeing eachother since may. So I sat back made sure nothing got too out of hand and sipped on tea.Quote:
Originally Posted by 1OldGI
lucky bastard you
Again, I totally admire your restraint and good sense. At your age, in a similar situation, I suspect I probably would have been leading the charge to making sure things got completely out of hand in minimal time :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Devilpup
First POTD,have been smoking a pipe for about a few weeks now and love it, have an order of new tobaccos and things coming in soon.
Tonight it was some Captain Black in a Dr. Grabow,despite some negative reviews on this tobacco and pipe, I actually like em, a great evening smoke :)
+1 to that!!! It's better than doing the five knuckle shuffle !!Quote:
Originally Posted by 1OldGI
More Briar Fox, this time in a Nording Freehand.
People give these products negative reviews because part of the pipe community contains stuck up twits. Not really much different from the wine community, really. Tobaccos are good / bad, but pipes really are not. It may be true that a Graybrow is more likely to smoke poorly / wet / hot than a Dunhill, but I will guarantee that there are Graybrows out there that will smoke a Dunhill under the table. I presently own a Dunhill opera pipe (small, oval pipe) that has always smoked hot (by design it is a very thin wall, short shank pipe to put in your vest pocket.) I have a Kaywoodie in the same basic shape (though much more Art Deco styled) that smokes amazingly.Quote:
Originally Posted by thewatermark
Briar comes from cutters. Yes, a high end maker will pay a premium and get one with amazing grain. On the other hand, a smaller chunk of that exact same briar from the same root is sold to make a low grade pipe because it is too small for a massive, expensive freehand. Yet somebody out there is going to say that the $1000 freehand has to smoke well and the $50 Peterson will not have the same qualities (yes, I am aware that construction, hole size, drilling wall thickness ect all play a role- but to say that a lower end pipe cannot have superb construction and be an amazing smoker is insane.) One day I am going to post a rant about this idea that all high ends smoke amazing and all drug store pipe are only fit for the rubbish heap.
As for the tobacco- I do prefer a full English to any other. Orientals and various other spicy tobaccos are what I go for. However, I will say that I occasionally like Captain Black. Again, snobs look at it as a cheap drugstore brand unworthy of their S. Bang. I take it for what it is- an unpretentious, relaxing (albeit not overly complex) smoke to unwind with. It is exactly what it tries to be.
I know there will be people who do not believe me (those who are elitist in their choices of pipe never seem to wish to admit that a $20 Kaywoodie will outsmoke the $250 Dunhill (I think that is roughly what I paid for each.)
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I think your opinion is a sound one. I think you may also be "preaching to the converted" as most of us who follow this thread are fairly "unpretentious", and, "exactly what we try to be" as well. We're fairly laid back around here I'd say. :)
Mick
I've said it for years and yes, sadly there are some in the pipe smoking community who would scoff at the idea but I know better. Most of my collection consists of pre-1938 Kaywoodies, these pipes were made of very old briar and I've never seen one that wasn't an absolutely amazing smoke.Quote:
Originally Posted by dolf
As I have said in the past... As long as you enjoy it, thats ALL that matters...Quote:
Originally Posted by thewatermark
I absolutely recognize this; that is why I said some in the community rather than some on this board. I have been impressed flipping through the pages here both with the pipes posted and the responses. A MM pipe will get as many likes as an expensive piece of briar. It is more the photograph than somebody's preconceived notion of what makes a good pipe or tobacco that seems to matter. I will confess that I have never owned a MM; drug stores up here do not sell pipes anymore, the tobacconists do not carry them (likely not enough profit margin?) and I had not really considered ordering one online. After going through the pages and seeing some serious MM pipe porn I will be searching one out soon.Quote:
Originally Posted by MickR
I just always feel like ranting when somebody feels that they need to put up a defense of their choice in either tobacco or pipe. As Nosewarmer has just stated: as long as you enjoy it that is ALL that matters.
I had spent a lot of money chasing the perfect pipe in the past based on other boards where one poster would declare a Dunhill patent the ultimate smoke, another a pre-transition Barling and yet another poster say that only a high grade will ever satisfy the quest for the ultimate smoke. I do not know that I ever found the perfect pipe, though I have a strong sense of my personal preferences (none based on price or maker- all based on shape, grain, size etc.)
I find that I have really enjoyed this thread and appreciated all of the pictures with extra credit objects. It has the creative juices flowing.
While I smoke my Dr. less than my other pipes, it's not because its a bag pipe, it's simply not my favorite. I love my MM cobs, IMHO they're the best bang for your buck out there. Dont let anyone tell you OTC blends are bad, I reach for CH, PA and Granger more than anything else.
i have a few different pipes myself. i personally like churchwardens. but the pipes i have that see the most action are my cobs, if only because of the of two factors. one they smoke great, and two, while on the job, i don't want to risk losing a high end briar to a furnace full of molten copper, and to lose a cob wont set me back an arm and a leg to replace.
The force is strong in this one! :) IMHO, codger burlies such as CH, PA, Granger and even Captain Black, are great tobaccos in general but particularly good start up tobaccos. They're affordable, quite smokable and virtually turn a blind eye to techique (or lack thereof.) As you point out, nothing goes better with these types of tobaccos than a MM. Burley and cob pipes are indeed a match made in heaven.Quote:
Originally Posted by Devilpup
Like jumping into a furnace after an expensive briar would, huh?! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by wvloony
I am also a lover of my churchy. I only have the one. It rarely gets smoked, as it is just much less conspicuous smoking my other favourite style, the 'bent', while in public. My luck I would have someone run into me and jam my churchy down my throat by accident, or I'd take out someones eye or something :D.
Mick
Niothing beats the codger burlies for this old codger. Best blends there are to break in a new pipe or just relax. As already mentioned no need for alot of technique.Quote:
Originally Posted by 1OldGI
Kingfisher in a Savinelli Milano.
Prince Albert in a Doodler
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Thank you. I have to admit it was your glowing reviews of them that conven Ed me to to try them to start with.Quote:
Originally Posted by 1OldGI
Last night I was lucky enough to have a pipeful of CH in a cob while listening to Motörhead live. Today I returned home after a funeral to find my apartment fuilled with an extra 3 girls I didn't know. It seems we've opened a boarding house for passing college girls. Thats alright they seem to like my pipesmoking and tip well when I bartend. ;-)
Hearth and Home Stogie in an Edward's Prince. Can't decide if I like this tobacco or not, it has that lemony sour virginia taste and the leathery oriental taste, with just enough burley to make it smokeable and just enough maduro to make it kind of remind you of a really, really mild cigar. Sometimes (like tonight) I really enjoy it and sometimes it just doesn't seem to pass muster. Rather unusual most blends I find I either like or don't care for pretty consistently.
Hey guys,
Pipes and Cigars has gotten in a load of Sam Gawith. I am very stingy with my Squadron Leader and Choc Flake but, it's nice to know I can get some more. Last time I visited, they also had some Full Virginia Flake....scarcer than hens teeth.
Attachment 101993 Squadron Leader in JB Billiard this morning with some strong Colombian...black, no sugar.
Granger in a cob with a side of coffee and Johnny cash while shining shoes
Stanwell& Capstan, I am enjoying some days at the Mediterranean, and I forgot my pipes, fortunately near my house there is a well provided store and now I can enjoy the smoke in front of the sea
This morning it was EMP in my wall street. Nice and slow smoke
Today is a Stonehaven day, in a Savinelli Milano.
Few days ago. Evening pipe & beer in Kuresaare, Estonia. The castle is from about 1260 when Estonians were fighting against crusaders.
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PA in a Butt Ugly Rhodesian (not pretty but a great pipe!)
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My last smoke in front of the Mediterranean ... still enjoying Capstan in my new Stanwell and a fresh beer ... almost a piece of heaven
so by now im pretty sure all the tobacco tins i sent out have reached their destinations.
Hopefully soon someone can give their impressions of the blends that i never had the pleasure of trying .
C&D Billy Budd in a Kaywoodie Mandarin
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