Thread: Pipe of the Day

Originally Posted by kerryman71

Just came upon this post. I have to agree, the Blue Note is probably the best aromatic I've ever smoked. I barely ever do smoke them, but it's definitely something the wife didn't mind being smoked in the house. My usual tobacco is pretty much the aroma of burning tires

John

Seems to be the same here too. I'm not so much after aromatics but English blends are my usual choice. This far when i've smoked indoors (when the weather is too cold and i'm too lazy to walk in my garage) i rather pick aromatics to keep my wife from paying too much attention.
But now it's mission accomplished as i just fixed on of our empty rooms to be my tobacco room. No more damn cold outdoor Latakia pipes.

Blue Note seems to be bit rare amongst aromatics as i think it is not so mild in nicotine as the others usually seem to be. Good stuff every now and then.

Originally Posted by eTom

Good morning friends,

today a report about Malthouse- tobacco:
DanPipe wrote at their website:
"Benannt nach der altehrwürdigen Mälzerei, in der heute die DTM (DAN TOBACCO) unsere Tabak-Mixturen für Sie zubereitet.

Eine superbe Mixture der feinsten Virginia-Provenienzen, die unter Zusatz von schottischem Malt Whisky in der Presse fermentiert und danach 12 Wochen bis zur vollen Reife gelagert wurde. Zur Vertiefung des Geschmacks gaben wir einen besonders vollmundigen, weichen Black Cavendish hinzu.

THE MALTHOUSE bietet Ihnen einen sanften Genuß mit dezent klassisch-würziger Note."

Best Virginia blends with Scotch Malt Whisky and a good Black Cavendish.

I love this tobacco!

Thanks for this. Time to improve my German skills. Hey i could read without translating into English first or without any online translations.

As you realized, I changed my avatar...here you get a bigger one picture:


I met this nice alligator in the Everglades.

As it is with straight razors, are there any pipe brands to stay away from? I am looking at some estate pipes on Ebay and I am just looking for a cheapie to start out with to see if I like it, but I don't want junk just in case I do like it. Cheapie may not be the best description, maybe 'not so expensive'.

I've had bad experiences with one Chacom, but that was definitely a cheap end model. Probably mid price Chacoms are ok smokers, but i've never tried.

the chacom i recently purchased if a nice smoker, dont know when it was originally made or what the regular price range for it is, but it has pretty quickly became my favorite.

Originally Posted by straightshot

As it is with straight razors, are there any pipe brands to stay away from? I am looking at some estate pipes on Ebay and I am just looking for a cheapie to start out with to see if I like it, but I don't want junk just in case I do like it. Cheapie may not be the best description, maybe 'not so expensive'.

straightshot,

I've had mixed experiences from ebay estate pipes. If I were looking for one to try...I'd go with an English brand like GBD or Comoys that came from a reputable reseller and was described as being in excellent condition. I wouldn't get a non-brandname pipe as my first. Also, a plain straight billiard is an excellent place to start.

Good luck. I hope this helps.

Originally Posted by straightshot

As it is with straight razors, are there any pipe brands to stay away from? I am looking at some estate pipes on Ebay and I am just looking for a cheapie to start out with to see if I like it, but I don't want junk just in case I do like it. Cheapie may not be the best description, maybe 'not so expensive'.

just my two pence:
I never bought a used pipe. I suggest buy a new cheap one, here in Germany you get new pipes for around 25 Euro. Try it and if you like it, buy better pipes.
Regards
Tom

You can't go wrong with Peterson, Savinelli, Stanwell and Vauen low budget new pipes, but if you still want to stick with eBay used pipes then at least ask a decent pictures of the pipe and specially of the stem and inside of the bowl. You wouldn't want your first pipe to take a restoration too heavy.

On the other hand you can't tell much from how the pipe looks if it is a good smoker or not, imho. The longer the stem and shank the cooler the smoke, in general.
My warhammer Stanwell at work is an estate pipe and from the teeth marks i think that some old mean nasty bastard took his last breath smoking this pipe, cursing the world. I haven't cleaned this pipe outside at all so it is ugly, rugged and perfect tool to raise fear, terror and nightmares amongst die junge matrosen und höhe offizier at work but ah it is so good smoker

I was looking at one from a company called 'Premier' it didn't sound like it was a high end brand, but what do I know. Any thoughts on that brand? Also I don't mind putting some elbow grease into making it work well and/or look nice. My reason for looking at used estate pipes is that I hear pipes need to be broken in. l figured that I could buy one that was already broken in for my first. From what I hear, the experience is not as nice with a brand spanking new pipe.