Buying pipes online can be daunting. Here are some ideas on how to reduce a lot of the unknowns to make purchasing a pipe online more comfortable.
Here are some last minute thoughts on SCHIP. Most importantly, considering the timing, is some encouragement to continue supporting your retailers. If you are like me, instinct may have driven you to place an extra order for your pipe tobacco to beat the new tax. In passing along some thoughts by Greg Pease, I point out that this week those who keep our pipes and cellars full need our business as they have to cough up money themselves on the stock they have on the floor. Go ahead and place another order. There’s never a bad reason eh?
This is a blend that makes me glad I don’t limit myself to one type of pipe tobacco blend or another.
Tin description:
A spicy aroma along with a subtle Oriental flavor. Orientals (other than Latakia) and a rich Virginia base along with two Cavendish tobaccos make up this special blend. Lightly aromatic!
I try a lot of pipe tobaccos and usually a new blend is a variation on a theme – another English, another Virginia/Perique, another aromatic, etc. Once in a while something entirely different comes along – this time its Gotham Court.
Video Review …this is a blend I reserve for times I can focus my attention and enjoy it. I find Abingdon abundantly satisfying in every way – especially for the richness of flavor. This is a benchmark Balkan blend. Great pipe tobacco that shouldn’t be lost among Greg’s more recent achievements.
I got around to gabbing about this fantastic pipe tobacco on my Video Blog.
One half Latakia with a generous portion of Turkish and sweetened with stoved red Virginia.
Blackpoint is a luxurious blend of red and lemon Virginias, Cyprian Latakia, exotic oriental tobaccos, and a perfect measure of Louisiana perique for a lively, piquant finish. The smoke is creamy and lingering, engaging the palate with a mouth-filling array of wonderful flavours. Reminiscent of raisins and stewed figs, fireplaces in the fall, walks in [...]
I put together these videos hoping they might help out a new pipe smoker. There are a lot of other videos on Youtube that will be helpful as well as a wealth of information on the various pipe smoking forums, blogs, and other web sites. As always, if you have a question, feel free to [...]
My first pipe tobacco video review. If you want to see more of these (or don’t want to see any more) let me know in the comments section or shoot me a message using the contact page at the top right.
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