Pipe smoking, a lost art.

[Stauffbier]

I really love Rye whiskey. I couldn't afford the good stuff, but this JB is still pretty good.

The tobacco is good, but the tin dried out. I'm going to try and re-hydrate it.

Where are all the pipe smokers????

 

[EHV]

I'm right here with ya brother. I'm smoking an aromatic out of a Meerschaum cob I picked up from a shop on an out of town trip. It smells fantastic. The taste is a bit syrupy and heavy on the palate. I can't make out what he wrote on the side of the bag but it smells good enough to smoke in the house. Couple passes through the halls and rooms and smells great.

 

[Stauffbier]

I really love the smell of a good aromatic in the house. Cheers EHV! Cool smokes my friend!

 

[CidCitrus]

This thread led me down a slippery slope. I joined a pipe forum, acquired a ton of pipes and a tobacco, and learning how to restore old pipes. Thanks!

 

[EHV]

I really love the smell of a good aromatic in the house. Cheers EHV! Cool smokes my friend!

I'm not familiar with a lot of aromatics but this is what the fella pulled out for me. Any ideas what that says?

 

[Dan]

This thread led me down a slippery slope. I joined a pipe forum, acquired a ton of pipes and a tobacco, and learning how to restore old pipes. Thanks!

You just made my day.

Pipes, numerous types of pipe tobacco, big furry pipe cleaners, and pipe stands and a whole lot more... Very happy you enjoy this thread topic. ipe:

(I'm bragging and I know it but I sent the big pipe smoke emogis to TxBrewer, don't you know it)

 

[Dan]

I'm not familiar with a lot of aromatics but this is what the fella pulled out for me. Any ideas what that says?


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No idea what it says. Probably though the mix is some Black Cavendish (I have no idea what type of tobacco Cavendish is.. just dark and sweet) and Burley. Do you smell a vanilla lacing?

 

[CidCitrus]

You just made my day.



Pipes, numerous types of pipe tobacco, big furry pipe cleaners, and pipe stands and a whole lot more... Very happy you enjoy this thread topic. ipe:



(I'm bragging and I know it but I sent the big pipe smoke emogis to TxBrewer, don't you know it)

Awesome, I love some of the emojis on the pipe forum. I started with pipes about 7 years ago but soon switched to cigarettes with an occasional bowl. I quit cigarettes about a year ago and came full circle back to the pipes that I loved so much, and it was literally after reading through this thread about 4 months ago.

 

[CidCitrus]

I'm not familiar with a lot of aromatics but this is what the fella pulled out for me. Any ideas what that says?


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Looks like it says Alsatian to me (a region in Germany I think.) Its likely either a house blend from the shop you got it from or a renamed bulk blend. Looks like what dan said.

 

[EHV]

Definitely vanilla in there. A lot of it. I'm going to have to do a google search and see if I can track down the name of the place.
My wife and I went on a small road trip to the "big city" to go out to dinner, beers, and hit the mall etc. We were driving down the road and I caught a sign that had a big pipe on it, so we did a U'ey and stopped in. It was a tiny little place but as soon as I opened the door the smell of this tobacco hit me right in the face. I asked the owner if he had whatever the place smells like and that I want a couple ounces if so. He hooked me right up and mentioned it was his best seller. Great aromatic that I can't figure out the name of lol.

 

[Stauffbier]

I'm glad to see that this place woke up! A big thanks and cheers to Dan for starting this thread!

I can't tell what that bag of baccy says, either. Let us know if you find out EHV.

I've been trying to add more pipes to my collection, but they sure can be expensive. For that reason I've been buying some cheep cobs and hardwoods, so I can at least smoke more often. I've actually been considering checking out some antique shops to see if I can score a couple estate pipes that I can restore. Being a wood worker by trade I think restoring old pipes would be right up my alley. I'd also like to start making them, which I really hope to try out this year.

 

[Dan]

I'm glad to see that this place woke up! A big thanks and cheers to Dan for starting this thread!

I can't tell what that bag of baccy says, either. Let us know if you find out EHV.

I've been trying to add more pipes to my collection, but they sure can be expensive. For that reason I've been buying some cheep cobs and hardwoods, so I can at least smoke more often. I've actually been considering checking out some antique shops to see if I can score a couple estate pipes that I can restore. Being a wood worker by trade I think restoring old pipes would be right up my alley. I'd also like to start making them, which I really hope to try out this year.

Ahemmm Mike, if you ever start making pipes and getting rich from it I want a percentage..

Man, I had one two many tonight +

Just my opinion Mike, but I think you are a very creative and talented wood person. I hope you do make some pipes. If they are anything like your beers and cider then they will be first rate.

I still think you ought to open a brewery after tasting some of your brews/cider.

 

[Stauffbier]

Ahemmm Mike, if you ever start making pipes and getting rich from it I want a percentage..

Man, I had one two many tonight +

Just my opinion Mike, but I think you are a very creative and talented wood person. I hope you do make some pipes. If they are anything like your beers and cider then they will be first rate.

I still think you ought to open a brewery after tasting some of your brews/cider.

Thanks Dan! You're too kind brother!

If I start making pipes you can bet there will be a special one in the mail just for you.

I would indeed like to start my own brewery, but after giving it much thought I've decided that I would rather keep it as a hobby. I think it would lose it's luster if it became a fulltime job. I say that now, but if the opportunity came up.... who knows?!

 

[Dan]

^I understand, Mike. That all makes a lot of sense. Maybe we should both stick to our daytiime jobs and let brewing be our hobby..

Love ya brother

Danny

 

[Clonefan94]

I just got started smoking a pipe. I've been a cigar smoker for quite a few years and enjoy 2 or 3 a week. (mostly weekends, especially when brewing.) Well, the darn things have gotten so expensive I decided to pick up a Dr. Grabow pipe and a tin of Davidoff Royalty tobacco. To see if that could quench my tobacco craving, without breaking the bank. Well, for the price of those two combined, I'd probably only get about 5 cigars of what I like to smoke. And quite frankly, I'm hooked.

Anyways, doing some research, I've found it's not a good idea to smoke the same briar pipe over and over and especially without giving it a day or two to dry out. So, I'm looking for suggestions here for that next step up in a pipe. I'd definitely like to stay in the $50 - $80 range, but there are so many pipes out there, even with some research, it's almost like a crap shoot.

Does anyone have any suggestions for good smoking pipes in that range, as well as some other tobaccos to try. Again, there are so many tobaccos out there, it's kind of like throwing darts blindfolded to figure out what to try. I do like the Royalty a lot, but it's a little on the light side compared to the cigars I usually like to smoke. I would like something with a little more backbone to it.

Just as a note, some of my favorite cigars are La Gloria Cubana, Hoyo De Monterrey Excalibur and Punch Grand Cru.

 

[Stauffbier]

I just got started smoking a pipe. I've been a cigar smoker for quite a few years and enjoy 2 or 3 a week. (mostly weekends, especially when brewing.) Well, the darn things have gotten so expensive I decided to pick up a Dr. Grabow pipe and a tin of Davidoff Royalty tobacco. To see if that could quench my tobacco craving, without breaking the bank. Well, for the price of those two combined, I'd probably only get about 5 cigars of what I like to smoke. And quite frankly, I'm hooked.

Anyways, doing some research, I've found it's not a good idea to smoke the same briar pipe over and over and especially without giving it a day or two to dry out. So, I'm looking for suggestions here for that next step up in a pipe. I'd definitely like to stay in the $50 - $80 range, but there are so many pipes out there, even with some research, it's almost like a crap shoot.

Does anyone have any suggestions for good smoking pipes in that range, as well as some other tobaccos to try. Again, there are so many tobaccos out there, it's kind of like throwing darts blindfolded to figure out what to try. I do like the Royalty a lot, but it's a little on the light side compared to the cigars I usually like to smoke. I would like something with a little more backbone to it.

Just as a note, some of my favorite cigars are La Gloria Cubana, Hoyo De Monterrey Excalibur and Punch Grand Cru.

I've been smoking pipes for almost 2 years, and I'm still doing the blind dart throwing myself. I just read up on the tobacco I'm interested in, and if it sounds good to me I order it. 99% of the time I like them.

As far as the pipes go, yes you need to let them rest in between smokes. A day will do, but a few days is even better. There are a lot of options out there. Check out Smokingpipes.com if you haven't already. I actually ordered a couple cobs and a hardwood from them recently, so I could rest them longer between smokes. Most of the ones I got were in the $5 range. I don't mind smoking out of cheaper pipes or cobs one bit. They actually smoke really nice. I also have a couple nice pipes that I paid about $80 each on. I used to have a Dr. Grabow, which I really liked. It smoked really nice. I accidentally broke it, though.

I'm not sure what type of tobacco you like. I like both aromatics and English blends. A little tip.. Don't mix those two styles in your pipe. Reserve pipes just for aromatics and others just for English blends.

Cheers, and sweet smokes!

 

[dtfleming]

You can find some decent pipes on sale at cigars international. I got a kaywoodie and sanvelli pipe from them

 

[Dan]

Very well said, Mike.

In response to Clonefan94,

I have 5 or six Dr Grabows in my collection and they smoke nicely. They come with a filter and I'm not against that, sometimes is quite nice. But I usually remove the filter.

Pipe collecting can become a very expensive hobby. Most of the pipes I've paid for are drug store Graybows or from a pipe shop in the $50-$90 dollar range. I do have my dad's collection and my uncles as well. Dad, was always a moderate type person, my uncle went extravegant on his pipes. Know what? Dad had some good cheap smoker's and my uncle had some good expensive ones. It's not so much about the cost of a pipe, it's about how they are broken in and handled thereafter. Don't get me wrong. A very thin walled pipe and short stem will nearly never give you a cool smoke... But drugstore graybows are a good place to start.

My favorite is a Perterson Pipe I bought, in all places, a mall in Qatar. I have since bit through the stem and need to have it repaired. Pipes are somthing that become personal choice. Collectors will pay crazy money for a pipe work of art and never even smoke it. Pipe smokers are people of reasonabilty. It sort of goes with the idea of smoking a pipe. No need to pay a billion bucks on the perfect pipe. Figure out what makes a pipe smoke well (technique included) and just enjoy.

I recommend a burley viginnia blend for you. Drugstore blends such as Prince Albert is not a bad tobacco to start with. It smokes cool and is pretty tasty. If you have a tobbacco shop nearby. Just experiment. Like Stauffbier says, don't mix aromatic and english in the same pipe. Corn cob pipes are pretty cheap and probably just aboutthe best smokers around. They don't need broken in and they smoke cool.ipe:

 

[Clonefan94]

Thanks for the responses, I guess I'll just have to start throwing darts. I really couldn't tell you if I like aromatics or not, I haven't smoked any. I know with cigars I never really liked anything that had vanilla or cherry in it. But I felt it was because those were usually your cheaper cigars and they had kind of a medicine tinge to them, more than what real vanilla or cherry tasted like. Usually when I smoke, it's when I get a chance to sit and enjoy a more robust beer or whiskey. So the tobacco would have to hold up to that.

Again, thanks for the resonses.

 

[diodeart]

I just found this thread and I am "stoked". I used to manage a tobacco shop and had access to a lot of great pipes and tobacco, and cigars. Man do I miss that. I got to smoke a pipe everyday and get paid to do it, and occasionally get some work done. All the pipe tobacco I could smoke and a weekly cigar on the house. I'm going to go back and look at this thread, hopefully everybody is posting pictures of their pipes.

 

[dtfleming]

I would suggest getting a cheap pipe as your tester pipe. I use a corn cob for this. This allows you to try different tobaccos

 

[Dan]

I just found this thread and I am "stoked". I used to manage a tobacco shop and had access to a lot of great pipes and tobacco, and cigars. Man do I miss that. I got to smoke a pipe everyday and get paid to do it, and occasionally get some work done. All the pipe tobacco I could smoke and a weekly cigar on the house. I'm going to go back and look at this thread, hopefully everybody is posting pictures of their pipes.

This is a pretty good thread. I hope you enjoy it! ipe:

 

[diodeart]

Sorry these pics are so big.

A few pics of my pipes and pipe stuff.

The Sherlock Holmes pipe case. I inherited from my dad. Inside are some of my pipes and ones inherited from Dad and my uncle.

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Opened up.

I really need to clean these old pipes up and start using them again.

The white one on the bottom is my uncle's old meerschaum. He had a calabash but I don't know where it is right now. He literally chewed through the tip of the stem and the little bit of white you see at the top of it is a band aid holding it on. For real, a band aid! I've never smoked it. This pipe has not had tobacco in it in 20 years and it still smells sweet.

A Danish pipe. I can't make out the makers name anymore. I think the letters shrunk over the years. I made that little pipe stand, had a few of them and gave away to friends over time.

The next couple photos are of a pipe rack I made around 15 years ago. Holds 9 pipes and there is some storage area for tobacco, pipe cleaners, matches, etc. The wood I believe is maple, I don't remember.

Thanks for sharing! Its so nice to see some well crafted pipes. I always thought pipes were little works of art.

 

[diodeart]

These pictures, represent, but a small fraction of my pipe and tobacco collection...sigh! Not included are various tins and jars of tobacco, a number of meerschaum pipes and several other briars.

Thanks for the pics! your collection is awesome. Its nice to see all those tins too.

 

[Dan]

Youu are welcome. Those old pipes and the pipe racks are from better days. Thank you for the reminder friend. Truly! ipe:.

 

[DisturbdChemist]

Smoking some Mississippi rain from a trade with brewhooligan

sent from the aftermath of the most boring Superbowl and commercials

 

[Clonefan94]

Hit a mini jackpot over the weekend. My Father-in-law heard I had started smoking a pipe from my wife. So, he dropped off his old pipes. I've known the guy for over 20 years and have never seen him smoke a pipe, so these have been sitting around for quite a while. A lot of cleaning to do, but my guess is they are all decent pipes. The guy never bought anything on the cheap.

 

[Dan]

Congrats Clonefan94. Those do indeed look like some nice pipes. Very nice!

EDIT: The pipe on the bottom, I think it is called a "Canadian", must have been one of his favorite pipes. Stem lookes well worked over and there's a real nice carbon layer build-up in the bowl. I'd smoke that one first!

 

[BadDeacon]

I like the one in the left. Congrats!!!! I only have 1 pipe but an looking into starting to make my own.


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[Clonefan94]

I like the one in the left. Congrats!!!! I only have 1 pipe but an looking into starting to make my own.


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Yeah, that one on the left is my favorite so far as well. I have big ol meathooks for hands, so it's a great size. It's one of the few that I can read the mark, it's a Sasieni Mayfair, made in England, with a 60 on it. From what I can read, most were made in Denmark, and a couple were made in England, including the Sasieni.

3 of them have the bits broken off still in the shaft, So, I've got to get them out and then find some new bits