Pipe smoking, a lost art.

[Dan]

A good pipe shop, if you can find one these days will help you with that. There are a few online places as well. Best of luck. Enjoy those pipes, they are much like brewing; patience, good equipment, and quality ingredients are the key to enjoyment. EDIT: You could probably throw temp control in there as well. A pipe smoked to fast will burn your tongue and ruin the flavor of the tobacco.

 

[BadDeacon]

The Danes sure know their tobaccy! Enjoy those bowls and keep them up. One day hand them off to some other poor ole schmoe.

I have my grandfathers old pipe but never smoke it. One day if my son ever shows interest in pipe smoking, he'll learn on it while I buy him a good one. I have one daily pipe I enjoy while going to work in the morning. It's a semi-warden.

Again, congrats! And god bless Dan for this thread!


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[EHV]

This is indeed a great thread Dan. You the piper over on Puff too?
Taking another break from garage cleaning to enjoy a smoke. C&D Bow Legged Bear in a Meetschaum Patriot.

 

[Dan]

Thankyou EHV! ipe:

I'm happy you found this thread. Lot of wonderful people here as well great pictures of pipes, tobacco and some reveiws.

Sorry not the piper over on Puff.

Cheers!

Dan

PS.. love the Cob!!!

 

[Clonefan94]

Meant to add this to this thread, but stumbled on a more recent one.

just picked this up this past week and got it in the mail. Really loving these selections so far.

 

[diodeart]

Just dragged my pipes out of hibernation, its been 20 years and boy am I ready to smoke some pipe weed. I missed this pastime so much.
So I'm looking to buy some tins and have been to Smokingpipes.com, which is great. I'll Probably pull the trigger soon. I have a question about the sealed tins on ebay. Each seller states that the value of tin exceeds the value of the tobacco and that the tobacco is not meant to be smoked. Is this just the seller getting around some ATF rules? I'm pretty sure I get that they are saying this with a wink and a nudge. I just don't want to jump back into it with some spoiled tobacco. Thanks to whoever for answering.

 

[n240sxguy]

I'd definitely say it's the wink and nudge route. Just see if you can verify a production date.


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[Dan]

The Danes sure know their tobaccy! Enjoy those bowls and keep them up. One day hand them off to some other poor ole schmoe.

I have my grandfathers old pipe but never smoke it. One day if my son ever shows interest in pipe smoking, he'll learn on it while I buy him a good one. I have one daily pipe I enjoy while going to work in the morning. It's a semi-warden.

Again, congrats! And god bless Dan for this thread!


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What is your daily pipe? I'm not sure if the trend now is multiple pipes or not. It didn't seem to me my dad didn't put a whole lot of thought into pipe rotation. He usually smoked one pipe for days, weeks, months, and then moved on.

NO idea how he did that without the pipe fouling. But even though he was a daily pipe smoker when he was not at work there seemed to be a pipe in his mouth most always. He wasn't always smoking it.

I truly don't get it. But that was my dad. Always a pipe clenched between his teeth. I could never pull that off. haha

 

[cluckk]

I finally found a place online that sells my favorite pipe blend: Presbyterian Mixture. Great price at $10.56 per tin.

This is a nice medium strength blend without casing (it's an English Blend so there is not sweetening or flavoring) and with a small amount of Latakia. I haven't opened the first tin yet, but tomorrow, Oh tomorrow. I hope this batch lines up with my memory of it.

 

[Dan]

I finally found a place online that sells my favorite pipe blend: Presbyterian Mixture. Great price at $10.56 per tin.

This is a nice medium strength blend without casing (it's an English Blend so there is not sweetening or flavoring) and with a small amount of Latakia. I haven't opened the first tin yet, but tomorrow, Oh tomorrow. I hope this batch lines up with my memory of it.

Yep, me too. Sometimes it does and other times it doesn't. Funny how we all remember the best and forget the rest.

Ouch! I'm not trying to be downer. I suppose you will enjoy this once again. If it's okay to give advice; I'd suggest if it isn't exactly what you remember, then let the tobacco sit awhile and try again..

On the other hand, if you pack a bowl, and smoke a smoke you love -SCORE!
Dan

 

[EHV]

Couldn't decide what I want tonight for a smoke; cigar or a pipe. I decided for the pipe and smoking some Midnight Smoke which is an all Black Cavendish. Very mellow and a great room note.

 

[cluckk]

The Presbyterian Mixture was excellent. It was almost exactly as I remember. It packs easily, smokes on the cool side (little if any tongue bite) and gives a nice full smoke, with a nice room note. It also remains lit or puffs back up easily.

 

[Dan]

cluckk

I think you've intrigued me with the Presbyterian mix. Going to order a tin soon. BTW, do you smoke it in a churchwarden by chance?

 

[diodeart]

I talked to my local tobacconist about the disclaimers on sealed tobacco tins, so I'll be ordering some aged tobacco soon. He mentioned that tobacco used to be grown in Minnesota. I'm going to give it a shot, and see if i have any luck curing it. Also going to order some presbyterian mix.

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[BadDeacon]

I love all the props Presbyterian mix is getting here lately. It is by far my favorite blend.

 

[n240sxguy]

I talked to my local tobacconist about the disclaimers on sealed tobacco tins, so I'll be ordering some aged tobacco soon. He mentioned that tobacco used to be grown in Minnesota. I'm going to give it a shot, and see if i have any luck curing it. Also going to order some presbyterian mix.

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What am I missing about disclaimers and aged tobacco? I'm gonna try to grow a little in my garden this year too. I'm in KY.


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[edds5p0]

For anyone near Newtown, CT, Buddha Cigar is selling some great blends at 50% if you buy 3 or more tins. Very good stuff, I got these for $20.


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[Dan]

Smoking a pipe is like fishing - patience...

 

[diodeart]

What am I missing about disclaimers and aged tobacco? I'm gonna try to grow a little in my garden this year too. I'm in KY.


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Sorry, that wasn't very clear. On Ebay tins of tobacco are sold with disclaimers that state the tobacco is not meant to be smoked, that they are selling the tins for the collection value. It seems to be a way to work around ATF rules. I probably wouldn't smoke the antique tobacco, but the newer aged stuff, why not.

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[diodeart]

What am I missing about disclaimers and aged tobacco? I'm gonna try to grow a little in my garden this year too. I'm in KY.


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I bet in KY you'll have better luck than in Minnesota. I think the aging is the tricky part. I'm looking into it. I'll probably have to wait till June for our effing snow to melt.

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[ramkloiklon]

Captain Black . It be the stuff pipe dreams are made from

 

[n240sxguy]

I bet in KY you'll have better luck than in Minnesota. I think the aging is the tricky part. I'm looking into it. I'll probably have to wait till June for our effing snow to melt.

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Yeah, springtime is trying to break through. It was high 60's a few days a, low 20's a couple days ago, 35 this morning, and calling for a high of 70 Friday. Could be snow Friday for all I know. The weather man has been 10 degrees off the last two days.


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[n240sxguy]

Sorry, that wasn't very clear. On Ebay tins of tobacco are sold with disclaimers that state the tobacco is not meant to be smoked, that they are selling the tins for the collection value. It seems to be a way to work around ATF rules. I probably wouldn't smoke the antique tobacco, but the newer aged stuff, why not.

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I've seen that on eBay. I figured it was just someone scheming to make a buck by generating "nostalgia" in an auction listing. If the price is right, couldn't hurt to try it.


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[cluckk]

cluckk

I think you've intrigued me with the Presbyterian mix. Going to order a tin soon. BTW, do you smoke it in a churchwarden by chance?

Fuuny. I do have a churchwarden in rotation. It has a smaller bowl though, so I often use a Danish Freehand with a nice large bowl. I also like corncobs for trying new pipe blends.

 

[Dan]

I don't have a church warden yet. But do have a couple Danish Freehand pipes. Huge pipes. Got them from my uncle.

All my pipes are in Hawaii now, and I'm here on the mainland. In a few weeks I'll be there with them. Can't wait to sit at my new home, tiny back lanai (porch) and smoke some tobacco. I have a drugstore mix called Virginia Gold, vanilla laced. But it smells real good. I think I have a few tins of Virginia #1 in unpacked boxes at the new place. Been aging for a year or so. Should be pretty good.

 

[Dan]

Captain Black . It be the stuff pipe dreams are made from

I love the smell of Captain Black. It is what pipe smoke should smell like. But I got to admit that's only when somebody else is smoking it - the aroma is perfect. I have a hard time smoking it and enjoying it. To much tongue bite and harshness for me.

 

[diodeart]

I was brewing a 16 gal batch of New Zealand ipa when this arrived. I'm a very happy camper. The barbary coast smells intoxicating.

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[MarkJohnson]

many types of tobacco and pipes u can find at online store windycitycigars.com in USA

 

[mikescooling]

Their is a pipe fixing place here in Chicago, that may be the one posted above. If you guys havent used http://www.cigarbid.com/? they have pipe's and tabacco too.

 

[Dan]

I've been smoking Mac Baren's Virginia no.1 on and off for years. Just recently got a tin from Pipes and Cigars.

P&C's has a "design your own blend" section.

Here's something I'm thinking about. What do you guys think?

Kikaha Street Blend
Perique 12% - Dark fruit sweentness, peppery, full bodied
Latakia 13% - Earthy, smoky, strong pungent odor, flavor is woody, campfire like
Toasted Black Cavendish 25% - Burley that has been slightly sweetened and toasted to caramelize sugars; adds brown sugar flavors, provides sweetness
Toasted Burley 50% - Mellow, Nutty flavor, fair amount of nicotine


http://www.pipesandcigars.com/pipe-tobacco/my-own-blend/?slide=4