I went “old school” this morning with my tobacco choice. How Old? The tobacco in my pipe came from a 14-oz. tin with a price stamp of $1.19. The tobacco in my pipe is so old that it went out of production before I met my wife. The tobacco in my pipe is older than our oldest son. The tobacco …
Here are some easy tips to make pipe smoker more socially acceptable. Disclaimer: The following is Satire. The definition of satire is “the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.” Dress as a gentleman when in public. Don’t look like a ruffian. Wear a suit, semi-dress clothes or something dressy, casual …
I like Perique. I have smoked pure, unadulterated Perique. I have smoked St. James Perique and I have smoked Acadian Perique. I have smoked it in a wide variety of blends which container Perique. What gets me are all the myths, mysteries and misinformation surrounding Perique tobacco which persists to this day even though numerous articles have been written explaining …
Pike Place has gone away and I hardly knew it… (or, Why did I take so long to discover Balkan Blends?) Though I smoked my first pipe in 1972, I will readily admit that my tobacco choices were rather plebian for my first 16 years of smoking. I started with Capt. Black and Borkum Riff, smoked some Carter Hall and …
Sometimes I think pipe smokers before the 1970s were less stressed about pipe smoking than us pipe smokers of today. (And, I’ll readily admit that that time frame is arbitrary, based on nothing more than I started smoking a pipe in 1972.) Why? When sitting back and recalling conversations with older pipe smokers, they all had maybe 3 or 4 …
A few days ago I walked into one of my favorite cigar shops that had very recently moved into a new location. While I usually go there to sit and enjoy a good cigar in their lounge, this time I was specifically looking to see what tinned pipe tobacco they had available. I wasn’t surprised by the variety of …
I write this with knowledge beforehand that I may hereby insult or ridicule some new “friends” I recently made. Therefore I plead for forgiveness of those kind souls who obviously have a firmer grasp on what is truly important in life than I. It is not my intent to remain firmly on the wrong side of the tracks and ignorant …
Aug. 15, 2011 I have now smoked two of the Panacea Black Maduro Robustos from the Flatbed Cigar Co. located in Pennsylvania. The wrapper is Brazilian Maduro, the binder is Dominican and the filler is a blend of Cuban seed seco & ligero and Olor Dominicano, according to the Flatbed website. Having recently smoked and enjoyed two of the Panacea …
Aug. 10, 2011, I smoked one of these about 10 days ago – right after I unpacked them – and while I was intrigued, I had some issues with it. In all fairness, I know better than to smoke something that has just arrived on my doorstep via the Post Office, UPS or any other shipping company. I know better …
Happy Birthday U.S. Coast Guard… Today is the 221st Birthday of the United States Coast Guard. I’ve always felt the Coast Guard was the best of the military services to belong to, but I’m biased. I’m a retired Coastie. (21 years, 9 months). I’ve often told people it was a great 21 years but then I woke up one morning …
