any pipe smokers here..?

[accountantpete]

I have an old Sherlock Holmes type which I haven't smoked for 20 years but still has a wonderful taste to it.

Balkan Sobranie has a nice taste but is a bit rich - I presume you can still buy it.

 

[Jefferson Meriwether]

I did buy a cheap pipe a while back but only smoked it a few times. I can't remember the brand I smoked but it was quite nice; it had a slight whisky aroma to it and, if I remember rightly, the packaging had a tartan pattern to it.

I'm more of a snuff & chew man myself.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

i have never smoked, but I do remember a Tobacconists just off George Square on St Vincent Street.

It is probably long gone now though.

 

[growingvegetables]

I like the occasional pipe. Not all the time - but some days, the ritual of preparation and the contemplative silence is just what I need. Aaaaaaaaah.

Alsbo Cherry - one I particularly enjoy.

 

[slowmotion]

Fosters in Winchester was the place to go as a teenager back in the early Seventies. It smelled fantastic and the owner, Mr Cobb, was very "old school". It closed a few years later but there is a replica in the local museum. A truly great "retail experience" in its day.
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[John the Canuck]

ahh..that view of Fosters was fabulous...........i'll save that to drool over

 

[John the Canuck]

another search - no more pipes - but found this
a teak box - signed by Matt Kallio on Granville Island, Vancouver and dated 09/1980
totally faded; but after much fine sanding and oiling it came up very well
just the size for the 5gram sample bags i've ordered from 2 suppliers
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[John the Canuck]

You could have a look at Brucciani of Carlisle,they seem to have a fairly extensive range,or Gawiths of Kendal. There is of course always Dunhill !

no car to travel i'm afraid - but have received some Dunhill samples
tried the mildest - Early Morning Pipe - the whole house now smells lovely - thank God i'm single..

I'll phone up Gawith about trying some of their Kendal mixes

thanks again

 

[John the Canuck]

''another search - no more pipes -''

a cheeky post
I'll put a Wanted thread up ---- but--- if anyone has an old pipe lying dusty in a drawer..?

I'd like to try some 'shapes' before splashing out on a new pipe

 

[Peteaud]

Love it, only on CC can "what can i smoke" be discussed.

 

[John the Canuck]

thread killer..........................

 

[slowmotion]

Love it, only on CC can "what can i smoke" be discussed.

Actually, there are quite a few sites devoted to smoking meat. A surprising number suggesting strains of skunk as well.

 

[Peteaud]

I remember the TV Advert for gold block.

Gold block eh, what what.

 

[Pale Rider]

John,

I see you've ordered samples.

Bear in mind if they are radically different flavours, they will not smoke well in the same pipe.

I used to like coffee and caramel or cherry and vanilla, and occasionally a traditional non-flavoured blend.

It a bit of a faff, but I had a pipe for each.

Trying different pipes was part of the fun, but I settled on a Falcon, two stems, and several bowls, allowing for the different flavours and bowl rest periods.

http://www.smoke.co.uk/acatalog/Falcon.html

 

[accountantpete]

Frederick Sewards Trueman and pipe (with beer) presenting Indoor League on TV.