From Esterval's to my cellar, probably my last order from them.
June Acquisitions
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"Smoking Is Deadly"! At first I thought that was the *name* of the tobacco! That would be like labeling a lunch sandwich "This Meat Contains Botulism."
June purchase from SP: a Missouri Meerschaum Ozark hardwood, a straight, and a 2 oz. tin of C & D's Gentleman Caller. No idea if I'll like the tobacco, except that some reviewers say it reminds them of the "old" Half & Half. I understand it's a good idea to dedicate a pipe to this stuff, as it ghosts strongly. An inexpensive pipe seems like the way to go.
Made in Denmark Stanwell Royal Prince
Very nice. I have a soft spot for the old Stanwells. Many happy puffs with it.
Why do you think it will be your last? I’ve thought about ordering some HU tobacco from Estervals.
IIRC the Euro zone is moving to no mail order tobacco. Dunno it if applies to international.
They have something in their site about no shipping to EU countries but it doesn’t say anything about international. Guess I’ll try and see what happens.
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This tops off my existing cellar of HU favorites. I have all these I need now plus a few more stragglers put up. These tins were 5 days order to door via DHL, by far the fastest of my orders from them.
Mail day! Got my baccy order, the bones pipes, and a couple other things haha. The replacement
bones brand dog looks excellent. No drilling issues and has good grain like the other. I like the gnarley bones too. Was kinda nervous about the random shape but I like it! Neat shape and it really isn't that gnarley. The baccy looks and smells delicious as usual. Also got a couple rope lighters. Probably won't use them for pipe lighting but I thought they were neat and might use them for some somewhat primitive fire starting practice.
bones brand dog looks excellent. No drilling issues and has good grain like the other. I like the gnarley bones too. Was kinda nervous about the random shape but I like it! Neat shape and it really isn't that gnarley. The baccy looks and smells delicious as usual. Also got a couple rope lighters. Probably won't use them for pipe lighting but I thought they were neat and might use them for some somewhat primitive fire starting practice.
6 tins of Presbyterian Mixture has arrived
Presbyterian Mixture? In the Pipesandcigars reviews for this blend, one guy wrote, "At once mild and rich. A unique mix. If you were predestined to smoke it I'm sure you will enjoy it."
Ah, an intellectual
Is the Granger worth pulling the trigger on? I've held off on it because I don't want to buy 12 oz. just to see if I like the stuff. Even though I love OTC blends...its probably a safe bet.
Go ahead and get tub and if you don’t I’ll swap you two jars of KVB. Each only missing one bowl full.
I haven't cracked mine open yet but I've been kinda the same. Didn't know if I wanted to get that large of quantity not having tried it. I like the old codger blends as well. Figured I would take the chance haha.
No guarantees. But if you like SWR, you should like Granger.
As basic Burleys go, it’s hard to not like it, because there is not much to go wrong with it.
I don’t have any in cellar. But maybe some kind soul can ’loan’ you an ounce or two in a ziplock.
WV sells Granger by the ounce
Steveclarkus sent me a sample, and I liked it and got 2 oz. more from WV SmokeShop. If you don't like it, you can always mix it in with something else so it won't go to waste. But the tin note is almost edible.
I took advantage of a Memorial Day promotion to grab these two Rossi Vittoria sandblasts:
Inaugurating the bent Billiard as I type this with a bowl of Granger - great for breaking in a new pipe.
Inaugurating the bent Billiard as I type this with a bowl of Granger - great for breaking in a new pipe.
