Actually just received my first tin of Blood Red Moon Cult.
What Brown leaf 'good stuff' are you waiting on to be delivered?
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Smoke shop unless you're crafting with the kids unfortunately.
You'll like it I'm sure. I think I remember you commenting on Lane Raspberry (?). Blood Red Moon is probably the best cherry tobacco I've had.
Both are very good. Once you learn to smoke these OTC blends you will find more than you expect. Their secrets a lay hidden to the less gentle smokers.
A tin of GL Pease Windjammer. Bought it on release day, can't wait! I hate to admit it, but my first pipe related purchase in a year. My recent few years of hoarding has kept me going, but this blend looked to good to pass on.
Both are very good. Once you learn to smoke these OTC blends you will find more than you expect. Treat gently and smoke slowly and their secrets will be revealed.
You are right. I know a lot of guys don't, but I favor aromatics and this one is top notch.
By the way: You can indeed find pipe cleaners -- under the name "Fuzzy Sticks" -- in the craft department at Walmart. Just .97 for a packet of 25. They are longer than the usual pipe cleaners, so I guess you could snip them in half and have 50. At first glance they look skinnier than the usual ones, too, but when I opened the packet and took one out, it was almost as thick as the ones I still have from Tinder Box years ago.
It varies by Walmart.
I've noticed that about other things. For years I bought my tire and vinyl dressing, Meguiar's Natural Shine, there. Today I see they no longer have it, and I see no markings on the shelves.
If you buy tobacco online, most of the major vendors sell a full line of accessories including cleaners. Regular, brush, extra-long and extra-thick.
A 100-pack of regular BJ Long cleaners (US made) are usually a couple bucks and are a good toss-in, especially if you are just shy of free shipping thresholds.
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A little back ground is provided;
"By 1900, the Cuban Upmann cigar company developed a new method of packaging some of its cigars. They put 25 or 50 of them in a heavy glass jar. The cigar was called the Amatista (Amethyst), a lightly box-pressed, longish Petit Corona, at 40 x 5.7 inches. The jar itself was lined with Spanish cedar and its contents promoted as “factory fresh.” The lid had three large metal clips to secure it tightly.
The Amatistas reportedly had a very smooth wrapper the color of a brown paper bag. The flavor profile was that of “caramel, buttered toast, almonds and earth,” according to a longtime smoker.
The Upmann Amatista jars were very popular in the 1950s and 1960s, but were completely discontinued by 2002. Only 5,000 jars are produced in years that Habanos, S.A., the state-run Cuban cigar entity, made them.
BTW, I'll outfit it with humidification simply by throwing in a couple of Boveda packets and closing the lid. You could also mount your own humidification device under the jar’s lid using distilled water or either silica gel or a super-absorbent flower-foam / polymer".
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Kilroy6644
Smoking a corn dog in aviators and a top hat
I just ordered a tin of GLP Windjammer and a Tsuge Spider Robustly from SP. I probably shouldn't have ordered anything; money's tight at the moment (everything is fine; just had a bunch of bills come due at the same time), but I've had my eye on that Tsuge for a while, and it was finally back in stock.
Is the Spider the shape they used to market for DrewEstate?
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Smoking a corn dog in aviators and a top hat
It looks like it, but I haven't been able to determine if the bowl is removable or not, like on the Drew Estates. I actually got it as a companion for my Drew Estate Tradesman.
Kilroy6644
Smoking a corn dog in aviators and a top hat
That was supposed to be "Robusto."
“Good stuff” is subjective, but I have some Sutliff Matured Red Virginia, Red Virginia Ribbon, and Frosty Mint, Cornell & Diehl Three Friars, Peter Stokkebye Turkish, and some D&R Ramback Gold that should be showing up today.
I bought somewhat large quantities, for me anyway, but am finally pinpointing what I like. I’ve only smoked the Frosty Mint and Three Friars before, so hopefully I didn’t overdo it.
I bought somewhat large quantities, for me anyway, but am finally pinpointing what I like. I’ve only smoked the Frosty Mint and Three Friars before, so hopefully I didn’t overdo it.
Waiting on some small-order tinned odds and ends: a couple Windjammers, a couple Bengal Slices (still replenishing my English shelf), and looking to try out the new MB Vanilla Roll Cake (which people seem to really be liking).
That Vanilla Roll Cake intrigued me when I saw the announcement of it... I have had a couple vanilla aro's I liked well enough, but still have so much of it cellar'd. lol I don't reach for aro's as much as VAPer's.
Same. But it’s a nice palate change of pace ... the occasional beef to seafood. Keeps the beef interesting. And Mrs. Columbo and houseguests enjoy the aeros.
What piqued my interest on this one is the more recessed and higher quality topping. More restrained than the usually-restrained Danish aeros. A bad vanilla tastes like a mouthful of jet-puffs. Blech.
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