I've said this before - but this is just a reminder. I'll be breaking BOTL over time in order to get it into a far better place. Just be patient if you can't reach us! We'll be back
I will only use a soft flame butane (tasteless) lighter to light a pipe. I'll use matches, but it's just so much easier to use a lighter. I have a cheap soft flame/ torch lighter (never use a torch to light a pipe!) and the rest of the time I'll use a regular lighter (bic, etc.).
Me too! The doctor at the time gave me a potent opiate. Seems like a lifetime ago, because it blew away what my friends were giving me at the time. I think I was 19 & I was ready to go back to have them pull as many teeth as they wanted... Lol. :crosseyed
I actually had three today...
Balkan Sobranie
CAO Midnight Ride (Kinda weird - almost a light blueberry casing smell)
Balkan Sobranie with a pinch of Old Gownie at the base.
Plus, had a good friend (that I didn't know was into pipes & conversely, didn't know I was either), after a good...
BTW - it's delicious.
I have to compare it to my favorite: Penzance...
A little spicier at first without the nic kick...
A bit dry, but packed with flavor - the aroma is intoxicating...
Then as the bowl progresses it mellows out a bit & gets a more robust flavor (rounding out & now...
About a year ago a brother here gifted me a 50gram pouch - which I thought I'd never find anywhere except the occasional overpriced ebay auction. I've held onto it & have dared not touch it based on the mythic hype surrounding this lost blend.
Well in my travels today... I found some.
Yup, 6...