Boilinginsc
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Anyone buy from cigarbid.com? They have pipes and pipe tobacco, Borkum Riff for a Buck a bag right now
10 years! I cellared some voodoo queen but it only lasted for 6 months.Ten year aged Stonehaven anyone?
Interesting find! Pipes and tobacco, Cigar bid . Com, and cigar international all list the same address in Bethlehem Pa (1911 Stillman) JR cigars brick and mortar store is about a two hour drive from here.It is
Pipesandcigars.com
Not sure if that’s also
jrcigars.com
Good places. Nice shipping rates too, which is important cause I live in Hawaii
Hi!Not a pipe smoker, but I found this in a box of my grandfathers old stuff. It's made out of some type of plastic-clay and apparently someone in the 60's took the time to knit a particularly hideous looking covering for the base of the pipe. The bowl in it is about 2' inches deep.
There was a pipe (name escapes me now) in the 60s that touted "space age materials" in the bowl. It wasn't Teflon, but might have been a precursor material to the tiles on the Space Shuttle. The liner focused the heat back toward the packed tobacco and burned exceptionally clean, hot enough to burn off tar, etc.Hi!
Two scenarios to follow
Either it’s a plastic recreation or meerschaum
There is a big difference. I’m inept at the explanations so will quote. Not my words
“Meerschaum is one of the most naturally porous substances in the world, which makes it perfect for pipes as it absorbs the tars, oils, and nicotine in tobacco. This allows for a cool, dry smoke that most smokers would say is unparalleled.”
Are you thinking of The Pipe or The Smoke?There was a pipe (name escapes me now) in the 60s that touted "space age materials" in the bowl. It wasn't Teflon, but might have been a precursor material to the tiles on the Space Shuttle. The liner focused the heat back toward the packed tobacco and burned exceptionally clean, hot enough to burn off tar, etc.
The exterior bowl remained cool throughout, as did the smoke draw oddly enough, and there was no 'coking' residue left behind. You could clean it with a quick rinsing along with your dinner dishes.
I had one for awhile, but it was really more of a novelty item typical of the outer space mystique of the time.
A bit of nit-picking on my part, but McClelland closed up shop. They were still a successful business, but could no longer source high-sugar red Virginia tobaccos that met their unique requirements. Plus, the guy who made all of their tobacco, Mike McNeil, was ready to call it a day after years and years of hard work. They were offered significant sums to purchase the business, but preferred that the McClelland end with their ownership.I'm a huge fan of smokingpipes.com
It's one of the few places I can occasionally restock on some of the harder to find blenders like, Esoterica, Sam Gawith, Rattray's, or Frybourg and Treyer.
Virginia pipe tobacco's have always been my favorite, and my favorite blender went belly up. McClelland, an American blender.
They are owned by the same company as pipesandcigars.com, I have generally seen better prices buying from their sister company.Anyone buy from cigarbid.com? They have pipes and pipe tobacco, Borkum Riff for a Buck a bag right now
There aren't any. McClelland had one that was OKish. Generally speaking, the crossovers don't work. The Stillwell pipe tobacco cigars aren't great, overpriced, and don't taste like pipe tobacco. Pipe tobacco blends with cigar leaf tend to be best when the cigar leaf is condimental, rather than the star.Been looking for a pipe tobacco that taste like a good cigar. Haven’t found one. Finally decided if I want good cigar flavor, just open my humidor and smoke a good cigar.
I haven’t found a cigar that taste like a pipe and vice versa.
It's always a great idea to clean your pipe using a pipe cleaner immediately after smoking, while the pipe is still moist inside. This is just the mouthpiece and shank, however. As for cake, with a new pipe, especially with the rare pipe without a factory- or artisan-applied carbon bowl coating, it's a good idea to let the cake build to protect the briar.Yeah I was always told to "clean" but not scrape a new pipe because you want that cake layer to build up and act as insulation. No one in my family smoked cigars or pipes but they still always made my feel "at home" for some reason.
THE Pipe. Yes, that’s the one.
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