Recent content by ZiZiJohn

I had a similar experience over the past year and a half or so. I think it had at least in part to do with the fact that I could indulge my curiosity about many different blends for less money (one tin of pipe tobacco with more than fifteen bowls cost about as much as one premium cigar) and the...

That's funny--I had exactly the same experience with the Stokkebye Navy Flake. Bought an ounce from the local shop at the beginning of my pipe-smoking career (more for the manly name than anything else), took it home, hated the stuff, then tried it again after a few months of refining my...

A few weeks ago, after posting my inquiry about peoples’ favorite aromatics, I received a generous sample of Stanwell’s Rose & Crown from Shawn (Wurm). His one request was that I write up a review for him and our fellow pipe cronies, something that I haven’t had time to do until quite recently...

Wow-- Thank you all very much for your responses and suggestions, and for not giving me too hard a time--I was half-expecting to get laughed out the door, given the general(ly well-deserved) attitude toward aromatics that I've seen on this forum. I do plan eventually to become an irascible old...

Hi there, pipe denizens-- Over the past eight months or so, I've transitioned from smoking mainly cigars to smoking mostly pipes. Coming as I did from a rotation of unflavored cigar tobacco, I have tended to enjoy mostly English and Virginia-type pipe blends, while the few aromatics I've tried...

If you're willing to consider the estate route, Frenchy's Pipes is a great source of pipes: www.frenchyspipes.com. I recently picked up a Bjarne (my first briar!) from him at a very reasonable price. It's worth checking every once in a while, as the lineup of refurbished estate pipes changes...

Some Regalos picked out of the CP Hot Potato Bomb. Pretty band, decent reviews from various sources, but it was like puffing on dry, moldy cardboard. Runner-up would be my first cigar ever, a white owl bummed from a blunt-rolling acquaintance. At least there I knew I was in for a nasty...

Hello Pipe Room denizens-- I recently purchased my first pipe, quickly followed by a second and third (though the latter are inexpensive cobs, I love them both.) I've been enjoying the process of tasting different blends from the local shop and refining my pipe-smoking skills. My question...

Funny, I heard the same thing! :whistling:

A good-enough seal that they don't spill on your packed clothes is pretty essential, and if you're living in a paranoid country, remember to check them. Otherwise, you should be good to go--all that jazz about air pressure and temperature shouldn't worry you. Cats usually survive a trip to...

I have a two-year-old Beagle/Australian Shepherd mix who's absolutely terrified of my smoke, even out of doors.

In defense of the brother, I myself have searched for info on the new tubos without success. (If one of you is cleverer than me and can find a thread, I concede defeat and humbly ask you to send it my way!) From what I've heard, Habanos SA is gradually turning different brands into all...

I'm hoping you mean 2008!

After a looooong hiatus and my return from another continent, the bomb is newly packed and on its way! Thanks to Heather for picking me!

It's hovering between the mid-thirties and lower fifties in Fez, Morocco, but virtually nobody has any sort of central heating, so we drink lots of scalding mint tea and wear three sweaters at a time.