One of these days I'll try out the Romeo y Julieta cigarillos I bought from them late last year.
What Brown leaf 'good stuff' are you waiting on to be delivered?
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Ordered (10) different Emerson Southern Forge 2oz jars of pipe tobacco.
AimlessWanderer
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Another Falcon shigglywigglyferniggly stem (I told you I'd forget how to spell it). Black twisted frame with a plain silver centre tube this time. Looks good.
A smooth Falcon Bantam billiard bowl for short smokes.
150g of some house blend which was on offer. A Virginia Burley ribbon with a vanilla top. It's exceedingly rare to find anything on offer over here, let alone selling at 20-25% less than Gawith loose baccy, so I decided to nab some while I can. It may well be a little uninspiring, but almost certainly good enough for quick smokes, or mixing with Lacrapia blends to make 'em smokeable. It's got no Cavendish, so it definitely won't be a gloopy Sludgy McButtcrack blend.
A smooth Falcon Bantam billiard bowl for short smokes.
150g of some house blend which was on offer. A Virginia Burley ribbon with a vanilla top. It's exceedingly rare to find anything on offer over here, let alone selling at 20-25% less than Gawith loose baccy, so I decided to nab some while I can. It may well be a little uninspiring, but almost certainly good enough for quick smokes, or mixing with Lacrapia blends to make 'em smokeable. It's got no Cavendish, so it definitely won't be a gloopy Sludgy McButtcrack blend.
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My Cigar Friends:
Now, I'm waiting on two (2), tins of (10 cigars), Cuban H. Upmann Regalias Cigars (Mareva [Petit Corona]),...5⅛ x 42 ring…presented in stylish 5 cigar tins (one of the four cigars in Habanos S. A. Linea Retro Collection).
The tins of five cigars are an 70's elegant 'approach' and touch (I have both the Partagas Capitols, Romeo y Juliet Club Kings and Hoyo de Montertrey Souvenir de Luxe tins, but I'm still looking for that 'elusive' Punch Triunfos 5 pk cigar tin).
Ahhhhh...there as a time which would remind one of a golden age of cigar smoking, but also serves a very
practical traveling purpose (packaging reminiscent of that sold in the 70s).
BTW, ratings of these cigars should smoke for about 40-45 minutes and the tins will keep them (and any similar sticks you wish to replace them with afterwards) protected for far longer”.
and..;
10 (ten), Cuban H. Romeo y Julieta Romeo No. 1 (TA), Cigars (Mareva [Petit Corona]),...5⅛ x 42 ring).
"[Please...] somebody get me a [cigar] and a [snifter of cognac]"!! William Steig
The tins of five cigars are an 70's elegant 'approach' and touch (I have both the Partagas Capitols, Romeo y Juliet Club Kings and Hoyo de Montertrey Souvenir de Luxe tins, but I'm still looking for that 'elusive' Punch Triunfos 5 pk cigar tin).
practical traveling purpose (packaging reminiscent of that sold in the 70s).
BTW, ratings of these cigars should smoke for about 40-45 minutes and the tins will keep them (and any similar sticks you wish to replace them with afterwards) protected for far longer”.
and..;
10 (ten), Cuban H. Romeo y Julieta Romeo No. 1 (TA), Cigars (Mareva [Petit Corona]),...5⅛ x 42 ring).
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Where is that quote from?
I'm a fan of William Steig. His book "C D B" is wonderful!
Still waiting on the Orlik Large Chimney straight pipe. Tracking said yesterday it might be delivered on Monday.
Couple few ounces of Rouxgaroux inbound.
Just grabbed a few things from smokingpipes. 5 tins of macbaren burley, a ropp vintage paneled billiard, and two pocket jars.
Ponycarman, I grabbed two tins of the MB BL Blend as well. That, plus an unopened tin of Golden Extra, should last me quite a while.
My wife just picked up a Sir Walter Raleigh 7 Oz Can for me at the post. I have humble tastes...............
And great tastes too.
Just placed this order tonight
Hope to get this by the end of the week.
Larry
Hope to get this by the end of the week.
Larry
Nice! I really like their golden extra blend.
2oz of c&d shandygaff and a savinelli ottagono estate from smokingpipes.
They arrived late on Friday at my office, so I didn't pick them up until just now. Next up: deciding if I should open one tin this week and smoke a bit, or wait for a more special occasion!
Sp got me again lol. Three more tins of macbaren burley London blend and a t christiano apple.
Been wanting one of these for a while... finally picked one up! An aristocob!
Received my one-ounce samples of C & D Crooner and Pegasus! While I haven't opened either bag yet for the full effect, Crooner does have a mint aroma, and Pegasus a definite "This is tobacco in here, man" scent.
AimlessWanderer
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I've had to order a cheeky little stash bumper. 
My Virginia Periques were diminishing way ahead of schedule. I noticed earlier this evening, that I appear to have consumed over 20% of my stash in two years,
That pile was meant to remain quite steady until after I'd smoked up most of the aromatics and Lakelands. Overall, the stash was on the correct steady dwindle trajectory, but it turns out I had been "replenishing" the aromatics faster than I was smoking them, while the Periques rapidly diminished. Not good! 
The stash bump is fairly modest, as I don't get much for my money over here these days, but it puts me more or less back on track.
Orlik Golden Slices have recently reappeared in the UK. They had disappeared off the market just before I took up the pipe, so I never got chance to try them before. I've heard them favourably spoken about many times, so I have nabbed a couple of tins, to be sure I get chance to try it. I figured they'd be a fairly safe bet, as the blend is so often likened to Solani 633, which I really enjoy. So much so, I added a couple of extra tins of 633 to the order too. Just those four tins (2 x Orlik, and 2 x Solani) gets me to free shipping these days
but I added a fifth tin anyway. A tin of tin of Peterson Irish Cask (formally Irish Oak) will be tagging along with them.
The Irish Cask is an interesting choice, as it's not a blend I am particularly enamoured with. I tire of it very quickly. However, those Cavendish Perique blends, have proven (to my palate at least) to do a far better job of toning down an obnoxious level of Latakia or Orientals in a blend, than simple Virginias and Burleys alone. In fact, it's possibly that my Perique levels looked so damaged, because I had sacrificed what Irish Cask and Rattray's Dark Fragrant I had, toning down a few assorted Latakia blends for my outdoor smoking blend.
However it happened though, my figures were still off, and needed correcting.
This 200g of Periques, plus the 50g mixer, puts me back roughly where I should have been. I still need to mind my consumption rate though, to be sure I'm not smoking all the "aging stock" ahead of the "fresh". Also, each of those tins were JUST under my "no buy" price threshold. By pennies! The change left over from my price-ceiling for all 5 tins, would barely buy a loaf of bread. So I'm glad I spotted the deficiency when I did, otherwise I would have had to breach that ceiling just for layaways. I don't mind paying a little extra for smoking fresh, but it's too damn expensive to be buying tobaccos just to stuff in a cupboard for ageing.
My Virginia Periques were diminishing way ahead of schedule. I noticed earlier this evening, that I appear to have consumed over 20% of my stash in two years,
That pile was meant to remain quite steady until after I'd smoked up most of the aromatics and Lakelands. Overall, the stash was on the correct steady dwindle trajectory, but it turns out I had been "replenishing" the aromatics faster than I was smoking them, while the Periques rapidly diminished. Not good! The stash bump is fairly modest, as I don't get much for my money over here these days, but it puts me more or less back on track.
Orlik Golden Slices have recently reappeared in the UK. They had disappeared off the market just before I took up the pipe, so I never got chance to try them before. I've heard them favourably spoken about many times, so I have nabbed a couple of tins, to be sure I get chance to try it. I figured they'd be a fairly safe bet, as the blend is so often likened to Solani 633, which I really enjoy. So much so, I added a couple of extra tins of 633 to the order too. Just those four tins (2 x Orlik, and 2 x Solani) gets me to free shipping these days
but I added a fifth tin anyway. A tin of tin of Peterson Irish Cask (formally Irish Oak) will be tagging along with them.The Irish Cask is an interesting choice, as it's not a blend I am particularly enamoured with. I tire of it very quickly. However, those Cavendish Perique blends, have proven (to my palate at least) to do a far better job of toning down an obnoxious level of Latakia or Orientals in a blend, than simple Virginias and Burleys alone. In fact, it's possibly that my Perique levels looked so damaged, because I had sacrificed what Irish Cask and Rattray's Dark Fragrant I had, toning down a few assorted Latakia blends for my outdoor smoking blend.
However it happened though, my figures were still off, and needed correcting.
This 200g of Periques, plus the 50g mixer, puts me back roughly where I should have been. I still need to mind my consumption rate though, to be sure I'm not smoking all the "aging stock" ahead of the "fresh". Also, each of those tins were JUST under my "no buy" price threshold. By pennies! The change left over from my price-ceiling for all 5 tins, would barely buy a loaf of bread. So I'm glad I spotted the deficiency when I did, otherwise I would have had to breach that ceiling just for layaways. I don't mind paying a little extra for smoking fresh, but it's too damn expensive to be buying tobaccos just to stuff in a cupboard for ageing.
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My Cigar Friends:
Right now, I'm patiently waiting on five (5) , Cuban Hoyo de Monterrey Elegantes Cigars (Tacos Vitola [Perfecto])...6¼in x 47 ring gauge);
Five (5) , Cuban Montecristo No. 1 Cigars (Cervantes Vitola [Lonsdale])...6½in x 42 ring gauge);
...and five (5), San Cristobal de La Habana La Punta Cigars (Campanas Vitola [Pyramid])...5½in x 52 ring gauge);
"The most futile and disastrous day seems well spent when it is reviewed through the blue, fragrant smoke of a Havana Cigar”. Evelyn Waugh
Five (5) , Cuban Montecristo No. 1 Cigars (Cervantes Vitola [Lonsdale])...6½in x 42 ring gauge);
...and five (5), San Cristobal de La Habana La Punta Cigars (Campanas Vitola [Pyramid])...5½in x 52 ring gauge);
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