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I’ve rehydrated 15 year old tobacco in a dusty old bell jar with a few spritzes of distilled water, followed by mixing the top/bottom like biscuit dough until it’s all damp. Comes out perfect the next day, with the first oz (out of ~8) sitting on a paper towel for ten minutes before packing a bowl. The rest was fine as I smoked it over the following few weeks.
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Mar 2, 2025 18:07
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 Boveda packs are just stuffed with marshmallow anyway
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Mar 3, 2025 18:43
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Mar 3, 2025 19:01
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DerekSmartymans posted:I’ve rehydrated 15 year old tobacco in a dusty old bell jar with a few spritzes of distilled water, followed by mixing the top/bottom like biscuit dough until it’s all damp. Comes out perfect the next day, with the first oz (out of ~8) sitting on a paper towel for ten minutes before packing a bowl. The rest was fine as I smoked it over the following few weeks. You can actually resurrect old tobacco like that? I have a couple of not-quite-finished McClelland tins from a decade ago that I never transferred to a jar. I just wrote them off as dead and unsmokeable.
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Mar 3, 2025 23:34
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Dick Jones posted:You can actually resurrect old tobacco like that? I have a couple of not-quite-finished McClelland tins from a decade ago that I never transferred to a jar. I just wrote them off as dead and unsmokeable. Yeah: 1) Distilled water will not add microscopic mold like is possible from tap water, which to be honest, wouldn’t really matter for a 1.5oz tin if you plan on smoking through it within a couple of weeks, and 2) Don’t wet it too much all at one time—it won’t really hurt anything but you’d have to take a lot of extra time to re-dry it out into a smokable condition. Cheap bell jars from Dollar General/Walmart work great and come in all sizes.
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Mar 4, 2025 00:23
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DerekSmartymans posted:Yeah: They only come in cases of 12+ though. I don't need 12, I need 2 or 3. Still convinced marshmallows will work.
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Mar 4, 2025 02:49
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lite_sleepr posted:They only come in cases of 12+ though. I don't need 12, I need 2 or 3. I don’t know where you live, but you can buy bell jars individually at any Dollar General in West Tennessee! Online, I do think you have to buy ‘em by the dozen/half-dozen.
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Mar 4, 2025 07:58
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Ugggh East Tennessee/Western Virgina valley area is so pretty. Sooooooo pretty.
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Mar 8, 2025 03:15
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Yeah but how are the marshmallows out there
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Mar 8, 2025 03:59
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J U M B O
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Mar 8, 2025 04:19
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 My pipe is sick…er, Sikh
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Mar 9, 2025 17:48
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Hey guys, my brother recently got this cool looking traditional Japanese pipe that's supposed to be antique. Can anyone help us figure out when this was made? We can't read the writing. Here's an engraving  Another engraving on the side  A crab design  Silver stamp 
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Mar 28, 2025 00:01
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Looks like that style of pipe is called a kiseru. I’m not sure where I would start researching outside of asking someone who knows Japanese to make out some branding. https://www.smokingpipes.com/smokingpipesblog/single.cfm/post/the-kiseru-overview-the-traditional-japanese-smoking-pipe
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Mar 28, 2025 03:05
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Hey Cigar & Pipe goons! I used to dabble a bit with pipes/cigars over a decade ago but it never really stuck with me. I’m back at it after all that time and am enjoying myself a lot more this time around so it might be something that’ll stick. I’ve been at it for about two months now and have been swiftly collecting a ton of samplers so I can find what I like the most. So far I seem to be trending towards darker wrappers. My favorites have been the Liga Undercrown Maduro and Liga Privada No. 9 I’ve had. On the pipes side of things I’ve just ordered a Falcon pipe and a couple bowls to get started along with some various blends to try. I know I have 4-5 briars hiding somewhere around the house from 10-15 years ago but have not located them as of yet after a house move. I’ve also caught up on this thread while I was sampling stuff and have sadly noticed a bit of a drop in participation! What happened to some of the thread regulars? I also see there’s a Discord channel? Is that where they’re all hiding out? If it’s still a thing I’d love a link so I can join!
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Apr 25, 2025 21:12
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Check your DMs!
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Apr 26, 2025 12:44
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Majin posted:
They moved the thread to TCC which got rid of all the foot traffic, plus the forums are old and we are also old. See you on the discord!
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Apr 26, 2025 17:31
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There’s a Toronto cigar manufacturer about whom there’s essentially zero information online: https://www.correnticigars.com/products#MENU I had their petite Corona, which is a Cuban blend, and it is out of this world. Chocolatey, grassy, mineral-cedar Cuban flavor and Padron open blend. It was CAD$14! An absolutely magnificent way to spend an hour and change. I’ve got a few more sticks in two other vitolas and I’m really amped to try them. 
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Apr 27, 2025 23:19
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I just picked up a few bulk ounces of C&D Black Gold Maple and Haunted Bookshop for aging. If stored together, will the Black Gold Maple overpower the Haunted Bookshop?NewFatMike posted:There’s a Toronto cigar manufacturer about whom there’s essentially zero information online: I'm intrigued, but it looks like they don't sell directly from their website. Are they sold locally or did you get them in Toronto? SonOfGhostDad fucked around with this message at 20:11 on Jun 30, 2025 |
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Jun 30, 2025 20:06
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I live in Toronto now and got them there! To buy, you’ve gotta call them on the phone or email or walk in.
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Jun 30, 2025 21:58
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Ha! That makes sense. I assumed you were still in Chicago. spare a thought for us poor sinners across the lake who dream of affordable Cubans
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Jun 30, 2025 22:10
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Basically every single one of the Gurkhas I've bought has burned unevenly and has wrappers falling apart -- other cigars in the same humidor seem to have no such issues. Never again. Life is too short to force myself to smoke bad cigars, at what point do I just set them ablaze outside or otherwise just toss them out? Compost time?
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Jun 30, 2025 22:34
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Gurkha have never been…adequate. Smoking bad cigars sucks, it’s frustrating. As long as I had space in the humidor, I didn’t really throw anything away unless it was really vile because I thought it might help maintain humidity. No data whatsoever to back that up. Cigars don’t compost super great, I’m sure part of that is because nicotine is a neurotoxin and was adapted to kill bugs trying to eat the leaves. Maybe you can use them as a tasteful gag at an open casket funeral?
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Jun 30, 2025 23:49
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Smoked an old Jose Piedra petit caballero that's been in my humidor forever last night. It was great! The wrappers on this lot were never good, and yep this one had issues on cutting too, but it's not like I'm not happy I smoked it. The only cigars I've ever thrown out were acids that people "gifted" me.
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Jul 1, 2025 01:29
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I stopped by the local shop day before last and their selection was bare as gently caress. So I decided to check out another local spot, same. Both of these places have always been well stocked, and both mentioned its hard to get things in. The gently caress is going on?
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Jul 1, 2025 01:51
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drunk mutt posted:I stopped by the local shop day before last and their selection was bare as gently caress. So I decided to check out another local spot, same. The PCA trade show was earlier this month. Some brands at my local brick and mortar are bare as gently caress as well. It always results in low stock of cigars for about a month until they catch up on orders.
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Jul 1, 2025 02:26
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Can I get an invite to the discord? Settling into a new house in South Carolina with a covered deck so perfect to bust the old pipes out again. A buddy rolls his own cigarettes and it has me itching to some my pipes! No flavours added or anything, I swear he's smoking pipe tobacco basically. And I'm finally in a state that allows tobacco to be shipped to me so bonus points! Gonna celebrate with a new pipe and branch away from my Nording pipes. I'm seriously tempted to try the falcon pipes since they are back in stock (last time I looked, ebay was the only option)
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Jul 29, 2025 01:58
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PM sent! Smoking Pipes is based in SC and they’re fantastic.
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Jul 30, 2025 02:08
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NewFatMike posted:PM sent! Thank you kindly! I just noticed that they are based here and they got a store front in North Myrtle beach. I can have my work put me up in that area and check it out in the next week or two. I'm stoked as hell. I'm about to order some different pipe tobaccos to get a smoking again Edit: I ordered a falcon pipe with a rustic bulldog bowl and a Missouri meerschaum pipe For tobacco: Erik Stokkebye 4th Generation Max Erik 1989 Balkan Sasieni Orlik Golden Sliced Ruins of Windsor & Shepherd's Pie (from the country squire house blend) Shepherd's Pie is supposed to be very similar to the Frog Morton Tiny Chalupa fucked around with this message at 16:03 on Jul 31, 2025 |
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Jul 31, 2025 00:56
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falcon pipe good. orlik good. On a different note I didn't know they had a store front, definitely looking forward to your thoughts on it!
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Aug 1, 2025 03:23
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I just ran my clay pipe through the oven’s self clean, and it is pristine. Clay pipes keep winning. I also had a spa day the rest of my pipes. Reaming bowls, cleaning stems, polishing briar. I’m tucking into Lord of the Rings, and I’m looking forward to having a pipe while I read.
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Aug 21, 2025 20:20
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Ever since I started antidepressants I’ve been having a much better time smoking my pipes than in the past 
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Aug 29, 2025 21:31
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Well I didn't get the info I wanted so we drove 10 hours down to SC to check out smokingpipe's shop. It's called Low Country Pipes and Cigars and has quite the selection! I didn't have the time, but there is also a lounge area and a number of blends you can sample for 25 cents a bowl. Most of the pipes on display were your standard Peterson/Savinelli tier but they did have a few Dunhills in a case. It is kinda neat that if you order anything from the website they'll have it there the next day though.  20250915_173522 by D B, on Flickr 20250915_173529 by D B, on Flickr 20250915_173535 by D B, on Flickr
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Good afternoon Cigar Goons! Long time no see! I haven't had or made much time for smoking the last few years. I have young kids with increasingly demanding activities, changed careers two years ago, (back to restaurant management) and also quit smoking cigarettes. I think the last true cigar i smoked was a small Bolivar February of last year when my wife and kids were out of town and I was recovering from a vasectomy. I enjoyed it, and it definitely took my mind off the stitches in my sack! I think I mentioned in one of my last posts that I'd scored a Cohiba BHK52 that I was savin for my 35th birthday, which would have made the cigar ten years old based on the box code I recieved. Well, that milestone came and went without my making the time to enjoy that cigar with the proper reverence, so it's still quietly resting in my humidor. It'll probably come out when I am 40 and it's 15, which will be sooner than I like to think about! Anyways, I've been thinking about digging into my humidor or at least breaking out my pipe lately, as I'd like to make a point to have a relaxing hobby again that's not just popping down in front of the TV. I suppose the universe was listening, because one of my tables today happened to be the area humidor manager for a local liquor store chain that stocks and maintains failry large humidors, and a local and national rep for Drew Estate. We got to chatting a bit, as it was after the lunch rush, and before they left they gifted me two cigars and a cutter. An Undercrown Maduro corona and a brand new Nica Rustica Conneticut that's probably a toro - 6x50 size. So I'll take that as a sign and fire up a stick soon! As a bonus, my dad stopped by and dropped off some delicious smelling ribeye jerky a friend of his made! 
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Dang making me think of Binny’s back in Chicago! Hard to beat a score like that. I’ve got ten Correnti Cuban-Nicaraguan blends I’m bringing to a work camp out this weekend 
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