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Chazbo

Or Jamie/ZRX. I'm still kinda noobish on pipe tobacco but your English-Oriental sounds good. Does this count as a mooch?

Still a N00b at that too!

Shameless name dropping post:

When I met Joe Lankford one night at a Seattle Pipe Club meeting, he laughingly said, "Don't get started blending! Only took me nearly 40 years to (inhale forcibly) at it, and it doesn't look like you've got 40 years!"

But for those of you that can do it, have fun. My only "blend" is the tin of scraps and crap that's too little for another bowlful or cigarillos that bust apart traveling. No idea what's in it by now other than NO flavored pipe baccy.

I got my three candidates Tony; but if you would like to try it, I will send you some if you PM me. didn't know you smoked a pipe.

Thanks Q, but I don't want to restart that pipe tobacco quest. The better the tobacco, the more I smoked, often over a dozen pipes a day. Now I smoke only cheap tobacco and only when I don't have the time for a cigar.

My favorites were and continue to be Staghorn mixed with honey clover. I think that is a *inderbox blend.

Paddys Irish runs a close second.

I rotated the tobaccos depending on mood, and what was for dinner.

Now days I am just hoping to find something I can afford by the pound for long voyages.

I don't blend or even mix tobaccos. I do tweak some milder blends if they seem weak or boring. Any tweaking involves some bulk Perique, Latakia or Tambolaka. Haven't had the 'urge' to mix any of those three together. The more I read about blending and pipe tobacco in general the greater my need to 'learn' more before starting to blend. I wanna know how to swim before diving in.
Herbs blend sample was in the mail box, thank you. We're supposed to have rain tomorrow, should free up some time to sit on the porch and enjoy a bowl as opened. It's a little moist, not enough to adhere to itself but still springy.
I plan on starting with a small capacity brier, if it smokes well I'll set enough out to dry for 2/3 more bowls as it dries. Then move up to a larger bowl and vary the rh. If there is still enough left I'd like to try the same inna morta davida. Sorry I slipped there for a moment. Hope to have something ready to post by mid next week. Don't know whose leg Ron's pulling (both of us?) but I don't think I have that developed a palate. Guess he got impressed with Greek Style grape leaves or chocolate graham from cigars or over ripe mango from Erinmore......was I pulling his leg? Regardless, Thanks again Herb, I too am looking forward to my input.
Greg

Herb, bag arrived. Smells good. Will smoke some next week and report back.
Thanks
Chazbo

Interesting (to me) that you bought up the aroma. When I was packing it, the aroma came through the sealed package. The thought occurred to me that the postal service would notice it and think that I was shipping pot to you (guys.) I had visions of DEA agents and SWAT teams breaking into my home and arresting my wife and me. WHEW!!!!

Got a little feedback from Chaz on my pipe tobacco:

"Smokey sweetness. Smooth with little bite. I notice a little goopy build up when I cleaned out me bowl. "

I don't think that this was bad considering that I am no expert and this was my first try. It was a lot of fun. I hope Chaz forgives me for posting his reply but he made me feel proud of myself and I wanted to share his response.

I've done the briar pipe bowls in 3 levels of moisture, things got hectic around the house and I've put off the morta pipe bowls till I can sit back relax & pay attention. I think I'll have enough left to try a coupla bowls inna cob. I waiting to post results till I can work in the differences/similarities by pipe and by Rh, could show some interesting variations. If I don't post something by next Fri some should gently remind me....the 2x4 will beside the front door.
I can say that I've gotten a fine very light gray ash from each bowl so far and the Rh changed the profile of each. Greg

Cripes, have fun guys. It's just pipe tobacco, not molecular gastronomy for crying in the sink! I rely on what my palate tells me is good and my blends don't rely on chemical analysis and mass approval. I'm the only one needs to like it, can't imagine why I'd need anyone else's approval unless I was planning on marketing it.
But, do carry on gents, you're cracking me up...

"We" do it because we're interested in making a better pipe tobacco. I did it, not to market it, but to get other's thoughts on how to improve it, given that everyone's tastes differ. And, people always get a good laugh over things they're too dumb to understand.

Oh, man, you should take your act on stage! Funny! Please, rookie, explain to me with your vast knowledge why you think you need other people's opinions if you are not marketing what you're blending...unless you just don't trust your own palate and need verification...? think someone else can tell you how something will taste to your palate....that is, given you understand everyone's palate DOES differ....maybe I'm just too dumb to know I shouldn't be able to mix a few leaves together to get what I like...

So Q, how is your book "How to Make Enemies and Alienate People" coming along ?

Just one more thing and I will let this die. For no particular reason except perhaps to be obnoxious,, hoyodude barged in on a private transaction that I and 3 other people were involved in. He made stupid, insulting remarks for no particular reason I can discern. If he, or anyone else thinks I will stand by and ignore it they are sadly mistaken.

At least you are funny. He is not.

Ladies, ladies. Take it easy. Sheesh. Some guy wants to try something different. Maybe he's proud of what he made. Either way, if it's not your business then why are you taking so much interest. Just let the noobs play in their sandbox and ignore them like all the other old farts.

Maybe the mummy is even older.

Thanks for clearing that up you young whipper-snapper.