In keeping with the meerschaum theme for March (MMM) I decided to do some Sutliff Molto Dolce in a meerschaum (well actually a MM) Cob 😏. I almost forgot how good this blend is... Since MM cobs were invited into this MMM celebration, I decided to take advantage and take this pipe for it's 2nd smoke since its acquisition at the St. Louis pipe show...
I must admit, I've neglected my meer, since it's a smaller pipe. However, since seeing this topic, I decided to fire it up and put it back to work with GLP's Navigator.
@thebadgerpiper. Just a suggestion. I have a few small bowl pipes that I tend to neglect for that very same reason. What I have started doing, every now and then, is load 2 small bowl pipes up with 2 different blends (or the same blend) and give them BOTH a smoke... One right after the other...For me, it makes for an interesting experience... Just thinkin'...
@KA9FFJ That's a good solution, so thanks for the suggestion. I'm thinking about possibly devoting it to stronger blends in my cellar, like Warhorse Green. That way, I can enjoy the blends without feeling like I've spent some time in the spin cycle of a washing machine.
My entry in the March Meerschaum Madness - a vintage Tanganyika African Meerschaum haunted by the ghost of Sutliff Mixture 79. Huge capacity bowl. Smoked a bowl of Scotty's Trout Stream and by the time I got to the 3/4 point I could no longer taste the Trout Stream ... the Mixture 79 was now the dominant flavor. I've always heard a Meerschaum won't ghost ... all three pipes I bought from the Antique Shop were owned by the same smoker who seemed to only smoke Mixture 79. Both pipes ... a briar and two Meerschaums. All of which are heavily ghosted.
@KenofShelby Not impressed at all with the Melon, the Piña Colada was great. I have been looking for a good coconut flavored tobacco similar to CAO Moontrance cigars. The CAO Moontrance pipe tobacco falls severely short, no coconut at all really...but then again, it does not mention coconut as a component flavor. The cigars however definitely have a coconut component. I have not tried the other Panama Jack tobaccos yet.
No Meerschaum Peterson to smoke for St. Patrick’s Day☹️ A Sherlock Holmes Meerschaum is on my “wish list”, I just have not found one when I had the cashola to spend. I might have to settle for a nice Peterson meer smooth billiard though.
@RockyMountainBriar and @KenofShelby The first time I smoked Panama Jack's "Melon" I enoyed the flavor, but didn't get much of a melon taste. Then about midway through the smoke during a retro-hale I got the unmistakable flavor of cantaloupe. It only happened once ... but the flavor was quite distinct. I've since smoked it many more times but have yet to re-experience that moment of melon. I haven't tried the Pina Colada but the Key Lime is great. I have it as one of the blends in my regular rotation.
@ghostsofpompeii @RockyMountainBriar I’ve smoked Panama Jacks cigars in the melon series and found them to be very nice flavored. All of them....so am going to see what happens to them in a pipe tobacco..
Back in the saddle for MMM after a short break for SPD🙂. Today I made a meerschaum stacked billiard bowl for my Kirsten’s. Now I have a proper meerschaum bowl for them. 1 1/2” deep and 13/16” diameter bore, filled to the top with Rattray’s “Exotic Orange” to break it in....mmm....tasty😋
@RockyMountainBriar Thanks! I have a few badgers I switch between. I have a fantasy one with a pipe, but he needs some paint work before I can start using him.
Also, if you're looking for a nice coconut blend, keep an eye out for when G&H have their Sweet Coconut Twist in stock. A friend of mine sent me a sample, and it's some powerful stuff. I keep meaning to buy more, but it's always out of stock when I'm placing my normal orders. I have an alert set up for the next time it's in stock.
Yesterday I snagged an estate Golden Horn Meerschaum off of eBay. It's in pretty good condition, so it should clean up nicely before March Meerschaum Madness ends.
@thebadgerpiper I have the G&H Sweet Coconut Twist, but it barely has any aroma of coconut at all, in the tin or the room note. I was very bummed out. I am looking forward to seeing your new meer👍🏻
I think I have (3) more actual meerschaums I have not smoked for MMM. One is the Dublin I smoked just before PappyJoe started MMM off. Two of them are unsmoked, not sure if I can bring myself to smoke them. The IMP horn, and the old CPF? Calabash I reworked/re-stemmed and fit a new meerschaum bowl to.
I might have to break out the Missouri Meerschaum’s to finish out MMM🤔
@PappyJoe Yea, I can give them some more love, and pick some tobaccos I have not tried yet. More color is always good for a meerschaum, in my opinion anyway. I would like to see the pattern that emerges. I'm not sure I am young enough to properly color a meerschanum...I just don't smoke that much, and I don't really want to smoke a whole lot more anyway. It would become work instead of an enjoyable hobby.
My Golden Horn Bulldog Meerschaum pipe arrived in the mail today. It's not exactly in the greatest condition, but nothing a little elbow grease can't remedy. I should have it fixed up before the end of March.
@motie2 - The Amazon meerschaum market is interesting but on the ones I checked, many are mini-pipes and probably good for a short 10 or 15 minute smoke. The lower the price the smaller the size and lower the quality.
I do have one mini-meerschaum I use for tasting new tobaccos and they are also great for that.
Now the bad news. In my opinion, the mini-meerschaums are very fragile. The first one I bought from an on-line meerschaum company broke when I removed the stem. I did send them photos and they did replace it with no questions asked. In my cynical mind, that told me it wasn't the first time.
I was also told that the small pipes are actually carved from chunks of meerschaum which as been cut off when the carver is making a larger pipe. The meerschaum carver who told me this said the this is done so as to not waste any of the raw meerschaum.
My favorite on-line vendor is meerschaummarket.com
Broken record here, but when your meerschaum collection is as limited as mine is, well here we go again... Doing some Moontrance in a Sultan (again) for MMM... After about 8 bowls this month, I'm noticing a definite change in appearance...
I admit I have been lax on smoking meerschaum since Thursday night, but I have loaded my CAO meerschaum cob with Long Golden Flake and will be sitting outside with it shortly.
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Since MM cobs were invited into this MMM celebration, I decided to take advantage and take this pipe for it's 2nd smoke since its acquisition at the St. Louis pipe show...
Love those little badgers you have hanging out with you every so often🙂
the “Awesome” click was for joining the MMM fray....not the Mixture 79 ghost in your pipes😖
How are you liking that Panama Jack?? I am intrigued by the offerings.
Not impressed at all with the Melon, the Piña Colada was great. I have been looking for a good coconut flavored tobacco similar to CAO Moontrance cigars. The CAO Moontrance pipe tobacco falls severely short, no coconut at all really...but then again, it does not mention coconut as a component flavor. The cigars however definitely have a coconut component. I have not tried the other Panama Jack tobaccos yet.
A Sherlock Holmes Meerschaum is on my “wish list”, I just have not found one when I had the cashola to spend.
I might have to settle for a nice Peterson meer smooth billiard though.
Key Lime is on my list🙂
The Planta “Brazilian” has a nice big lime note, very good. That is, if you like lime.
@RockyMountainBriar
I’ve smoked Panama Jacks cigars in the melon series and found them to be very nice flavored. All of them....so am going to see what happens to them in a pipe tobacco..
Thanks for your comments
I have the G&H Sweet Coconut Twist, but it barely has any aroma of coconut at all, in the tin or the room note. I was very bummed out.
I am looking forward to seeing your new meer👍🏻
I think I have (3) more actual meerschaums I have not smoked for MMM. One is the Dublin I smoked just before PappyJoe started MMM off. Two of them are unsmoked, not sure if I can bring myself to smoke them. The IMP horn, and the old CPF? Calabash I reworked/re-stemmed and fit a new meerschaum bowl to.
I might have to break out the Missouri Meerschaum’s to finish out MMM🤔
Yea, I can give them some more love, and pick some tobaccos I have not tried yet. More color is always good for a meerschaum, in my opinion anyway. I would like to see the pattern that emerges. I'm not sure I am young enough to properly color a meerschanum...I just don't smoke that much, and I don't really want to smoke a whole lot more anyway. It would become work instead of an enjoyable hobby.
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I do have one mini-meerschaum I use for tasting new tobaccos and they are also great for that.
Now the bad news. In my opinion, the mini-meerschaums are very fragile. The first one I bought from an on-line meerschaum company broke when I removed the stem. I did send them photos and they did replace it with no questions asked. In my cynical mind, that told me it wasn't the first time.
I was also told that the small pipes are actually carved from chunks of meerschaum which as been cut off when the carver is making a larger pipe. The meerschaum carver who told me this said the this is done so as to not waste any of the raw meerschaum.
My favorite on-line vendor is meerschaummarket.com
Doing some Moontrance in a Sultan (again) for MMM...
After about 8 bowls this month, I'm noticing a definite change in appearance...