@RockyMountainBriar Well, well, well.... So much to comment on from last night. 1. That is a sexy 3D printed container. Does he sell them or no? Love the copper color. 2. So how was that moist burn last night? Everything you expected? 3. How do you like that Brier cigar thingy? I never used by one. Do they work good or is it just a novelty?
@Londy3, @PappyJoe No, he does not sell the containers. I’m not sure about some patent infringement? The first I saw were from www.thepipery.com (they say they patented them?). I’m not sure how that works, it’s just a generic container? I was going to use some of them for airgun pellets, are they still patented if they are “pellet tins” instead of tobacco tins?
Originally I bought one from Missouri Meerschaum (I believe they are made by The Pipery for them?). I think the tobacco amounts are listed on their websites? The small one I pictured will hold a couple medium size bowlfuls at a guess, unless it’s the “Black XX” then several small bowlfuls for me. The “single height” wide mouth probably holds 2 oz.? The “double height” twice that…ns capt. obvious🙂
@Londy3 The tobacco had dried out, it was still moist, not crispy. I have let “Black XX” dry more in the past, and it loses a lot of the nuances. The Briar Cigar is kinda tough to keep lit, but it does work. It might be my packing technique, or lack thereof. I’m still a newb. I think the fine shag cut through the Teck 1 helped the burn though. The “cigar” smoked better than it ever has this time. As always, the SG tobacco burned to fine ash.
I’ll mention that the Briar Cigar does have a calabash chamber. I would also call the “Briar Cigar” a fun novelty, something different. I bought mine as an estate. It would be tough to drop the cash for a new one. I’d would buy one of the new Briar Cigar “Stogies” if I find an estate reasonably priced though. I’m a collector and silly that way🤪
Interestingly, in case you did not know, Morgan pipes (designer of the “Briar Cigar”) has some aluminum “baccy flaps” on his site. They are really cool, and really “spendy”.
I opted to have my buddy print these instead. The wide mouth single thick version is very close in size to a 50 gram round tobacco tin. If you have a small mouth and/or wide mouth canning jar lid, turn it over and fill it up, that is how much tobacco each size can hold plus a bit more. I took some of the very wet C&D “Espresso” and jammed it in my MM small mouth pocket jar. I took my wood clamp and a round block of 2x4 that I cut to just fit inside and pressed it, added more and pressed, so on and so forth. I bet I have 3-4 ounces of tobacco jammed in it now, quite the puck. I just use my tamper and loosen some tobacco off of the top, fluff it up and stuff it in my pipe. It works great, especially if you don’t mind fussing with flake/plug/crumble cake tobacco. It’s basically a crumble cake. I got a lot more tobacco in that little container🙂
Long day. It was... GARAGE CLEAN DAY! Once a year, everything comes out, the floor is power washed, then everything is cleaned and put back in. While I had the washer out, I power washed my sidewalks too. I live on a corner lot, so it took a few hours... Anyway, the sun's gone down, and I'm now enjoying some Tinderbox After Dinner in a @Corey562 bent. Great blend AND pipe...
We had our August pipe club meeting last night. Heavy rain earlier in the day caused a couple of guys to be no-shows. Once again, our host Mayan Imports, held a door prize drawing for the members who made a purchase. I won a Bugatti soft flame lighter to go with the Porsche pipe tool I won last month.
Down in Branson at the moment. Working on my 2nd bowl this AM of half Frankenblend and half BCA in a T. Cristiano while the better half does some shopping here at the Tanger Mall. 1st bowl was after breakfast this morning on the Wyndham grounds...
I received a tin of "C&D Jolly Old St. Nick 2022 edition" yesterday and smoked my bowl. Keep in mind that I have only smoked one bowl, but my first impression is that I don't really care for it. When I was in sixth grade my parents bought me an Alto Saxophone and I took lessons for a few years. I still have it some 67 years later and store it in a bedroom closet. Occasionally I will open it up and try to play something. When I open the case it emits an odor that tastes like this tobacco. I don't know how to describe it any other way. I'll try a few more bowls and see if it gets any better.
@opipeman Interesting, I have an alto sax that I did not play. I sat first chair in band with my clarinet, but I could not play the sax…it would always squeak on the low notes. I thought it was me until I brought it to a very good saxophonist, fellow high school student, he couldn’t play it either. Apparently, when my parents bought it and had it repaired/refurbished at the music store, the “mechanic” left some of the bottom keys bent and they were not closing tightly😠. I never did play it. One of my nieces played it after it was correctly refurbished/repaired for several years in school. It has been returned to me now. It too is in a closet, and I know exactly the smell you speak of. I think it’s the metallic brass “off-gas”? Also, I have some tins of “Jolly Old St. Nick” from previous years, and I too think it sucks. Needless to say, but I have not bough any since.
I haven't had a pipe since Thursday because of a cold or my sinuses clogged up. I woke up this morning and everything has cleared up, I can breathe and I'm not coughing. I can even taste and smell things.
So. My plans for today is to do a side by side comparison of C&D two versions of Jolly Old St. Nicholas. I'm going to pop open a tin from the 2018 batch and a tin of the 2022 batch I just received.
I’m taking a “bullet” for you guys. Doing a bowl by bowl comparison of Jolly Old St. Nicholas 2018 & 2022 releases.
The 2018 is actually a little darker than the 2022, and the tin note is more subtle. Both needed to dry out about 15 minute before lighting. On a prelight draw, the orange and ginger were more pronounced in the 2022.
Smoking the 2018 in a clay pipe. The orange is there but the ginger is noticeable also. The pinch of perique is almost not there but the Virginia and Black Cavendish are the main taste components. In my opinion, this is a good blend for someone looking for a light aromatic without an overbearing fruity after taste.
I smoked the 2022 in a clay also with a similar experience. The flavoring were slightly more prominent to my taste but the tobaccos were still more dominant.
Smoking today’s loot drop, Sutliff’s “Whimsical” in my Pete XLO2 Rua. This is a VaPer and quite tasty. Surprisingly, again, this tobacco was nice and dry, ready to pack, unlike nearly all other Sutliff tobaccos I have tried. The earlier edition from this series “Uno” was also ready to pack straight from the tin. I like this blend much better than the “Uno”.
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Well, well, well.... So much to comment on from last night.
1. That is a sexy 3D printed container. Does he sell them or no? Love the copper color.
2. So how was that moist burn last night?
Everything you expected?
3. How do you like that Brier cigar thingy? I never used by one. Do they work good or is it just a novelty?
I ask the same question as Londy. Does he sale the containers and how much tobacco do they hold?
No, he does not sell the containers. I’m not sure about some patent infringement? The first I saw were from www.thepipery.com (they say they patented them?). I’m not sure how that works, it’s just a generic container? I was going to use some of them for airgun pellets, are they still patented if they are “pellet tins” instead of tobacco tins?
The tobacco had dried out, it was still moist, not crispy. I have let “Black XX” dry more in the past, and it loses a lot of the nuances. The Briar Cigar is kinda tough to keep lit, but it does work. It might be my packing technique, or lack thereof. I’m still a newb. I think the fine shag cut through the Teck 1 helped the burn though. The “cigar” smoked better than it ever has this time. As always, the SG tobacco burned to fine ash.
Interesting as they are basically the same as the Wunup Baccyflaps. I've been searching antique shops for one of those forever.
Yep, me too 🙂
Interestingly, in case you did not know, Morgan pipes (designer of the “Briar Cigar”) has some aluminum “baccy flaps” on his site. They are really cool, and really “spendy”.
I took some of the very wet C&D “Espresso” and jammed it in my MM small mouth pocket jar. I took my wood clamp and a round block of 2x4 that I cut to just fit inside and pressed it, added more and pressed, so on and so forth. I bet I have 3-4 ounces of tobacco jammed in it now, quite the puck. I just use my tamper and loosen some tobacco off of the top, fluff it up and stuff it in my pipe. It works great, especially if you don’t mind fussing with flake/plug/crumble cake tobacco. It’s basically a crumble cake. I got a lot more tobacco in that little container🙂
While I had the washer out, I power washed my sidewalks too. I live on a corner lot, so it took a few hours...
Anyway, the sun's gone down, and I'm now enjoying some Tinderbox After Dinner in a @Corey562 bent. Great blend AND pipe...
Once again, our host Mayan Imports, held a door prize drawing for the members who made a purchase. I won a Bugatti soft flame lighter to go with the Porsche pipe tool I won last month.
The name on this one has been buffed out. It holds a lot of Tobac. I think @pipeman83 would like this one.
Peter stokkeby luxury English blend in a custom no name
1st bowl was after breakfast this morning on the Wyndham grounds...
Interesting, I have an alto sax that I did not play. I sat first chair in band with my clarinet, but I could not play the sax…it would always squeak on the low notes. I thought it was me until I brought it to a very good saxophonist, fellow high school student, he couldn’t play it either. Apparently, when my parents bought it and had it repaired/refurbished at the music store, the “mechanic” left some of the bottom keys bent and they were not closing tightly😠. I never did play it. One of my nieces played it after it was correctly refurbished/repaired for several years in school. It has been returned to me now. It too is in a closet, and I know exactly the smell you speak of. I think it’s the metallic brass “off-gas”? Also, I have some tins of “Jolly Old St. Nick” from previous years, and I too think it sucks. Needless to say, but I have not bough any since.
So. My plans for today is to do a side by side comparison of C&D two versions of Jolly Old St. Nicholas. I'm going to pop open a tin from the 2018 batch and a tin of the 2022 batch I just received.
Stay tuned for results...
Relaxing now on the balcony doing some RLP-6 in a MM cob...
I smoked the 2022 in a clay also with a similar experience. The flavoring were slightly more prominent to my taste but the tobaccos were still more dominant.