The only thing I know about Dagner pipes is that he designed the “Dagner Poker” corncob pipe for Missouri Meerschaum. I love mine, nice and compact. I have seen some of his briars in pictures. I would not hesitate to buy one of his pipes if I had the price and found one I liked.
Hello Montecristo. I would like to offer an apology in reference to my response to your question concerning "Jayson Danger" pipes. I only referred to this brand of pipes as "Dagners", not really using the first name. Yes I do have two Dagner pipes, one being a corncob and the other a briar nose warmer. I have own my nose warmer for about two years now and smoke it during the fall and winter season, (really don't know why). It has nice thick walls with a dark orange stem, very well made, really nice pipe I must say. Once again I apologize and I may be smoking my Dagner pretty soon as the weather starts cooling off. :-)
Hello Montecristo, hope all is well in your part of the woods. I wanted to share some information from a conversation that took place between the two of us and other members of the TPL not very long ago. During the conversation the "Presbyterian" blend was mentioned and since that time I have had the opportunity to smoke and really enjoy some "Maltese Falcon" and how nice it is. :-) I don't know what took me so long to try this blend but I find it very satisfying in many ways especially during this time of the season. Anyone who has tried this blend please share your thoughts. Happy time of the season to all.
@KABUL07 The only thing I know about Presbyterian mixture is that it is a mid-range English blend with a not intolerable room note. Also, there is an ongoing controversy, through several iterations and manufacturers as to whether or not it contains any Perique.
I smoke virginias too fast but I do enjoy the flavor and thanks to a TPL brother have had some really aged virginias. The problem is that to get lovely aged virginias you need to cellar them and there are so many straight virginias out there how does one begin to choose what to cellar. Mind you this ignores all the other blends that have virginias that might benefit from age.
So, the primary question is what are your top 3-5 virginias that you think people should be cellaring? Ideally not unicorns. Thanks
@Whoispra; I wish I could offer some sound advise to your question. I started cellaring tobacs years ago. I didn't have TPL or anyone to advise me, so If I liked a blend, I'd buy more and cellar it. Now I've got so many jars I'll never live long enough to try them all. I don't know if there is a lesson there or not, but I wish you luck.
@opipeman that advice was plenty sage in its own way. I know what I like or what i've discovered thus far and I have a list of tins i'd like to begin putting back but I don't want to get pounds on pounds at least not right now. However, with virginias and va/pers, of which i've had some, i just want to know what people think is worth cellaring. I think virginias are fine fresh but they are better without question when old. I have a tin of bijou and an ounce of luxury twist flake aging for now and will fill it out as I move along. plenty of bulk VA/ Vapers I can try and then choice what I like to put back. May do that.
@Whoispra I will say that I hated P.S. Luxury Twist Flake when I started down this path, it was ashy, nasty, hot burning…I actually had my first burnout in a pipe, a brand new Peterson Calabash went up in smoke in an instant. I think there was a hidden void in the chamber wall. Peterson did warranty it👍🏻 Anyway after 10+ years of leaving it in a mason jar, it is no longer a golden tan color, but nearly black. It’s a nice smoke now🙂
One of my favorites is Newminster’s No. 400 “Superior Navy Flake”. I loved it fresh, I love it aged even better, and it’s not a “unicorn”….or at least it wasn’t?
@Whoispra; @RockyMountainBriar; They tell me cellaring will mellow the tobac. Stands to reason that if it is good before, it should improve with age. There was an article by Chuck Stanion on the Smokingpipes.com web site;
A Comprehensive Guide to Aging and Cellaring Pipe Tobaccos
@opipeman thanks for the cellar guide. i'll give it a look see @RockyMountainBriar you can still find N. 400 for pretty cheap even by the pound. I didn't love luxury twist flake but I was a novice smoker and I wasn't ready for it. I like those lemony hay like qualities it has just didn't have the skills to do it without the bite.
I just saw this @motie2 and the name itself is pretty awful. The constituent tobaccos piqued my interest immediately. The whole mint tea and mint nature that’s possible sounds very suspect to me. Glad they’re selling by the ounce so I don’t have to commit to too much. I feel like I got burned on figgy pudding. Not that it isn’t a quality tobacco it just isn’t to my liking. The dark holler on the other hand felt like what I wanted figgy pudding to be.
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The only thing I know about Presbyterian mixture is that it is a mid-range English blend with a not intolerable room note. Also, there is an ongoing controversy, through several iterations and manufacturers as to whether or not it contains any Perique.
So, the primary question is what are your top 3-5 virginias that you think people should be cellaring? Ideally not unicorns. Thanks
I wish I could offer some sound advise to your question. I started cellaring tobacs years ago. I didn't have TPL or anyone to advise me, so If I liked a blend, I'd buy more and cellar it. Now I've got so many jars I'll never live long enough to try them all. I don't know if there is a lesson there or not, but I wish you luck.
I will say that I hated P.S. Luxury Twist Flake when I started down this path, it was ashy, nasty, hot burning…I actually had my first burnout in a pipe, a brand new Peterson Calabash went up in smoke in an instant. I think there was a hidden void in the chamber wall. Peterson did warranty it👍🏻
Anyway after 10+ years of leaving it in a mason jar, it is no longer a golden tan color, but nearly black. It’s a nice smoke now🙂
One of my favorites is Newminster’s No. 400 “Superior Navy Flake”. I loved it fresh, I love it aged even better, and it’s not a “unicorn”….or at least it wasn’t?
They tell me cellaring will mellow the tobac. Stands to reason that if it is good before, it should improve with age. There was an article by Chuck Stanion on the Smokingpipes.com web site;
A Comprehensive Guide to Aging and Cellaring Pipe Tobaccos
If you can bring that up, it will give you some good guidance.
I was a novice smoker when I first tried Luxury Flake as well🙂
@opipeman
https://www.tobaccopipes.com/blog/cellaring-tobacco-the-dos-and-donts/
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Wish I had had that when I started.
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Dark Burley, Dark Fired Kentucky, and Flue-cured Virginia that have been aged alongside bags of the Squire’s secret recipe of Mint Tea.