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Germain Rich Dark Flake vs. Esoterica Stonehaven |
https://dutchpipesmoker.wordpress.com/2014/11/30/germain-rich-dark-flake-vs-esoterica-stonehaven
Germain Rich Dark Flake vs. Esoterica Stonehaven. At the latest Heukelum meeting. I talked to fellow PRF-member Franz. Besides a fondness for old English made pipes (except Dunhill) he also very much likes the tobaccos made by the well known J.F. Germain and Son. Unfortunately I have very little background information about Rich Dark Flake. It is only available in the UK and is sold solely in bulk and not in tins. According to Mr Germain some of their blends maintained their recipe for 60 years&#...Rich ...
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Lohmar pipe-show 2015 |
https://dutchpipesmoker.wordpress.com/2015/05/09/lohmar-pipe-show-2015
While a big part of the pipe-smoking world had their attention focused on the enormous Chicago Pipe Show. Another, smaller, European-German part, attended the interesting and cosy Lohmar Pfeifenmesse. I went there last year. And had a blast despite the gruesome weather. So on the morning of the pipe-show I opened the curtains a bit nervously and… Sunshine! To Rob’s delight I pulled out an aged tin out of my bag of Peterson Sweet Killarney. He asked me where I bought it, at Esterval. It already was very b...
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The Frisian prince |
https://dutchpipesmoker.wordpress.com/2014/05/06/the-frisian-prince
Typical town in Friesland. In the Northwest of the Netherlands the province of Friesland. Is organized. And it is in a small village in the heart of “Fryslân” where pipe-maker Meindert lives. He got into pipe making about 8 months ago. That was something which required little physical effort and was perfectly suited for the still recovering Meindert. One of the early Meindert pipes. My favourite shape) I decided to ask if he could create one of those for me. But I wanted to test the man. I did th...Made ...
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Attractive Aromas |
https://dutchpipesmoker.wordpress.com/2013/10/16/attractive-aromas
Me sniffing at raw tobacco leaf at the DTM factory. Tobacco leaf is the main source of flavour and aroma in any tobacco product (Duh! But aside from latakia. Which are stinky enough from themselves) and orientals. Raw leaf itself has little smell or taste. And by raw leaf I mean Virginias. They are almost always cased. For example, I’ve smelled pure and dry Virginias in the tobacco warehouse from the German DTM. And top dressings (toppings). No tongue bite please! Casing machine at DTM. Concentrated flav...
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The Dunhill Shell Story |
https://dutchpipesmoker.wordpress.com/2013/09/18/the-shell-story
The Dunhill Shell Story. My love for Dunhill pipes began when I purchased a Dunhill Bruyere pot model from 1976 through a member of the Dutch pipe smokers forum. Before that I had a couple of bent Petersons, a few Winslows and that was it. I was searching for a really good pipe to smoke latakia. Like I said in my “ Prince of Pipes. 8221; post, for me the epitome of the prince pipe is an army mount Dunhill Shell briar from the patent era. Why a Shell? Pipe bowls lying in their oil bath. 4 Comments to R...
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Inter-Tabac 2014 impression |
https://dutchpipesmoker.wordpress.com/2014/09/22/inter-tabac-2014-impression
Entrance of the Inter-Tabac fair. Last year a dream came true for me, I got to visit the Inter-Tabac fair. In Dortmund, Germany. For those of you who missed the blogpost. I made of the visit; the Inter-Tabac is the leading and biggest trade fair of the world for tobacco products and smoking accessories. This year there were more than 400 exhibitors from 51 countries who presented themselves on an area of over 30.000 square metres! Do you see that guy sneakily checking out the boobs of the girl? Stand, we...
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Latakia Lover |
https://dutchpipesmoker.wordpress.com/2013/02/05/latakia-lover
Yes I admit. I am a lover of the dark leaf that many pipe smokers love and even more wives and girlfriends hate: latakia. But I did not always like it. Part of the Latakia port in 1935. Like so many things the discovery of latakia was unintentionally. Somewhere in the 1800’s in the northern part of Syria near the port city Latakia. There are 2 kinds of latakia: Syrian. Such as Aleppo pine. Also lesser amounts of other aromatic species like Lebanon cedar. Comes from a Smyrna or Izmir-type tobacco plant th...
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Peppery Perique |
https://dutchpipesmoker.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/peppery-perique
Perique is the pepper of the tobacco world. It spices up and enhances all kinds of mixtures when used moderately. But use it too much and it destroys a blend. Around 1776, French-speaking settlers from Canada (the Acadians. Moved into the area of Saint James Parish, Louisiana. They saw that the Choctaw. This process of producing perique remains a traditional craft. Not much has changed since the early 20th century. Original St. James perique. Percy Martin ( February 4, 2012 at the age of 93). Being a con...
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Interview with master-blender Hans Wiedemann from HU Tobacco – Part 1. |
https://dutchpipesmoker.wordpress.com/2013/05/20/interview-with-master-blender-hans-wiedemann-from-hu-tobacco-part-1
Interview with master-blender Hans Wiedemann from HU Tobacco – Part 1. Once there was a time that I was petrified that my few “tobacco-lines” with the USA became distorted. How could I live my pipe-smoking life without excellent tobaccos like Abingdon, Lagonda, Westminster, Escudo, Balkan Supreme and many others? Ended he extended his helping hand and saved the entire project. Hans also was willing to answer questions for an interview for my blog. Here it is:. How long have you been smoking pipe? And hon...
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Vintage Dunhill tobacco made in… Germany!? |
https://dutchpipesmoker.wordpress.com/2014/10/11/vintage-dunhill-tobacco-made-in-germany
Vintage Dunhill tobacco made in… Germany! Without much thinking I happily put both acquisitions in my tobacco-closet. Freunde Der Tabakpfeife forum. Some months ago I was going through my vintage tobacco stash, looking for something I can’t remember, when I saw the old London Mixture tin again. I took a better look at it and suddenly my eye fell upon a sentence at the downside: Hergestellt In Deutschland. What! Advertisement of German made Dunhill tobaccos. I read more about Von Eicken. Tobacco in German...
