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Robert Lewis - Tree Mixture 50g
Like the smell of tree sap
This is such a nice smoke. Very slightly sweet in a way which evokes a pine forest after a rain. The tobacco has a hint sent of stick evergreen pine sap, that you'd get on your fingers as a kid when you played with fresh needles. Or like the smile of a sticky pinecone help close to your nose. The smoke is warm and a cool smoke let's you taste what I think is pine tree. As I smoke, I imagine myself in the mountain ranges of Colorado just sitting by a cool water creek and listening to the quiet next to my cabin.

Cornell & Diehl - Mississippi Mud 8oz
This stuff is sooooo good!
If Baby Jesus smoked a pipe, one of the Wise Men from the East would have brought Mississippi Mud. Best advice for Mississippi Mud- don't smoke it out of the can. Instead, lay out your tobacco and let it dry for a few days until it is dry enough that you can crumble the ribbon. When the tobacco is very dry, the smoke of the leaf and all its nuanced flavors really come through. Right out of the can smells nice, but it's too oily. The coating of oil in the mouth, from the smoke, is tasty, but the aroma of the leaf smoke itself does not come through. Honestly, dry this out before you pack a bowl. Then buy a tin for your mother or grandmother. This stuff is great.

G. L. Pease - Odyssey 8oz
DELICIOUS
I smoked my entire can in a month. I was sad when I packed my last bowl of Odyssey. As soon as I was down to the bottom of the tin, I ordered more.

Peterson - Balkan Mixture 50g
Great Balkan
I like to keep a tin of this in my carry pack. For Balkan lovers, this is a must have.

Cornell & Diehl - Habana Daydream 8oz
Great for a Cigar experience
It does taste like a good cigar. It's a good tobacco for people moving into pipe smoking from cigars or for pipe smokers who want the cigar taste. Makes for a nice morning smoke.

Molina - Barasso Smooth Blue (C1387) (9mm)
The color is a wrap
The pipe smokes well. But I did not like how the bowl is colored. I normally don't buy colored pipes, and I regret buying this one. Keep in mind, I smoke 'hot.' The pain seems to be a coating or wrap. The heat from the bowl caused the color coat to bubble and tear open in places, resulting in a damaged look of the paint. Perhaps this pipe would be just fine for smokers who sip their smoke, as their bowls do not get as hot when sipping. While I am a big fan of Molina pipes, this one DOES smoke well. As a hot smoker, avoid colored bowls.

Molina - Zebrano Smooth (N2P) (9mm)
One of my favorite pipes.
Nice thick wall stays cool as you smoke, which is important as it's heavy and needs to be held as you smoke. Smooth polish is great to the touch. Too big to carry in my travel pouches, but it makes for a great pipe at home.

Molina - Barasso Sandblasted Black (C1387) (9mm)
Smokes great
I'm a fan of Molina pipes. I think they are just as good as more expensive briar pipes. Great bowl for extended smokes and the right size to fit in my carry pouch.

Missouri Meerschaum - Royal Red Patriot Bent
Smokes well
I ordered two of these pipes. It's light and easy to carry. The crown had me hesitate as I was concerned about a 'Popeye-look' when I smoke. But I get compliments on the pipe. I appreciate the crown as it is convenient to hold as I smoke (as a corncob can get hot). Sadly, one of the pipes I bought burned through the wall of the bowl. But that tends to happen with some corncobs, especially as I tend to smoke 'hot' and I break in bowls by just smoking them. Perhaps if I 'broke in' the bowl by coating the chamber with yogurt or honey, I could have avoided the burn through. That said, the second bowl smokes just fine.

Missouri Meerschaum - Cornell & Diehl Charles Towne Cobbler
Good pipe
Light to clench. Easy to pack and easy to clean. Attractive look. Great walking pipe and easy to carry.

Drucquer & Sons - Levant Mixture 100g
Excellent evening smoke
I love this mixture. A great oriental mix. Complex, rich, oily mouthfeel (which I love). This was so good to taste. Has a strong smoke that my sister didn't particularly appreciate, but I love it. I highly recommend this for anyone who enjoys a nice, long smoke on a cool evening.

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