Querido Vito, finalmente me hice de un e-cigarette es el CE6. El costo del cigarrillo fue de $150, aguanta 300 cargas y dura entre 1 y 2 días con 2 horas de carga con su respectivo adaptador. Lo venden en Rivadavia y Miró en una comercio de electrónicos, mas datos no tengo, pues mi amigo no recordaba la dirección, solamente sabe ir.

Vito, querido!, siempre haciendo punta, brindo por ello!
Te cuento y les cuento al resto de los coforistas que he probado el cigarrillo electrónico, aunque también he tomado contacto, gracias a ti, que existe la pipa electrónica, en fin, lo mismo con forma de pipa, el punto es que en dichas oportunidades (probar el cigarrillo electrónico) me ha dejado un gusto entre vainilla, o como eran antes los edulcorantes entre pasado de dulce y metálico, nada agradable al punto de no tener interés de entretenerme con ello.
Hice una consulta, gracias a ti también en un grupo llamado La Gran Obra, aparentemente serio, que se dedican a vender todos los componentes para armar cada uno su propio chimichurri y me dijeron que si las proporciones son las indicadas y los productos que corresponden eso no debería ocurrir.

La semana pasada un amigo que compró uno en los EE.UU. me hizo probar un gusto nuevo y para mi buena sorpresa me informó que el producto que compra es uno importado que se vendería aquí llamado Liqua, el cual como mencioné no deja sabor alguno a vainilla, ni dulzón ni metálico.

Espero sea de vuestra ayuda, un abrazo para todos!

Estimados amigos, para la mañana de hoy, nada mejor que una pipa de choclo, las cuales suelen ser económicas, principalmente si las traen de afuera. Garantízan una fumada suave y semidulzona 

Pueden hacerla ustedes con un choclo sin cocinar y una navaja, y una bombilla de caña lo que nos brindará una fumada fresca, mas suave y dulce.

Aquí, les dejo un link que explica como hacerla, éxitos y buena fumada
A Self Handmade Corn Cob or Maize Cob Pipe
http://www.crealotumismo.com/2008/02/08/como-construir-una-pipa-con-un-choclo/
cualquier duda, no dejen de preguntar

Para la mañana de hoy se ofrecieron una Falcon que es una pipa de metal con cazoleta de brezo y boquilla de baquelita muy populares en los ´70s, son livianas y prácticas que dan siempre buena fumada, para navegar, leer y pasear vienen bien. No le saqué foto de todas maneras esta que subo es una copia exacta a la mía. El tabaco es una mezcla Balkan o balcánica muy rica, suave a base de latakia vienen en lata de 100 o 150 grs. aquí su costo es algo excesivo pero no siendo una única opción da para varios meses; $650.-

Cuantas veces realizando tareas en el hogar, cortando alguna verdura, trabajando con algún metal, vidrio, etc. nos cortamos un dedo, por ejemplo o nos rozamos una rodilla, para ello:

Conozco dos cicatrizantes:
1) el azúcar blanca, tal vez, no tan natural pero formidable
Una versión muy buena es la impalpable se adhiere mejor, pero no es necesario que sea en esas condiciones, la cual no es necesario comprar pues basta licuar azúcar y voilà, ya tenemos azúcar impalpable!

La otra es la cáscara intermedia de la cebolla, aquella se se encuentra entre la cáscara marrón y la pulpa, que es de color algo menos blanca y que se podría comer sino fuera por que es dura debido a su fibrosidad, se coloca sobre la cortadura y corta la hemorragia prontamente.

Y como siempre, no duden en consultar con un médico

Un tabaco Va/Bu/La, es decir Virginia-Burley-Latakia, suave y con presencia en la boca, no pica y con un retrogusto muy agradable, una mezcla inglesa muy aceptable, no se si se consigue en el país, mas tabacos de estas características cuesta en el país alrededor de $160/$180 el pouch de 50 grs.
Para el que deseé hondear un poco más:



Folks, this concoction pays fine tribute to the wonders of Latakia used sparingly, in harmony with other leaves. Unlike the above reviewer, I found this blend demure in its leathery presentation. The tin aroma is somewhat balkan in its pungency, rather more sour than sweet. I am not usually a burley fan, but I found it kept a low profile here, content to allow the virginias to sing tenor while the dark leaf played a humble basso profundo. I detect some sort of casing here, albeit slight. This tabak is blended in Germany for McLintock and Germans cannot seem to leave a blend uncased. That said, it is not offensive. The mixture requires a good airing prior to enjoyment and did not seem to prefer any particular size of bowl. The above may seem to indicate that this was a rather "ho-hum" affair, but it is not so. Having worked through a tin in short order lead to purchasing several more as I am delighted with its complexity and ease on my palate. If ever a dark blend could be referred to as "refreshing", my money is on this treasure. 12/28/04--had placed the contents of 5 tins into a jar and let sit since may. Am currently enjoying now. Go find some.

5 people found this review helpful.

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Bigdadz (34)   2008-12-02   
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Medium   Mild   Mild to Medium   Pleasant to Tolerable
Patrick from Blatter and Blatter recommended this blend when I mentioned my liking for Latakia. A rectangular tin with a pipe rest molded in the lid, quite attractive. As I opened it, an exotic smokey aroma hit my nostrils, reminiscent of a middle-eastern desert camp fire.

The cut is very fine and easy to load in any pipe, but such a fine cut leads to the tobacco drying out faster

No troubles lighting and burned with minimal if not any relights. The blend also contains Virgina and Burley, a combination complimenting the main star: Latakia.

After smoking several tins of the blend over the years, I no longer enjoy it. I detect a topping of some sort, which can be distracting. I can see how some would enjoy it, but I personally find that it lacks complexity and depth.

4 people found this review helpful.

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sasha (228)   2005-10-24   
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Finally, a true great Continental Europe English blend! It's made in Germany, but it doesn't resemble the classic production of that land, though I could detect a slight casing. Upon opening the (very nice) tin, you find the tobacco into a plastic bag, which helps keeping the moisture at a fine level. The cut is a medium ribbon which together with the moisture level makes packing and lighting an easy task. The big flavour starts to develop from the very first match, with the great latakia always in great evidence, while the Virginia provides the medium body and a little sweetness; the burley rounds it all with its nutty flavour. As far as burning goes, well, it's a marvel: easy, even, cool, it leaves just fine, white ash at the bottom of the bowl. Highly recommended.

4 people found this review helpful.

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Calamiti (26)   2016-02-27   
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I bought six pouches of this blend with the only purpose to get an idea on what Syrian Latakia, the now vanished weed, is. Well, now I have learnt it's milder and weaker than the Cyprian variety but it's aroma is slightly more complex, it reminds rather of incenses than of campfire and gives more pleasant room note.

To be honest I don't feel I'm loosing too much because of the scarcity and unavailability of Syrian Latakia on the market. Nothing special in it, and I won't search for more.

The blend is sort of weird. It looks and smells like an English blend but actually it isn't one. Burley-front base, cased in some typical German casing-juices, topped with an uncommon sort of Latakia all make a blend that has just a superficial similarity to an English/Balkan mix. It's a mix in its own right and I'd rather classify it within continental semi-aromatics sprinkled with exotic spice tobaccos.

Totally smokable, not offensive, very mild (actually, too mild , in my opinion) Must try if you want an introduction into Syrian Latakia. Other than that me personally see little interest in this particular blend.

Pipe Used: Comoy's Tradition Zulu

Age When Smoked: 1

3 people found this review helpful.

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StevieB (944)   2014-05-22   
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Medium   None Detected   Very Full   Very Pleasant
Syrian Latakia . The unlit mix has a supreme smokey aroma emanating from the Latakia . It is of a brilliant moistness too , so once filled it takes to the flame very easily . The flavour of this is a total delight , you get the Virginia "hay" note with an amazing smokiness from the Latakia . If you are the type of smoker who has a predilection to inhale the smoke then this will suit you as it is a very soft and silky smoke with a great nicotine content (about Squadron Leader level) . As this burns on the smokey flavour does not dissipate any at all , staying prodigious for the whole pipe . Room note is very "classic" and takes you back to the 1800's ! This is going straight into my favorites .... superb !

Pipe Used: Butz Choquin

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: Smoke King

3 people found this review helpful.

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PHOBOS (9)   2010-04-23   
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Mild to Medium   Very Mild   Medium to Full   Pleasant to Tolerable
WOW...A great...great pipe tobacco. The best Syrian Latakia Blend that I smoked in my life.Deliciously DELICIOUS.You MUST prove it.

3 people found this review helpful.

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smoking-rob (75)   2008-05-22   
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What sets this blend apart from so many other Latakia mixtures is the fact that Syrian Latakia is used, and this is very different to the more common Cypres variety. For one thing, the nicotine content of Syrian is much higher than Cyprian and this shows in the kick this fine blend delivers! The taste is different too, being less leathery/smoky and more aromatic for that matter. I recently bought for tins of this blend and those tins were just flat, no pipe indent in the lid. I feel this is an excellent Latakia mixture that is subtly sweet, smokey and just wholly delicious!

3 people found this review helpful.

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Pipe Dreamer (1)   2007-02-15   
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Medium   None Detected   Medium to Full   Strong
I love this stuff. Volumes of smoky rich taste. As a cigar smoker I have been wondering if I could find the same bliss with a pipe. I have tried many four star blends and this is my favorite so far....But I can't find any! Anyone know where it is sold or if it has a different name in bulk?

3 people found this review helpful.

Para la labor de hoy por la mañana se ofreció una pipa de Espuma de Mar con boquilla simil ambar, la cual fuma muy bien, es liviana, no calienta y junta poca humedad para este tipo de pipas, a diferencia de las de madera.

El tabaco es Da Vinci el cual pueden consultar mas abajo en un hilo con una labor anterior en una Peterson Aran

Conocido también como sepiolita, es un mineral del grupo VIII (Filosilicatos), según la clasificación de Strunz de fórmula química Mg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O. Cristaliza en sistema ortorrómbico y posee una dureza de 2 en la Escala de Mohs. Presenta fractura concoidea, exfoliación ausente, brillo opaco y raya blanca.

Conocido también con el nombre alemán Meerschaum ("espuma de mar"), este mineral fibroso posee unas características físicas que lo hacen muy adecuado para el labrado de figuras y objetos ornamentales, actividad que se ha llevado a cabo con gran destreza en algunos de los países en los que se encuentran los yacimientos más importantes. Sin embargo, como piedra preciosa tiene un valor relativamente bajo debido a su escasa dureza.

Se hacen pipas con tallas maravillosas, verdaderas obras de arte.

El día de hoy ha tocado una labor con Carter Hall en una pipa española marca Ena de shape Bent Bulldog. Este aromático está compuesto de burley, virginia, chocolate y bourbon, suave, semidulce, de corte Ribbon algo mas delgado que un Ready Rubbed, ideal para todo el día, huele rico y nos es agresivo al paladar, si no se lo apura se mantiene indemne de principio a fin. Para aquellos que deseen saber mas, aquí un review:

40 years ago I tried this blend and hated it. I wasn't ready for burley blends. Except for my occasional SWRA forays, my reluctance for smoking OTCs since then was hard to break. Recently, I decided to try it again. It's a bit nutty, with a mild chocolate, and a little molasses, along with a light bourbon topping. The toppings do weaken a tad toward the finish, and the natural tobacco flavors become more obvious. The nic-hit is mild. It burns cool and evenly, doesn't need to be relit much, packs very easily, with a very pleasant after taste. Leaves just a little moisture in the bowl. It goes well with any drink you choose. Some people kind of look askance at the thought of smoking an OTC. Don't expect more from it than it's meant to be, and you will enjoy it. There are more expensive burley blends and some of them are better than this, but for the price and convenience and taste, it's worth being in your rotation if you like burleys.

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My 90 year old pipesmoking mentor smokes this blend exclusively. He will accept tins of the high-dollar tobacco that I sometimes bring him, and smoke them, but a few months later when I stop by for a visit, there's a can of Carter Hall sitting beside his easy chair, open and ready for the next fill of the pipe.

My friend is a pipesmoker like the old men I remember from my youth. He gets his pipes from Wal Mart and smokes them till they "wear out," and then buys some more. No fancy tobacco jars, no special packing technique, just a dip, a push of the thumb and light 'er up, tamp once and relax.

And so I like this blend. Not only because my pipesmoking friend smokes it, but I like the way CH packs, lights, burns steady and without too much fuss. I inhale occasionally and the draw feels good. This blend is just steady and unpretentious, like my friend, and I know I'll always have a tub of this on hand. Whenever I leave after a visit, the old pipesmoker says, "Load up a bowl before you go." That's the way I think of Carter Hall, easy-going and always ready with a kind offer of a good smoke.


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This is an affordable gem. Carter Hall has a slighty nutty, faintly sweet taste that stays consistent throughout the bowl. There is nothing complex about this tobacco, which is a good thing. Sometimes simple is good. A bowl of CH in a cob is one of life's simple treasures.


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Let me start off by saying that when I first started smoking a pipe when I was 18 I tried to get things that 'smelled good'. You know the stuff, cherries, vanilla, etc. Later, I found my way to more tobacco-tasting tobaccos and by the time I was 19 I was working in the local tobacconist/pipeshop and dismissed the 'drugstore' blends from which I had graduated as cheap stuff, not worthy of my pipes.

Well, I'm older now and I hope that I am more mature. I am willing to confess my errors. Coming back to the pipe after 20 years of cigarettes, I just couldn't find my way back to an English type, tobacco tasting, all day, every day kinda smoke. Then I read the reviews here for Carter Hall. My smoking life has changed and I have learned something in the process.

Carter Hall is not fancy. It is about as 'plain-Jane' as you can get. It is just burley with a sprinkling of virginia flake. It is monochromatic; doesn't change much as you smoke it. But it burns to the bottom of the bowl without too much fuss and it burns to a fine white ash with no bits of charcoal left in the bottom of the pipe. It provides enough nicotine for this one to kick the cigs. And, while not an aromatic, no one seems to run away screaming because of the malodorous fumes emanating from the general direction of my smoldering Peterson. By itself, this is a good quality 'baccy' and its simplicity and straightforwardness are to be appreciated as such.

It is, as has been mentioned, probably the best pipeweed for breaking in a new pipe. Even smoking 1/2 pipes full initially, I have always had a difficult time caking up the bottom of the bowl. Not with Carter Hall. A good 4-6 smokes at half full and you are on your way to a nice cake down there.

Because of its rather neutral character, it is wonderful for taming down a blend that just isn't right, somehow. The addition of a little CH doesn't change the tast much and tones down strong flavors and bitey-ness. It is also great for working the ghosts of other blends out of your pipes.

Having said that this blend is great on its own, and it is, I have also experiemted using it as a base for some blending. Because of its nice easy, gentle burning qualities, it proves a good base for other things so as to give me a bit of variety. Variety is necessary in some things. (You don't eat the same thing for dinner every night do you?)

I can't say enough good things about this tobacco. If you haven't tried it, you should. It's plain and simple, true. But, there is value in the plain and simple. Give it a go.



I am often asked if I have a favorite "Drug Store" type blend. I always answer quickly that "yes, I do and it's Carter Hall." In fact, Carter Hall is a blend I smoke at least twice a day and is a wonderful tobacco to smoke late in the evening before calling it quits. Carter Hall is probably the most impressive of all the "drug store" blends I have tried because it tastes like tobacco without fruity casing, and has some strength to it. The Burley is top-shelf and provides a no-nonsense tobacco taste.

This tobacco is bite free and I doubt that even Thomas the Tank Engine could puff this stuff up into the hot zone. It also has some kind of component that makes the ash adhere to the walls of your pipe, thus, aids the caking process in new pipes.

Muchas gracias, Don Alfredo, acepto su invitación en un día fresco y a puro sol.

Para esta mañana se han ofrecido un tabaco muy rico como el Da Vinci de Dan Tobacco, en una Peterson Aran, que fuma muy bien.

Aquí, el review para los que deseen:

Brand: Dan Tobacco
Blended By: Dan Tobacco
Blend Type: Aromatic
Contents:   Black Cavendish, Virginia
Flavoring:   Alcohol / Liquor
Cut:   Ribbon
Packaging:   50g Tin
Country: DE
Where to Buy   SmokingPipes.com
Strength
Mild
Flavoring
Medium
Taste
Mild to Medium
Room Note
Very Pleasant
Favorite Of 4 Users

Mild   Medium   Mild to Medium   Pleasant

This is an excellent blend. Nothing to compare with Cellini's stuff which I don't like. The tuscany wine is an invention, however the Da Vinci by Dan is simply a great smoke. If you like aromatics such as Blue Note, Sweet vanilla, Autumn Evening, WO Larsen Vintage etc. (all of them first class aromatics, to me) you simply cannot miss the Da Vinci. After many tins, I always find myself amazed by how good the aroma and smell of this blend is. It is well balanced, and it deserves 5 stars with no reserve. Aromatics are like cakes: there's not a "best" one, however you should know the best of all kind, and refuse second choice blends. This is first quality, and it is a bit expensive unfortunately.

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Being a friend of the Aromatics, I had ordered this blend from Dan Pipe together with a few others on the strength of previous reviews. So far, Dan Tobacco had not let me down. Unfortunately, however, they did so this time around.

The tobacco comes in nice, wide ribbons, with VA and Black Cavendish being foremost. I bought a pouch, and the aroma after breaking the seal was absolutely delicious. So I stuffed a pipe and let the adventure begin.

Not much of an adventure there, though. The much-advertised wine is noticeable and gives the smoke a nice, dry note. Right after lighting, it seems overwhelming for a few puffs, then gives way to a winey, dry taste and aroma. The 'baccy burns down gently and nicely as delivered.

The bad news is that I'm not certain that I was smoking tobacco. It could have been flavoured hay or maybe coloured paper. There is almost no taste (except for that nice winey note), and the room aroma vanishes almost before it develops. The entire thing absolutely lacks any punch; at times I felt like I was sucking hot air instead of tobacco smoke.

It's mild. It's mellow. If you crave that in an Aromatic, go for it. Me, I'm decidedly underwhelmed and won't buy this blend again.

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One of the few aromatics that you can actually taste. Whether the taste is wine or not is debatable but the pouch smell is superb and the smoke flavor on the tongue pairs nicely. Indeed everyone nearby appreciates the smell, but even so, the one with the pipe gets the true experience. Very unique blend and flavor worth trying at least once to see how you like it.

Para fin de mes, aproximandamente estaré recibiendo estas pipas:

Peterson 312 S, tiene el mismo shape que la 314 S pero de mayor tamaño
Espuma de Mar lisa
Dr Boston (Butz Choquin)
Amphora
BC a Metz, una maravilla
y una joyita , una BC Maitre Pipier Extra, esta pipa es lo de más alta gama que fabrica Butz Choquin

Y por último unos tabaquillos ricos, como el Carter Hall que es suave y dulce

Si logro resolver descular la cuestión de las fotos las subiré sino en internet las podrán ver

Estimados amigos, colocaré la colección, no se si tengo las fotos de todas pero seguramente será la mayoría de ellas, si quieren hacer lo mismo lo pueden hacer aquí o en un hilo nuevo, como deseen.
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Para el día de hoy se ofreció para una labor matutina una Perterson 314 S de corte Bent y boquilla de baquelita, la cual fuma muy bien, liviana como para llevarla en la boca o bien sostenerla con la mano.

Para hoy se ha ofrecido un tabaco rico, suave, dulce y bien aromático, alicorado de buen aroma en el ambiente y sedoso al paladar de la marca Peterson, no se si se vende en el país, si bien han ingresado ahora mucha variedad que con tiempo espero poder compartir con todos vosotros. La pipa es una Peterson 314 Standard Bent que fuma muy bien. Si el tabaco estuviera en el país costaría $330 que es lo que cuestan otras de la misma empresa

Buen día, Manolo, Amparo!, un gusto encontrarlos Don Vito y Don Mariosi, gracias por la invitación suya y acepto un café con leche con tostadas de pan casero en la mesa que se formó en la ventana y cerca de la salamandra que de la que se escucha el lento crepitar de la madera mientras el aroma a madera asoma a través de ella

El Clan Aromatic es como el Éxeter aquí, no por que se parezcan sino por que es un tabaco popular que todos fuman en Europa sin importar cuan excelso sea el paladar de cada uno o con que pipa costosa lo hagan.

También, se lo conoce como Clan verde porque hay uno colorado o algo rosado y un tercero que no recuerdo.
Conviene fumarlo despacio por que es mordedor dejando la boca casacada. El resto leer el review que mejor lo explica:

Black Cavendish, Burley, Cavendish, Kentucky, Maryland, Oriental/Turkish, Perique, Virginia
Flavoring   Alcohol / Liquor, Other / Misc
Cut   Shag
Packaging   50g Pouch
Country   DK
Production   Currently available
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Mild
Flavoring
Mild to Medium
Taste
Mild to Medium
Room Note
Pleasant
Favorite Of 5 Users

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DrDyson (120)   2009-09-19   
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Mild   Medium to Strong   Mild to Medium   Strong
Clan was a kind of gimmick tobacco back in the 1960s, mainly because of its odd and distinctive room note. In those days, no one had ever come across anything like it, and (along with Holland House) it enjoyed considerable popularity for a while, if only as an oddity. My then girlfriend loved it, and virtually insisted that I smoke it. In a certain sense it was (I think, looking back) a young man's tobacco: you smoked it if you wanted to smoke a pipe but wanted also to distance yourself from the St Bruno-smoking old codgers.

Clan still has its devotees, even in a world so full of exotic tastes and smells. It's cheap and cheerful, at any rate (once upon a time it was relatively pricey). It certainly isn't 'cool and slow burning', though. Even smoked slowly it's very hot and quickly gone, and it will certainly barbecue the beginner's tongue. You either like the room note or you don't (it isn't as pronounced these days as it used to be). I don't, and I find Clan far too hot to be enjoyable. It would be interesting to know what the '14 different tobaccos' are. The name and packet design seem intended to suggest that Clan has a Scottish character of some kind. I wonder why?

Worth a try, I guess, like everything else; but not recommended: too dry, too hot, too odd and bland in flavour. It's a tobacco that, to my mind, is all negatives and no positives, and I can't imagine why anybody likes it; I'd rather bite off one of my own fingers than smoke it again. To my taste, at least, Clan is horrible stuff.

Why, I wonder, do supermarket brands like this, mediocre or worse, become and stay popular enough to BE supermarket brands, available everywhere, whereas first-rate tobaccos are so hard to come by outside specialist tobacconists, and so often cease production? A deep question of economics, this.

Purchased From: Available more or less anywhere

Similar Blends: Similar to Holland House; but HH is far superior..

17 people found this review helpful.

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Causeway (4)   2013-06-14   
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The horrors of Clan are well-documented on this site. To repeat what is often said: it has no redeeming qualities whatsoever. It is a tobacco dreamed up by a cigarette smoker who is making a bad guess at the pipe-smoking experience. If you're reading, it's not even close, my friend.

It is often said that over-the-counter brands rely heavily on casings for effect and flavour. In Clan the casing is napalm, and the flavour is fire. It will burn your pipe, your fingers, your tongue; and it will probably toast the roof of your mouth if you're foolish enough to persist in smoking it.

Smoked in a pipe it is not really possible to differentiate between the different types of tobacco blended to make Clan; mainly because the pipe quickly becomes a fire tunnel. By rolling Clan in a cigarette it becomes possible to taste a variety of flavours. However, they do not mix well together - there's no subtlety or art in the blending; and the tobacco does not have a defining moment. Another major problem is that Clan appears to have no discernible nicotine hit, so as both pipe and cigarette tobacco it fails... it fails in every way.

It is mild enough because it tastes of nothing; its room note appears non-existent. I smoked it in three pipes - a 1980s Dunhill Bruyere, a 19th century Mahogany Meerschaum, and a no-name pipe. The Meerschaum gave me the best experience because I was able to sip. It didn't improve much, but at least I was aware I was smoking something other than the napalm casing.

Clan is still sold in supermarkets in the UK - it is almost always dried out because it has been sitting on the shelf for so long. I felt I wasn't giving the tobacco a fair chance without attempting to re-hydrate it; unfortunately any attempt to re-hydrate it results in it tasting even worse. I'm sure there is a way of reviving this tobacco by adding something innocuous - a slice of orange peel, or a potato peeling. Unfortunately I don't have the money to throw away on experimenting.

I've seen this tobacco referred to as cheap. In the UK, because of taxes, there is no such thing as a cheap tobacco - a bad pouch of Clan will cost you as much as a beautiful pouch of St Bruno. In such a situation you would think Clan would have been withdrawn a long time ago; yet it persists; staring sullenly at me across the tobacco counter, and every so often I answer its gaze by buying it, thinking I might be rewarded for my audacity. But every time it disappoints.

Not at all recommended. Not at all. Still, I feel reluctant to be so honest - if only because I fear Clan will be withdrawn from supermarkets and we'll find out afterwards, too late, that if only we'd crumbled some essence of cobweb into the pouch it would have become a world-class smoke. But I doubt it.

I doubt Clan very much.

10 people found this review helpful.

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dugistheking (1)   2013-01-04   
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Medium   Mild to Medium   Mild to Medium   Pleasant
Hello All, I am new to pipe smoking - 28 years old. Being smoking lightly for 6 months now. First of all I love the smell of CLAN due to my father smoking it for over 40 years. That's all he ever smokes. From the moment you open the well dressed packing, you are to enjoy a lovely aromatic mild smell. The very fact it has 14 different tobaccos I find rather exciting. Im no experienced pipe smoker but I find clan easy to pack my pipe. Just 3 pinches , gently pressed and im ready to light. The tobacco seems light and comes apart easily. The smell in the packet is lovely but the real joy comes when you smoke it. I find clan lights easily (only requiring one light after the first "false light"). I can often smoke a whole bowl without relighting - about 15-20 minutes. Clan is also good for relighting a bowl over a period of 2-3 times in a day for example. The biggest issue I find is clan burns very quickly and hot compared to other tobaccos I have tried (only 2-3 others ). My advise is to enjoy slowly otherwise you will get a sharp tongue bite. When I smoke clan I get lovely childhood memories of summers days, cold winters, all with the smell of clan reminding me of those occasions. All in all, I think CLAN is a lovely , mild aromatic smoke, to be enjoyed by both new and old pipe smokers. I hope this review was helpful! One trick my dad taught me the other week (first time we smoked together!) was when your pipe is getting dim, put two fingers over the bowl briefly and puff a few times. This act like when you put a fold of paper over a fire place - the air is dragged through and ignites the tobacco - a perfectly lit pipe again!

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Terrigar (5)   2013-06-26   
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Mild to Medium   Medium   Medium   Pleasant
Okay, I'm gonna get caned for this but I kinda like this stuff. Every now and again it's nice to smoke an aromatic. I usually don't but what the heck. I get fruity kind of soft boozy flavours from this and a kinda coconutty finish. Plenty of smoke and smokes all the way down, very little dottle. I don't get any tongue burn even if I lean on it a little, if you really puff it'll probably bite but most stuff does. All in all, something I like now and again.

5 people found this review helpful.

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Granny Smith (23)   2014-11-09   
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Mild to Medium   Mild to Medium   Mild   Very Pleasant
This tobacco is not as bad as people make out, though it's certainly not my fravourite blend. But it is available in most UK shops - my OTC tobacco of choice is Condor followed by St. Bruno though I will pick up clan from time to time. It is distinctive for its aroma which leaves an enjoyable room note and when smoked carefully it releaes a lot of flavour - whiskey being one of the flavours I detect. Though Clan can bite of smoked too quickly which is perhaps why it gets so many negative reviews. I couldn't smoke this full time as I tend to enjoy more earthy tobaccos like the excellent Old Dark Fired or Virginnia Flake but I'll certainly puff on Clan from time to time. As an aromatic I think it's quite good and doesn't deserve all the negative reviews. As a young inexperienced pipe smoker this was my brand of choice but these days, having explored the range of better tobaccos out there, I tend to indulge in Clan very rarely. It's still far from shit though and offers a reasonable fix of Vitamin N.

Pipe Used: Falcon limited edition white tip

Age When Smoked: three months old

Purchased From: Tesco

Similar Blends: Holland House Aromatic.

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Lord Clam (5)   2013-05-02   
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Mild   Mild to Medium   Mild to Medium   Pleasant
It may be unfashionable to like mild, light, wife friendly blends but I am really enjoying Clan. It smells like sherry or whisky in the pouch, more accurately like sherry casked whisky.

It is very dry, and smokes like a furnace, but has wonderful floral notes with a hint of alcohol and spice. Steady nicotine hit and a pleasant room note. It is a nice accompaniment to food, booze or coffe/tea because it doesn't drown everything else out like stronger tobaccos.

A nice, all - round everyday smoke with enough to please the expert or the novice. A pleasant surprise and well worth the money!

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ROMMER (17)   2007-09-03   
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Medium to Strong   Medium to Strong   Very Full   Pleasant
Okay folks, here I am again updating my opinion of Clan and not only giving it 4 stars but also letting you all know why this underrated beauty is now my holy grain of all smokes.

Reason 1: Clans flavor is unlike any other pipe tobacco out there, it is utterly unique. Unlike Condor / St Bruno and most other English blends it misses out on the soapy overtones and instead tastes a lot like burnt toast with a herbal undertone...

Reason 2: However it is what Clan does to the pipe that overshadows the taste. Smoke Clan in any pipe and it immediately becomes a CLAN pipe. This stuff literally clings to the pipe and flavors it. Here is a true story. My grandfather (g.r.h.s) passed away over 10 years ago and I inherited his old pipe. Nothing grand, just an old Alco system pipe. I had not seen him smoke that pipe for at least 10 years prior to his death and yes, even after 20 years the pipe smelt of Clan. Not many tobaccos are that individual. Clan however is one of them. If you become a Clan smoker so do your pipes and after many bowls the taste just gets stronger and stronger. But how about the burn...

Reason 3: Some time ago now I gave up pipe smoking, yes prior to finding Clan I became utterly fed up with badly burning tobaccos, tobaccos that were wet and nasty, tobaccos that were expensive and useless. Clan however saved the day because imo it burns with the greatest ease of any tobacco in the world. It is never to wet when purchased and if you have any trouble at all just let it stand in the air for a few hours. It nearly always smokes away to a fine dust and is neither hot or fast burning. With Clan in the pipe you can smoke those pipes that you though were poor smokers, the stuff is made for the pipe.But again...

Reason 4: Smoking Clan is rebellious because most people try it once and give up, they never allow time to understand the tobaccos complexities. Those of us that smoke Clan are in a way the monority and thats a good poition to be in. Who wants to be just another St Bruno nut when he can be a Clan compadre!

Reason 5:The roots of Scandinavian Tobacco Group stretch to more than 200 years ago, when the three Danish tobacco dynasties, Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker, Copenhagen (founded 1750), C.W. Obel, Aalborg (1787) and R. Færchs Fabrikker, Holstebro (1869), launched their first products.

Say no more. Clan goes back donkeys years. I love it and I hope you will. If you dont then you can always send me your unwated tins and I will put them to good use

Thanks for reading.

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ilDominante (11)   2004-02-01   
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Medium   Medium to Strong   Full   Very Pleasant
I think there is a big misconception about both Clan and Flying Dutchman. Both blends, in their pure and fresh state are very pleasant, especially if you prefer aromatic tobaccos. The problem is that recently bad batches of both pipeweeds ended up on the shelves of European tobacconists (these blends don't make it overseas in the US for conventions of some sort). Bad batches meaning that the tobaccos are dry like hay, and thus when smoked not only lose their fragrances and complexities, but often burn one's tongue. I just bought a pack of each in Venice, and rediscovered the old Clan and Flying Dutchman which I used to smoke about 10 years ago. The tobacco was moist as it is supposed to be and lent itself for a very pleasant smoke. Indeed one can enjoy the oriental notes that Niemeyer cites in the description of both weeds. The Cavendish is very evident. Those bad batches must have been mishandled or let dry on the shelves, for finally I have been able to taste again the true form of these tobaccos which are indeed very pleasant even to the discerning smoker.

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artielon (6)   2014-05-22   
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Mild to Medium   Medium   Medium   Pleasant
I wet a couple of pipe cleaners and seal them in the pouch for 12 hours (and whenever it gets too dry) because it´s usually too dry and biting otherwise. It improves the characteristics (coolness, burning) and overall taste considerably. I find no big difference to more expensive brands and its availability is a plus.

Pipe Used: Falcon Coolway with filter

Age When Smoked: relatively fresh

Purchased From: R-kioski, Finland

Similar Blends: Ashton Rainy Day.

3 people found this review helpful.

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BowHunter (12)   2010-05-05   
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Medium   Mild to Medium   Mild to Medium   Pleasant
First: I love EM, but..today, after years (I think more than 10) I bought again this tobacco. Clan. Most because it was my granfather and father tobacco, and also because I tried years before and I like the smell it leaves on pipes (of course pipes dedicated to aromatics).

I tried to smoke it very quietly, in relax and without strange worries. Kinda like "who cares about keeping lit, if it becomes too hot I'll let it go and cold down and then I'll re-lit"

wow! What a fresh and cool smoke! Not a single drop of wet, it smokes really dry, really nice aroma and good force.

Of course, be careful in filling the bowl and how do you smoke. If you are a hot smoker, bad taste is waiting for you.

In the end, very nice bowl, more than other famous aromatics and with a mildness grater than other "suggested" mixture, english or not.

Good.

For sure I'll smoke it again. It's a tobacco that wrote pipe history.

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Eulenburg (193)   2002-08-11   
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Mild   Mild to Medium   Mild   Pleasant
While the Dutch introduced tobacco cultivation to Java and Sumatra, what they grew there was essentially Virginia leaf, because only succulent, large-leafed tobacco can be grown in such a humid climate. The small-leafed tobacco from the Caucasus needs a more arid, more high-mountain kind of environment. It would rot under the Monsoon rain.

We call small-leafed tobacco "Oriental" because it comes from the Near East?not the Far East. The British call it "Turkish", because many of the lands where "Oriental/Turkish" tobaccos are grown were once part of the Turkish ["Ottoman"] Empire, even though the principal grower of these tobaccos nowadays tends to be Greece, which conquered its independence from the Ottoman sultans as long ago as the 1820s.

Clan is a typical Dutch-style Cavendish-processed blend: a wide variety of Virginia tobaccos pressed, steamed to open its pores, topped with a mild sweetening agent. It may then be blended with cased burley, to make it less biting, and because burley is much more receptive to flavouring sauces than Virginia. If any "Turkish" condimental tobacco is added, this is done with the object of avoiding a treacly feeling. A few leaves of Latakia or fire-cured Kentucky burley may be added to provide some body?not much, because mildness is the ideal in Dutch blending.

I swear I cannot tell the difference between CLAN and FLYING DUTCHMAN. There may not be any. In this category of classic aromatics, I prefer SAIL Yellow and AMPHORA Red. But there is a certain air de famille to all these Holland House Cavendish confections. They are beloved of mild-mannered patresfamilias all over Northern Europe.

(Because Americans tend to start their smoking careers with cheap, supermarket-sold, savagely-cased burley blends, they thereafter cast a prejudiced eye on all aromatic blends, once they feel they have "progressed" into "natural" blends. No such prejudice exists in Continental Europe, where quality aromatics are thought of as luxurious.)

Finally, one word of warning to believers in "aged" tobacco: beware of old aromatic tobacco. It does not age well at all. The casing agents go stale, and taste awful. Any "mediciny" taste in a Dutch blend probably means that the casing agents are beginning to go.

Like a stale lady's perfume, it is best avoided.

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Pipestud (1453)   2002-08-07   
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Mild to Medium   Very Mild   Mild to Medium   Pleasant
Seeing tantric's listing of this blend in the New Reviews section reminded me that I have never reviewed this blend although I smoked a pouch about a year ago. I scrambled for my diary to get out my notes (I have been keeping a personal tobacco review diary for about 25 years). Anyway, tantric's review pretty much sums up my feelings about this blend, except that I see no comparison at all between Clan and St. Bruno Flake.

Clan is indeed a finely shag cut tobacco. And boy, is it dry in the pouch -- indeed very similar to Flying Dutchman. It packs and burns well, and is a spicy son of a gun! I may be wrong, but I even detected a smidgen of latakia flavor in the smoke.

It can get steamy, so, have an ample supply of pipe cleaners. It can also be puffed up into the hot zone if not handled with care. All in all, an okay smoke, but I shall not ever smoke the stuff again.

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Dogglebird (1)   2016-01-24   
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Mild to Medium   Medium   Mild   Very Pleasant
I am neither young nor a beginner as a pipe smoker, but I have become accustomed to Clan. This is not a great classic for the connoisseur and it's not a tobacco I would want to smoke every day, but it does have a couple of big plusses for me. The first is that my missus loves the smell rather than complains about it(I'm banned from some of the stronger ones like Navy Rolls). The second is that it's gentle on the palate - you can light up at any time and enjoy a quick pipe while having a cup of tea, or while doing something else. I mostly smoke Dunhill Standard Mixture or Squadron leader, and this is a nice change - now and again.

Pipe Used: GBD - briar with Meerschaum lining

Age When Smoked: 58

Purchased From: Online

Similar Blends: Holland House.

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natibo (128)   2015-10-18   
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Medium   Medium   Medium   Tolerable
I tried this before reading the reviews and I was thinking to myself, I bet this is a beloved old European OTC blend. I found it had an unusual but pleasant taste and was quite satisfying.

Then I read the reviews! Boy to folks have this stuff. I must be in the minority. I am used to that as I am smarter and better looking than most people. Ha ha. I think it's a 2.5 start blend but am giving it three just to bump up its total score. Such haters.

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ruraldean (3)   2014-05-29   
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Mild   Mild to Medium   Mild to Medium   Pleasant
Well, I've read the reviews, which reflect entirely that one man's meat is another man's poison. I've not smoked Clan before, so this is based on about five bowls.

Yes, it can bite. It can really bite, but only if you suck on your pipe like a McDonald's milkshake. A gentle sipping releases far more than most have revealed in other reviews. There's a big vanilla hit, and the stuff does smell like Bird's Custard Powder in the bag, however, a little TLC coaxes a nice, buttery flavour, if a little thin, from the easily packed tobacco. This is a one light bowl. I don't even bother with a charring light, but slightly under fill the bowl , spark up and puff down to a wonderful fine white ash. I use an air-pocket method of packing, which definitely helps.

Overall, this doesn't scare me, it's inoffensive, and it's easy to get hold of. Somewhat recommended with a caution about over-drawing, unless pain is your friend.

Pipe Used: MM Cob

Age When Smoked: 58

Purchased From: Tesco

Similar Blends: Scotty's Butternut Burley (but with bite).

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silvatorres (5)   2013-02-20   
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Medium   Mild   Mild to Medium   Pleasant
This has been the first acceptable pipe tobacco i have bought since i got back to smoking pipe last month.

Since i'm new here and this is my very first review, and yes i have a rather short experience with pipe smoking. Nevertheless i shall share with everyone my experience, so you can take it in consideration if you are a starter, just like me.

I must confess that my first contact with Clan was at a local convenience store where i went looking for some tobacco to get back to pipe smoking. The owner told me Clan aromatic was one of his best selling brands - I must say it's package really got me for it's good looks.

I've been smoking Clan frequently now. At first it felt very strong and i got some tong bite, because of my lack of experience. It burns hot in my opinion, but as you smoke it regularly you start to understand how to best do it.

I've smoked it indoor and outdoor and feel quite pleased with it, making a good companion for reading.

I was hopping it would taste just like it smells, but it doesn't. Nevertheless today i can start to distinguish some of its flavors in the taste and aroma it releases.

Note: 23/02/2013 - Smoked after cleaning the pipe with some portuguese liquor called "Licor Beirão", tasted really sweet, and proved to be very tasty smoked that way.

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hamiltoncallum (3)   2013-02-15   
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Strong   Medium   Medium   Pleasant
I am a fan of St. Bruno, but not of Condor. If you recognise either of these, you may find familiar flavours in this brand.

It does smoke rather hot, which is cured with frequent sipping.

Nicotine is noticable, typical of such 'over-the-counter blends here in the UK.

In light of the extreme number of tobaccos used to produce this blend, on top of the added flavourings, this tobacco produces subtle, complex flavours.

You will not taste ALL, or even most of the tobaccos listed, but you will not be dissapointed nonetheless, particularly if you smoke aromatics.

On a personal note, I will not smoke this often, but have a (cheap) pipe dedicated to it.

I usually smoke Virginia flakes, St. Bruno, Irish XX(Black Bogey), Coniston Cut Plug, and various Balkan/English blends.

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TheGalwegian (3)   2012-12-27   
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Mild   Strong   Mild to Medium   Pleasant to Tolerable
Viewers will no doubt agree with my ratings up to the point of 'recommendation', where I deviate from the common opinion. Don't worry, I too find clan to smoke way too hot, to be a confused muddle of flavours and to bite like the devil's pet terrier, but I have just had a eureka moment (pipe smokers may say an 'epiphany').

Before Christmas I bought a pouch of the stuff, had all the old problems, but before leaving to visit my family I put two drops of peppermint oil in with it and left it back in the drawer. Upon returning (five days have passed) I found a completely reformed character!

The pouch smelled almost exactly like Murray mints, still lit nicely, but most importantly was an absolute JOY to smoke. Cool as you like, no bite, and the clusterfuck of flavours had transformed into beautiful complexity to be teased out a few at a time the whole way down the bowl.

This commonly available, dirt cheap blend I now hold up there with Samuel Gawith and Dunhill's aro's.

I've occasionally come across mention of peppermint used (in minute quantities) to 'cool' tobacco and reduce bite (one reviewer here went as far as to accuse SG's Squadron leader of being surreptitiously doped with the stuff on account of its mildness, as if it's a bad thing!), but the results here were astounding.

Try Clan, if you find the same problems as I did, consider the couple of drops. It may be the difference between a binned pouch and a fine smoke

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Stewiebob69 (7)   2010-11-04   
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Mild   Mild to Medium   Mild to Medium   Pleasant
I've been on another forum, and many people don't like Clan, but I find it very pleasurable if you smoke it right. I smoke it with my Mr Brog no47. This pipe has great, smooth air flow through the pipe (with it's 9mm filter), and as long as you lightly sip @ the pipe, the Clan tobacco burns slowly enough to release the flavours & taste to the bottom of the bowl. Just allow the smoke slowly roll over your tongue & into the olfactory senses in the nasal cavity to appreciate the delicate but cool flavours. As Clan is a fine cut tobacco, it needs a slow flow of air to burn, otherwise if you draw on the pipe too strongly it will burn too quickly and turn to ash straight away and give that harsh, bitter back bite. You know when the smoke is over as you taste the ash.

Packet smell: aromatic heathery, herby with touch of pine forest.

Taste & flavour: similar to it's fragrance, aromatic, heathery, herby, touch of resinous pine trees with a hint of liquorice at the end. Can be a bit sickly, so smoke in moderation. Mr Brog no47 has a small bowl size, so no problem there.

Room note: Pleasurable and fragrant.

A dessert smoke as opposed to something like St Bruno, which is more meaty and savoury in nature.

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Carrot (13)   2010-10-13   
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Medium   Medium   Medium   Pleasant
I have avoided buying supermarket tobacco for years after an unpleasant experience with Craven Ready Rubbed. Recently I found I'd run out of tobacco and was faced with Clan as my only option. When I bought it I thought that I would not like it. I must say I was pleasantly surprised. I think this stuff is good. There are so many different tobaccos in this mix it's imposible to pick one out. I don't normally like aromatics but I liked Clan. The other good thing about this stuff is that it's readily available and It's cheap. I'll be smoking Clan on a regular basis from now on.

I see that this tobacco has had a lot of negative reviews. But I like it and I have not once had tongue bite, not one bit. After reading all the bad reviews I can't be sure we're smoking the same tobacco because I think it's really good. Oh well, try it because like me you may enjoy it. But many people don't like it.

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Moçambicano (13)   2009-02-22   
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Medium   Mild   Medium   Tolerable
I began pipe smoking around 1992, when I entered college. It was a time when tobacco wasn't considered a weapon of mass destruction, smoking was still considered to be a somewhat glamourous activity, and "Big-Cigarette-Tobacco" multinational companies hadn't started to buy and debase smaller blenders of pipe mixtures.

My parents then offered me a small pipe smoker's kit, which included an affordable "Amphora Milos" dutch filter pipe, and a huge 250 gr tin of Clan tobacco, which was by that time produced by Theodorus Niemeyer (nowadays the Clan brand belongs to British-American Tobacco Company and is blended by Orlik in Denmark).

Those where the days of pipe smoking. Me and my colleagues would spend whole evenings discussing philosophy and reciting poetry ? enacting our own version of the "Dead Poets' Society". Clan, or better said that old version of it, will always be part of my nostalgic remembrance of such happy times. It seemed such an honest blend, so tasteful, so trustworthy ? even after I discovered a truly high-quality favorite, Dunhill's London Mixture.

After more than a decade without puffing any pipe at all, I stumbled upon the old Amphora pipe. Trying to exorcise the sadness of fleeting years, I polished the briar, bought a pouch of Clan, disappointed to know that London Mixture had been meanwhile discontinued. I filled the bowl full of enthusiasm and nostalgia?

And then I got a second disappointment. This is not the Clan I knew. This is not even a decent tobacco, however cheap it might be priced. Clan has become a meaningless name in a label placed upon pouches containing dry grass, chloride and god-knows-what. It scorches the tongue as if it had been cased with napalm, then paves it with second-grade asphalt. So many expectations of reviving a bliss, such an anti-climax.

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Chimney1966 (5)   2008-01-16   
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Medium to Strong   Medium   Medium   Pleasant
First of all, have to say, this tobacco is such that, either you like it, or you hate it. This tobacco would actually deserve grading "seven and half out of ten" (3 stars, when 4 is max). BUT, when asked "additionally" two questions: 1. Is this tobacco worth of the money? (Yes, it aint expensive, its about the cheapest one available here, and easiest to get from almost all kiosks and supermarkets) 2. Does it do what it is intended to do? (Yes, it certainly satisfies the basic need, nothing really fancy, but it certainly does it job even better than some more expensive "fancy blends") As conclusion, it earned all the stars.

Now, to the detailed assessment... Like so many others, I remeber this tobacco from my early childhood, my grandfather used to smoke this blend between 1967 and 1969 (he shifted from cigarettes to be a pipesmoker in 1967 and gave up smoking entirely 1969), and naturally there were lots of fond memories related to this. Even during time I was kid, I liked Clans tobacco pouch aroma, as as it was similar to strong liquorice ("salmiak") due ammonium chloride. I also noticed already then how well its packs in the bowl (as three years old, during late 1969 I sometimes had proviledge to "load" the pipe for my grandfather, and quickly learned how easy it was to pack properly) When I bought my first pipe (Dunhill, during 1992) I used first this blend as the tobacco to form the cake into the new bowl. And Clan was the tobacco which was to set the standards of being "the basic" pipe tobacco.

Regarding the CUT: The cut of Clan is a PROPER pipe tobacco cut, and is far superior than those unfortunate Scandinavian thin shag cuts (due their "roll your own" uses) which have in Scandinavian market "spoiled" Borkums Riff and Amphora tobaccos (and which really can damage the bowl of your pipe while burning excessively hot, and when too moist, are really prone to cause tongue bite). So, if visiting Scandinavia, and need to get a re-supply of pipe tobacco, Clan is fairly safe choice.

The distinctive "chemical smell" mentioned earlier by few reviewers (poupehan, Eldrich) is, no doubt, ammonium chloride which has been sprinkled over the blend. And just like Eldrich mentioned, I have heard similar stories that opening the pouch will cause this particular tobacco to loose its strength really fast (and relatively strong becames "extra mild"). Only way to secure that this tobacco will hold its slight moist and aroma is to pack it immediately after opening the pouch into a glass jar with airtight rubber seal and wire locked lid (this particular tobacco really needs "gastight" storage) So, as cheap as this tobacco might be, it is fairly demanding regarding proper storage. Also if this has been in shop shelf for long time, it might have lost some its strength. On the other hand.., if first bowl is too strong for you, store some of the tobacco (for bowl or two) in tiny metal box (without airtight seal) for a day...

Proper spicy flavor prevents beginners from buffing too hard, so actually this is suitable belnd for beginners (and then they can find something better smokes as "pleasant discoveries"). there are 14 different and it can be noticed while in pouch and while smoke. No doubt, there is Latakia, than can be tasted as well as Virginia and Burley. No wonder, so many cigarette smokers changed to this, as "a natural continuation". I have seen that there are additional variants of Clan such as Mild and Malt Whisky but never tried neither of them (even I would like to try Clan Malt Whisky sometime). Mild is available from local tobacco shop, but the another not...

Talking about room note of this tobacco is bit under-estimated in "size scale". As I was visiting one fairly small town (with not much traffic) as I walked along the street, I suddenly noticed clear aroma of Clan, and as I looked around, fellow (whom I knew) was standing across the street (in range of about 30 yards) and smoked his pipe...(so, in scale, almost "a street note") Distinctive (almost territorial) room note of Clan is fairly individualistic nowdays. Long time ago it was quite common, but nowdays relatively rare, but although fairly distinctive, most find it pleasant (and possibly due relatively rare encounter).

And just as ROMMER mentioned in earlier review, this tobacco really enters your system... After 20 minutes you can feel it, and its effect will last about 4 hours... Old folks used to say that this stuff enchances the blood circulation for quite a while, so, during a cold and rainy November day while feet and hands feel really cold, bowlful of Clan certainly "corrects" that (at least did that to me), during hot day (or in hot climate) might make someone to sweat. This might be reason why most loyal Clan smokers were old men...

I keep collection of dirrerent brands and blends of pipe tobacco stored for diffrerent occations, and most are more fancy (and expensive) than Clan, but Clan is "the old reliable" which has earned its place amongst the tobacco stock. When I can not decide which to enjoy a bowlful, then I choose Clan... In case I use my Peterson 303 System (which does not have a filter) I load bottom of the bowl (about 1/4 layer) with W.O.Larsens Old Fashioned, and then 3/4 of Clan. Clan provides the spice and bottom layer of Old Fashioned takes care that fine ash of perfectly combusting Clan does not endup to the bit... And it is fairly perfect smoke... I have enjoyed every bowl, never had tonguebit or irritation... Actually.., one time as I was once again affected by paper dust allergy (after processing old archive files the dust from old papers made my throat sore and nose running and feel really miserable) I loaded the bowl of my pipe (in frustration and miserable feeling condition) really full of Clan and smoked it during 30 minutes time... And after that, my thoroat was no longer dry or sore, and my nose was no longer running.., so, I dare to say Clan worked like anti-histamine and stopped allergic rhinitis... Indeed smells like medicine, but works like one too... Now you know, why Clan is one of my favourites...

Update: Earlier I smoked "original Clan", but latest have been DK made (made by Orlik), and although nicotone kick has somewhat reduced (milder than earlier), I just bought 200 grams tin of this stuff, so, it can not be all that bad as many think...

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Steerpike (60)   2007-03-16   
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Mild   Mild   Medium   Very Pleasant
I really enjoy this tobacco. It was always my fathers smoke of choice, so perhaps thats why I like it so much, the aroma seems comfortably familiar. Its a quite natural tasting aromatic in the Dutch tradition, very mild. The aroma is sweetenet with a subtle dose of vanilla, that does not mask the tobacco flavour, as in so many more heavily cased blends, but sweetens and adds to it. The tobacco is cut quite fine, into long even ribbons without too much stemmy bits, and is quite easy to pack evenly, due to the very even cut of the tobacco, although it helps to tease it apart a litle as you fill, rather than just stuffing it in. It lights as easily as it packs, and does not go out. This baccy does seem to vary a little from pouch to pouch in its moisture content, some can be a little damp, and so tend to gurgle, but this can be overcome by leaving it open for a while. Due to the sugars in it it is unlikely to get crispy dry though, so never really dries out in the pouch. A truly excellent aromatic.

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Not having smoked this in a while, I got a pouch, and immediately wondered why I had been wasting my time trying so many other aromatics. If there is a perfect aromatic this is it. Admittedly there are others that are sweeter, like a vannilla explosion when you light up. But they also burn hotter, wetter and steamier, with far less taste of tobacco. They also represent an olfactory assult on anybody in the room not unlike an overdose of perfume, which is all very well if people like vanilla/cherry/whatever else but some don't. The aroma of clan is indeed unobtrusive, sweet in its own way, but the sweetness is so artfully blended in that it cannot be told apart from the smell of the tobacco as with some sweeter blends. The tobaccos used in this blend are diverse, and the casings include rum, vanilla, and liquorice, in restrained doses. I've not found that anybody dislikes its aroma, but many people have told me that it smells nice, including a number of people with an absolute aversion to tobacco smoke.

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Tantric (284)   2002-08-08   
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Mild to Medium   Medium   Mild to Medium   Very Pleasant
Another traditional, readily available, easy to smoke mixture, with a very characteristic Dutch note despite the heavy but agreeable casing. Basically medium brown tobaccos, very fine cut in long thin ribbons (which if scissor-cut could actually be smoked in a cigarette), Clan is perhaps one of the most popular pipe tobaccos in Europe. You can find it almost anywhere, including airports and news stands. If not used to the Dutch processing techniques?which are similar to the French caporal taste (this one, believe it or not, does have some Oriental leaf varieties, probably from the Indonesian regions that were once Dutch colonies)?it may at first taste a little bit harsh. Because of the fine cut it may also produce a severe case of tongue bite. But once you get used to it, and master the skill of puffing slowly, it is a good alternative when stranded in unfamiliar places with no proper tobacconist nearby. It is not a goopy tobacco?in fact it is rather dry?and you have to take care not to overfill the bowl. It burns dry, and the sweetness of the casing, though present throughout the smoke, is not strong enough to obliterate the tobacco flavour underneath. Think of it as an aromatic version of the Flying Dutchman. All in all, not a bad smoke, along the lines of Gold Block and the Amphora range, but with a slightly sharper edge to it. The aroma, by the way, is one of the most appreciated qualities of this blend, and even non smokers seem to be enthusiastic about it.

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NB: I read the esteemed Pipestud's comment regarding the St. Bruno/Clan comparison. I am sure he must be right. I have only tired St. Bruno ready rubbed. It seems the flake version (just like in Erinmore) is less sweet and stronger.

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Ripp The Jacker (4)   2016-04-18   
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Mild   Mild   Extremely Mild (Flat)   Pleasant
From the name and pouch art you may be fooled into thinking this is some kind of Scottish mixture and may even conjure images in your mind of the highlands and whiskey etc - and you would be sadly hoodwinked. This blend is in fact a Dutch style aromatic and all the tartan artwork won't change that a jot.

Once you open up the pouch you are greeted by a most beguiling and enticing aroma of sweet liquor and molasses. That, unfortunately is where the good times end with this blend.

It packs easy enough and takes a flame well...a bit too well in fact, oh mate does this blend burn, even when sipping lightly the tobacco is so incendiary you find yourself at the bottom of the bowl in no time at all, this is where sipping comes in, because if you don't you'll get the worse tongue bite of your life.

The blend boasts 14 different tobaccos contained within but good luck tasting and identifying any of them, the flavour is incredibly flat, even retrohaling won't yield any substantial flavours.

At the end of the bowl you're left with a tingly tongue, a sense of disappointment and buyer's remorse...but hey, at least your room smells faintly nice!

A pleasant room note does not a good tobacco make, it's almost like a non-smoker created a blend that they would enjoy from an audience point of view. You'd be better off buying a much better blend and a cheap candle from Poundland to compensate for the room note. Seriously, give this one a miss, it's really not worth it.

Pipe Used: MM Legend, Brog Churchwarden

Age When Smoked: Fresh

Purchased From: Local Newsagent

Similar Blends: Van Rossems - Troost Aromatic Cavendish.

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Pipe4ever (202)   2016-04-17   
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Mild   Medium   Medium   Pleasant
This new Orlik version of CLAN is much different and much better than the original one, it is a ribbon cut blend, (no more shag), has a good, fresh quality tobacco flavor and it is less aromatic than the old version, mild and uncomplicated all day smoke. one of the best OTC tobacco pouch.

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cajun (11)   2015-09-20   
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Very Mild   Strong   Medium   Pleasant
I live in the UK so when I first began pipe smoking I just had to try this classic. No matter what I did with it I couldn't take to it at all. The aroma was the only thing that had any appeal, and I found that as a novice I was prone to have difficulty in packing the very long strands into the pipe. A seasoned veteran pipe smoker suggested that I do as he did and mix it 50/50 with Condor ready rubbed. This had the effect of me abandoning it completely as I simply couldn't get the resulting concoction to burn properly.

I would say that, contrary to popular belief, this may be a tobacco for an experienced pipe smoker who knows how to fill and smoke a pipe properly. My early experiences of it were very negative, and I have never smoked it for over 30 years.

It obviously has a lot of appeal as it's still on sale in every other tobacco outlet in the UK. In Scotland the shops aren't allowed to put any tobacco products on display, so I now buy all my tobacco online. Pipe smoking is definitely no longer in fashion in the UK, and standing asking a young shop assistant whether they stock various pipe tobaccos, because you cannot see them on display, is sure to upset the younger element in the queue behind you waiting to buy their favourite cigarette rolling tobacco. Most of them cannot afford "real" cigarettes.

Sorry, went off the topic there. In short, I would say that everybody should try this mixture, and those who can identify 3 of the 14 tobaccos in the mixture should be offered a prize. Air freshener sprays are cheaper in the UK than this aromatic tobacco, and won't burn the bowl out of your pipe.

Pipe Used: various

Age When Smoked: straight from pretty packet

Purchased From: Various pipe shops of olde

Similar Blends: Cannot answer that one.

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Telling it how it is. (73)   2015-08-07   
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Mild   Mild   Mild to Medium   Tolerable
I am trying to come up with a way to describe the pouch aroma, but i fail. It is of undefined sweetness, some alcoholic hint and some spiciness.

Packing and lighting are easy and pretty much the only good thing to say about it, is its excellent and fast burning properties. But as has been said so many times, it burns hot, hot, hot. That becomes better when you do recondition the always dry contents.

Taste is sweet, and spicy, with some slight alcohol note. And believe it or not, you will get plenty of tobacco taste as well.

It does not has as much of a tongue burn but it literally rips your tongue apart. Think brushing your tongue with sandpaper, that is pretty much the experience traditionally offered by Clan. Again, something that gets better if you humidify the tobacco to a proper condition. But it still will just torture you no matter what you do.

If you do not know the history of this blend then all you need to know is that it was made up to get rid of all the scraps that where produced when making other blends. That's no joke either, an ex-employee of Niemeyer confirmed that, so here is your answer to that question. And also the answer as to why its still in production.

Room note is of some heavy sweetness and its gotten better with its current incarnation. But you still either like it or not, there is no middle ground as it seems.

Do i recommend this blend? Well, that depends. I do recommend this blend because in all its inferiority it still is a true need to know tobacco. But for its plain evilness i do not recommend this tobacco to anyone. So, in the end you have to make up your mind on your own ....

Pipe Used: It went trough rotation.

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Pipenick (26)   2014-12-16   
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Mild   Mild to Medium   Mild   Tolerable

Este trago muy bebido en la familia que lo conocía como coloradito, la vez pasada un cuñado dijo que se llamaba Negroni, seguramente el bueno de Charlief nos sacará de dudas y hará las correcciones o brindará las precisiones correspondientes.

1 medida de Gancia
1/2 de Campari
3 gotas de Bitter La Angostura
1 cucharada o dos cucharadas chicas de azúcar
Hielo
Limón
Batir bien y servir solo el producto.

Ojo, pues pasa fácil y patea como una burra.

Esa foto fue tomada el año pasado en un asado de fin de año en que me toco hacer un lechón de 18 kgs. en el Río Capitán y Toro.

Disfrutando de una Cadete, pipa de factura española que fuma maravillosamente bien es una Bent de brezo y boquilla de baquelita. El tabaco es Golden Blend de Mac Baren de corte ready rubbed. Tabaco a base de burley, virginia y una leve nota a chocolate. Es suave, se deja fumar muy bien.

Manolo, buen día tanto tiempo. Una picada con una de Gancia, 1/2 de Campari, tres gotas de Bitter La Angostura, hielo, limón y una azúcar.

Había olvidado cuanto había sobre este tema. Pues el tiempo pasó y la familia aumentó considerablemente (pipas, tabacos y habanos). Ya compartiremos  fotos, impresiones y conocimientos y principalmente los buenos momentos con una pipa en mano...

En una Charatan Belvedere, 7 Seas azul (Royal Blend), vienen en pouchs de 42,5 grs. a un costo de $80.-, el Dorado de Tigre frente a la fluvial los tiene, están los Classic, pouch de color blanco y los Gold, de color dorado. Todos muy ricos.

Alora, en una Peterson Aran, 7 Seas azul.


Y aquí el 7 Seas, la foto no me pertenece.
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Dicho sea de paso, aquí algo sobre el proceso del tabaco. Espero lo disfruten y para el que lo quiera en idioma original, también la fuente.

PRESIÓN

Poner el tabaco bajo presión ha sido uno de los procedimientos más comunes durante mucho tiempo para modifica el sabor y las características de combustión de los tabacos de pipa. Al aplicar presión se acelera el intercambio de aromas y puede enriquecer y dar profundidad al sabor, debido a los cambios físicos y químicos que produce. Hay varias formas en las que se puede aplicar la presión:

-   Almacenamiento a granel: Cuando las balas de hoja en bruto son apiladas para su almacenamiento, el peso de las propias balas vuelve al tabaco más homogéneo. Por eso es que la hoja de cigarro es almacenada de esta forma, para hacer el sabor más consistente a lo largo del tiempo.

-   Presión directa: Así es como se hacen los flakes, cakes y plugs. En el caso de los flakes y plugs la hoja en bruto (con la caña o palillo previamente extraído, aunque no siempre) es colocado en capas, a veces en un orden muy concreto, dentro de un molde, con una máquina aplicando presión sobre el conjunto, produciendo transformaciones de sabor y apariencia y dando como resultado una plancha o bloque. En el caso de los flakes es cortado en rebanadas, mientras que los plugs son envasados sin cortar, permitiendo que el fumador los prepare según sus preferencias. Otra presentación para los flakes es romper parcialmente las rebanadas, de forma que no es necesaria preparación alguna por el fumador. Este modo de presentación es llamado broken flake.

Para los cakes se usa un método similar, pero están hechos con tabaco cortado. La razón de hacerlo así es que se produce una mayor mezcla de sabores entre los diferentes componentes, mientras que los plugs ayudan a mantener los sabores en capas ordenadas. Los cakes pueden también ser pre cortados o servidos como una plancha.

-   Cavendish: Si bien este término se ha vuelto vago en los últimos tiempos, se refiere a un método específico de procesar el tabaco. Habitualmente el tabaco es tratado con un "casing" (más últimamente), a veces calentado y prensado durante varios días o semanas. En algunos casos se continúa aplicando calor mientras el tabaco se encuentra a presión. En la mayoría de los casos esto se hace para empapar el tabaco con los sabores añadidos, pero en otros estos sabores son mínimos y el fin del proceso es eliminar las características negativas de la hoja. Al finalizar, las planchas son cortadas en rebanadas y deshechas completamente para romper el tabaco en "ribbon cut" de corta longitud.

-   Spun o roll cut: Comienza introduciendo el tabaco en un tubo y sometiéndolo a presión directa. Cuando la barra de tabaco prensado es extraída es envuelta con otros tabacos. Entonces el producto final es cortado en discos, normalmente referidos como "coins" (monedas), para un fácil manejo por el consumidor. Normalmente estas monedas tienen un núcleo visualmente distinto a la parte externa.

-   Twist o ropes (torcidos o cuerdas): En este método las hojas son colocadas en capas y posteriormente torcidas firmemente para madurar el tabaco. Es es la causa de que muchos twist y ropes sean bastante fuertes en sabor y contenido nicotínico. El usuario corta la labor en láminas para cargarlas en la pipa o corta trozos gruesos para masticar.

-   Procesado Perique: Las hojas, en este caso, son dispuestas en barriles y un tornillo apretando la parte superior del mismo se encarga de realizar la presión suficiente para romper las paredes celulares del tabaco, liberándose sus fluidos. Dichos fluidos fermentan, obteniéndose las peculiares características del tabaco Perique.

CALOR

Aplicar calor al tabaco modifica el sabor del mismo de forma radical o moderada, dependiendo del método aplicado. Incluso algunos fumadores emplean sus propios métodos de aplicación de calor, como puede ser dejar una lata cerrada en el salpicadero del coche para que le dé el sol. Estos son algunos de los métodos que se aplican en la producción:

-   Steaming (cocción al vapor): Esto no solo ayuda a caramelizar los azúcares presentes en la hoja, sino que abre sus poros, ayudando a la posterior absorción de casings o dressings.

-   Calor Indirecto: Esto es básicamente hornear el tabaco, que se oscurecerá, presentará un sabor más penetrante y sus azúcares se caramelizarán. Es usado habitualmente para eliminar algunas propiedades no deseadas de la hoja.

-   Stoving (estofado): Se cocina el tabaco mediante el contacto con una superficie caliente. Imagine una sartén, una plancha o un wok con una fuente de calor por debajo y el tabaco encima. Removido constantemente hasta que se hace, este proceso cambia enormemente el sabor de la hoja. Un ejemplo típico de tabaco procesado de esta forma es el McCleland 5105.

CASING

Es llamado así el proceso de añadir sabores, normalmente de base acuosa, en las fases tempranas del proceso de elaboración. El casing afecta más al sabor que al aroma y en muchos casos se emplea para endulzar tabacos acres o para reducir la acidez y aspereza de algunas hojas, más que para dotarlas de sabor.

TOP DRESSING

Los toppings se añaden a las mezclas con el fin de modificar su aroma, más que su sabor, aunque también tienen influencia en este. Normalmente los dressings (o toppings) está basados en alcochol y se aplican en las fases finales de producción. De este modo los aromas concentrados penetran en las hojas y, al evaporarse el alcohol, queda solo el efecto aromático.

HUMECTANTES

Son productos químicos que se añaden al producto para mantener su grado de humedad, a fin de aumentar su vida de almacenamiento. El más común es el propilen-glicol, un producto de uso alimentario. También se utilizan sorbitol y glicerina que, además, actúan como edulcorantes.

ANTIFÚNGICOS

Pueden ser productos químicos desarrollados para tal fin o puede ser algo tan simple como vinagre. En cualquier caso, la razón de su uso es prevenir la formación de moho mientras está en el envase.
La mayoría de los pipafumadores encuentran no solo aceptable, sino incluso deseable, la aplicación de calor y presión en los tabacos para obtener productos acabados. Yo habitualmente uso uno o ambos procesos. Algunos consumidores, así mismo, confían menos en la aplicación de aditivos de cualquier clase. Dado que la mayoría de los tabacos "no saborizados" contienen, a pesar de todo, algún tipo de casing y antifúngico y que la mayoría de los fumadores son incapaces de detectarlos, deberían ser considerados inocuos. El debate se centra mayoritariamente en el empleo de toppings y humectantes.

Los dressings tienen su lugar. La mayoría de los pipafumadores americanos consume tabacos aromáticos y sin los toppings estos tabacos serían casi imposibles. Y si alguna vez se ha quedado sin tabaco o se le ha olvidado en casa y ha tenido que comprarlo en un supermercado o tienda de conveniencia, ha de agradecérselo a los humectantes. La mayoría de los tabacos envasados en bolsas o pouch no duraría dos meses sin ellos.
Estas son algunos de los procesos a los que se somete al tabaco que fuma y que quizá no conociera. Puede estar seguro de que, por la profesionalidad de los fabricantes y la supervisión de varias agencias, ninguno de estos procesos resulta peligroso para la salud y no debería tener efectos negativos sobre las labores.

FUENTE ORIGINAL:
http://pipesmagazine.com/blog/put-that-in-your-pipe/oh-the-things-well-do-for-pipe-tobacco/

En una Peteson Aran, Mc Lintock Wild Cherry

En una Alfred Lines inglesa, Sweet Kellarney de Peterson.



La foto del tabaco no es mía, el tabaco en cuestión es la lata redonda azul.

De dos amigos he recibo los gratos regalos de 4 pipas:
Una Helio Ferretti


Una Alfred Lines inglesa


Una Lady Pipe, tipo Churchwarden que fuma bárbaro.


Una Cassano

En una Lady Pipe, una churchwarden pequeña, ideal para mujeres y/o fumadas cortas. El tabaco Mc Lintock Wild Cherry.

En el atardecer de ayer, en una Captain Black de cazoleta amplia, Full Virginia Flake de Samuel Gawith.

Me tentaste, ahora en una Peterson "Aran", Mc Lintock Black Cherry Mixture.

Y el tabaco:
https://www.google.com.ar/search?q=mcclintock+black+cherry+mixture&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=bHPVUs-RIMKgkAfx14HgDA&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1024&bih=509