I was in the mood for Ennerdale this morning, so I pulled out a Falcon. Ennerdale is notorious for ghosting a pipe so I avoided using one of my briars.
Similar concept, but I find the Falcon easier to clean and Falcons are cheaper with greater availability. I don't have much experience with Kirstens though, just one estate pipe I found. Kirsten has a lot of fans, but a new Kirsten will cost you $130 or more. I haven't been willing to pay that much for one.
So, I was cleaning up in the garage yesterday, when I came across this pipe, I must have left in in there. It’s been sitting in there a long time, as I had forgotten about it. Anyways a quick clean up and back to use. It smokes as good as I remember. Finding this pipe and using it again is like meeting with an old friend. Custom Smokemaster Crown achievement Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
The gentlemen at Pipesmokersdens.com have updated their list of benchmark blends since McClelland ceased production. I've copied and pasted it below for anyone interested. Aromatics: British/Lake District: Bosun Cut Plug Gawith & Hoggarth Co. Brown Flake, Dark Flake/Plug (scented or unscented), Ennerdale Flake and Plug, Broken #7 Flake, Best Brown #2 European: Davidoff Danish Mixture Dan Tobacco Blue Note Peterson Connoisseur's Choice Solani Blend 369 Blue Label Peter Stokkebye (Pick one) U.S.A.: Boswell's (pick one) Cornell & Diehl (pick one) Lane's 1Q and RLP6 Sir Walter Raleigh Aromatic Wilke Tobacco's (pick one) American OTC: Carter Hall Prince Albert Sir Walter Raleigh British OTC: Condor Ready Rubbed and Long Cut Murray's Revor Plug and Warrior Plug St. Bruno's Ready Rubbed and Flake Burley (Non-Aromatic): Orlik Dark Strong Kentucky Solani Aged Burley Flake and Silver Flake Uhle's 00, 300, Perfection Plug Burley Wessex Burley Slice Virginias: Light to Medium: 4th Generation 1855 Capstan Yellow Dan's Hamborger Veermaster F&T Cut Virginia Plug Orlik Golden Sliced (*very light perique) Samuel Gawith Golden Glow Medium to Dark: Astley's 109 John Aylesbury Classic Flake Capstan Blue GLPease Union Square Samuel Gawith Best Brown Flake and Full Virginia Flake Dark: Astley's # 44 Rattray's Dark Fragrant Wessex Brigade Campaign Dark Flake Red: C&D Bijou, Interlude, Opening Nights F&T BlackJack MacBaren HH Pure Virginia Sutliff Red Virginia Ribbon Wessex Red Virginia/Perique (VaPer): Escudo Navy DeLuxe Samuel Gawith St. James Flake GLPease Telegraph Hill Peter Stokkebye Luxury Bullseye Flake Peter Stokkebye Luxury Navy Flake Virginia/Burley (VaBur): MacBaren Golden Extra, Navy Flake, and HH Old Dark Fired Peterson University Flake Rattrays Old Gowrie Virginia/Burley/Perique (VaBurPer): C&D Old Joe Krantz McConnell Scottish Cake Peretti's No. 8 Sliced Rattray Hal o' the Wynd Reiner's Blend 71 aka Long Golden Flake Savinelli Doblone d'Oro English: Classics: Samuel Gawith Squadron Leader and Skiff GLPease Westminister Rattray's 7 Reserves Peter Stokkebye Proper English Crossover English: Boswell's NorthWoods C&D Epiphany JFH Shortcut to Mushrooms Kramer's Cary Grant & Danny Kaye Lane HGL Peter Stokkebye EOS & Luxury English Scottish: MacBaren Amphora Prestige Regular Mixture MacBaren Scottish Mixture Perretti Pride of Loch Lomond Rattray's Red Rapparee and Black Mallory Balkan: Balkan Sasieni GLPease Odyssey Hearth & Home Black House and White Knight Seattle Pipe Club Plum Pudding Special Reserve Peter Stokkebye Balkan Supreme
Finished off another tin earlier today. So far I've only run Capstan Blue through this Thomas Cristiano. Now it's time to see what I'll load in it next.
I have no experience with falcon pipes, but I know a lot of people like them. They both work off of the same concept. I personally just like the looks of the Kirsten pipes better. But Like @Erik Redd said the Kristen’s cost a lot more.
Hi, he did not have Gatsby Luxury Flake, but he did have two others,Meat Pie, and Harvest on the Hudson. Sorry it took so long to respond. Peace. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
No worries about timing. I'm fairly certain Drew Estates is no longer producing, so it's dwindling supplies. Not familiar with the two you listed, have to read some reviews. Thank you for checking! Tapatalk Via Kyocera
Have a blast! Amazing food, music, cigars, rum and people. Keep it as Cuban as possible for best results.
Some OGS in my Rossi Rustic Author. I've made a convert in a friend here. I'm giving him this tin and the Missouri Meer I bought him.
My wife knowing how much I like Frog Morton blends and how sad I am with McCelland's closing surprised me with with these yesterday. She found them in a local brick and mortar. I think I'll keep her!
Yep, she’s a keeper. FMOTB (the one on the bottom) is my favorite. Right now I’m down to half a can left.
