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Comment by lawmann on April 21, 2009 at 3:31pm

Looks like we may be smoking Cubanos legally before too long.

Comment by lawmann on February 5, 2009 at 10:27am

You visited the MINI plant in Oxford? I bet that was a nice tour. Too bad they didn't have a quality pipe with a MINI emblem on it; I'd consider buying one if they did...I guess now I will be on a Google quest!

Comment by lawmann on February 4, 2009 at 8:55pm

They are, lots of character. The meerschaum has turned and is a nice fawn color, a bit darker around the top 1/4 inch of the top of the bowl. I am always careful to hold it by the stem as to reduce any oils from contaminating the bowl and alter the natural coloring process.

Comment by James Therry on February 4, 2009 at 8:33pm

Those sound really nice. I bet they're good looking, older pipes almost always are.

My actual favorite pipes arre not mentioned below. My actual favorites are:

1. Chacom prince, which I was talked into buying by the pipe store owner. Never regretted it. From their "Plume" line, smooth, with a brass ferrule.

2. Savinelli Straight-Grain eighth-bent pot. Broke in perfectly, never gurgled once.

3. Butz-Choquin straight panel billiard. Funny how two of the pipes on this list are the only French pipes I own.

4. Comoy author. Got it in New Orleans when I got married.

And although it isn't one of my favorites, my other MINI related pipe is a Frederick Tranter bullcap I got in Oxford when we visited the MINI plant.

Comment by lawmann on February 4, 2009 at 8:25pm

James, you mentioned your favorite pipes, I have two; a simple, uncarved, yet fine looking meerschaum (47 years old), a nice Ben Wade Deluxe (45 Years old). Both smoke really nice and mellow.

Comment by James Therry on February 4, 2009 at 7:42pm

Wooden matches are usually safe. I use Swan Vestas myself, and I have found really any wooden matches picked up in better restaurants to be okay too.

Comment by lawmann on February 4, 2009 at 3:41pm

I've heard the same thing about paper matches, I wonder if this applies to wooden matches too?

I cannot taste any odd flavors when using the Windmaster, tastes no different when I had to resort to a butane lighter. I just like the way the Windmaster lights-up my cigars. I also enjoy the scent a fluid lighter gives off, reminds me of when I was a kid and was around my grandfather/dad when they lit up. Odd, I know, but it just rekindles the old memories.

What humidors does everyone have? I currently have one I bought from Thompson years ago, but I would like to build my own and tailor it to suit my tastes and needs. It will likely be a big one that sits on 4 legs that will house all of my cherished cigars and also stores all of my "tools" in a felt lined drawer that is (obviously) not a part of the controlled environment. I just neet to decide on a wood and round up some Spanish Cedar.

Thought/comments?

Comment by James Therry on February 3, 2009 at 11:03pm

I have never had any problem using a fluid lighter. My palate is not refined enough to be able to detect any aftertaste, though maybe other folks are sensitive enough for it to be a problem. Only this: NEVER use a paper match. Paper matches are doped with something that makes them taste AWFUL and even a pungent cigar suffers from them, in my experience.

Comment by PlayPlay on February 3, 2009 at 10:29pm

I totally see your point about the flame :) I will have to think about that...I always heard that the fluid for those lighters create some kind of undesirable taste when smoking the cigar...But, true that there is something a bit unpoetic about "torching" the end of the cigar LOL

Comment by lawmann on February 3, 2009 at 8:57pm

Hey PlayPlay, I use a 1959 Windmaster lighter left to me by my Great Uncle a few years ago. I'm just partial to a flint and lighterfluid lighter; to me nothing lights better. Don't get me wrong, I think some of the new "blow-torch" butane lighters are cool and really fun toys, but I'm just old school. I like the way the Windmaster's flame gently carresses the end of the cigar, gently lighting it.

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