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My Interview With Glynn Quelch of GQTobaccos

My Interview With Glynn Quelch of GQTobaccos

Well, as you may or may not be aware, our January feature tobacconist was Glynn Quelch of GQ Tobaccos fame.  I approached Glynn in mid December about doing this feature, and he was, naturally, elated, but took care to inform me that we were approaching his busiest time and might not have much time to do this interview.  So, we settled on an e-mail interview, and I sat down to patiently wait for…

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Smooth as a___, Strong as my___ (Dunhill My Mixture BB1938)

Smooth as a___, Strong as my___ (Dunhill My Mixture BB1938)

When I first heard the Dunhill was re-releasing its famous Baby’s Bottom tobacco under the My Mixture series with the factory name BB1938, I was ecstatic.  I used to enjoy Baby’s Bottom back in the mid-eighties, when you could only get it in England (well at least that was the only place I could find it).  Then, I discovered that they were only going to release it for the European market, and I…

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A Great Way to Start the Morning (GQ Tobaccos Breakfast Blend)

A Great Way to Start the Morning (GQ Tobaccos Breakfast Blend)

Sleep was one of those elusive mysteries last night.  Not feeling well, I spent most of yesterday dozing on and off on the couch; so when bedtime came around, I guess who wasn’t tired?

So when I finally did nod off to sleep, at some time around five or 6:00 AM, I, again, spent the time until about 10:00 AM dozing on and off, getting up to pee twice, and trying to get comfortable.

So it was that I…

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For Tim (Falcon Pipe #4)

For Tim (Falcon Pipe #4)

When I published my post on my modest collection of pipes, they said that if anyone wanted to know more just ask.  Apparently, Tim did just that.  In the first comments to the modest pipe collection post, Tim asked if he could know more about my Falcon pipe.  So here it is Tim;

The pipe is a vintage Falcon model #4, with a restored billiard bowl.

Like all Falcon pipes, the bowl is removable, and…

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