Dear friends and " pipe shop days "

[Ruffinogold]

The largerst selling pipe blend was one that I blended that I called Signature . I got so damn lucky on that one , let me tell ya . The cool thing was , being close to Busch Gardens , Id get " out of towners " coming in a bit and I was lucky enough to send the Signature blend overseas even , lol , I swear .
From what I remember , and I dont have my " blend recipe book " because I included it in the sale of the shop , it consisted of Lane BCA , RLP6 , another bulk Lane , Lane BLWB and .... the kicker .... Erinmore Mixture . I dont remember the amounts because I made it in 1 and 5 lb batches , but there was 1 tin of Erinmore Mixture per a pound of the other blends combined . It was a stellar aromatic and if I could reproduce it I would .
I could go on and I will again . But for now ..

Well Mr. Mayor, here's as good as any place to start posting again.

One of my favorite home brews is Erinmore Mixture and Black Cavendish, in roughly a 50/50 blend. The dryer the better, IMO. Reading this, I recalled you telling me once that it was similar to a blend at your shop and now here it is! With your permission, I'm going to call my blend, "Hiz Honor's Signature."

I could go on and I will again . But for now ..

Please do, I dig your stories.
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Before I end, this is as good a place as any...

Apologies for my walking away. I was embarrassed and butt hurt. My Irish kicked in and well, some of you know the rest. Anyway I was also upset that I may have gotten @Puff nstuff in hot water. He's a cool cat and a truly upstanding man for sure. Trust me you don't know the half of it. Puff, you sir, are tops. I owe you (can I say that? Just kidding!). I'll be in touch. @Houtenziel you're another good'n. Thanks for everything sir. I'll be in touch. As for my friend @Citizen B, he should be called Citizen A1. This gentleman is the tops and this cat's meow! There's a postcard on my nightstand from B, with one single, solitary sentence written on it. One of the most powerful ever written. Truly. The world would be a better place if everyone could both send and receive such a postcard or note. Thank you friend. You can't imagine. I'm sorry Irish pride got in the way. I'll be in touch. @Ruffinogold Your Honor, you are a prince. Thanks for your encouragement. One day I hope to shoot commie pinkos from your front porch, with you and @Kevin Keith, another gentleman's gentleman. KK, you deserved that No-Prize more than anyone. I hope it is proudly displayed in your home where everyone can... see it??? To others who I'm told were concerned about my whereabouts, but weren't mentioned by name, thank you. To everyone on PSF, I will try my best to obey the rules regulations and ordinances here on PSF. But sadly, I come from a long line of knuckleheads, so don't hold your breath! If you're reading this and don't know what in the world I'm talking about. Good for you, you're not missing anything.

Youre good to go here , brother ... no worries

[Wildcat]

The largerst selling pipe blend was one that I blended that I called Signature . I got so damn lucky on that one , let me tell ya . The cool thing was , being close to Busch Gardens , Id get " out of towners " coming in a bit and I was lucky enough to send the Signature blend overseas even , lol , I swear .
From what I remember , and I dont have my " blend recipe book " because I included it in the sale of the shop , it consisted of Lane BCA , RLP6 , another bulk Lane , Lane BLWB and .... the kicker .... Erinmore Mixture . I dont remember the amounts because I made it in 1 and 5 lb batches , but there was 1 tin of Erinmore Mixture per a pound of the other blends combined . It was a stellar aromatic and if I could reproduce it I would .
I could go on and I will again . But for now ..

Well Mr. Mayor, here's as good as any place to start posting again.

One of my favorite home brews is Erinmore Mixture and Black Cavendish, in roughly a 50/50 blend. The dryer the better, IMO. Reading this, I recalled you telling me once that it was similar to a blend at your shop and now here it is! With your permission, I'm going to call my blend, "Hiz Honor's Signature."

I could go on and I will again . But for now ..

Please do, I dig your stories.
***********************************************
Before I end, this is as good a place as any...

Apologies for my walking away. I was embarrassed and butt hurt. My Irish kicked in and well, some of you know the rest. Anyway I was also upset that I may have gotten @Puff nstuff in hot water. He's a cool cat and a truly upstanding man for sure. Trust me you don't know the half of it. Puff, you sir, are tops. I owe you (can I say that? Just kidding!). I'll be in touch. @Houtenziel you're another good'n. Thanks for everything sir. I'll be in touch. As for my friend @Citizen B, he should be called Citizen A1. This gentleman is the tops and this cat's meow! There's a postcard on my nightstand from B, with one single, solitary sentence written on it. One of the most powerful ever written. Truly. The world would be a better place if everyone could both send and receive such a postcard or note. Thank you friend. You can't imagine. I'm sorry Irish pride got in the way. I'll be in touch. @Ruffinogold Your Honor, you are a prince. Thanks for your encouragement. One day I hope to shoot commie pinkos from your front porch, with you and @Kevin Keith, another gentleman's gentleman. KK, you deserved that No-Prize more than anyone. I hope it is proudly displayed in your home where everyone can... see it??? To others who I'm told were concerned about my whereabouts, but weren't mentioned by name, thank you. To everyone on PSF, I will try my best to obey the rules regulations and ordinances here on PSF. But sadly, I come from a long line of knuckleheads, so don't hold your breath! If you're reading this and don't know what in the world I'm talking about. Good for you, you're not missing anything.

Youre good to go here , brother ... no worries

Took me a bit to muster my courage and even longer to swallow my pride. Thanks pal.

[mrpipster]

I dont know what happened but,welcome back.

[Silver]

Great to see that Felix the Cat avatar again!

[Houtenziel]

The largerst selling pipe blend was one that I blended that I called Signature . I got so damn lucky on that one , let me tell ya . The cool thing was , being close to Busch Gardens , Id get " out of towners " coming in a bit and I was lucky enough to send the Signature blend overseas even , lol , I swear .
From what I remember , and I dont have my " blend recipe book " because I included it in the sale of the shop , it consisted of Lane BCA , RLP6 , another bulk Lane , Lane BLWB and .... the kicker .... Erinmore Mixture . I dont remember the amounts because I made it in 1 and 5 lb batches , but there was 1 tin of Erinmore Mixture per a pound of the other blends combined . It was a stellar aromatic and if I could reproduce it I would .
I could go on and I will again . But for now ..

Well Mr. Mayor, here's as good as any place to start posting again.

One of my favorite home brews is Erinmore Mixture and Black Cavendish, in roughly a 50/50 blend. The dryer the better, IMO. Reading this, I recalled you telling me once that it was similar to a blend at your shop and now here it is! With your permission, I'm going to call my blend, "Hiz Honor's Signature."

I could go on and I will again . But for now ..

Please do, I dig your stories.
***********************************************
Before I end, this is as good a place as any...

Apologies for my walking away. I was embarrassed and butt hurt. My Irish kicked in and well, some of you know the rest. Anyway I was also upset that I may have gotten @Puff nstuff in hot water. He's a cool cat and a truly upstanding man for sure. Trust me you don't know the half of it. Puff, you sir, are tops. I owe you (can I say that? Just kidding!). I'll be in touch. @Houtenziel you're another good'n. Thanks for everything sir. I'll be in touch. As for my friend @Citizen B, he should be called Citizen A1. This gentleman is the tops and this cat's meow! There's a postcard on my nightstand from B, with one single, solitary sentence written on it. One of the most powerful ever written. Truly. The world would be a better place if everyone could both send and receive such a postcard or note. Thank you friend. You can't imagine. I'm sorry Irish pride got in the way. I'll be in touch. @Ruffinogold Your Honor, you are a prince. Thanks for your encouragement. One day I hope to shoot commie pinkos from your front porch, with you and @Kevin Keith, another gentleman's gentleman. KK, you deserved that No-Prize more than anyone. I hope it is proudly displayed in your home where everyone can... see it??? To others who I'm told were concerned about my whereabouts, but weren't mentioned by name, thank you. To everyone on PSF, I will try my best to obey the rules regulations and ordinances here on PSF. But sadly, I come from a long line of knuckleheads, so don't hold your breath! If you're reading this and don't know what in the world I'm talking about. Good for you, you're not missing anything.

Really good to see ya! I don't know about good'n.. I strive for it, but I usually fall short and just end up being a pain in the ass

[Tsal]

Welcome back! Took you long enough.

[ncrobb]

@Wildcat wassup! Been wondering where you were. Glad to know your ok.

[Wildcat]

Really good to see ya! I don't know about good'n..

Yeah you is. Of course I have low expectations, so...

[Wildcat]

Welcome back! Took you long enough.

Thanks man, pride comes before the fall. Lesson learned. How's the fam?

@Wildcat wassup! Been wondering where you were. Glad to know your ok.

Thanks bud, right back at ya!

[ironclad]

I'd all but forgotten about Hollco Rohr. I bought Petersons, BCs, and GBDs from them both for the shop and for me. I still have and smoke most of them; in fact my Mark Twain, my Sherlock Holmes (including my Deerstalker Jr), and my Irish Seconds are from those days (1993).

Here is an old catalogue from 1988: https://petersonpipenotes.org/wp-conten ... -Pages.pdf

Ya know , I think the English Oriental Supreme was under the World Tobac line originally, or at least it was the first Id seen that blend . I have my Pete Emerald Rustic from back then still . The petes then were really nice . Too cool you had a shop too and around the same time . Did you carry the Peter Stokkebye cigars . I think there were three sizes . Super creamy and leathery wrappers .. freakin nice and not too pricey
The Troya cigars back then were stellar too

Yes, the English Oriental Supreme and a Rose blend, I remember, were World Tobac! Peter actually visited our shop once and I still have a pipe tobacco humidor signed by him from that visit. I don't remember carrying the Stokkebye cigars but the Troyas were excellent.

We used to sell the Irish Seconds and the Ericas all day long. Of course, in 1993, they cost $15 (retailed $29.95) per pipe and now I wish I had kept more.