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Cornell & Diehl - Granulated Perique
Perique Newb
I wanted to experiment with some perique so I picked this up. I normally smoke very mild aros or englishes so my nicotine tolerance is light, take this with a pound of salt. I mixed this up with a very scientific big pinch of virginia, small pinch of BC, and a small-med pinch of this. I got the musty earthy taste and liked it. Not much pepper, very slight. The nicotine level was quite noticeable to me and I only packed a half bowl. I will say that I didn't feel like I was steeped in cigarette smoke afterward like some tobaccos tend to do. I do like that aspect. As with all tobacco "reviews", your mileage will absolutely vary.
Vauen - Mokka (5241) (9mm)
Fills and more fills
This is my third Vauen pipe and probably my last. I didn't notice any fills on my Auenland churchwarden, but both the subsequent pipes are riddled with gray fills. While this isn't a super premium pipe, it is double the cost of my Rossi pipes which are budget grade Savinellis and they exhibit no such fills. Maybe the fills are there and Rossi uses a fill material that takes stain to blend in better. If so, Vauen needs to re-assess what they're using for fill material.
Vauen - Mokka (5268) (9mm)
Many Fills..
I have had this pipe for a while now and as I've smoked it, a large number of pinhead sized fills have appeared as gray dots. When I bought it, there was what looked like an identical pipe that was $100 more and the salesperson didn't know what the difference was. I am now assuming that this was a lower grade of that other pipe.