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Reviews
Sutliff - Match 20
It’s cheap and it’s good
I can’t say anything bad about it. Not my go to English blend, but it’s cheap and it’s dang good.
Samuel Gawith - Full Virginia Flake 50g
Full VA Indeed!
It’s a very full and satisfying VA. I need to smoke it very slowly and with lots of water, but it’s worth it. I am blending small portions into some of my other VA’s to tame it down and it works nicely. It’s like smoking a grapefruit covered in caramel. I’ll get more for the cellar and can’t wait to age some.
Low Country - Atalaya 2oz
Let me Atalaya
I've smoked several bowls of this and "let me tell ya" it hits the spot. The perique hits my nose in just the right way and the Orientals highlight its aromatic qualities. The red Virginias meant I had to sip a ton of water while I smoked it, but I think I'll jar it up and see what's going on in a year. I'll bet in five years its going to be a real treat for me. Thank you James Stumbo for the GAW.
Cornell & Diehl - Apricots and Cream 2oz
Never Again!!
I will never buy a C&D aromatic ever again. It’s a propylene glycol, crayon smelling, play dough hot soup of a mess. If I ever so much as get a hint of PG in any of my C&D Virginia’s or Vapers, I’ve invested in, I’ll be demanding a full refund for everything. Since the inception of their small batches and now experiencing a few blends with PG, I seriously doubt their claim to quality mixtures and premium components. Laudisi has a great marketing team and we're catching on.
Cornell & Diehl - Habana Daydream 2oz
Liking this cigar blend
The Latakia and cigar seem to compliment each other very nicely, while the VA gives it the sweetness you are used too. My only complaint and it’s no biggie, is that classic lingering cigar after taste. It’s pretty mild, but is the main reason I don’t smoke cigars, but I sure like this.
G. L. Pease - Robusto 2oz
No Busto
I am not tolerating cigar blends very well, but the Latakia mixtures seems to help. The cigar seems to be stronger in this one, it nips at my tongue a bit and has a strong lingering after taste. I got through the whole tin, but I won’t buy again.
Cornell & Diehl - Mad Fiddler Flake 2oz
I turned off the radio
I’ve tried this on and off for a year and it’s in the same category as in my review for Cloud Hopper. Very subtle differences here, but the cigar is not working for me. Quality leaf and cigar smokers would probably like it.
Warped - Cloud Hopper 2oz
Cloud Stumbler
I don’t smoke cigars because I don’t seem to have the body chemistry to deal with the PH and the oils. I have to sip a ton of water when I smoke them and they tend to irritate my top lip. So I’ve been experimenting with cigar blends in my pipe and this is all cigar and it’s still caustic to my mouth. Good leaf I’d say, but full of oil and difficult for me to smoke. I can still taste cigar the next day and I don’t like that. The room note wasn’t that pleasant either and lingers into that common cigar funk. I find the cigar most tolerable with Latakia, but it can ruin those for me too.
Mac Baren - HH Old Dark Fired 3.5oz
Legendary DFK Blend
I’ve been smoking it on and off for a couple of years and failed to do my review. One of three DFK blends I smoke, but this is more of a treat. Big and bold with lots of Smokey BBQ with molasses sweetness and tastes as good as it smells. Ages real well and it doesn’t take long for the sugar crystals to appear.
Lighters - Kiribi Kabuto Short Black Matte
Bad Lighter Great Customer Service
I can’t recommend the Kiribi, I’ve abandoned it and I believe it’s flawed. I smoke one bowl a day and the hinge wears out in two years. When you light your pipe the flame can reach the polymer T hinge and melt it. One reason I use a quality lighter is to avoid plastics, and you still have to worry about the risk of burning and inhaling that stuff. The plastic hinge is weakened by the excess heat, it won’t have enough pressure to depress the lid, the flame may not go out and it can become a fire hazard. Also, SP has a monopoly on parts and only would sell them to me after making a bad review. They wanted me to spend $35 plus $20 international shipping to maintain a $65 lighter every two years, on parts that cost around $2.50, I don’t think so! The screws strip real easily, you’ll have to constantly keep them tight or they fall out or your lighter disintegrates in your hand. After another bad review SP gave me my money back, even though it was out of warranty. Great customer service, but it was necessary to call them out over the manner in which they marketed the lighter to us. I will be buying an IM corona, and according to Chuck Stanion, this thing should last me ten years. Should have tried it from the start, but I am glad SP made good on the Kiribi and gave me my money back.
Lighters - Zippo Pipe Smoker Pipe Lighter
It’s a Sticker
The smoking man is a sticker and it’s not painted on like they used to be. I put my zippo in a plastic baggy to save some fuel and the lighter fluid bubbled the sticker and I ended up rubbing it off. A little disappointing in the lower quality, but it still works great.
Cornell & Diehl - Sun Bear Black Locust 2oz
Small Bear Black Sun
Yeah, it has lots of VA sweetness, easy orientals and slightly floral. It’s a real easy smoke in the heat, but it reminds me of smoking a 100x better version of Molto Dolce which I despise. The aftertaste is beeswax and it loses all flavour by mid bowl. In five years I bet it’s gonna taste like crayons (is that PG C&D?) There’s no backbone, it reminds me of smoking a cigarette and behaves like a bad aromatic.
Peterson - Early Morning Pipe 50g
Here comes the Rooster
It's a pretty good English and as one of the bench mark English blends it deserves its title and I like it. However, it hasn't become a favorite as there are others I like better.
Seattle Pipe Club - Galloping Gertie 2oz
All Black Cavendish
The tin note was inviting with its vinegar, and sweet ketchup like tin note. However, the BC in the blend dominates the VA and perique to the point that I don’t like it. It’s very smooth and an easy smoke, but you gotta like BC.
Gawith Hoggarth & Co. - Bosun Cut Plug
No and no.
I tried it to see if I could get behind Lakelands, but it smelled like an air freshener and the tin note made me sneeze. Aftershave, perfume, take your pick and tasted like ash. I was surprised for how much it smelled it had no flavour at all.
Amphora - Virginia Blend 1.75oz
Laced with goop?
Seems like a nice VA, but it’s laced most likely with PG to keep it moist in the pouch. Everyone complained it was too dry, so they must’ve put a humectant in it. I can smell the play dough scent on my fingers and it doesn’t seem to ever want to dry out.
Hearth & Home - WhiteKnight 1.75oz
Tangy Balkan
It smelled good, tasted good and had a pleasant room note, but even with a year of age it nips my tongue like it’s full of young red VA’s. It didn’t burn me, but I had to sip a ton of water while I smoked it.
G. L. Pease - The Virginia Cream 2oz
As advertised
It’s just as the tin description says, so there’s not much to add. Sweet and spicy, a little bourbon, vanilla and slight chocolate on a solid tobacco foundation. Pairs so well with a cob, that I think it smokes best in one and I am very happy about having a dedicated cob to smoke it in.
G. L. Pease - Regents Flake 2oz
Oriental Cigarettes?
It was alright, but didn’t really hit home for me. If I were a cigarette smoker I would roll this up and smoke it. I imagine it’s what cigarettes used to be like or what should be.
Peterson - University Flake 50g
I wanted to like it.
Nice easy fruity plum topping with chocolate notes. The problem is the burley irritates and I can’t smoke it beyond the halfway point or it burns.
G. L. Pease - JackKnife Plug 2oz
Smoked meat sandwich
It’s very meaty from the DFK and I like it, but there are other DFK blends I like more. I actually tried it before Triple Play. Twins? Yes, but not identical twins. Triple Play is my pick of the two for its remarkable chocolate flavour.
Three Nuns - Three Nuns 1.75oz
Nice catch phrase, but...
It’s very close to NM Superior Round Slices. Someone took the time to take out all the stems which accounts for its price tag, but it’s missing that little bit of maple sweetness I get out of SRS. Unfortunately, the burley in this also burns my mouth at the halfway point.
G. L. Pease - Triple Play 2oz
Keeps me coming back for more.
Strong and full flavoured, but the proportion of DFK and perique knocks your socks off with a wonderful chocolate taste and aroma I wasn’t expecting (like M&M’s). I thought the red VA would give me a problem, but after a year not at all. So good and makes for a nice treat.
Peterson - Nightcap 50g
Glad I tried it!
It’s top notch tobacco and I can understand why it deserves its grand standing as one of the greats. It’s smoky and rich, but not as sweet as I’d like it to be and I get a bit of that red VA nip even after a year in the tin.
Presbyterian - Presbyterian 50g
Light English/Oriental Forward
This is the blend I am going to smoke when I am looking to dial down the Latakia. Because loads of it doesn’t have to make it a great English. The orientals really shine and has nice sour grape smell and taste to it.
Solani - Gold Label- English Luxury - 779 50g
Mild English
I got a sample from a friend and it’s just as SP says in the description. I even picked up a little bit of coconut probably from the orientals. However, I prefer a more robust English blend and was too mild for my liking, but still a quality smoke.
Mac Baren - HH Pure Virginia 1.75oz
Aging it.
With a minimal casing, I am missing the sweetness I enjoy. A long time in the cellar will make it very worthy. I loved the natural tobacco it presented, it’s a must for me, but too young it lacked that extra bit of sweetness to round it off for my liking.
Erik Stokkebye 4th Generation - Evening Flake
Your next favourite Navy Flake?
Very fresh bulk tobacco, but you can tell it’s of high quality and smokes like it. I am just not a fan of Navy flakes that have a perfume like rum topping. Although, this is definitely one of the milder ones, it just tingles my nose in a way I don’t care for.
Newminster - No.400 Superior Navy Flake
Flop
Fresh. The tin and room note smells like honey graham crackers as expected from the reviews. However, I was disappointed because the taste is completely bland and flavourless. Might be some burley in there, but can’t say for sure which leads to a cigarette ash taste. Revise in a year or so.
Orlik - Dark Strong Kentucky 50g
Hits the DFK sweet spot.
This is a great blend, sweet, smokey, woody, slightly aromatic with molasses and liquorice.
Seattle Pipe Club - Plum Pudding Bourbon Barrel Aged 2oz
I’ll stick with regular plum pudding.
The bourbon burns off quickly and you are left with regular PP, which I really can’t complain about. Interestingly, I pick up some grape soda tang which plays nicely with the orientals for the first quarter of the bowl. Added my 2oz to my 8oz tin of regular PP and c’est la vie.
Missouri Meerschaum - American Patriot 1.5oz
Stick this in your cob and smoke it!
I smoke briars so when I switch to cobs, I taste corn and that can ruin my favorite blends. This is just what I want in a cob, a blend that works with it. Unfortunately, the burly ruins the rest of it for me.
Seattle Pipe Club - Mississippi River Rum Barrel Aged 2oz
Rum River Rapid Descent
Agreed, it’s not your typical aromatic crossover. The rum is excellent, it’s not faked, blends well with the tobacco and it does taste as good as it smells. The problem, the rum vaporizes out, it looses all flavour at mid bowl, becomes bland and it's not worth smoking any more.
Kramer's - Blend for Cary Grant 50g
Awesome Tin Note
Very nice tin/room note and smooth english blend. Nothing really smacks you in the face, just a nice enjoyable smoke. Don't let it dry out too much or you lose the Irish aromatic, which is subtle to begin with but is essential to fully enjoy it as intended.
Kramer's - Blend for Danny Kaye 50g
Like Cary Grant
This is a really good tobacco, but I find it’s not too different from Cary Grant, with the exception the perique gives it a tad bit of spice on the tip of your tongue. In the end, I mixed it with Cary.
Kramer's - Father Dempsey 50g
Smooth English
I am liking all of Kramers Blends so far and this is my favourite of them. FD is a mild, smooth, sweet balanced blend with a pleasing room note. There is so much to enjoy here I stocked up on some.
Mac Baren - Virginia No. 1 3.5oz
Decent Virginia
I had no tongue bite or harshness whatsoever. It’s not my favorite VA, but the honey, brown sugar casing I think it has, just brings out the natural sweetness of the tobacco. Ready to smoke now and cellar worthy.
Cornell & Diehl - Derringer 2oz
My Favourite Virginia Blend
Jeremy Reeves says this is cased with simple sugar (YouTube casing vs topping). It’s pretty much as advertised and I have to agree this is an underrated tobacco that reminds me of fresh baked bread with hints of citrus coming in and out and has a mocha or coffee like finish.
Orlik - Golden Sliced 100g
Perfume Scented Oranges
This so called bergamot casing tingles my nose. I let it breath a bit here and there and dried it out for ten minutes before smoking, but I still get that darn perfume note on the retrohale. I'll let it age in hopes it balances out because it's an easy smoke and not bad tobacco at all.
G. L. Pease - Maltese Falcon 2oz
Maltese Balkan
Smooth, cool and creamy smoke. With six months age there was no red Virginia nip and it had a pretty good tin and room note. The mysterious spice is hidden in and just complements the orientals, but is easy to miss.
Peter Stokkebye - PS402 Luxury Twist Flake
Aromatic or Virginia? That is the question.
I was worried because of what smelled like coconut/caramel topping or casing, but surprise, it does sit in the background and smoke like a nice Virginia. Once it’s lit up, it compliments the VA's perfectly. A year aged, I've detected a little bit of honey, vanilla, chocolate, anise and peaches.
G. L. Pease - Montgomery 2oz
Wanting more DFK
The Virginia's really shine and the DFK takes a back seat, but it left me wanting a bit more of it. It’s relatively young and a bit nippy however, the red Virginia’s will mellow with time. Also, the ancient special process in the tin description left me scratching my head.
G. L. Pease - Piccadilly 2oz
Not for me.
At the half way point it becomes so spicy you might as well be smoking a bowl of black pepper. It’s not often I dump a bowl or say anything bad about a tobacco, but I couldn’t stand it. It screams quality tobacco, but it simply didn’t agree with me
Cornell & Diehl - Manhattan Afternoon 2oz
Like smoking a beehive.
Beautiful VA flake, but I was overwhelmed by the honey, which was great at first, but too much of it doesn’t seem to jive with the VA. It’s still a little sticky feeling, even after ample drying time and may be the reason why it smokes a bit rough. May be a quality issue and I'll try another tin.
Seattle Pipe Club - Plum Pudding Special Reserve 4oz
Again, simply delicious.
PP’s tin note is stronger, spicier and the special reserve is toned down a bit. It has a lovely sour tin note and the smoke is smooth as silk. Both are five star tobaccos therefore, I’ll keep PP in rotation and keep this delicious reserve chunk for when I feel like treating myself.
G. L. Pease - Gaslight 2oz
Gas, Gas, Gas!
It’s salty not very sweet, but it was still a cool and easy smoke. I’ll keep a bit of it around for when I am in for something extra savoury or feel like smoking chimney sweepings and that's really not as bad as it sounds because it works.
Arango - Balkan Supreme
Robust, cool smoking english blend.
Balkan Supreme is a cool and very smooth smoke. Great taste and everyone likes the room note thus far. This is my benchmark Balkan and my favourite English blend.
Dan Tobacco - Devil's Holiday 50g
Very Berry
Devils Holiday delivers as described as far as the tin and room note go, but it was lacking flavor. Devils Holiday might as well be called “very berry” A bit too much berry for my liking although, it seems quite natural and blends well with the tobacco.
Dan Tobacco - Da Vinci 50g
Perfume Scented Candy
DaVinci delivers as described as far as the tin and room note go, but was lacking in flavor. I find DaVinci to have a perfume scented topping that makes me sneeze which means I won’t bother to smoke it any further.
Dan Tobacco - Blue Note 50g
Better than most aromatics
Blue Note delivers as described as far as the tin and room note go, but it was lacking flavor. I will keep a bit of Blue Note around when I feel like smoking a different aro or for social situations, but it won’t go into rotation
Newminster - No.403 Superior Round Slices
Pleasantly surprised and loving it
Mild maple and brown sugar BBQ sauce. Even better after a year and make sure to pick out the stem bits. Not a burley guy, but I can do DFK and I am really loving this blend. It’s going down as one of my all time favorites.
G. L. Pease - Quiet Nights 2oz
Great tobacco, but...
I think it’s pretty great, awesome taste and room note, but the red Virginia’s and perique in this one do not agree with me. Even after a year in the jar, the PH is too off for my liking.
Cornell & Diehl - Bijou 2oz
It grew on me
I gave it extra time in the cellar to tame the Red Virginia and now it’s one of my favorites. Tastes and smells like fresh baked bread dipped in hot milk and honey. The VA and Katerini give it a natural aromatic room note any pipe smoker would enjoy.
Two Friends - Redwood 2oz
Pleasing and grounding.
I am not sure what a redwood forest smells like, however this VaPer really does have the aroma as pleasing as a walk in the woods after a gentle spring rain. However, it can burn hot, fast and the red Virginia tends to be a bit nippy.
Cornell & Diehl - White Lightning 2oz
Too bad, it's not for me
This is a pleasant crossover. However, I had to sip water after every other puff. A year in the cellar didn't help, so it's not for me.
Peter Stokkebye - PS400 Luxury Navy Flake
VaPer and Rum
Fresh out of the bag, I find the rum topping perfume like, but after six months in the jar it did mellow out. It produced a nice smooth smoke and was a bit spicier with some age. Still very good, but it won’t make it into rotation due to the perfume scent I still get on the retrohale.
Seattle Pipe Club - Plum Pudding 2oz
Simply Delicious
Latakia is at the forefront of the tin note, but the ingredients are perfectly balanced, producing a cool rich, incense like smoke. It produces that plum/raisin note I love to taste in tobacco hence the name isn’t just a gimmick. This is one of my top English blends.
Bengal Slices - Bengal Slices 1.75oz
Black liquorice and latakia, a good combo
I like black liquorice so I like the topping and makes for a good english aromatic crossover. Latakia is quite present, and I liked the mild incense/flowery note on the retrohale from the orientals.
Peter Stokkebye - PS403 Luxury Bullseye Flake
Pear and sweet hay
If I was an all day VaPer smoker LBF would definitely be it. It has the sweet, grassy sour taste and pleasing aroma that I like. Similar to Escudu, but at this price, I’ll stock up and let it age so it may be a staple in my rotation. Incredible after a year in the jar.
A & C Petersen - Escudo Navy Deluxe 50g
Apricot and sweet hay
The freshly opened tin smells amazing, like apricots, citrus, sweet hay and a pleasant sour fermented undertone. It’s quite easy to smoke and tastes as good as it smells. It’s definitely a treat tobacco for me and deserves it’s position as a benchmark VaPer.
Peterson - Connoisseur's Choice 50g
Quality Aromatic
This tobacco delivered exactly as the description stated. I didn’t think I would like the fruitiness but it does not overwhelm the tobacco flavours. The tin note does fade quickly after opening but it’s still good.
Cornell & Diehl - Autumn Evening 2oz
Once in a while, till it’s gone.
The aroma delivers as promised (awesome), but I find it’s quite bitter on the tongue and the taste ruins the smoke for me. I also just don’t like what it’s topped with and it seems synthetic. There are just too many things going on that I don’t like about this one to buy again.
Sutliff - Maple Street 1.5oz
Good but not great.
Excellent maple/rum aroma, but burley tobacco just taste like cigarettes to me and this is what I taste almost immediately. I can however smoke this, but it would be so much better if it lost the burley.
Mac Baren - Vanilla Cream 3.5oz
One of the Best
This baccy has lots of flavour, but I’ve noticed the aged virginia’s really pop. The vanilla topping is a nice compliment without being overwhelming and is a little fruity in the background. The nice creamy smoke smells wonderful and is one of the few aromatics left in my rotation.
Mac Baren - Mixture Scottish Blend 3.5oz
My Favourite Aromatic
I don’t like burley, but this is one of my favourite pipe tobacco’s and it pairs wonderfully with Drambuie. Honey, toast, hay, citrus and sometimes quite spicy, but not in a hot peppery way. I would say it has a decent burley/DFK and the aroma is wonderful.
Cornell & Diehl - Mocha 2oz
Flavour Pop
This tobacco delivers on its tin description, however I do pick up a playdough note on the retrohale which I think is PG. I tend to stay away from any aromatic that uses it excessively.. In the end I mixed it with some other chocolate type tobaccos, which was a good way to use it up.
Lane Limited - BCA 1.75oz
Good BC
If I want to smoke up some BC or use it to tame down another blend, this is my go too.
Lane Limited - RLP-6
R.I.P-6
The burley just makes this blend taste bitter and ashy to me. Ive been mixing it three ways with 1Q and C&D Mocha, but once its gone I won’t be buying again.
Lane Limited - 1-Q 1.75oz
It is what it is!
I had higher expectations for 1Q and the only good thing I can say is, it smells great and is better out of the tin. In bulk form I find it’s loaded with PG and I smell and taste play dough. I won’t buy again.
CAO - Eileen's Dream 50g
The tobacco at the end of the rainbow!
This is a good balance between casing and topping, yet still able to taste the tobacco. No goopy mess, maybe a tiny bit of PG detected, but it's still a decent aromatic. Smells like a dream and it smokes best out of my meerschaum.
Two Friends - English Chocolate 2oz
ChocoLat Goodness
The Latakia is light and it has a natural chocolate ingredient that compliments the Lat smokiness without any component blasting you in the face. I love this crossover blend and I found myself craving it in the mornings with a big cup of coffee.
Mac Baren - Original Choice 3.5oz
It’s Ok
It was okay, but it does tend to taste like ash half way through to the end (burley). Eventually, I picked up on some kind of perfume scent and I can’t smoke it when I have better tobacco on hand
Savinelli - Black Cavendish 50g
Alright
It was a nice smoke with nice tones of rum and raisin, but because I do pick up a bit of a burley cigarette taste here and therefore, I won’t bother buying it again.
Savinelli - Cavendish 50g
Perfume/Air Freshener!
Although not terrible, it does have a perfume/air freshener smell and taste that makes me sneeze.
Sutliff - Molto Dolce 1.5oz
Gag on play dough.
Smelled and tasted like play dough (PG?) and is forever slimy. After a few months in the jar, I decided to dry it out with a heat gun until it was steaming, good and dry. Still no good and in my opinion I think you are paying for a lot of weight in PG/moisture vs weight of tobacco = rip off!
Sutliff - Blue Danube 1.5oz
Ashtray
The burley tobacco dries out my throat and I get a bitter taste on the back of my tongue. Simply tastes like an ashtray the whole time and after ten minutes I had to dump the bowl because I got this unpleasant patsy texture in my mouth.
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- ► Read before you buy. Great lighters, but the polymer hinge will wear out in roughly two years. Mine occurred a few months after warranty. Currently SP.com does not sell parts and you will have to send your lighter in for servicing and pay a $35 fee. Tack on at least $20 international for shipping (in my case). So, if I am going to pay $50 bucks every couple of years to keep a $65 lighter going, I am going to abandon it and not recommend anyone buy one. Sell us the parts SP it’s an easy fix, thanks you tube! You’re a great company SP, you’ve been real good to me and I hope eventually you change your mind so I may use my Kiribi again.
- ► Thanks for changing your mind and coming through SP.
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- ► I forgot to mention, when the Polymer T hinge wears down there’s not enough pressure to push down the nozzle. Not only will gas escape, but it becomes a fire hazard. I passed the lighter to my neighbour and after lighting his pipe he put it down and I noticed the flame was still lit even though the cap was down. A few minutes must have passed and I can’t imagine if I had left the garage unattended. It’s only a matter of time before these lighters are recalled.
- ► @ Steve M. Thanks Steve, you guys truly have customer service second too none. Everyone’s experience can be different and I wish I didn’t have to abandon the lighter. I just don’t trust it and I think there is more than enough information her for the consumer to make the right choice for them.
- ► Hopefully, my last post. When you light your pipe the flame can reach the polymer T hinge and melt it. It could be a reason, why it weakens so fast. The hinge has a square face, mine was rounded indicating it had melted and you hay want to check your Kiribi for this. You’ll have to change the angle in which you light your pipe, to lessen the risk. One reason I use a quality lighter is to avoid plastics, and you still have to worry about the risk of burning and inhaling that stuff with this lighter. Good luck with your Kiribi everyone.
- ► Read before you buy. Great lighters, but the polymer hinge will wear out in roughly two years. Mine occurred a few months after warranty. Currently SP.com does not sell parts and you will have to send your lighter in for servicing and pay a $35 fee. Tack on at least $20 international for shipping (in my case). So, if I am going to pay $50 bucks every couple of years to keep a $65 lighter going, I am going to abandon it and not recommend anyone buy one. Sell us the parts SP it’s an easy fix, thanks you tube! You’re a great company SP, you’ve been real good to me and I hope eventually you change your mind so I may use my Kiribi again.
- ► Thanks for changing your mind and coming through SP.
- ► Follow up to above post. I’ve had my Kiribi for over two years and I loved it. Until, the polymer hinge wore out and thus began my journey of disgust with the lighter and with SP.com. I still love SP.com, but I am calling them out on Kiribi. It’s a cheap lighter, read the reviews, the screws fall out, they strip easily, o rings disintegrate and they fall apart in your hand. Sure, I read the above article when I first bought mine and no problem, until you have some wear and tear. Tack on to that, SP.com has a monopoly on parts and they don’t want to sell them to you, unless you make a bad review and expose the BS. $35 plus shipping to repair or replace parts that cost pennies is a money grab. The lighter retails for $65, but is not worth $30 in my opinion, so there was no way I was going to send it for service. Basically, SP hyped the lighter up, sold tons of this cheap piece of metal and hence “how to care for your Kiribi”. I hate to leave such a negative review for you boys, but you ripped us off marketing the Kiribi to us. Buyer beware
- ► @Michael, I had the same problem with a can of colibri. They are cheap lighters and you should contact SP about a refund, see my above posts. The nozzle is probably to big to get through the hole. Take a flat head screwdriver and pop the screw out of the gas port and fill it that way. Hopefully it works and don’t forget to tighten up them screws or the lighter will eventually disintegrate.
- ► @ Michael- Honestly, I would say a Zippo. If it wasn’t for the fact I hate the taste of lighter fluid, it’s all I’d use. I can’t even recall the number of lighters I’ve used and taken apart through the years, but the ones I’d consider quality lighters were the ones that don’t use plastic or cheap/soft metal parts/screws etc. The Kiribi was marketed as good as an IM Corona, but if you compare the newest models, the IMC shines. When you have issues and start fixing it your self and realize with the Kiribi you can’t reuse the screws because they are made of some kind of soft alloy and it gets annoying. If you continually pay to have it serviced they’ll replace all that for you and I’am sure it will work great, but I’am not paying to have a lighter serviced every couple years, especially that Kiribi. I’ve even considered lock tight on the screws to keep the darn thing together, but I just wasn’t going to do that. In my above posts I’ve explained why that plastic hinge is a fire hazard. Every time I filled it I had to tighten the screws and they were always loose. Does that scream quality? IMC has nice flush, perfectly machined steel screws that haven’t needed tightening, nor have I seen any signs of stripping after I unscrewed some just to see. Kiribi has this brass and nickel crap. Although, I miss the Kiribi greatly. It held lots of fuel and I miss opening it with the winged flange (Kabuto), which made lighting it look slick. I have been using the IMC flawlessly for six months now and I’ll share my final thoughts once I reach the two year mark in order to make a fair comparison to the Kiribi for the same time I used it. From the start if I were to actually hold both lighters in my hand, I would have bought the IMC. I got sold the Kiribi because I got roped into thinking they were as good as an IMC, but far less expensive by SP.com’s online marketing team. I hope you have many years of happy smokes with your Kiribi and I hope it can be improved upon one day. Cheers.
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IM Corona: The Best Hard-Use Pipe Lighter
- ► If you are serious about smoking a pipe a good lighter is essential. Not just for functionality, but pairing a nice lighter, with a nice tamper and a beautiful pipe is simply elegant. You want to show off a little bit of style and personality. You can’t get that with a bic or cheap lighter and if you are not careful the cheap lighters are made of plastic and when you flip them upside down, the plastic can burns or melt and I don’t like inhaling toxic fumes. The Kiribi is cheap, I smoke one bowl a day and the hinge wears out in two years. Gas escapes, the flame may not go out and can become a fire hazard. SP has a monopoly on parts and only would sell them to me after making a bad review. They wanted me to spend $35 plus $20 international shipping to repair a $65 lighter every two years, on parts that cost around $2.50, don’t think so! The screws strip real easily, you’ll have to constantly keep them tight or they fall out or your lighter disintegrates in your hand. I have abandoned the Kiribi and can’t recommend it. After another bad review SP gave me my money back. Great customer service, but it was necessary to call them out over money grabbing tactics and marketing the lighter to us. I will be buying an IM corona old boy as soon as I find the one I like on sale, and according to chuck, this thing will hopefully last me ten years. Should have tried it from the start, but I am glad SP made good on the Kiribi.
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Kiribi Kenshi: Every Pipesmoker's Everyday Lighter
- ► Read before you buy. Great lighters, but the polymer hinge will wear out in roughly two years. Mine occurred a few months after warranty. Currently SP.com does not sell parts and you will have to send your lighter in for servicing and pay a $35 fee. Tack on at least $20 international for shipping (in my case). So, if I am going to pay $50 bucks every couple of years to keep a $65 lighter going, I am going to abandon it and not recommend anyone buy one. Sell us the parts SP it’s an easy fix, thanks you tube! You’re a great company SP, you’ve been real good to me and I hope eventually you change your mind so I may use my Kiribi again.
- ► Thanks for changing your mind and coming through SP.
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Rhythm and Solace
- ► Same reason I picked up a pipe three years ago. Since then I‘ve made a lot of progress in managing the hyper-vigilance. Ive learned to meditate, 5-2-8 breathing, incorporated the four agreements, EMDR music before bed and by far the most helpful thing Ive learned is about polyvagal theory. If you have PTSD you must look up polyvagal theory. Thanks for sharing, brother!
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The History, Manufacture, and Use of Clay Pipes
- ► I was told you will taste clay for several bowls before it’s broken in and tastes neutral. The Marcus Fohr clay took about twenty and now it’s smoking quite neutral and without ghosting. Because the bowl gets hot I was forced to hold it by the stem and this made me a more elegant pipe smoker. It takes a little more care and attention or you might roll the contents of the bowl into your lap, but once you are used to it you develop a muscle memory and you won’t ever drop your pipe. Kinda like how the US Marines drill team spins and tosses their rifles. It started as practice for soldiers to never to drop their rifle and it works. I’ve used the same technique with my phone, so I rarely drop it.
An In-Depth Guide to Morta Tobacco Pipes- ► I have a Morta and I have reached the same conclusion as J. Mouton. You don’t know where or what the bog oak has been sitting in for so long and that makes for inconsistent smoking qualities. I think it looks pretty but is a crap material for a smoking pipe. My Morta, made everything taste bland, they don't absorb moisture well and they are so easy to ream into the material. It has the same look and feel as carbon and it’s easy to damage, especially after heat has been applied. So I’ll bet any well smoked morta is damaged to some extent. Plus all the flaws that can go unseen, such as punked wood voids that will burn or fall out under heat. I think it all happened to mine and the pipe is now caustic to my mouth. It was fun to try it, but never again and buyer beware and good luck.