EVERY PIPE SMOKER EXPERIMENTS WITH WHAT HE (OR SHE) PUTS IN THE BOWL OF HIS PIPE. I AM SPEAKING STRICTLY OF A LEGAL SUBSTANCE, OF COURSE--NAMELY AND SPECIFICALLY, PIPE TOBACCO. BURNING NEW OR DIFFERENT MIXTURES IS AN INTEGRAL ASPECT OF ENJOYING BRIAR TO THE FULLEST. LATELY, I HAVE BEEN TRYING A FEW TINNED TOBACCOS INSTEAD OF THE USUAL BLEND IN A BAGGIE STUFF.

AND SO TO BED, BLENDED FOR BUTERA PIPE COMPANY BY J.F. GERMAIN AND SON, SMELLS LIKE FERMENTING HAY IN THE TIN. YET, IT IS PLEASANTLY AROMATIC WHILE BEING SMOKED. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS IN THIS BLEND, BUT I ENJOY IT IMMENSELY.

IRISH OAK, A PETERSON of DUBLIN TINNED TOBACCO, IS PARTICULARLY PLEASURABLE. FATHER McALLISTER SMOKES A BOWL FROM TIME TO TIME. ACCORDING TO THE DESCRIPTION ON HIS TIN, IRISH OAK IS MADE UP OF CAVENDISH, ZIMBABWEAN ORANGE, THAILAND BURLEY AND PERIQUE.

ANOTHER PETERSON TOBACCO, OLD DUBLIN, IS A BIG DISAPPOINTMENT. ALTHOUGH IT IS EASY ON THE TONGUE, IT LACKS ANY DISTINGUISHING FLAVOR AND SMELLS LIKE CIGARETTE SMOKE. THE STATED INGREDIENTS ARE CYPRUS LATAKIA, GOLDEN VIRGINIA, BLACK CAVENDISH AND GREEK ORIENTAL BASMA.

I KNOW A NUMBER OF MY READERS ARE PIPE SMOKERS. PLEASE ALLOW ME TO SOLICIT YOUR EXPERTISE. IF YOU HAVE A FAVORITE BLEND, A TOBACCO UNEQUALED IN ITS EXCELLENCY, PLEASE TELL ME ABOUT IT. YOU CAN WRITE TO ME AT [email protected] OR YOU CAN POST THE INFORMATION ON THE CHURCHWARDEN's MESSAGE BOARD.

John 14:6
Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me."