This was a great series. Thanks for putting together and the deep thoughts and reasoning behind your choices. Its a journey and discovery. I'm find my thoughts and process a little similar yours. Let's see where my taste buds take me. Unfortunately there's a good handful of the blends and brands you mention that are no longer in production today. Be fun to see you find the new 16 and 8 rotation update if you ever feel like doing that. Happy piping.
You’re not bad at doing videos at all. You’re genuine and that is by far the most important thing to me. The time you take to reflect means you take the time to reflect like a normal human being. I really like your videos and your suggestions, they add a lot to my pipe smoking. Please stay exactly how you are, I like you and your videos just the way you have been doing them.
Fred J. Neslage Jr. - Thanks Fred, I am amazed at how well the channel is doing, when I first started I thought I might get 2,000 subs max, but my goal was never subscribers, it was to help make it easier to get into pipe smoking and stay into pipe smoking, if I accomplish that, then I have succeeded. 👍👍👍
About a month ago I ordered a bunch of samples trying to get a hold of all the different blend styles and one of those was H&H Larry blend. Oh my when I first opened the USPS box the smell was rattling. It even sank into the plastic sample bags of the others. I said out laud that there was no way I was sticking that into my pipe. but after letting it sit in a jar for a while it is a heavy and thick good taste to me. And for the record, you are one of the most professional and clean you-tubers I have encountered thus far. The style, information, and detail is outstanding and a example to be followed. A toast to you and to all who see you as I do, a gentlemen and trustworthy source of knowledge.
Thank you for the kind words my friend, I felt the same way about Larry's Blend, I was trying to ease my way into English Blends when I received Larry's Blend. I was hesitant at first but then I said what the hay, and loaded up, I am glad I did, very tasty blend. 👍👍😄
i want to thank you muttn chop piper where you are. yore videos have been so informative as a new pipe smoker. i pray🙏this finds you well both physically and spiritually and 😢he same for yore loved ones. again than you so very much, john. ps. i’m going to have to create a creative name as well😅😁😅😅
Regardless if you decide to return or not, your videos have made my introduction to pipes very successful and enjoyable. I'm grateful for what you've made and I thank you for it.
I just started pipe smoking about 4-5 months ago and found your channel. I’ve watched all of your videos from the beginning to try to get good at it. Love the channel and the content. Looking forward to the more current stuff from 2023. All in good time.
I got a variety of 2oz bulk tobaccos from Smokingpipes just to start figuring out my rotation. They are almost all aromatics but I’m gonna start trying out some English’s and Burley’s on my next order. It’s fun.
I love your videos -& even stashed 'em away for a while to save for later - I made myself stop watching so that I could have them to view in the future. Much like pipe smoking, your videos help me relax and are in a way comforting and I've learned a lot from you. The pipes, tobacco, recommended documentary, magazines, etc... that I learned about from you have enriched my life. Thank you and Merry Christmas!
Here's a reminder that your old videos are still being found and watched by some. And, no, it's not normal to gain so many subscribers, especially so quickly, unless you have something useful to offer. Welcome back to the abomination of desolation we call TH-cam. Thanks for your efforts, Muttn. We're blessed to have among us people like you who want to be helpful.
Dear Muttonchop. I can’t thank you enough for your incredible videos. I find them so informative and full of information. By your example, I have also become a better person overall. Godbless tou no keep up the great work! Ken
Hey Muttnchop. Me and the missus have just watched this whole series. Ive been sat here with a pipefull of Rattrays marlin flake and a honey Jack (or 2). What a week mate. Our capitol attacked again. Crazy politicians.. man. On a plus... We so enjoy your vids. You have such a nice old school way about you. Georgie would like to know, if you dont mind, what you do for a living? I'm guessing something in engineering but Georgie thinks you could be a teacher. Have we guessed right? You take it easy now big guy. I hope you feel the love from the other side of the pond. Bless you Sir and as always, a very happy piping to you and yours.
Andy Baker - I work in county government, but I am not a county official, I am the facility Manager for our headquarters, basically I keep the facility running, and maintain the grounds. It's a pretty stable job, I don't know about England but here in the states we work Monday thru Friday, and have Saturday and Sunday off. We have been watching what's going on there in London, it's heartbreaking, such a wonderful country under siege. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. 😔😔😔
Andy Baker - I think I missed my calling, I have always been able to teach others things that I know, but I am content teaching pipe smoking to those wanting to learn. If my wife and I ever make it back to England I hope you won't mind us looking you up, you and Georgie sound like our kind of folks. 👍👍👍
I’m in my 4th month of pipe smoking and loving it. Your videos have taught me what would have taken years to discover on my own. Also, it is nice to see how humble you were to have 1300 subs given that you now have 82000. Happy New Year and I’m looking forward to meeting you at a pipe show in the future.
You are doing a great, great job! Very didactic, knowledgeable, a true amateur. Well.., unfortunately here in Brazil I can just dream about those tobaccos.., long ago one could find a reasonable variety at decent prices. Alas, not anymore... And when you come across anything of quality, it costs you an arm and a leg and some innards to boot. There are some new trials going on in order to refine our very good raw materials.., I mean: Brazilian tobaccos. Some very good 100% Virginia, some attempts to come up with something akin to Dark Kentucky and that is all... So.., I will get some Bright Virginia, some Red Virginia, some Burley, and a Dark fire and try to concoct a blend of my own.., Any tips on how to achieve something smokable this way?
Artur Lopes - just experiment, do small quantities 1/2 ounce of this, 1/4 ounce of that, once you blend it and you find a combination you like, double or triple the amounts of each, then Cellar it and enjoy the fruits of your labor. 👍👍👍
very interesting..i have a lot on my list..right now i am really liking mccranies currituct,,stormfront by john patton,old joe krantz by c and d,and even carter hall has creeped in there!have you tried boswells northwoods?i think you would enjoy it
I have been enjoying your videos and have just completed this playlist. As you may know i am a beginner and without your guidance i would have had no idea how to go about it. All your broad information has helped me enourmously, the first tobacco i smoked was Escudo from the first prince pipe i restored. I must say, a most enjoyable experience because your of your tuition and i have grasped pipe smoking with both hands and love it without any of the problems that i may have otherwise encountered. Without your detailed and informative advice, it may have been a bad experience. I thank you so much for the time and care you have put into your videos and the enjoyment i get from watching them, this is why you have so many subscribers. You truly deserve a medal of honour! So again, thankyou i really appreciate it.
Adrian Saggin - You are most welcome my friend, that’s the reason I put this channel together, to pass on my experience and guidance, I’m so happy it’s helped you enjoy the art of pipe smoking. 👍👍👍
Thank you for all the videos, but Possible to acknowledge the discovery of tobacco, that shows us the most, such as components, smells, and etc., I hope to be a light shade in this comment, thank you once again with a great appreciation and respect. ✌🏻️
keep doing what you do, you have given me some sound advice, totally envious of your pipe & tobacco collection. where do you get your "custom" lids for your storage jars?
I explain how I create my custom lids in my video entitled "My pipe collection, and tobacco rotation" check that out for more info on how they were created 😃😃😃👍
Thanks for videos and experiance you share with us. Ware you able to buy Penzance and other great blends in Indianapolis. It is unknown to me how much are the prices in Pipe shops different from the ones online. What was the price fore a tin of Penzance in that Pipe shop? Keep up the good work and thanks again.
heyyy Muttnchop Piper you have a great selection there I haven't smoked any English blends yet still stuck on my Aromatics lol but I'm getting there you are so welcome your videos are some of the best I've seen and you always have some very good information that we can all use and that make your videos excellent you keep up the good work because Im looking forward to seeing a whole lot more videos congratulations my friend we all appreciate you sharing ur experience with us making our pipe smoking hobby even better because we met Muttnchop Piper :)
you are not bad at all, in fact you are the best one who makes videos about pipe smoking. And I like when you think before talking, it means that you respect the people who are watching you.
Nashwan Jabbour - Thank you for your kind words my friend, I’m glad you said that, because I always was afraid that people would think I was unsure of myself that’s why he pauses before he speaks, it’s gratifying to know someone understands the real reason that I pause. Thanks for that. 👍👍👍
your the blessing... Semper Fi ....I quite smoking 23 years ago and regretted it ever since, that first taste of an English blend again (after 20 years) was heavenly, i have learned more in the last two weeks that the whole time I was pipe smoking years ago...Thanks for all your efforts..!!! be well
After the years searching for that perfect blend I've give up. I'll buy certain blends and sometimes I get a new blend. My rotation is includes around 7 blends. Ashton's Artisan is one of those...NIghcap was better when it was blended by Murray,still a good blend. Yes, before I finish this try Rattray's Marlin Flake...very good Va/per flake and one of the blends in my (magnificent 7.) Have good start for the week & as always cool smokes mate.
Certainly, these are so called Magnificent 7 Artisan's Blend,Merlin Flake,Irish Flake or (Orlik Dark Strong), Commonwealth,Stokkebye's Balkan Supreme(easier to get by bulk than old Balkan Sobranie and tasty as old Sobranie),Escudo and finally 3 Nuns. These are easily available and after long search I find them best suitable for my pallet.Sometimes I treat myself with blends like Margate or Germains Royal Jersey Perique. I've come to conclusion that there is too many blends too little time and when you get older and smoked and tried different blends for long time you'll finally end up with those that please you most. All the best from the coastal town in north.
I just finished this series - all of them in 1 day.... and I took notes. 😏 Thanks for making this series! Also, I'm glad to see you making videos again (in 2021)!
Thank you very much for your videos, sir. They are interesting, useful and they really hit the spot! Actually, there is one thing that interests me much. You've got some tobaccos you named like "Old Toby", "Longbottom Leaf", etc. As you really like the Lord of Rings, I suppose they are your favorites (or among your favorites) I wonder what are their real names?
I waited to the very last video about your journey of doing your 16 blend rotation to comment because I wanted to watch all of them back to back like a marathon. All I can say is wow, I have learned so much from you about how to start a blend rotation. This is my first week of smoking a pipe in my life, I have found I really enjoy this very much as a hobby. I will definitely be using a lot if not all of your ideas and the process that you used to go about finding my own Journey, who knows I might even stumble across the few of the Blends that you have and actually like them. You have no idea how much it means to me that you would take time out of your schedule not to just show people like us who are new but in my opinion listening to you is like going to college for tobacco smoking of a pipe for free it's almost like I have a free college scholarship LOL.
it has been a nice series. I do not have a rotation of certain blends. I do smoke some blends more than the others and those are the blends that i have to have on hand. Usually I have couple of tins open: usually one english (not smoking those anymore a lot) and a VaPer, kentucky or virginia. I have also a couple of "cookie jars" where i pinch goodies now and then.
That's what you call a rotation, you just go about it in a different way. Just don't try to smoke what you get out of the cookie jar, unless it's tobacco lol 😄😄😄👍
+Muttnchop Piper exactly, we have our ways and habbits 😊. My cookie jars are those hard to get or more pricey blends. All legal and definetely tobacco 😀
You're awesome MCP. Keep up the excellent work. I have learned much, enjoyed your insightful commentary, and look forward each video you post. Enjoy that Penzance! =)
Hi Chris, I think it would be really cool if you made an update video about your blend rotation and any changes that you have made to your rotation and pipe collection, etc. Thanks for doing what you do!
As a former Cigar smoker and more recent convert to pipe tabacco I have to say that is a great rotation. You really can't go wrong with any of those blends and some are the real aristocracies of Pipe tabacco. I have never tried Sleepy Hollow and am not a fan of Aromatics but having a couple of Dessert blends in the rotation is legitimate.Mine are Peterson's 3Ps with a mild plum casing and Comoy's Irish Mixture with a Whiskey topping. Other than that I have to say I am am a fan of all your recommendations. Great Channel and very informative.
Dave John Elliott thanks Dave, Sleepy Hollow is very hard to get, I have had my name on the waiting list for a month now with no word, I have ordered 8 oz. so hopefully I will get it before October is over, if not oh well it will get to me some time. 😃😃😃
Thanks muttnchop I really enjoyed the series.. I learned a lot of new blends... Westminster is one of my favorite... By the way I did buy the cob pipes.... Thanks brother 😂👋👍
I really liked this series a lot! It was very educational. I am wondering exactly how you rotate these blends, as in l, how have you decided when to smoke each one? Also, I want you to know I tried Maltese Falcon for the first time today, based on your recommendation. Thank you, it was excellent!
Hey josh, thanks for watching. So I am not sure if you are asking about the 16 main blends or the 8 Auxiliary blends, but I will answer using both. The 16 main blends, I smoke each blend in its specified pipe per day, so let's say we start today as the first day, I smoke Dark Star in the Savinelli 320 specified for that tobacco. Tomorrow I will smoke Bijou in its specified pipe, so forth and so on. Concerning the 8 blend Auxiliary, let's say 8 days into my rotation, I have a craving for one of the blends in my 8 blend auxiliary rotation, I will use a pipe not in the main rotation and enjoy a bowl of that, and push the tobacco in the 16 blend rotation to the next day. 😃😃
+Muttnchop Piper Thank you for the swift and in-depth answer to my question. It makes a lot of sense so you don't get bored with anything and smoke the best blends for your pallet. Thanks to you, I have tried English blends and, specifically, oriental forward tobaccos. I enjoy them very much. Your recommendations and explanations have been most helpful to my piping. Thank you!
+Muttnchop Piper I must admit I haven't been there...yet but it's great to know they are local and all my favourite blends are accessible all the time👍🏾
Some great blends there for sure. I think the Hearth and Home blends are underrated. They really have some nice blends. I love Virginia Spice. It is a Virginia/Perique with some cigar leaf added. Wonderful stuff. Also, if you haven't tried Nightcap you really should. It is my favorite English. It has some Perique for a little extra kick, which I think the Ashton Artisan's mixture does as well. Nightcap is heavy though. It is aptly named because when you smoke it you're pretty much done for the day. Love your videos friend. I have only been smoking a pipe for a year and a half or so and it is nice to have an experienced guy like you willing to share your knowledge. Keep it up.
As a fairly new pipe smoker, informative and guiding videos such as yours and bradley's stuff&things guide to pipe smoking were the only thing that kept me going. I want to thank you sir for this much appreciated content, and for sharing your precious knowledge with us. You surely made this journey a great fun. This isn't the only thing - Your personal journey is also very interesting. keep up the great content! Sorry for the bad english, One of your subscribers from Israel :) Happy piping :)
My piping journey started only recently; there's been hardships, frustrations and various learning curves for me to negotiate along the way. There's also been moments of quiet bliss ---``perfect smokes`` as Matches860 calls them; these I owe mostly to people like you who took the time to post enlightening videos to guide others and point them in the right direction. Thank you for taking some of your time to make these videos :).
Thank you for making these videos! I have been pipe smoking for over 20 years and I still learn things from them, but that is not why I watch them - I enjoy very much just lighting up a bowl and relaxing with the YTPC, it's like being part of the best pipe club in the world.
Thank you very much for doing your videos. I'm learning a lot from you. I can't reach most of the blends you exposed, because I live in Europe, but I'm going to tray that Ashton blend which I can get from a shop nearby. And I recommend you night cap, which is one of my favourites.
Wow! Nice! I am so thankful for your videos because I gave up smoking a pipe years ago but decided to start up again after trying out a cob at my friend's ranch. Well then we started watching your videos and it's opened up an incredible rich and interesting world to us. Your presentation style is well, can it said, that of the Southern Gentleman. You sir, are a treasure. Thanks so much for all you're doing!
Great series! You inspired me to set up something similar. Up to now I'd open a tin then smoke it to the bottom, then open a new one. Now I have a dozen jars of stuff I really like and I can select what I feel like at that moment. I'm still exploring tobaccos and trying new blends, but now I have a bank of ones I really like at the ready. Quite a few are the same you have (I also enjoy the Englishes and Orientals). I like your pigeon-hole cabinet for the jars. I made a couple shelves installed at a slight angle I store my jars. Not near as nice as your setup, but it works. I bought some 2" round labels I can run through the printer and put on the lids using images I find through Google image search. Keep up the great videos - they are very informative.
Thanks Sound Dude, I am humbled that you have chosen to emulate and put into practice some of my ideas. Thank you for viewing my videos, I am glad they have helped 👍👍👍😄
Thank you for the great content and information! I have one question. In some of your other videos (I'm sorry I'm not citing them specifically) you mention that you are primarily an aromatic pipe smoker but you only have one aromatic in that 16+8 rotation. Is my timeline off and you are no longer an aromatic smoker? Have you become one since originally setting up this rotation? Thanks again.
flamdrags - Yes, shortly after making this video I realized that I needed to branch out into non-Aromatic pipe tobacco, and found I loved them, so my taste changed quite rapidly. So what was I to do, delete this video, or let it remain, it has some great content, so I decided to allow it to remain in my catalog. 👍👍👍
Great videos Muttnchop! I've appreciated seeing the blends you've made your rotation out of. I would like to see a part 7 to the series of what you looked for in a blend and how you decided which ones you liked better (for example, did you smoke a bowl of each G.L. Pease side by side and decide or did you alternate through several bowls or what). Thanks again for the videos!
I really liked this series, it was very inspiring and has me thinking about my own rotation. Maybe you said this early on, but how did you come up with the magic number 16?
Thanks red, actually the number I came up with was 24, but buying 24 pipes to dedicate to 1 tobacco each was a little pricy for me, 16 is difficult enough, so I backed it up to 16 blends, 1 blend dedicated to 1 pipe, then I have other pipes to use for the other 8 when I need a change of pace. So how did I come up with the number 24? I guess I figured there would be no way I could get board smoking 24 different blends.
I've learned more about this hobby from you than anyone else. Thank you!
Even now,this series of videos is a great store of knowledge...thank you so much!
You had me at "thank you." You just gained another subscriber :o)
Thanks mauka30, it it very much appreciated. 👍👍👍😎
This was a great series. Thanks for putting together and the deep thoughts and reasoning behind your choices. Its a journey and discovery. I'm find my thoughts and process a little similar yours. Let's see where my taste buds take me. Unfortunately there's a good handful of the blends and brands you mention that are no longer in production today. Be fun to see you find the new 16 and 8 rotation update if you ever feel like doing that. Happy piping.
Anita Mui - I’ll consider doing an update, thanks for the suggestion. 👍👍👍
You’re not bad at doing videos at all. You’re genuine and that is by far the most important thing to me. The time you take to reflect means you take the time to reflect like a normal human being.
I really like your videos and your suggestions, they add a lot to my pipe smoking. Please stay exactly how you are, I like you and your videos just the way you have been doing them.
I am one of those who want to thank you for making these videos. I always walk away having learned something and find them most enjoyable!
Fred J. Neslage Jr. - Thanks Fred, I am amazed at how well the channel is doing, when I first started I thought I might get 2,000 subs max, but my goal was never subscribers, it was to help make it easier to get into pipe smoking and stay into pipe smoking, if I accomplish that, then I have succeeded. 👍👍👍
You are too humble man, you have a natural and soothing feel. Watch you on a regular basis. Thank you very much. Warm regards from Shanghai, China.
Eisen Yeo - Thank you so much for your kind words my friend. 👍👍👍
About a month ago I ordered a bunch of samples trying to get a hold of all the different blend styles and one of those was H&H Larry blend. Oh my when I first opened the USPS box the smell was rattling. It even sank into the plastic sample bags of the others. I said out laud that there was no way I was sticking that into my pipe. but after letting it sit in a jar for a while it is a heavy and thick good taste to me. And for the record, you are one of the most professional and clean you-tubers I have encountered thus far. The style, information, and detail is outstanding and a example to be followed. A toast to you and to all who see you as I do, a gentlemen and trustworthy source of knowledge.
Thank you for the kind words my friend, I felt the same way about Larry's Blend, I was trying to ease my way into English Blends when I received Larry's Blend. I was hesitant at first but then I said what the hay, and loaded up, I am glad I did, very tasty blend. 👍👍😄
i want to thank you muttn chop piper where you are. yore videos have been so informative as a new pipe smoker. i pray🙏this finds you well both physically and spiritually and 😢he same for yore loved ones. again than you so very much, john. ps. i’m going to have to create a creative name as well😅😁😅😅
Regardless if you decide to return or not, your videos have made my introduction to pipes very successful and enjoyable. I'm grateful for what you've made and I thank you for it.
I've seen almost all your videos and they're all fantastic. it has definitely helped me in learning the hobby. Keep up the good work.
Thanks and will do Armando. 👍👍👍😃
I just started pipe smoking about 4-5 months ago and found your channel. I’ve watched all of your videos from the beginning to try to get good at it. Love the channel and the content. Looking forward to the more current stuff from 2023. All in good time.
I love your videos Munntnchop! Keep up the good work buddy!
I got a variety of 2oz bulk tobaccos from Smokingpipes just to start figuring out my rotation. They are almost all aromatics but I’m gonna start trying out some English’s and Burley’s on my next order.
It’s fun.
You're a wonderful human being, I thoroughly enjoy spending time watching your videos, and I hope maybe one day we can smoke pipe together!
I love your videos -& even stashed 'em away for a while to save for later - I made myself stop watching so that I could have them to view in the future. Much like pipe smoking, your videos help me relax and are in a way comforting and I've learned a lot from you. The pipes, tobacco, recommended documentary, magazines, etc... that I learned about from you have enriched my life. Thank you and Merry Christmas!
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge! You've introduced me to a world of fun!
Great Videos lot of focus, thank's from Macedonia :)
All your videos have a soul. That is why I truly enjoy each of them.
Thanks Krunoslav that really means a lot to me. 😀😀👍
Here's a reminder that your old videos are still being found and watched by some. And, no, it's not normal to gain so many subscribers, especially so quickly, unless you have something useful to offer. Welcome back to the abomination of desolation we call TH-cam. Thanks for your efforts, Muttn. We're blessed to have among us people like you who want to be helpful.
You are welcome my friend, and thanks so much for your kind words
Dear Muttonchop. I can’t thank you enough for your incredible videos. I find them so informative and full of information. By your example, I have also become a better person overall. Godbless tou no keep up the great work! Ken
Hey Muttnchop. Me and the missus have just watched this whole series. Ive been sat here with a pipefull of Rattrays marlin flake and a honey Jack (or 2). What a week mate. Our capitol attacked again. Crazy politicians.. man.
On a plus... We so enjoy your vids. You have such a nice old school way about you. Georgie would like to know, if you dont mind, what you do for a living? I'm guessing something in engineering but Georgie thinks you could be a teacher. Have we guessed right? You take it easy now big guy. I hope you feel the love from the other side of the pond. Bless you Sir and as always, a very happy piping to you and yours.
Andy Baker - I work in county government, but I am not a county official, I am the facility Manager for our headquarters, basically I keep the facility running, and maintain the grounds. It's a pretty stable job, I don't know about England but here in the states we work Monday thru Friday, and have Saturday and Sunday off. We have been watching what's going on there in London, it's heartbreaking, such a wonderful country under siege. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. 😔😔😔
Thank you sir. Its been terrible and I dont think its going to ease up any time soon.
Georgie said you SHOULD be a teacher lol...
Andy Baker - I think I missed my calling, I have always been able to teach others things that I know, but I am content teaching pipe smoking to those wanting to learn. If my wife and I ever make it back to England I hope you won't mind us looking you up, you and Georgie sound like our kind of folks. 👍👍👍
Our home is open to our friends and we'd be delighted to count you amongst them. So nice to make your acquaintance. A+G
what you are is human , not plastic.....
I’m in my 4th month of pipe smoking and loving it. Your videos have taught me what would have taken years to discover on my own. Also, it is nice to see how humble you were to have 1300 subs given that you now have 82000. Happy New Year and I’m looking forward to meeting you at a pipe show in the future.
Congrats my fiend and thank you.
Could you do a video on semois pipe tobacco?
You are doing a great, great job! Very didactic, knowledgeable, a true amateur. Well.., unfortunately here in Brazil I can just dream about those tobaccos.., long ago one could find a reasonable variety at decent prices. Alas, not anymore... And when you come across anything of quality, it costs you an arm and a leg and some innards to boot. There are some new trials going on in order to refine our very good raw materials.., I mean: Brazilian tobaccos. Some very good 100% Virginia, some attempts to come up with something akin to Dark Kentucky and that is all... So.., I will get some Bright Virginia, some Red Virginia, some Burley, and a Dark fire and try to concoct a blend of my own.., Any tips on how to achieve something smokable this way?
Artur Lopes - just experiment, do small quantities 1/2 ounce of this, 1/4 ounce of that, once you blend it and you find a combination you like, double or triple the amounts of each, then Cellar it and enjoy the fruits of your labor. 👍👍👍
very interesting..i have a lot on my list..right now i am really liking mccranies currituct,,stormfront by john patton,old joe krantz by c and d,and even carter hall has creeped in there!have you tried boswells northwoods?i think you would enjoy it
I have not, but I have heard a lot of good things about it, it's on my list to try. :)
I have been enjoying your videos and have just completed this playlist.
As you may know i am a beginner and without your guidance i would have had no idea how to go about it.
All your broad information has helped me enourmously, the first tobacco i smoked was Escudo from the first prince pipe i restored.
I must say, a most enjoyable experience because your of your tuition and i have grasped pipe smoking with both hands and love it without any of the problems that i may have otherwise encountered. Without your detailed and informative advice, it may have been a bad experience.
I thank you so much for the time and care you have put into your videos and the enjoyment i get from watching them, this is why you have so many subscribers.
You truly deserve a medal of honour!
So again, thankyou i really appreciate it.
Adrian Saggin - You are most welcome my friend, that’s the reason I put this channel together, to pass on my experience and guidance, I’m so happy it’s helped you enjoy the art of pipe smoking. 👍👍👍
Thank you for all the videos, but Possible to acknowledge the discovery of tobacco, that shows us the most, such as components, smells, and etc., I hope to be a light shade in this comment, thank you once again with a great appreciation and respect. ✌🏻️
Thanks Nasser. 😃😃👍
keep doing what you do, you have given me some sound advice, totally envious of your pipe & tobacco collection.
where do you get your "custom" lids for your storage jars?
I explain how I create my custom lids in my video entitled "My pipe collection, and tobacco rotation" check that out for more info on how they were created 😃😃😃👍
Thanks for videos and experiance you share with us. Ware you able to buy Penzance and other great blends in Indianapolis. It is unknown to me how much are the prices in Pipe shops different from the ones online. What was the price fore a tin of Penzance in that Pipe shop? Keep up the good work and thanks again.
Officer 44, yes I purchased 1 tin of Penzance, it was $15.00 I also bought a tin of Balkan Sobranie for the same price. 😎😎👍
heyyy Muttnchop Piper you have a great selection there I haven't smoked any English blends yet still stuck on my Aromatics lol but I'm getting there you are so welcome your videos are some of the best I've seen and you always have some very good information that we can all use and that make your videos excellent you keep up the good work because Im looking forward to seeing a whole lot more videos congratulations my friend we all appreciate you sharing ur experience with us making our pipe smoking hobby even better because we met Muttnchop Piper :)
Thanks Pete, that is very kind of you to say....pleasant smokes to you my friend. 😀😀😀👍
you are not bad at all, in fact you are the best one who makes videos about pipe smoking. And I like when you think before talking, it means that you respect the people who are watching you.
Nashwan Jabbour - Thank you for your kind words my friend, I’m glad you said that, because I always was afraid that people would think I was unsure of myself that’s why he pauses before he speaks, it’s gratifying to know someone understands the real reason that I pause. Thanks for that. 👍👍👍
all the best for u and ur family
I thought you were saving Penzance for IPSD
Your right Devin, thanks for reminding me, I will put it away and replace it in the 8 blend auxiliary with another blend. 👍👍👍😄
THANK YOU MUTTNCHOP!!
your the blessing... Semper Fi ....I quite smoking 23 years ago and regretted it ever since, that first taste of an English blend again (after 20 years) was heavenly, i have learned more in the last two weeks that the whole time I was pipe smoking years ago...Thanks for all your efforts..!!! be well
Keep up the good work, I appreciate your honesty Brother!
I'll do my best, thanks for viewing my videos. 😃😃😃👍
After the years searching for that perfect blend I've give up. I'll buy certain blends and sometimes I get a new blend. My rotation is includes around 7 blends. Ashton's Artisan is one of those...NIghcap was better when it was blended by Murray,still a good blend. Yes, before I finish this try Rattray's Marlin Flake...very good Va/per flake and one of the blends in my (magnificent 7.)
Have good start for the week & as always cool smokes mate.
Hey Olle, can you list for me the Magnificent 7 Blends you smoke? 😄😄👍
Certainly, these are so called Magnificent 7
Artisan's Blend,Merlin Flake,Irish Flake or (Orlik Dark Strong), Commonwealth,Stokkebye's Balkan Supreme(easier to get by bulk than old Balkan Sobranie and tasty as old Sobranie),Escudo and finally 3 Nuns. These are easily available and after long search I find them best suitable for my pallet.Sometimes I treat myself with blends like Margate or Germains Royal Jersey Perique. I've come to conclusion that there is too many blends too little time and when you get older and smoked and tried different blends for long time you'll finally end up with those that please you most.
All the best from the coastal town in north.
I just finished this series - all of them in 1 day.... and I took notes. 😏 Thanks for making this series! Also, I'm glad to see you making videos again (in 2021)!
Thank you very much for your videos, sir. They are interesting, useful and they really hit the spot! Actually, there is one thing that interests me much. You've got some tobaccos you named like "Old Toby", "Longbottom Leaf", etc. As you really like the Lord of Rings, I suppose they are your favorites (or among your favorites) I wonder what are their real names?
I waited to the very last video about your journey of doing your 16 blend rotation to comment because I wanted to watch all of them back to back like a marathon. All I can say is wow, I have learned so much from you about how to start a blend rotation. This is my first week of smoking a pipe in my life, I have found I really enjoy this very much as a hobby. I will definitely be using a lot if not all of your ideas and the process that you used to go about finding my own Journey, who knows I might even stumble across the few of the Blends that you have and actually like them. You have no idea how much it means to me that you would take time out of your schedule not to just show people like us who are new but in my opinion listening to you is like going to college for tobacco smoking of a pipe for free it's almost like I have a free college scholarship LOL.
1371 subs and still climbing up! Thanks for everything muttnchop 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks pipes 😃😃😃👍
it has been a nice series. I do not have a rotation of certain blends. I do smoke some blends more than the others and those are the blends that i have to have on hand. Usually I have couple of tins open: usually one english (not smoking those anymore a lot) and a VaPer, kentucky or virginia. I have also a couple of "cookie jars" where i pinch goodies now and then.
That's what you call a rotation, you just go about it in a different way. Just don't try to smoke what you get out of the cookie jar, unless it's tobacco lol 😄😄😄👍
+Muttnchop Piper exactly, we have our ways and habbits 😊. My cookie jars are those hard to get or more pricey blends. All legal and definetely tobacco 😀
You're awesome MCP. Keep up the excellent work. I have learned much, enjoyed your insightful commentary, and look forward each video you post. Enjoy that Penzance! =)
Thanks Jesse, I appreciate that. 😄😄😄👍
Hi Chris, I think it would be really cool if you made an update video about your blend rotation and any changes that you have made to your rotation and pipe collection, etc. Thanks for doing what you do!
As a beginner pipe smoke the second time around, your opinions and suggestions are a treasure. I hope you will come back and make more videos.
Recently get to pipes, so lucky to find your channel! Thank you for the years of knowledge to give and share!
As a former Cigar smoker and more recent convert to pipe tabacco I have to say that is a great rotation. You really can't go wrong with any of those blends and some are the real aristocracies of Pipe tabacco. I have never tried Sleepy Hollow and am not a fan of Aromatics but having a couple of Dessert blends in the rotation is legitimate.Mine are Peterson's 3Ps with a mild plum casing and Comoy's Irish Mixture with a Whiskey topping. Other than that I have to say I am am a fan of all your recommendations. Great Channel and very informative.
Dave John Elliott thanks Dave, Sleepy Hollow is very hard to get, I have had my name on the waiting list for a month now with no word, I have ordered 8 oz. so hopefully I will get it before October is over, if not oh well it will get to me some time. 😃😃😃
Great for that late October Halloween season no doubt.A seasonal and mood tabacco I suspect.
Dave John Elliott - it is, very flavorful, and gets you in the fall mood, I only smoke it during October, and November. 👍👍👍
Thanks muttnchop I really enjoyed the series.. I learned a lot of new blends... Westminster is one of my favorite... By the way I did buy the cob pipes.... Thanks brother 😂👋👍
Pipes, I am glad I was able to help, let me know how you enjoy the cobs 😀😀😀👍
I really liked this series a lot! It was very educational. I am wondering exactly how you rotate these blends, as in l, how have you decided when to smoke each one? Also, I want you to know I tried Maltese Falcon for the first time today, based on your recommendation. Thank you, it was excellent!
Hey josh, thanks for watching. So I am not sure if you are asking about the 16 main blends or the 8 Auxiliary blends, but I will answer using both. The 16 main blends, I smoke each blend in its specified pipe per day, so let's say we start today as the first day, I smoke Dark Star in the Savinelli 320 specified for that tobacco. Tomorrow I will smoke Bijou in its specified pipe, so forth and so on. Concerning the 8 blend Auxiliary, let's say 8 days into my rotation, I have a craving for one of the blends in my 8 blend auxiliary rotation, I will use a pipe not in the main rotation and enjoy a bowl of that, and push the tobacco in the 16 blend rotation to the next day. 😃😃
+Muttnchop Piper Thank you for the swift and in-depth answer to my question. It makes a lot of sense so you don't get bored with anything and smoke the best blends for your pallet. Thanks to you, I have tried English blends and, specifically, oriental forward tobaccos. I enjoy them very much. Your recommendations and explanations have been most helpful to my piping. Thank you!
+Joshua W. Barker anytime my friend. 😃😃😃
Hey Muttonchop, have you tried Samuel Gawiths Cabbies Mixture yet? Very nice Vaper IMO👍🏾
Yes I have, it's a fantastic blend, but when I went to get some more it's been out of stock everywhere that sells it. 😀😀👍
+Muttnchop Piper I feel for you guys across the pond, I'm only about an hour away where all the Lakeland tobaccos are manufactured.
+seel1990 you lucky guy, can you go there and purchase tobacco, do they have a store connected to the tobacco plant ? 👍👍
+Muttnchop Piper I must admit I haven't been there...yet but it's great to know they are local and all my favourite blends are accessible all the time👍🏾
Some great blends there for sure.
I think the Hearth and Home blends are underrated. They really have some nice blends. I love Virginia Spice. It is a Virginia/Perique with some cigar leaf added. Wonderful stuff.
Also, if you haven't tried Nightcap you really should. It is my favorite English. It has some Perique for a little extra kick, which I think the Ashton Artisan's mixture does as well.
Nightcap is heavy though. It is aptly named because when you smoke it you're pretty much done for the day.
Love your videos friend. I have only been smoking a pipe for a year and a half or so and it is nice to have an experienced guy like you willing to share your knowledge. Keep it up.
Thanks Razorback. 😀😀😀👍
As a fairly new pipe smoker, informative and guiding videos such as yours and bradley's stuff&things guide to pipe smoking were the only thing that kept me going. I want to thank you sir for this much appreciated content, and for sharing your precious knowledge with us. You surely made this journey a great fun. This isn't the only thing - Your personal journey is also very interesting. keep up the great content!
Sorry for the bad english,
One of your subscribers from Israel :)
Happy piping :)
Thanks I will and don't worry about the bad English, it really isn't that bad. 👍👍👍😄
My piping journey started only recently; there's been hardships, frustrations and various learning curves for me to negotiate along the way.
There's also been moments of quiet bliss ---``perfect smokes`` as Matches860 calls them; these I owe mostly to people like you who took the time to post enlightening videos to guide others and point them in the right direction.
Thank you for taking some of your time to make these videos :).
It's been my pleasure Michael. 👍👍
Thanks brother keep up the great videos
Thank you for making these videos! I have been pipe smoking for over 20 years and I still learn things from them, but that is not why I watch them - I enjoy very much just lighting up a bowl and relaxing with the YTPC, it's like being part of the best pipe club in the world.
Thanks Kyohan, and true it is the biggest pipe club in the world. 😄😄😄👍
Keep up the great vids brotha! Don't comment often but watch almost all of your vids :)
Thanks Pastor Pipes. 😀😀👍
Thank you very much for doing your videos. I'm learning a lot from you. I can't reach most of the blends you exposed, because I live in Europe, but I'm going to tray that Ashton blend which I can get from a shop nearby. And I recommend you night cap, which is one of my favourites.
I will have to try Night cap, thanks for watching. 😄😄👍
Wow! Nice! I am so thankful for your videos because I gave up smoking a pipe years ago but decided to start up again after trying out a cob at my friend's ranch. Well then we started watching your videos and it's opened up an incredible rich and interesting world to us. Your presentation style is well, can it said, that of the Southern Gentleman. You sir, are a treasure. Thanks so much for all you're doing!
Thomas Wilcox - I am glad that my videos have helped you rediscover the joy of pipe smoking, and thank you for the kind words my friend. 👍👍👍
Great series! You inspired me to set up something similar. Up to now I'd open a tin then smoke it to the bottom, then open a new one. Now I have a dozen jars of stuff I really like and I can select what I feel like at that moment. I'm still exploring tobaccos and trying new blends, but now I have a bank of ones I really like at the ready. Quite a few are the same you have (I also enjoy the Englishes and Orientals). I like your pigeon-hole cabinet for the jars. I made a couple shelves installed at a slight angle I store my jars. Not near as nice as your setup, but it works. I bought some 2" round labels I can run through the printer and put on the lids using images I find through Google image search. Keep up the great videos - they are very informative.
Thanks Sound Dude, I am humbled that you have chosen to emulate and put into practice some of my ideas. Thank you for viewing my videos, I am glad they have helped 👍👍👍😄
Thank you for the great content and information! I have one question. In some of your other videos (I'm sorry I'm not citing them specifically) you mention that you are primarily an aromatic pipe smoker but you only have one aromatic in that 16+8 rotation. Is my timeline off and you are no longer an aromatic smoker? Have you become one since originally setting up this rotation? Thanks again.
flamdrags - Yes, shortly after making this video I realized that I needed to branch out into non-Aromatic pipe tobacco, and found I loved them, so my taste changed quite rapidly. So what was I to do, delete this video, or let it remain, it has some great content, so I decided to allow it to remain in my catalog. 👍👍👍
very important video describing different types of pipe tobacco and thank you for this pipe smoking college training
poker pot pipe - You bet my friend. 😃😃😃
Great videos Muttnchop! I've appreciated seeing the blends you've made your rotation out of. I would like to see a part 7 to the series of what you looked for in a blend and how you decided which ones you liked better (for example, did you smoke a bowl of each G.L. Pease side by side and decide or did you alternate through several bowls or what). Thanks again for the videos!
It's been my pleasure Climb4him. 👍👍👍😄
Thanks a lot for these great videos. In germany we would say, you are a "tobacco-pope.
Great job! rgds Michael
Thank you for your kind words my friend. 😃😃👍
Your videos are very good.
Thanks Batta, I appreciate you saying that. 😃😃😃👍
Thank you Muttonchop!! I always look forward to your videos. keep up the good work!!
Thanks Danny 👍👍
I really liked this series, it was very inspiring and has me thinking about my own rotation. Maybe you said this early on, but how did you come up with the magic number 16?
Thanks red, actually the number I came up with was 24, but buying 24 pipes to dedicate to 1 tobacco each was a little pricy for me, 16 is difficult enough, so I backed it up to 16 blends, 1 blend dedicated to 1 pipe, then I have other pipes to use for the other 8 when I need a change of pace. So how did I come up with the number 24? I guess I figured there would be no way I could get board smoking 24 different blends.
You do good work.
Thank you! Cheers!
Keep up the good work, your doing just fine. BZ,BZ,BZ,!!!!
Thanks Richard 👍👍👍😄
Is sleepy hollow pumpkin spice?
Braxton Burrows - No, sleepy hollow has been around for years, I think pumpkin spice was created after sleepy hollow had already been out. 👍👍👍
@@MuttnchopPiper ok, good. I was worried it was pumpkin 👍
I really look forward to your videos. The series are fun too. Start another one. Take care!
Thanks Johnny. 😄😄👍
I will Johnny, thanks man. 😁😁😁👍
I have learned a lot on your channel keep going good job!
Chas Cheess - Thank you my friend. 👍👍👍
Thanks for helping me get in touch with Jim Anderson will buy some pipes down the road again Thanks for all your help! :)