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==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
Like a lot of pipe smokers out there, when I first started smoking a pipe, I opted for flavored tobaccos (Borkum Riff, for example) and later, thanks to master blender Hans Schrch, I was introduced to natural mixtures with Latakia. After a few years of total dedication to the Latakia baccy, I got a little bored and decided it was time to wade my way into different waters. So, naturally, I started to experiment with natural pressed Virginias in all their possible forms. Once I found my own technique and got over tongue bite and frustration with combustion, I never looked back. | Like a lot of pipe smokers out there, when I first started smoking a pipe, I opted for flavored tobaccos ([[Borkum Riff]], for example) and later, thanks to master blender Hans Schrch, I was introduced to natural mixtures with Latakia. After a few years of total dedication to the Latakia baccy, I got a little bored and decided it was time to wade my way into different waters. So, naturally, I started to experiment with natural pressed Virginias in all their possible forms. Once I found my own technique and got over tongue bite and frustration with combustion, I never looked back. | ||
As some of you know, I've been running my own online Italian pipe retail business for years now. Italian pipes in general tend to be quite large, and that used to be the case with Cavicchi pipes, which I have proudly carried for years. When I first started dealing with Cavicchi, he simply would NOT make a small pipe, and by small, I mean anything that is comparable to a Dunhill Group 4 and smaller. A couple of years ago, I managed to convince him to make small(er) pipes, and I promised him success. He obliged, and I launched for the first time a line of Cavicchi pipes that I named "Flake Pipes." | As some of you know, I've been running my own online Italian pipe retail business for years now. Italian pipes in general tend to be quite large, and that used to be the case with Cavicchi pipes, which I have proudly carried for years. When I first started dealing with Cavicchi, he simply would NOT make a small pipe, and by small, I mean anything that is comparable to a Dunhill Group 4 and smaller. A couple of years ago, I managed to convince him to make small(er) pipes, and I promised him success. He obliged, and I launched for the first time a line of Cavicchi pipes that I named "Flake Pipes." | ||