One aromatic tobacco to try (and one to avoid!!) + MJ

[thestout77]

great song. love both versions.

[TheMetalKoala]

i like tht "flattery is the highest form of immitation" i know its wrong but it sounds cool lol

[PipeFriendCHS]

@noordwinter no

[AASTRANGE]

What is your favorite pipe shape?

[PipeFriendCHS]

@AASTRANGE Oom Paul

[AASTRANGE]

Great videos! and great accent too.

[Funpants94]

imitation is he highest form of flattery you mean lol :P

[dieseldragontamer]

Love some "Sillem's Black"! its awesome!

[xH4YD3Nx]

Do you ever mix different tobaccos in one bowl?

[TacZakk1911]

great song



[FrischluftMetaler]

Naja, dass Eiserene Kreuz war zu Beginn ja eine Auszeichnungaus dem Jahre 1813

[lebensraummetal]

who is covering smooth criminal by alien antfarm?

[lolsa123]

usaly how long does one of those last?

[PipeFriendCHS]

@lolsa123 70 mins

[lolsa123]

@PipeFriendCHS O.o and here i thought they maybe lasted 20-40 min maybe :s thats awesome ;)

[TheTardyDuck]

@PipeFriendCHS where did you get your sillem's black from. Everywhere i've looked they are sold out

[PipeFriendCHS]

@TheTardyDuck not sure it has been a long time

[MagneticRep]

Thank you for a video with some music that I am familiar with and LOVE!!!!

[Christopher92689]

Do you have any animals?

[SmokingEssy7887]

Ever watch south park? They had an episode with micheal jackson.

Evan

[weaponmakable]

how many grams roughly dose your bowl hold my homemade pipe (wood not plastic or anything else) takes 20-25 grams

[PipeFriendCHS]

@weaponmakable It all depends on the pipe. I have some pipes with huge bowls

[ennuiandthensome]

Thats a huge fucking pipe

[historyofmetal]

that pipe is awesome! and so are the shelves full of pipes haha

[GREE419]

i like alien ant farms version more than michaels just because its more up beat and rocky-er i like MJ's too but i like AAF more

[dstein6674]

Have you tried their London blend?

[PipeFriendCHS]

Not yet, is it good?

[dstein6674]

Idk. I just ordered a tin of it with the black. I wanted to get Dunhill's London blend but I couldn't and this seemed similar enough. We will see...

[dieterniermann]

Hi,

here is the meaning of the anchor cross of Sillim's:

The cross cercelée is a cross which has its ends curving around both ways, like a ram's horns.

The meanings of the Sillim's colors:

Silver is in the myths the color of the moon, Saphir means the saturn.

Cheers, Dieter

[Alamopipejoe]

Yes, that looked like a german cross not a nazi symbol. That cross predates WWII by several centuries. Was that Sillem's black or green? Its hard to tell the color in the video.

[PipeFriendCHS]

Black

[jbradleysears]

German doesn't mean Nazi, & Nazi doesn't mean German. It looks like an Iron Cross. Lot of history to its use well before Hitler's government came about. Peace & Freedom

[k1hasard]

I like Sillem's Green too, it is pretty nice. One not to bother trying is Mixture 79, it is the worst tobacco I ever smoked!

[BerzerkerEMT]

where can i buy sillem's? today is the first day i have ever tried smoking pipe tobacco to see if i can use it as an alternative to smoking cigs and i have to say i like it alot im going to stop smoking cigs and just smoke pipe tobacco... i got 2 pipes now

[PipeFriendCHS]

I just google a tobacco to find out where I can buy it

[drumsk8101]

how much is it?...im not trying to be a jerk asking or anything i would just like to know plz

[PipeFriendCHS]

If you google it you will see prices around $16.69 for 100 grams

[davedaveturntable]

iron cross is a honrable symbol it predates nazi periods, it is a symbol that embodies all the honrable and good qulaties of the german people

[PipeFriendCHS]

On my first visit to Sri Lanka , I noticed there were swastikas everywhere! When I asked around, it turns out that it is an ancient symbol that was copied by the Nazis (and mirror-imaged)

[davedaveturntable]

swastika is taken by the germans from the aryan tribes of the persiansm the persians where the first to pride themselves as aryans and being that the nazis prided themselves as aryans it seems apropriate that they used that symbol, however the symbol gets a bad rep now even the term aryan gets a bad rep now when it is simply a lingustic cultreral term for early caucasian peopels of aryanic languages, or culture such as east indians persians ect, even buddhists use the swastika

[NarroVerum3211]

Yeah you're right it was the AoFA in Vienna.

[PipemanAustria]

Yes its like the steel cross in WW2 but germans are not nazis ;)

Did you know that hitler came from Austria ?

[PipeFriendCHS]

Yes, and he tried to get into the Academy of Fine ARts in Vienna...And was rejected

[PipemanAustria]

because a jew got his place and thats how all started ! i'm soon going to buy a bjarne XXL

[MetalGearRay]

god damnit <.< not everything with a cross on it is a nazi artifact, only because it is made in germany doesnt mean hitler smoked it. i know u dont think that either but its kinda annoying. dont get me wrong i love your videos. good one like always

[goobman91]

that pipe you're smoking is just like what i'm looking for, who is it made by? i'm definitely gonna have to try that tobacco, i'm part german so the fact that it comes from Germany gives me great incentive to try it out myself.

[PipeFriendCHS]

There is a text box that pops up at beginning of video that tells you what pipe it ism I hope this helps

[Partyywizard]

you mean imitation is the highest form of flattery lol not the other way around :P

[eugebae]

^edit: Silem's Black

[eugebae]

I have to agree with Pipefriend. Silem's is a good aromatic. It doesn't leave that boozey after taste that some aromatics leave.

It's like PF described, marshmallow, or blue cotton candy with an English twist.

Smells like candy right out of the beautiful tin.

[NarroVerum3211]

Good video. I was about to message you in reference to Sillem's Black to see if you were still smoking it. I wanted to try an aromatic with latakia.

By the way do you still stand by Boswell's chocolate cream?

[PipeFriendCHS]

It is one of the few aromatics I still sort of enjoy as it really is like chocolate

[NarroVerum3211]

I could have sworn it was the Bauhaus that he was rejected from.

[goytabr]

I have had mixed experiences with local tobaccos. I remember a friend from Brasília visited me and brought me some from a tobacconist there. He's not a smoker and didn't know what to buy. The tobacco was surprisingly good - in fact, when I last visited Brasília, I was disappointed that the shop had closed. OTOH, recently, craving some English smoke, I saw a "Latakia" house blend in a local store and got it. Not only didn't it have any Latakia, but it was anise-flavored - and yes, dry! Yuck!!!

[ahhotdogg]

is that a vintage emperor pipe that you got off ebay?

i saw it and almost bought it

[PipeFriendCHS]

I updated the video with the make, shape. Thanks

[pandabearzx2]

My local tobacconist keeps the bulk of their blends in their walk-in humidor (intended for cigars) in bags and sets out only smaller amounts in airtight glass jars. I think they may also keep some sort of humidification device in the jars but I'm not sure. Perhaps other stores should follow this lead? At any rate I have never received tobacco from there that was dried out, although I have only tried they;re more popular blends as well.

[pandabearzx2]

By the way, I have been thinking of doing some pipe videos myself. If I choose to go that route I am highly considering the title "Pipe Smoking Hermit" for myself, based on our conversation the other day, haha. Just thought you'd like to know.

[SgtMantis]

Damn lisdexia

[PhelixFace]

indeed, local tobacco is pretty terrible around here

i tried Captain Black Cherry aromatic for my first tobacco

terrible, smells good, but tastes terrible

burns really hot the further down in the bowl it gets

[goytabr]

Many, many pipe smokers (including myself, long ago) start with Captain Black because it smells good to untrained noses, it's cheap and easy to find. But it also nearly made me give up pipes because of tongue bite - I thought it was "normal". Now I know Captain Black is foul tobacco with a lot of artificial flavoring and fragrance to disguise its bad quality, and also that it has a lot of chemicals to make it appear "fresh". It's those chemicals that cause the tongue bite. Avoid it!

[megaminxmaster]

i tend to like caption black royal; it's good for blending. it brings a mildness to the tobacco.

[PhelixFace]

yeah it's some pretty rotten tasting stuff

i've only been smoking for a little over a week so i don't think i'm ready for an english blend just yet. could you recommend a good aromatic blend that's not too pricey?

[PipeFriendCHS]

Try Cherry Smash from Boswell

[goytabr]

Well, it may be great, but I think Phelix wants a brand or blend with the advantages of Captain Black, without the disadvantages. It should be readily available (which Boswell is not), cheap, yet decent. Remember, he's a starter and has plenty of time to refine his taste - that's not *yet* a priority. I think one of the closest bets to those requirements would be the Borkum Riff line, which theoretically is in the same market niche as Capt.Black, but is MUCH more honest tobacco.

[victory01]

jeez...people gotta lighten up. i had a good chuckle

[EDKsurly]

Its not scarey. Those damn Nazi stole everyones symbols.... =)

[21lax]

have you ever tried Captain Black aromatic? its pretty cheap tobacco but i love it

[PipeFriendCHS]

Once..... I thought it tasted like sawdust mixed with asbestos ;-)

[richieneels117]

Its true.

[icelandic2121]

you mean imitation is the highest form of flattery. not flattery is the highest form of imitation.

[PipeFriendCHS]

Thanks, good catch. I added a note

[icelandic2121]

no problem

[Dandrewz]

Talar þú íslensku?

[icelandic2121]

yes i speak and read icelandic.. i have a very hard time typing it because i moved from Iceland when i was 4.

[Dandrewz]

Where do you live now?

[PipeFriendCHS]

Charleston, SC

[pipenguitar]

Thanks for the Sillems suggestion!

[PipeFriendCHS]

it is worth a try, a real treat

[Simbul]

If "imitation is the highest form of flattery", you should have moonwalked while smoking a pipe, lol. I am smoking MacBaren Black Ambrosia.

[ptownboy987]

love your vids keep um cummin :]

[mibgd]

Its an Iron cross...which was a german symbol and medal awarded for bravery over a hundred years before the nazis were even thought of...first awarded 10 March 1813....all of german history did not fall between 1933-1945..

[PipeFriendCHS]

oh I did not know that, thx!

[mibgd]

no problem..i will have to try that blend....cheers

[AulicExclusiva]

It's not an Iron Cross. It doesn't look anything like an Iron Cross. Put your glasses on, Field Marshall.

It's the emblem and hallmark of Sillems, an age-old German silversmith, the only one that still makes hand-wrought silver snuff-boxes as well as luxury silver lighters.

[mibgd]

I think you sir need to have your lens checked...of course its the emblem of Sillems.....made in germany...the comment was made in the video that it reminded him of something from the nazi area...BECAUSE IT LOOKS ALMOST exactly LIKE an iron cross...which is what he was referring to ....this is the 2nd time i have had to correct u ...i think u will remember the first...."If you want peace prepare for war" ...remember that? you are french ..retreat....leave the fighting to us warriors.. .cheers

[AulicExclusiva]

I just had my monocle shined by a professional, Hindenburg.

Looks ALMOST...like some people's ALMOST victory in World War I? World War II? Wagram? Jena?

I have a long, thin tsarist-era horse-switch, silver-handled, sir, which leaves wonderfully elegant welts. Für dich allein...

[mibgd]

LOL :) he was Corsican my dear boy ;) not a true frenchman...thats why he was successful of course lol :) and....I shall make very good use of instrument Nicholas may have used to induce a gallop don't you worry ;) Bereiten Sie sich Standartenführer

[AulicExclusiva]

Puff! Der Marschall FOCH war keiner Korse! Der Marschall Turenne war keiner Korse! Der Fürst von Condé war keiner Korse! Ach, les pauvres boches...für Ihnen, es ist immer Nördlingen...oder Austerlitz...oder Le Marne...oder Verdun....Verbrechene Träume!

[mibgd]

You are entertaining if nothing else boy :)

"The man who has no sense of history, is like a man who has no ears or eyes"  -AH

[AulicExclusiva]

HISTORY tells me that France has been an independent world power for 1200 years.

As for Deutchland, that motley assembly of excitable sausage-eaters, they only became a unified nation (for a while...) in 1871, and have been nothing but trouble ever since! I say we ship 'em to Siberia, potato pancakes and all!

[mibgd]

What does a french tank have ...that no other tank in the world has? Backup lights LMAO :) ok ..im done for the evening...cheers mate

[AulicExclusiva]

Running away, eh? With so much oom-pah-pah you would think Alsace and Lorraine would belong to the Big Mouth Reich, but no, like Old Prussia, they don't. What happened??? Engine trouble in the Panzer Korps?

[mibgd]

LOL u will go all night if i don't end this ...so i am ending this...btw...the Panzer brought u to your knees in a matter of weeks in 1940....and remained there until my grandfather came and saved you in 1944 ...have a great night :)

[AulicExclusiva]

Pfft. A three week victory, followed by a five-year defeat and 70 years of occupation. Brilliant Germanic Result. The operation was a huge success, but the patient died.

Great states like France have always had foreign peasants fight for us. Your medal awaits you, at the tip of my horse switch.

[mibgd]

You would be speaking german if it wasn't for the USA and Great Britain ...we had to do your fighting because you are too weak to do it yourself....I have some advice for you..."It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt." ...you are dismissed

[spikespeigel]

wow....long youtube flame fest haha

[AulicExclusiva]

You certainly are a great exponent of the Teutonic "strenghth" method, you think thick, doughy, starchy blah-blah is all that's needed. But you have no idea of what we would be saying, in German or any other language: you think life is all about turning on the ignition of a tank. Is that why so many mechanics are Republicans? Ignition anguish?

[falcon02012]

French tank come equipped with perfume ,smile very nice lol

[PipeFriendCHS]

As serious as their exchange is, I also thought it was very witty. Laden with language innuendo

[mibgd]

he and i tend to do this from time to time...they are usually award winning ...or even medal winning ( iron cross worthy) battles....but there is always the fun in making up thank makes them worth while ;)

[mibgd]

thank=that

[AulicExclusiva]

It's those striped panties are going to win you an award...

[mibgd]

This all coming from a proclaimed expert of everything..who hides behind the ambiguity of a youtube page with no videos...but yet travels around attempting to correct others..and slander Americans and British...Get some balls pal ..come out of hiding and make some vids....then you can converse with the rest of us...until then...you just come across as an angry little french girl ....who wears the panties? The frenchman of course :) bow before the USA and UK and all our power Mary :)

[AulicExclusiva]

I was glad to see Monday that Robert McNamara died. Everything one could expect in brutish ignorance disguised as principle and wrapped in self-justification. What is it, at the basement of their lives, that makes such people so illegitimate in their own eyes that they can only find validation in criminally insane behaviour?

[richieneels117]

Have you tried Brigham's Aromatic tobacco? I think its a local brand to Toronto...

[PipeFriendCHS]

not yet

[barbarian123]

First! As usual, an awesome clip!