From: ??????????????????????? (Elias Mazur)
Subject:  Pipes always...


Hi Steve,

Half-and-Half, if I recall correctly, is half burley and half
virginia. They are pure tobacco. When I was in Brazil I got a big can,
and used to smoke it often, straight. I must confess that although it
was a pleasurable smoke, certainly wasn't superb. I felt that there
was something missing. When I got here I bought another can and kept
smoking straight. One day I visited a pipe store here at Syracuse, and
bought pure Latakia. The person at the store told me it was very
strong and I should mix with a lighter tobacco. That's when I had the
idea of mixing them. Most of English blend follow the same principle.
In Hacker's book there is a good description of most common tobaccos
and what are they properties, such as how hot it burns. I will
summarize them and will pass to the mailgroup.

I don't know if I mentioned, but I tried recently a Dunhill mixture
called 'Elizabethan Mixture'. I never saw it before and decided to
try. It is very good. It has a bit of Perique, which is a Lousiana
tobacco that adds a zesty taste to it. I think it is worth a try.

Good smokes.

Elias.

[ Always! -S.]

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