From: Kevin Cook <???????????????>
Subject: Pipeworks and Wilke

When I was in Manchester, VT last week visiting a friend, I had the 
plesant experience of dicovering that Pipeworks and Wilke had a shop in 
town.  I told my friend (non-smoker, bleh) that I discovered it but he 
told me it had closed.  He was likely happy to tell me that in his own 
way.  SO, I phoned and found that it hadn't yet closed, but that it was 
indeed closing.

They had 30-40% off the pipes in the store (picked up a couple of Wilkes 
and a "restored estate pipe").  They will continue to operate for mail 
order and perhaps asa store as well from their nearby Shaftsbury, VT pipe 
workshop.  

Strangely enough, because I had no idea I that Pipeshop and Wilke was in 
the Vermont town that I would be visiting, I had seen mention in an 
earlier Pipes Digest that they sold an interesting latakia-laden tobacco 
called High Hat.  Thanks for the suggestion,  I don't remember who 
mentioned it though.  I bought 4 oz and am greatly enjoying it; I also 
tried a blend called Equinox (no. 10), 
which is very aromatic because of a blend of Oriental tobaccos and lemon 
virginia.  It smokes wonderfully and has a rich flavour; it reminds me a 
lot of a European mix called Universal Blend.

At $6.50 for 4 oz. this was especially reasonable for me because back 
home in Montreal, a similar quality/quantity would cost closer to $18.  
Definitely a good place to mail order from.

Well, my red rapparee is burning out....

Cheers,

Kevin Cook,
Montreal


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