... just a detour ... to Lower Saxon´s countryside...and a hunt for a tin of aged Syrian Latakia Blend, done by Mc Lintock... Location: www.google.de/...
It's always nice to go for a hunt on rare or aged tobaccos. I find that's one of the best things about pipe smoking. You wouldn't have that with cigarettes.
Ah, the thrill of the hunt! Then the satisfaction of obtaining something that has no value in the eyes of most smokers, but, to you, it is a treasure. A most enjoyable tour of the small town and shop. I really enjoy these types of videos. Thanks Mark!
Thank you for taking us on another adventure. You videos got me into the hobby of pipe smoking so I thank you for that. I think it's a connection from my Oma and Opa being from Berlin, and the way you do your videos.
Hello Zack! Many thanks for taking the time!...and also many thanks for your good words! Glad, you enjoy the videos...and the hobby! Take care - and...see you again...LOL Mark
Great video. That blend from Mcclintoks really sounds good and 9 years of age also helps. Thanks for bringing us along! Cheers from the city of brotherly love.
Wonderful video - even when the police mess it up! Nothing better than getting out and hunting for treasures! Just discovering the CZcams pipe community. It's so wonderful. It was Matches 860 that brought me here. Going to enjoy watching more of you videos!
I always enjoy your videos Mark and look forward to them. Your country is very beautiful and I appreciate you sharing it with us and what a great tobacco find. Enjoy it in good health.
Wow what a wonderful display of pipe tobacco..In the UK supermarkets are not allowed by law to show their tobacco, it’s all closed off behind behind the counter ..Thanks for showing us.
Another thoroughly enjoyable video. Congratulations on a successful hunt! I too occasionally happen upon aged tins that others avoid in favor of "fresh" tobacco. I'm amazed that old tins are scorned by so many. Their loss. Thanks for taking us on the hunt! Take care.
Good hunting sir, always good to get a tin with some age, so enjoy. Got 2 tins of Mc barens dark twist roll cake after your last video, so going to open & try one tin but put the other away & try & forget about it for at least a few years!! So thanks again. Regards Mjs
Thanks for watching! and yes...thats a brilliant idea...hope, you are patient enough...thats always the most difficult part for me...so, I guess, I have to go for some more hunts...LOL Take care! And be well! Mark
Great timing with the boat...that was great. I enjoy finding tobacco tucked away in little shops as well, although small shops are getting harder and harder to come by. On my last hunt I came across a great locally hand made humidor. Great video as usual. Take care.
Hello Stacey, Thanks for watching - truly appreciated! And...yes...its the same here...less and less tobacco shops. And some of them even give the "old stuff" back to the producer...I think, because they don`t have enough space for leftovers... But that just means, we have to try harder...LOL Take care! Mark
I would love to find a tin of that tobacco. I love Syrian Latakia...when I can find it. Now I'll be on the hunt for that one. It's fun to find something rare.
i make a e-juice with that flavor its strong as F 1 drop per 10ml flavor art makes it // u can taste the tobacco b/c ur not lighting it on fire ,, anybody on the east coast i can make u a sample , if u vape //
2020 that was a great selection of packaged blends they had. Pipe tobacco has all but disappeared from the shelves in the US. Must order it online. None in the drugstores anymore. its sad
It's same as in Japan. Tobacco shops in countryside sometime have aged nice tobacco, so when I go travel to countryside, I often go to tobacco shop there. Nice video !
I enjoyed this tobacco hunt, a nice concept for a video. Got me looking at Google maps to see where Gnarrenburg is relative to Bremen. Thanks for the entertaining video, the customs sticker decoding and the German police dry humour.
Great videos.Good style and really enjoy your accent and the cadence of your words when you speak English.Dig the black suit, pretty sharp,kind of like a German pipe smoking Johnny Cash. Dig your style and enjoy your videos! Great content and great info, keep them coming!
Hello Mark! Another nice video my friend! Very nice little town. Looks like a very nice place to have a walk and enjoy a beer on a terrasse on a warm sunny day! I have never went on a tobacco hunt... Maybe I should be more aware of that when I enter a small tobacco shop! BTW, a real german driver!!!! :-) Making the tires scream on the asphalt!! :-) Take care and Be well my friend!
Hello Gilles, my friend! Many thanks for taking the time! Yes...its really a nice town. The historical parts are completely intact and (nearly) without any destructions by the war....thats very rare here in Germany... Its unclear, why the allied air forces spared the town...a legend says, there was a nice of Churchill living in Nienburg...lol...but thats just a legend... Unfortunately you can`t see the manuell gear shifting in the video...thats the "german part"...LOL Take care! And be well! Talk soon! Mark
Greetings Mark! This was indeed a good video! I enjoyed the drive and the scenery of Germany. What a great find in that tobacco shop! I so wish I had a local shop here. Be well and enjoy that fine tin!...Mike
+Bremen Pipe Smoker hello wow what a wonderful review of this blend u had a gd tobacco hunt very nice I just love the scenery so beautiful thanks so much for sharing my friend happy smoking :)
I really enjoyed the hunt. I'm trying to limit my latakia blends to a meerschaum, I gather with the characteristics you described that it's the right thing to do.
Thanks for watching - and kind words! The Meerschaum will give you a proper smoke...for Latakia...and also for "Amphora"...LOL Take care! And be well! Mark
Hello John! Many thanks, for taking the time - and nice words! Means a lot to me! Well...my car and me ...we know each other very well...since we do 40thousand km a year together...LOL Take care, John! And be well! Mark
Ha ha well you thought you had a quiet spot to shoot at hey? I thoroughly enjoyed this little trip my European friend. I think you scored a nice smoke. I believe it was worth the trip. Cheers
Great review Mark. Always a pleasure watching your video's my friend. And hey it was cool the police boat, better than a damn neighbor mowing. lmao... Have a great weekend... 🔥🔥🔥
Hello Eric, my friend! Thanks a lot for watching ... and...yeah...I was surprised, because, I thought, it may be fisher boat, thats behind my back...and when I turned around, I just realized....its the police! Thats always the moment, when all your sins come to your mind again...LOL! Take care! And talk soon, my friend! Mark
Thanks a lot for taking the time, my friend! May I ask you something...is the production of "Lattakia" in the region still in progress? There are friends here, wondering about that... Take care! Hope, you're well! Mark
+Bremen Pipe Smoker I am so sorry i haven't seen your comment immediately ،the Production in lattakia is quite good,we have many kind of tobacco but it's owned by syran tobacco Association mostly you can buy some .
Hi Marc ! Very nice ! Enjoy ! And thank you for explaining the meaning of the letters. It is something that i dont know till yet ! Be well and greetings to the north ! Andreas
kurze Frage, weil du im Tabakaden geraucht hast. Darf man Pfeife in Lokalitäte und / oder so Tabakläden/Kiosken rauchen? Rauche auch seit kurzem und dachte eigentlich das verhält sich wie mit Zigaretten? Oder macht der Tabakladen einfach nur ne Ausnahme? Grüße
I've just purchased a 2oz tin of Boars Head pipe tobacco for £6.00, at a guess is about 40 years old, maybe longer. It's unopened and I've yet to summon up the courage to do so!
Gread vid again mate. Haha- when the boat went by I thought you were going to get v-wet as from that angle it looks like you were standing in the water :) If you like that blend you have to try MacBaren HH Vintage Syrian Blend- it's one of my faves :)
Thanks a lot for that! Yeah...to be honest...when I heard the waves, I wasn`t quite sure, to stay dry...LOL...but don`t worry...they missed... :-) And ...yes...I have one tin of the HH Vintage Syrian in my cellar...its quite good stuff.. Take care! And be well! Mark
Hey there Mark. I've commented on a couple of your vids before but I'm going through them one by one, and couldn't help but comment again. Love your concept, very informative and entertaining. I'm also curious if you wouldn't mind sharing your packing method, you seem to be able to chat for minutes at a time with out your pipe going out. Any tips? Thank you sir!
Thanks for taking the time! And nice comment! Well...there is no big secret to it....I prefer, to take the tobacco in the bowl in one portion, without tamping or pressing in between...I try to keep the tobacco as twisted as possible...by that way, the glow finds it's way down to the bowl very easy... When it comes to the flakes, I rub them between the hands in rotating ways, until there is some kind of tobacco ball....very twisted. I gently put it into the bowl...that's it... But I think, its mainly a question a practice... :-) Take care! Be well! Mark
Smoked a bowl this morning using this method and it lasted longer than most have in the past! Greatly appreciated Mark! 😁. Keep up the good work man, your content is awesome.
Hey Bremen I subscribed because your awesome adventures for amazing pipe tobacco. I'm not exactly a new enthusiast for pipe tobacco but lately I have been expanding my pipes and tobacco. and I have a question about meerschaum, their are alot of cheap ones on the market as well as expensive. how do you know which ones are worth buying for some one who actually plans to smoke them but doesn't exactly wants to buy super cheap ones either? also it will be my first meerschaum so tips on care and stuff would be great, do you have a video on that??
Many thanks for watching...and for the sub! Well...have you seen my video about "Meerschaum talk"? Perhaps that could be a start for you...and there is another video about buying custom built Meerschaums (hopefully) coming soon...hang in... :-) Take care! Be well! Mark
Mark how are you my friend ..I came back to this video because I actually found some of this tobacco ...bot not in tin unfortunately..but still want to try it and this was a great video ...thanks Mark take care be well👍🏻😀😀😀👍🏻👍🏻see you soon
Definitely going to to try it Mark.. Could not find the tin but oh well.... Can't wait to try it... I really appreciate and enjoy your videos great job my friend see you on the next one be well my friend
My grandparents came to the US from Spalt in the early 1900's. Do you know of that small town? Is it anywhere near Breman? Just wondering. I enjoy all your videos very much. Been smoking pipes for about 45 years now.
No...Spalt is deep down in the south...a six our ride from Bremen...beautiful anyway... But I guess, your grandparents have seen Bremen, before they left...cos 90percent of all Germans, heading for America, did it by one the Bremen harbors...just showed Ethan some days ago the building, were they all have gone through, to enter of the ships... Take care, my friend! Hope, you're well! Mark
Hi Mark: Another great video. Very entertaining one, too! You know....I've met a number of the German YTPC guys over the last six months or so, and it's been great. Such really nice fellows. I have noticed one thing, though. Generally speaking, most of them don't like latakia. As a matter of fact, they often have fairly strong negative opinions about the stuff. Do you have any idea why? It's pretty much the opposite reaction here in America. Or, of course, in Britain. Thanks, Mark. Really fun video, today. Be Well, my friend. Ed
Hello Ed, my friend! Thanks for taking the time - and good words! Yes, your observation is absolutely correct...I was thinking about that since several month. Athough - of course - my thinking was: "Why is (nearly) everything in America about Latakia...?" ...LOL I think, its really a complicated question...and I think, both sides are quite special compared to the rest of the pipe smoking world... In Germany, you have to consider, that the traditions of tobacco and smoking were completely interrupted by the end of WWII. Before that, most of the tobacco was imported from the Balkan region...the "normal" Cigarette was a dark Balkan cigarette ... and cigar smoking (mainly imported from Brasil and produced in the Bremen-region) was the average daily smoke of the common man (often a card board box a week...)... The line of tradition of todays pipe smoking mainly reach back to the 1970s and is related to political changes and societal orientation to the scandinavian countries..especially Denmark. Pipe smoking (often as a habbit of intellectual men) then was combined with "light" and "good smelling" tobaccos (liked by women and without the "rudeness" of the Latakia and Balkan blends, smoked by their fathers in the trenches...)....that was the spirit of the times...scandinavian names, furnitures and holiday destinations became quite popular...and still are...the cigarette was american...the pipe scandinavian... I think, thats ONE reason... And there are also reasons (I think), why americans are that much into Latakia...have you ever thought, why you don`t see any campfire videos in german (or any other..) YTPC ...and why "out in the woods" is a very american (except for Yogi perhaps..LOL) video concept... Another question is: "Why is there (nearly) no "original" Latakia - means Syrian Latakia - in America...?" ...which is more expensive than the cyprian...but also much "rounder" and "softer"... But thats all too complicated for a comment...LOL Joshua and me...we are planing on several "transatlantic tobacco talks" with many topics...and we have this one already in mind...same as the question, why germans seem to like the moisty aromatics more than other people?...we think, it has to do with the 9mm filter... Take care, Ed...hope, some of these thoughts may be useful for you...LOL Be well! Mark
Hello Mark: Thank You for this very thoughtful response. I think the points that you make are great, and very good insights. I was thinking of the types of tobacco that were smoked in America, during the 30's and 40's...the ones my father would have smoked, for example.Of course, cigarettes were extremely popular, as you mentioned. Brands like "Lucky Strike", or "Chesterfield" (all unfiltered Burley tobacco cigarettes). With pipe tobacco, the popular brands were generally Burley blends, also, like "Prince Albert". When you think of an "American" pipe tobacco, you usually think of Burley, or Kentucky. I don't think my father, or any "average Joe" (common man), ever smoked Latakia. I doubt if he knew what it was. So, I suspect, as you said, that the influence of WWII, was big in changing things. The GI's may have returned from Europe with a taste for these Balkan type tobaccos. Very interesting discussion. I will look forward to your "Trans-Atlantic" tobacco talks with Joshua. Sounds great! Thanks. Ed
...welll...thats really an interesting information...we can`t really exclude the possibility, that Germans (and Europeans except our British friends) smoke Virginia, because its so American...and Americans smoke Latakia, because its so European...
Great food for thought while I’m sipping on some Mac Baren HH Vintage Syrian that I just received. If you’ve had some HH, I’m interested in how you would compare the two.
@@grandpacavendish4422 I'm a fairly new pipe smoker and I absolutely love Latakia. The more Latakia a blend has, the better, as far as I'm concerned. As for the reason American pipe smokers love Latakia, I think it may have something to do with the similarities between the taste of Latakia and American BBQ. I'm from the south and a smoked whole hog, with a strong vinegar based sauce, is my absolute favorite food. However, alot people, in other parts of the world, probably wouldn't like smoked pork with a vinegar based sauce, but it's an American delicacy, when done correctly, especially in the deep south. Latakia tobacco is very similar in flavor IMO.... Just my 2 cents, but I'm positive, it's the reason I love Latakia....
...lol....well, guess, they're just made for "internal use"...and we're not really supposed, to know about the code... Thanks for watching! And take care! Mark
I'm fairly new to piping im big into the hookah hobby but recently started in piping but I have a question in not big on all the diff types of tobacco. Is their a huge flavor difference in all the diff types of tobacco? I know obviously the aromatics are diff but say the regular flavored types are their huge differences like say for example the Virginia, burley, rubbed, etc. I'm just on the smoother aromatics now for starters but will be branching out soon the hookah world has spoiled me on flavors and taste as well as smell so I'm just dabbing in aromatics but have been watching a ton of videos on pipers and the diff types of tobacco. That's my question anything will help if anyone sees this! Cheers 🍻
Hello Phil! Thanks for watching! And...yeah the differences are huge....and even for a beginner easy to detect. It really goes from camp fire to sweet candy, from pepper to sugar...even without any flavor added. You'll find out, if you just take your time and work yourself through some different tins... Take care! Be well! Mark
I had a similar experience when hunting for a good tobacconist here in the Bay Area. Found a pipe shop in Palo Alto (edwardspipelosaltos.com/) that only deals in pipes and pipe tobacco, which is a rarity as most shop are 95% cigars and 5% pipes and pipe tobacco, if that. This shop had a bunch of 10-15 year-old tins from Peter Heinrich and McBaren all still with their old price tags. Was able to pick up several vintage tins for a song, some of which are no longer in production.
Hello Frank! ...well...thats the kind of story, I love to hear! Glad, you found these precious tins! The shop looks very nice....many thanks for the link... And many thanks for watching...and good comment! Take care, and be well! Mark
Thank you for the video, it's useful, and the trip also, you are a great guider . 👍 Can I ask you about the meerschaum pipe, if it's good for aromatic tobacco ? And why ? Thank you sir ✌🏻️
Thanks a lot for watching - and for kind words! Yes, the Merrschaum is very useful for Aromatics. First of all, it provides a very precise taste...but it also holdes back a lot of humidity ...and (last but not least)...there is no cross over or "ghost" effect... Take care! And be well! Mark
Wow , Germany has real Rum and Maple in a tin ?? Who makes that now ?? Wonder if you guys can still get Lane Limited Mountain Leaf ( or whoever makes it ?)
Hello Vince! ...well...Rum and Maple is some kind of "grandfather tobacco" here...synonym for cheap "brick and mortar" tobacco... You can find that in any fuel station. It's produced by Planta Berlin...(guess, they bought a license back in the day...also for "half and half" and other stuff)... Thanks for watching, my friend! Take care! Mark
Bremen Pipe Smoker Yes i was checking that out, Planta must have bought the rights from Lane Limited who made it when it was still sold in the states. Yes, your right, it was kind of cheap and not that good. There used to be good drugstore blends in the US but those days are gone.
Hey Mark I have seen several times in your videos that you have a tamper which is shaped like a pipe stem. Could you show it off sometime? You are always hiding it with your hand.
Excellent score Mark! The best I have ever done by pure luck I got several 100g tins of Old Dark Fired from pipesandcigars.com that had almost 4 years of age on them. They must of found a couple cases hidden some place because of the popularity of that blend as you know. Anyway, beautiful country as always and I love the traditional feel of all the little German towns. Great video, take care and happy smokes! Kent
Hello Kent, my friend! Thanks a lot for watching - and most kind words! Its 00:35 here in Germany...and I`m smoking the rest of your "quiet night"...really something for the last hour of the day...its sweet enough for me...full...and gives that specific "campfire" feeling...without being to harsh...but its more "powerful" than the Syrian Latakia...with some more "corners"...anyway...hope, you are well, my friend! Take care! And talk soon! Mark
Are you allowed to smoke in public in Germany? Seems like most places in EU you are only allowed to smoke at your own property, on in specially designated areas.
Hello Stu! ..hmmm...Balkan Blue... Thanks for being here! Yes...graffiti finds it´s way...no matter, how far you go ...LOL...leaves some work for the painters at least... Take care! Mark
...yeah...pretty sure. I think, the production wasn't really completely ceased...as far as I know... And the producers had some pretty good stocks... You can taste the difference anyway...the Syrian Latakia is much smoother and softer... You should also give the Reiner 51 a shot... Take care! Be well! Mark
It's always nice to go for a hunt on rare or aged tobaccos. I find that's one of the best things about pipe smoking. You wouldn't have that with cigarettes.
Thank you for taking us on the hunt. I loved seeing the town and scenery !
Hello Joseph!
Thanks for taking the time! Glad, you enjoyed!
Take care!
Mark
Ah, the thrill of the hunt! Then the satisfaction of obtaining something that has no value in the eyes of most smokers, but, to you, it is a treasure. A most enjoyable tour of the small town and shop. I really enjoy these types of videos. Thanks Mark!
Many thanks for watching...and especially for your most thoughtful words - as always!
Take care! And be well!
Mark
Lol!!! I love this guy....
Thanks for that!
Hope, you're well! And take care!
Mark
Sounds like he's from Chicago.
hahahaha.
Thank you for taking us on another adventure. You videos got me into the hobby of pipe smoking so I thank you for that. I think it's a connection from my Oma and Opa being from Berlin, and the way you do your videos.
Hello Zack!
Many thanks for taking the time!...and also many thanks for your good words! Glad, you enjoy the videos...and the hobby!
Take care - and...see you again...LOL
Mark
Thanks, I'm really enjoying these videos.
"Pipe tobacco for individualists." Love it!
Thanks for watching!
Take care, my friend!
Mark
Just came across this. Thoroughly enjoyed watching! Really captured the thrill of the hunt. Thanks.
Just made my first few video's, thanks for all your inspiration! Always a joy to watch your videos!
..just saw it!
Well done!
And many thanks for watching!
Take care, my friend!
Mark
Great video. That blend from Mcclintoks really sounds good and 9 years of age also helps. Thanks for bringing us along! Cheers from the city of brotherly love.
Many thanks for taking the time - and good words!
Take care! And...cheers!
Mark
Wonderful video - even when the police mess it up! Nothing better than getting out and hunting for treasures! Just discovering the CZcams pipe community. It's so wonderful. It was Matches 860 that brought me here. Going to enjoy watching more of you videos!
love your vids man, greetings from California!
I always enjoy your videos Mark and look forward to them. Your country is very beautiful and I appreciate you sharing it with us and what a great tobacco find. Enjoy it in good health.
Hello, my friend!
Always so good, to have you here! And many thanks for your kind words!
take care - have a great weekend...and be well!
Mark
Thank you for taking us along Mark! Great video 👍 All the best my friend 😊
Many thanks for taking the time!
Have a great weekend!
Take care,
Mark
Wow what a wonderful display of pipe tobacco..In the UK supermarkets are not allowed by law to show their tobacco, it’s all closed off behind behind the counter ..Thanks for showing us.
Another thoroughly enjoyable video. Congratulations on a successful hunt! I too occasionally happen upon aged tins that others avoid in favor of "fresh" tobacco. I'm amazed that old tins are scorned by so many. Their loss. Thanks for taking us on the hunt! Take care.
Many thanks for watching - and nice words! Yes...I agree..."their loss"!...LOL
Take care - and good hunting
Mark
+Bremen Pipe Smoker Weidmannsdank
Good hunting sir, always good to get a tin with some age, so enjoy. Got 2 tins of Mc barens dark twist roll cake after your last video, so going to open & try one tin but put the other away & try & forget about it for at least a few years!! So thanks again. Regards Mjs
Thanks for watching! and yes...thats a brilliant idea...hope, you are patient enough...thats always the most difficult part for me...so, I guess, I have to go for some more hunts...LOL
Take care! And be well!
Mark
Nice hunt ! You're a kind of explorer ☺
I enjoyed the cruise with you and seeing the town, Like the little shop also, Enjoy the tobacco and stay well, Wes
Hello Wes!
Thanks for taking the time! And for kind words!
Take care!
Mark
Great timing with the boat...that was great. I enjoy finding tobacco tucked away in little shops as well, although small shops are getting harder and harder to come by. On my last hunt I came across a great locally hand made humidor. Great video as usual. Take care.
Hello Stacey,
Thanks for watching - truly appreciated! And...yes...its the same here...less and less tobacco shops. And some of them even give the "old stuff" back to the producer...I think, because they don`t have enough space for leftovers...
But that just means, we have to try harder...LOL
Take care!
Mark
I would love to find a tin of that tobacco. I love Syrian Latakia...when I can find it. Now I'll be on the hunt for that one. It's fun to find something rare.
i make a e-juice with that flavor its strong as F 1 drop per 10ml
flavor art makes it // u can taste the tobacco b/c ur not lighting it on fire ,,
anybody on the east coast i can make u a sample , if u vape //
That was a fun video Mark.
Thanks for watching!
Take care!
Mark
2020 that was a great selection of packaged blends they had. Pipe tobacco has all but disappeared from the shelves in the US. Must order it online. None in the drugstores anymore. its sad
It's same as in Japan. Tobacco shops in countryside sometime have aged nice tobacco, so when I go travel to countryside, I often go to tobacco shop there. Nice video !
Thanks for that, my friend!
Is there a tobacco, just available in Japan?
Take care! Hope, you are well!
Mark
I really enjoyed the funny style used in this video, so please do more videos! Besides, the review was also helpful! :-)
I enjoyed this tobacco hunt, a nice concept for a video. Got me looking at Google maps to see where Gnarrenburg is relative to Bremen. Thanks for the entertaining video, the customs sticker decoding and the German police dry humour.
Many thanks for that! And for watching!
Take care! And be well!
Mark
Great videos.Good style and really enjoy your accent and the cadence of your words when you speak English.Dig the black suit, pretty sharp,kind of like a German pipe smoking Johnny Cash. Dig your style and enjoy your videos! Great content and great info, keep them coming!
Thank you so much for that, my friend! So much appreciated!
Take care! And be well!
Mark
Enjoyed, very nice video and absolutely love Syrian latakia.
Many thanks for that!
Take care! And be well!
Mark
Nice tobacco find my Friend Enjoy,
Thanks for that, my friend!
Take care!
Mark
great video mark nice find my friend
Thanks for watching, my friend!
Take care...and cheers!
Mark
Hello Mark!
Another nice video my friend! Very nice little town. Looks like a very nice place to have a walk and enjoy a beer on a terrasse on a warm sunny day!
I have never went on a tobacco hunt... Maybe I should be more aware of that when I enter a small tobacco shop!
BTW, a real german driver!!!! :-) Making the tires scream on the asphalt!! :-)
Take care and Be well my friend!
Hello Gilles, my friend!
Many thanks for taking the time! Yes...its really a nice town. The historical parts are completely intact and (nearly) without any destructions by the war....thats very rare here in Germany... Its unclear, why the allied air forces spared the town...a legend says, there was a nice of Churchill living in Nienburg...lol...but thats just a legend...
Unfortunately you can`t see the manuell gear shifting in the video...thats the "german part"...LOL
Take care! And be well!
Talk soon!
Mark
Better than Television Show!
Hello Marty, my friend!
Thanks for watching! Hope, you are well!
Take care!
Mark
Greetings Mark! This was indeed a good video! I enjoyed the drive and the scenery of Germany. What a great find in that tobacco shop! I so wish I had a local shop here. Be well and enjoy that fine tin!...Mike
Hello Mike, my friend!
Thanks for being here - and for good words! Was great fun, to do this video...LOL
Take care, my friend! And be well!
Mark
I love your videos!
Thanks for that!
Take care!
Mark
Thanks for another fantastic video and tour.
Many thanks for watching! And for kind words!
take care!
Mark
Really nice video! Thanks for taking us along!
Thanks for watching! Glad, you enjoyed!
Take care!
Mark
+Bremen Pipe Smoker hello wow what a wonderful review of this blend u had a gd tobacco hunt very nice I just love the scenery so beautiful thanks so much for sharing my friend happy smoking :)
I really enjoyed the hunt. I'm trying to limit my latakia blends to a meerschaum, I gather with the characteristics you described that it's the right thing to do.
Thanks for watching - and kind words!
The Meerschaum will give you a proper smoke...for Latakia...and also for "Amphora"...LOL
Take care! And be well!
Mark
Haha, "Amphora", my daily favorite. There was a time when it was KIng of the aromatics!
Terrific video Mark! Your driving skills in that parking garage tell me that you'd do very well driving around downtown Boston!
Hello John!
Many thanks, for taking the time - and nice words! Means a lot to me!
Well...my car and me ...we know each other very well...since we do 40thousand km a year together...LOL
Take care, John! And be well!
Mark
haha upstaged by a boat! ;-) I'm a bit behind on my video viewing but I will catch up soon. Hope you are well, Mark!
Hello Shannon!
...lol..don't worry...take all the time, you need...
Many thanks for watching! Good, to have you here!
Take care! And be well!
Mark
Ha ha well you thought you had a quiet spot to shoot at hey? I thoroughly enjoyed this little trip my European friend. I think you scored a nice smoke. I believe it was worth the trip. Cheers
Hello Robert!
Thanks a lot for taking the time...and kind words! Much appreciated!
Take care!
Mark
Thanx for the nice video!
Thanks for watching! Glad, you enjoyed!
Take care!
Great review Mark. Always a pleasure watching your video's my friend. And hey it was cool the police boat, better than a damn neighbor mowing. lmao... Have a great weekend... 🔥🔥🔥
Hello Eric, my friend!
Thanks a lot for watching ... and...yeah...I was surprised, because, I thought, it may be fisher boat, thats behind my back...and when I turned around, I just realized....its the police! Thats always the moment, when all your sins come to your mind again...LOL!
Take care! And talk soon, my friend!
Mark
Great vids............kev ,a Cheshire pipe smoker
An excellent video and enjoyable hunt please take us on more!
Thanks for that! I'll see, what I can do... :-)
Take care!
Mark
That pipe you are smoking under the bridge is beautiful!
Thanks for that! It's one of my favorite Meerschaums...
Take care!
Mark
Fantastic little shop ☺️
nice video good job ,i am from lattakia where this tobacoo comes i hop some day you can visit us to try it.
Thanks a lot for taking the time, my friend!
May I ask you something...is the production of "Lattakia" in the region still in progress? There are friends here, wondering about that...
Take care! Hope, you're well!
Mark
+Bremen Pipe Smoker I am so sorry i haven't seen your comment immediately ،the Production in lattakia is quite good,we have many kind of tobacco but it's owned by syran tobacco Association mostly you can buy some .
Wow! I think I'll try another bowl when I get home ;) Great video Mark! A quaint little town that is. Talk very soon! Peace
Thanks for that, my friend!
We`ll go there on your next visit...several interesting places near by...
Talk soon! And take care!
Mark
Got a new Vauen today! Very nice pipes, thanks for the recommendation :)
...you`re welcome, my friend!
Enjoy! And take care!
Mark
again a great video! nice to watch it again.
btw, i used to do some hunt vintage pipes. that is always very excited. take care
Many thanks for watching - and interesting comment! Much appreciated!
Take care!
Mark
Hi Marc !
Very nice ! Enjoy !
And thank you for explaining the meaning of the letters. It is something that i dont know till yet !
Be well and greetings to the north !
Andreas
Hello Andreas!
Thanks for watching - and all the best to germany`s south! Hope, the water didn`t get you!
Take care! And be well!
Mark
“There’s my tin” lol!!
You had me laughing at 12:20. "Thanks for that" haha
...LOL...
Thanks for that, my friend!...LOL
Take care!
Mark
GREAT VIDEO !!!!! WAITING FOR NEW ONE. RESPECT FOR ALL OF YOUR VIDEOS !!!
Many thanks for that! Really so much appreciated!
Take care!
Mark
very nice i wanted one of everything on the shelf in the store except for the cherry
...except the cherry...LOL.. completely agreed!
Thanks for watching!
Take care!
Mark
Nice video as always. Lovely scenery.
Thanks for that!
Take care!
Mark
Beautiful city.
Thanks for taking the time!
Take care! Be well!
Mark
They have Kentucky Bird. I've been trying to get my hands on some of that for YEARS. It's impossible to find in the states.
You are a smart man. Good on you for capitalizing on your fellow mans ignorance
Thanks for another nice video. Tschüß
Thanks for watching!
...and cheers!
Mark
Great video. Glad you found your tobacco.
Thanks for that!
Take care...and be well!
Mark
kurze Frage, weil du im Tabakaden geraucht hast. Darf man Pfeife in Lokalitäte und / oder so Tabakläden/Kiosken rauchen? Rauche auch seit kurzem und dachte eigentlich das verhält sich wie mit Zigaretten?
Oder macht der Tabakladen einfach nur ne Ausnahme?
Grüße
...don't know really...
It's allowed at Ronny's place...and I just do it... :-)
Take care!
Mark
I've just purchased a 2oz tin of Boars Head pipe tobacco for £6.00, at a guess is about 40 years old, maybe longer. It's unopened and I've yet to summon up the courage to do so!
...just do it! That's why they packed it in the first place... :-)
Thanks for watching, my friend!
Take care! Hope. you're well!
Mark
I did open it, but it had gone rock solid and resembled a lump of road tar. Oh well, the empty tin looks good in the collection.
Planta is cheap and super underrated. Germany is on point with beer and pipe tobacco. I wish the states had Bavarian Brewing laws.
I dig your style.
... :-)
Thanks for that!
Take care!
Mark
Another excellent pipe smoking video!
Thanks for that, Steve! So much appreciated!
Take care!
Mark
Germany still looks clean compared to many places in Europe - let’s not even mention about elsewhere...
Great video""Keep up the great work.
Ram ans Mrs.Ajett.
A&R pipe Co.
Great video as always!
Thanks for that! Much appreciated!
Take care!
Mark
Great video! I had to laugh when you side they ruined your video lol. I thought it added a nice touch, very nice scenery.
Thanks for that! ...yeah...felt strange...LOL
Take care! Hope, you are well!
Mark
New to your videos I really enjoy your channel....great stuff take care👍🏻👍🏻🚣🚣
Thanks for that!
Take care! And be well!
Mark
You also brother 👍👍
Hat sich der Umweg gelohnt? Ist dieser Tabak durch die Alterung und Reifung besser geworden? Manchmal werden sie ja bloss milder.
Good form sir! Haha the police sneaking up on ya! 👮
Yeah...obviously...lol
Thanks for taking the time!
And be well!
Mark
Gread vid again mate.
Haha- when the boat went by I thought you were going to get v-wet as from that angle it looks like you were standing in the water :)
If you like that blend you have to try MacBaren HH Vintage Syrian Blend- it's one of my faves :)
Thanks a lot for that!
Yeah...to be honest...when I heard the waves, I wasn`t quite sure, to stay dry...LOL...but don`t worry...they missed... :-)
And ...yes...I have one tin of the HH Vintage Syrian in my cellar...its quite good stuff..
Take care! And be well!
Mark
Hey there Mark. I've commented on a couple of your vids before but I'm going through them one by one, and couldn't help but comment again. Love your concept, very informative and entertaining. I'm also curious if you wouldn't mind sharing your packing method, you seem to be able to chat for minutes at a time with out your pipe going out. Any tips? Thank you sir!
Thanks for taking the time! And nice comment!
Well...there is no big secret to it....I prefer, to take the tobacco in the bowl in one portion, without tamping or pressing in between...I try to keep the tobacco as twisted as possible...by that way, the glow finds it's way down to the bowl very easy... When it comes to the flakes, I rub them between the hands in rotating ways, until there is some kind of tobacco ball....very twisted. I gently put it into the bowl...that's it...
But I think, its mainly a question a practice... :-)
Take care! Be well!
Mark
Smoked a bowl this morning using this method and it lasted longer than most have in the past! Greatly appreciated Mark! 😁. Keep up the good work man, your content is awesome.
Glad, it worked for you!
Take care!
Mark
Hey Bremen I subscribed because your awesome adventures for amazing pipe tobacco. I'm not exactly a new enthusiast for pipe tobacco but lately I have been expanding my pipes and tobacco. and I have a question about meerschaum, their are alot of cheap ones on the market as well as expensive. how do you know which ones are worth buying for some one who actually plans to smoke them but doesn't exactly wants to buy super cheap ones either? also it will be my first meerschaum so tips on care and stuff would be great, do you have a video on that??
Many thanks for watching...and for the sub!
Well...have you seen my video about "Meerschaum talk"? Perhaps that could be a start for you...and there is another video about buying custom built Meerschaums (hopefully) coming soon...hang in... :-)
Take care! Be well!
Mark
Bremen Pipe Smoker thanks!
Sir that shop you were just in,do they have an email please. I would love to find out if its still possible to get a Tobacco called TOKAY. THANK YOU,
Amazing video as always!
Can i ask you what brand are your eyeglasses, i love them!
You were driving far too slow through that parking garage ;)
...LOl...yeah...sorry for that! :-)
Take care!
Mark
Mark how are you my friend ..I came back to this video because I actually found some of this tobacco ...bot not in tin unfortunately..but still want to try it and this was a great video ...thanks Mark take care be well👍🏻😀😀😀👍🏻👍🏻see you soon
Many thanks for watching (again) my friend!...LOL Give it a shot...may be a good companion for hiking...
Take good care! And be well!
Mark
Definitely going to to try it Mark.. Could not find the tin but oh well.... Can't wait to try it... I really appreciate and enjoy your videos great job my friend see you on the next one be well my friend
My grandparents came to the US from Spalt in the early 1900's. Do you know of that small town? Is it anywhere near Breman? Just wondering. I enjoy all your videos very much. Been smoking pipes for about 45 years now.
No...Spalt is deep down in the south...a six our ride from Bremen...beautiful anyway... But I guess, your grandparents have seen Bremen, before they left...cos 90percent of all Germans, heading for America, did it by one the Bremen harbors...just showed Ethan some days ago the building, were they all have gone through, to enter of the ships... Take care, my friend! Hope, you're well! Mark
nice "quiet" spot! congratulations on the successful hunt
Thanks for that!
Take care! And be well!
Mark
Hi Mark: Another great video. Very entertaining one, too! You know....I've met a number of the German YTPC guys over the last six months or so, and it's been great. Such really nice fellows. I have noticed one thing, though. Generally speaking, most of them don't like latakia. As a matter of fact, they often have fairly strong negative opinions about the stuff. Do you have any idea why? It's pretty much the opposite reaction here in America. Or, of course, in Britain. Thanks, Mark. Really fun video, today. Be Well, my friend. Ed
Hello Ed, my friend!
Thanks for taking the time - and good words!
Yes, your observation is absolutely correct...I was thinking about that since several month. Athough - of course - my thinking was: "Why is (nearly) everything in America about Latakia...?" ...LOL
I think, its really a complicated question...and I think, both sides are quite special compared to the rest of the pipe smoking world... In Germany, you have to consider, that the traditions of tobacco and smoking were completely interrupted by the end of WWII. Before that, most of the tobacco was imported from the Balkan region...the "normal" Cigarette was a dark Balkan cigarette ... and cigar smoking (mainly imported from Brasil and produced in the Bremen-region) was the average daily smoke of the common man (often a card board box a week...)... The line of tradition of todays pipe smoking mainly reach back to the 1970s and is related to political changes and societal orientation to the scandinavian countries..especially Denmark. Pipe smoking (often as a habbit of intellectual men) then was combined with "light" and "good smelling" tobaccos (liked by women and without the "rudeness" of the Latakia and Balkan blends, smoked by their fathers in the trenches...)....that was the spirit of the times...scandinavian names, furnitures and holiday destinations became quite popular...and still are...the cigarette was american...the pipe scandinavian... I think, thats ONE reason... And there are also reasons (I think), why americans are that much into Latakia...have you ever thought, why you don`t see any campfire videos in german (or any other..) YTPC ...and why "out in the woods" is a very american (except for Yogi perhaps..LOL) video concept...
Another question is: "Why is there (nearly) no "original" Latakia - means Syrian Latakia - in America...?" ...which is more expensive than the cyprian...but also much "rounder" and "softer"...
But thats all too complicated for a comment...LOL
Joshua and me...we are planing on several "transatlantic tobacco talks" with many topics...and we have this one already in mind...same as the question, why germans seem to like the moisty aromatics more than other people?...we think, it has to do with the 9mm filter...
Take care, Ed...hope, some of these thoughts may be useful for you...LOL
Be well!
Mark
Hello Mark: Thank You for this very thoughtful response. I think the points that you make are great, and very good insights. I was thinking of the types of tobacco that were smoked in America, during the 30's and 40's...the ones my father would have smoked, for example.Of course, cigarettes were extremely popular, as you mentioned. Brands like "Lucky Strike", or "Chesterfield" (all unfiltered Burley tobacco cigarettes). With pipe tobacco, the popular brands were generally Burley blends, also, like "Prince Albert". When you think of an "American" pipe tobacco, you usually think of Burley, or Kentucky. I don't think my father, or any "average Joe" (common man), ever smoked Latakia. I doubt if he knew what it was. So, I suspect, as you said, that the influence of WWII, was big in changing things. The GI's may have returned from Europe with a taste for these Balkan type tobaccos. Very interesting discussion. I will look forward to your "Trans-Atlantic" tobacco talks with Joshua. Sounds great! Thanks. Ed
...welll...thats really an interesting information...we can`t really exclude the possibility, that Germans (and Europeans except our British friends) smoke Virginia, because its so American...and Americans smoke Latakia, because its so European...
Great food for thought while I’m sipping on some Mac Baren HH Vintage Syrian that I just received. If you’ve had some HH, I’m interested in how you would compare the two.
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I'm a fairly new pipe smoker and I absolutely love Latakia. The more Latakia a blend has, the better, as far as I'm concerned. As for the reason American pipe smokers love Latakia, I think it may have something to do with the similarities between the taste of Latakia and American BBQ. I'm from the south and a smoked whole hog, with a strong vinegar based sauce, is my absolute favorite food. However, alot people, in other parts of the world, probably wouldn't like smoked pork with a vinegar based sauce, but it's an American delicacy, when done correctly, especially in the deep south. Latakia tobacco is very similar in flavor IMO....
Just my 2 cents, but I'm positive, it's the reason I love Latakia....
Ha...did they use an Enigma machine to develop,those production codes? ;). -Joe
...lol....well, guess, they're just made for "internal use"...and we're not really supposed, to know about the code...
Thanks for watching! And take care!
Mark
I just subscribed to your channel. I enjoyed your video very much. Have you made a video of that tobacco yet?
I'm Syrian, and don't know about the Lattakia tobacoo, could you please explaine for the quality?
It's amazing how when you pull into the parking garage it's like an action movie, are there any copyrights on a movie about pipe tobacco?
...lol... thanks for that...
Take care! And be well!
Mark
I'm fairly new to piping im big into the hookah hobby but recently started in piping but I have a question in not big on all the diff types of tobacco. Is their a huge flavor difference in all the diff types of tobacco? I know obviously the aromatics are diff but say the regular flavored types are their huge differences like say for example the Virginia, burley, rubbed, etc. I'm just on the smoother aromatics now for starters but will be branching out soon the hookah world has spoiled me on flavors and taste as well as smell so I'm just dabbing in aromatics but have been watching a ton of videos on pipers and the diff types of tobacco. That's my question anything will help if anyone sees this! Cheers 🍻
Hello Phil!
Thanks for watching! And...yeah the differences are huge....and even for a beginner easy to detect. It really goes from camp fire to sweet candy, from pepper to sugar...even without any flavor added. You'll find out, if you just take your time and work yourself through some different tins...
Take care! Be well!
Mark
Nice trip! :)
Cheers!
I had a similar experience when hunting for a good tobacconist here in the Bay Area. Found a pipe shop in Palo Alto (edwardspipelosaltos.com/) that only deals in pipes and pipe tobacco, which is a rarity as most shop are 95% cigars and 5% pipes and pipe tobacco, if that.
This shop had a bunch of 10-15 year-old tins from Peter Heinrich and McBaren all still with their old price tags. Was able to pick up several vintage tins for a song, some of which are no longer in production.
Hello Frank!
...well...thats the kind of story, I love to hear! Glad, you found these precious tins!
The shop looks very nice....many thanks for the link...
And many thanks for watching...and good comment!
Take care, and be well!
Mark
Thank you for the video, it's useful, and the trip also, you are a great guider . 👍
Can I ask you about the meerschaum pipe, if it's good for aromatic tobacco ?
And why ?
Thank you sir ✌🏻️
Thanks a lot for watching - and for kind words!
Yes, the Merrschaum is very useful for Aromatics. First of all, it provides a very precise taste...but it also holdes back a lot of humidity ...and (last but not least)...there is no cross over or "ghost" effect...
Take care! And be well!
Mark
Delicious
Wow , Germany has real Rum and Maple in a tin ?? Who makes that now ?? Wonder if you guys can still get Lane Limited Mountain Leaf ( or whoever makes it ?)
Hello Vince!
...well...Rum and Maple is some kind of "grandfather tobacco" here...synonym for cheap "brick and mortar" tobacco... You can find that in any fuel station. It's produced by Planta Berlin...(guess, they bought a license back in the day...also for "half and half" and other stuff)...
Thanks for watching, my friend! Take care!
Mark
Bremen Pipe Smoker
Yes i was checking that out, Planta must have bought the rights from Lane Limited who made it when it was still sold in the states. Yes, your right, it was kind of cheap and not that good.
There used to be good drugstore blends in the US but those days are gone.
I really wish you would have smoked the tobacco from the tin you purchased and told the tale.
Hey Mark
I have seen several times in your videos that you have a tamper which is shaped like a pipe stem. Could you show it off sometime? You are always hiding it with your hand.
Many thanks for watching! Have you seen the video "shack and tamper making"?...Its one of those..
Take care! And be well!
Mark
I think I will watch that video then :) thanks for the reply
Excellent score Mark! The best I have ever done by pure luck I got several 100g tins of Old Dark Fired from pipesandcigars.com that had almost 4 years of age on them. They must of found a couple cases hidden some place because of the popularity of that blend as you know. Anyway, beautiful country as always and I love the traditional feel of all the little German towns. Great video, take care and happy smokes! Kent
Hello Kent, my friend!
Thanks a lot for watching - and most kind words! Its 00:35 here in Germany...and I`m smoking the rest of your "quiet night"...really something for the last hour of the day...its sweet enough for me...full...and gives that specific "campfire" feeling...without being to harsh...but its more "powerful" than the Syrian Latakia...with some more "corners"...anyway...hope, you are well, my friend! Take care! And talk soon!
Mark
Are you allowed to smoke in public in Germany? Seems like most places in EU you are only allowed to smoke at your own property, on in specially designated areas.
Beautiful video work! Smoking my GBD with some Balkan Blue. Looks like some graffiti even in that quaint town., shame. Be well, Stu
Hello Stu!
..hmmm...Balkan Blue...
Thanks for being here! Yes...graffiti finds it´s way...no matter, how far you go ...LOL...leaves some work for the painters at least...
Take care!
Mark
I just bought Ashton Artisan's Blend and Macbaren HH Vintage Syrian. Are those really using Syrian Latakia?
...yeah...pretty sure. I think, the production wasn't really completely ceased...as far as I know... And the producers had some pretty good stocks... You can taste the difference anyway...the Syrian Latakia is much smoother and softer... You should also give the Reiner 51 a shot...
Take care! Be well!
Mark
Bremen Pipe Smoker I will try to find that, thank you for your time.
Superbe pipe ouahhhhhh quelle est sa marque, j'aimerais vraiment l'avoir, ou puis-je la trouver ? merci cordialement Éric