Shire Malt & Long Bottom Leaf

[docmartin]

Hello everyone, just joined today after I wandered across you and noticed the appreciation for the Shire Malt brand. I started vaping about six months back, having stopped cigars and pipes 12 years ago. I have an exponential collection of Epipes now (9) and a couple of EGO - T's too. All of which I thoroughly enjoy for their own individual characteristics.

However my favourite piece is the Jazz Cartopipe handmade by a very agreeable gentleman in Las Vegas named Alex. He referred me to Shire Malt and also Long Bottom Leaf via Epipe mods, after explaining I'd preferred 'Clan' tobacco when smoking a pipe in the past.

They charge just under £30 for a 100ml decanter delivered into the UK and their link is: www.epipemods.com/e-liquid/100ml-pipe-sauce-decanter.html#

It was suggested I post this and introduce myself at the same time, so thanks for the welcome and I hope my experience helps out someone.

[Karma]

Hello again Doc and #welcome2#

Thank you for taking the time to post that link, great value!

[Queenie Bee]

Hi and welcome doc xxx

[Skwoddy]

Excellent post Doc, No doubt in your travels you have met Lunerdog ( our residential pipe enthusiast) and a few more on the forum, I know that luner is also on other forums, Im currently looking at getting a pipe (dont tell anyone) for relaxing at home. I have 6x10ml ordered of all the Pipe sauce range (2 of one flavour - shire malt), Have recently been introduced to serious tobacco flavours and whilst I havent established a favourite, I have yet to find a bad one. Im keen to try this range and will no doubt try your recommendation of 100ml if they turn out as good as the hype predicts.

Welcome on board, and hit Luner up, I know hes taken delivery of a few pipes today, and will love to compare with you

Take good care
Barry

[Chrissie]

Hello & welcome Doc

[Perpetua]

Welcome from me Doc.

[djs]

Welcome.

I have some pipe-sauce. It's terrific stuff.

Although I am not mad keen on the Shire Malt, the Peach and Blueberry are quite superb.

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I have to laugh.....I spent hours trying to work out the mystery flavour in the Blue Grass. I was expecting a kind of funky tobacco flavour, but kept getting hits of something I couldn't put my finger on.

Needless to say, its Blueberry.... ???

[docmartin]

Nov 26, 2012 20:49:46 GMT Skwoddy said:

Excellent post Doc, No doubt in your travels you have met Lunerdog ( our residential pipe enthusiast) and a few more on the forum, I know that luner is also on other forums, Im currently looking at getting a pipe (dont tell anyone) for relaxing at home. I have 6x10ml ordered of all the Pipe sauce range (2 of one flavour - shire malt), Have recently been introduced to serious tobacco flavours and whilst I havent established a favourite, I have yet to find a bad one. Im keen to try this range and will no doubt try your recommendation of 100ml if they turn out as good as the hype predicts.

Take good care
Barry

Thank you Barry,

I started out with a simple DSE - 601 pre-filled cartridge pipe and then graduated to the 605. Both very pleasant and easy to use when your away from home etc. Researching the reviews I then got a Sunpipe which was expensive but beautifully made and is the most tactile of my little collection. The atomiser button is very cleverly concealed as a cap over the battery compartment which is held in place by magnetic force. The crafting and innovation, is a real joy to behold. Being a novice back then, I couldn't get it to work at first as I'd wrecked the CE2 Humungomizer (sounds like a cement mixer) on the first fill and I had a real job finding replacements. Eventually like most things I found some in China, but they were a very poor fit and were only fit for the bin.

After hours of searching and some very interesting exchange pages between my Apple and a PC in Italy both with different language translators (Sunpipes birthplace) I unearthed some at GoodProphets.com, who kept them and as per normal in my experience with most things from the USA, were not only excellent value, (40% cheaper than Berlusconi's oppo's) but were sold with charm, courtesy and a lollipop to boot!

In between I'd seen a you tube review for the Jazz cartopipe and I now have two of them, one with a 3.3ml tank and one with a cartomiser for when I'm out. To me all round these are the best I've tried, the smoke generation is sufficient to render the 'Philadelphia Experiment' redundant and the fluid goes a long way.

I've also dabbled with an Epuffer.eu Mini pipe. Very useful if you've left your collection at home and definitely the one to keep in the car, with a few tiny cartridges and a 12v charger. It looks quite sophisticated too. Other bits have been a Canadian Long Shank (about 18" long) which is completely eccentric but a great prop for looking like an arapaho indian, in celestial contemplation about what the EU is really all about anyway?

If your a one pipe man, the Jazz is the one I'd pick as my 'Desert Island' solo job and Alex, the creator, is simply a super chap to deal with. His 'Churchwarden' long shank tank kit, is an unrivalled luxury I've discovered. I keep an eGo-T as well, with Cigar flavour fluid and Camel onboard.

I have also converted my wife and a friend from Cigarettes to vaping since May, so overall it's been a satisfying experience all round.

Good luck with your deliberations and I'm really glad to have found this forum...

[docmartin]

Nov 26, 2012 23:20:07 GMT djs said:

Welcome.

I have some pipe-sauce. It's terrific stuff.

Although I am not mad keen on the Shire Malt, the Peach and Blueberry are quite superb.

- - - -

I have to laugh.....I spent hours trying to work out the mystery flavour in the Blue Grass. I was expecting a kind of funky tobacco flavour, but kept getting hits of something I couldn't put my finger on.

Needless to say, its Blueberry.... ???

I must try some of that. I have a pal in the USAF and he can buy the stuff for me on his homeward furloughs and unlike tobacco there's no limitations on quantities or duty (yet!)

I expect there's some wonderful concoctions Stateside and they seem to be taking Vaping on big time just now. So I'll guess he'll be bringing back a lot of 5ml trial bottles. I wouldn't be surprised if they don't do 'sachet samples' soon...

[docmartin]

Nov 26, 2012 23:10:03 GMT Perpetua said:

Welcome from me Doc.

Thank you, good to be here.

[docmartin]

Nov 26, 2012 22:52:23 GMT Chrissie said:

Hello & welcome Doc

Thank you - hope the water levels not rising in your lovely county tonight?

[Skwoddy]

Doc, Once again a very well written and informative post, Thank you indeed. Lunerdog has promised me a glimpse of his new pipes with a view to introducing me to more of them, I'll see if I can butter him up with some of my northern charm. The links you have provided are excellent and I have bookmarked them for reading later in bed as I do my best thinking there

I have bought an awful lot of juice stateside and havent been let down yet, apart from one particularly intense cinnamon mix which was soon bought up on here. I assume that given they have been at it commercially a few more years than us they are a little ahead of the game where alot of juice is concerned. Not to say that juice from our vendors isnt good you understand, I buy lots here too. For a DIYer I buy too many juices but I havent enough creativity. Im liking the look of Camel and Cigar, do you mix those? or keep them separate? I like the Cuban Supreme and Dark Vapure both on their own and mixed together.

Tha Jazz Mini you linked looks a perfect car (emergency) kit. Does that come with Car and Mains adaptors?

Ive been looking at a few over on the Vape pit too, some fantastic creations on there, Mikropipes and gang know their stuf..

Fun times ahead for all I think, congratulations on convincing others to quit and keep it up.

Looking forward to seeing you about.

Barry

[docmartin]

Nov 27, 2012 1:04:58 GMT Skwoddy said:

The Jazz Mini you linked looks a perfect car (emergency) kit. Does that come with Car and Mains adaptors?

Thanks for the compliment Barry, I notice the epuffer mini has been reduced by £10 since I got mine about 3 months ago (now £39.99) It came with 2 x 14250 batteries and a 2 pin mains charger, so you need a shaver type adaptor. I got my 12v Battery Charger for it on the link, the unit also handles 16340's, which was useful as well.

By co-incidence, 30 mins before I logged on, I'd tried 'Dark Vapure' for the first time and thoroughly enjoyed it. I got mine from Freedom Vapes, in a 5ml trial size and I reckon I'll get at least 30ml next time as the wife has just walked away with my eGo-T as she really liked it!

I think the Yanks are well ahead of us, intuitively recognising a market opportunity and investing in developing choice for the consumer.

I know about Northern Charm, I had 15 very happy years living in Chorley, Snodworth & Birkdale 35 years ago, and have many good friends across Lancashire & Yorkshire.

[Karma]

+1 for Freedomvape

I've not tried Dark Vapture but their Chocolate Tobac and Caramel Cappuchino are fab

[esmecullen]

Hi Doc