The lockdowns, drought and fire dangers here in California took me "off my game" for a while. I sensed something was missing from my RU-vid watch list and I realized it was The Bremen Pipe Smoker videos. This is the first I've watched in a long while. It was like a visit with an old friend. Having an interest in history and pipe smoking, it is always rewarding to sit back, light up the pipe and watch you speak about tobacco and history. Thank You for all the work you do to bring us these episodes. Wishing you a Happy Holiday Season. Thanks Mark. Carry on.
Another great review and of course another great history lesson. We tend to think of people in the past as being primitive or simple, but your lessons teach us that they faced the same challenges that we do and had to rely on their abilities to win the day. Perhaps they should have enlisted the giant to fight on their behalf
..Yeah..lol...they probably should have done that... :-) Thank you so much for taking the time...and kind words! Much appreciated! Take care! Be well! Mark
Cor! Bloody hell! Look at all them tins of Germain's. That is a Viking hoard right there. I, with startling surprise, came upon 100g of loose Rich Dark Flake a few months ago. I had the feeling of striking gold. It's now in the jar and waiting patiently for me to smoke it.
Love you videos. Enjoy how you incorporate the tobacco and pipe into your travels and the history you provide. No idea what you do for a living, but I speculate that you're a cool academic, scholar, professor of some sort. Please keep up the great work.
Hi mark, just to let you know I just purchased one from black meerschaum, I mentioned your name, thanks for the information, I can't wait to smoke it!! Hope to see a new video soon, but at the moment I'm working my way back through your video's, thanks again mark, take care 👍🏻
Seeing all the comments about RDF and then seeing the availability of it gives me a mixed feeling about even trying to pursue that product and others like it...see "esoterica" etc. I guess if it comes available to me I shall just have to enjoy it while I can, but don't count on finding any more on a regular basis. Enjoying your videos sir. I look forward to the next.
I think you hit on a good point here, Mark. Scarcity is not always an indicator of quality. What is scarce may be of good quality but what isn't scarce may also be of very good quality. If anything, it is often an indication of hysteria or mania.
Thank you so much for taking the time...and kind words! Much appreciated! Yeah...well...always thought about writing a book about Giants and Dwarfs in Lower Saxony...there are so many stories about em... Take care! Be well, my friend! Mark
Mark!!!😁 👏🏻 👏🏻 great to see you today my friend....I'm so behind on videos but I'm catching up 😀...glad to see you well....well this is the blend that has escaped me for years and I have always wanted to try it because stonehaven is one of my favorites....that is a fantastic pipe ‼️ absolutely beautiful 👏🏻 well thanks for another great video my friend I really appreciate it have a great holiday season and take care of yourself be well my friend see you again soon
Lower Saxony is so rich with history. But I guess all of Europe is. This was fascinating. Glad you endured the cold to bring us this bit of history. Be well my friend!
Great historical perspectives as usual Mark. You have got my mouth watering for that Germains Rich Dark Flake. Looks quite cold there, you have got the cold, we in the northwest U.S. have got the rain. Several severe rain storms marched through here last week. Just to the north of us in Vancouver, Canada the flooding was so severe it flooded out parts of the trans Canada highway and destroyed several sections of the main rail lines which Vancouver relies on for many of there life sustaining items like grains and other grocery supplies which come from the east. Plus the other supply route via the Pacific ocean has been clogged as the major port of entry in western Canada is the port of Vancouver and there are dozens of container ships which are struggling to dock amidst the current supply line crisis all up and down the west coast. What a mess. Keep puffin.
Well, there might be giants, but there's definitely a Bremen Pipe Smoker🙂. I had just finished rewatching your holiday video and up you popped again, good to see you👍
Many thanks for your entertaining and informative videos. I am returning to smoking after a 10 year ‘break’. You have helped me become a much more informed pipe smoker and, as a result, I enjoy the ‘hobby’ much more than ever. I also appreciate the history you bring to this ‘lurker’. Best wishes from Canada!
Thank you Mark! I always enjoy the historical background information. I find it very interesting that the King chose to bring on a confrontation. He must have realized that the time was right; that there was a very good chance of soundly defeating the invaders. The forts were concentrated centers of power and might. I also had the very good fortune of receiving a tin of Germain's RDF from Smokey Dan. I shall savor it for as long as it lasts. Take Care, Gary
good evening very interesting lesson/story in german history. enjoyed it 👍 showing these clips with this large bags of these unicorn baccy in the intro you made my mouth watery 😅 have a nice weekend
Hola Mark, I am only sure of two things, it is not cold here on the island and I will never get this tobacco here:-) Thank you again for this interesting part of our story. It was so exciting. Take care in the current hustle and bustle in Germany. Best wishes from the island. Michael
I love your videos and I have watched them all! 😀 This is another great one with an interesting story and great tobacco review. As usual I look forward to your next video!😀 Keep up your good work Mark! Greetings from Åke, a Bremen Pipe Smoker fan in Stockholm, Sweden.
Germain’s RDF is great as is your historical story telling…your students are so luck to have such an interesting and informative teacher. Many many years ago I wrote a dissertation at Uni about the establishment of the Duchy of Normandy after the French grew tired of Rollo (predecessor of William the Conqueror) & his annual Viking raids …I loved this period. I think a similar treaty is needed these days with the Chinese to stop them pillaging our Germains whenever it is made available 🤣
As always, excellent video Mark! That’s a really cool place, I love the stories you have about these places. Also those are some interesting blends. Thank you for enriching my day once again. Take care!
Mark, as usual a wonderful video. Always look forward to watching them & they never disappoint! Thanks again & happy holidays to you & yours. Cheers & keep them smoking that’s what they are made for, Art
I mean, I know that Rich Dark Flake is basically unobtanium. I still want to try it, though. It's impossible to get in the US. But the components sound like a blend that I'd really really like.
Thanks for another good one Mark! I’m here in Southern California and we have some pretty good history but I’m a real sucker for European history more. Obviously it goes back farther and I like all the tales of kings and empires and castles And Giants of course. I love your channel and your content. Here’s to all kinds of good tobacco all around us!
Hello Mark, just catching up on some of your videos! More interesting history, which is always a mirrored reflection of who we are today. As 'moderns" we often imagine how advanced we are...not much has changed, human nature is more or less the same. As for Germain's RDF...what can one say? It's a classic, well loved and respected pipe tobacco...that is impossible to get! Take care my good friend! Corey
RDF was a solid favourite of mine for many years, but haven't had any since I moved from the UK ( and I really miss it). Glad to see you enjoying it Mark, interesting as always.
All the online UK outlets I looked at seem to be out of stock, so the assertion there is plenty of RDF available appears to be incorrect. Always good to see you Mark. Thanks for posting.
Thanks for another great video! You historians have some explanations to give then, for all the homeless giants of the past 😊. Rich dark flake is indeed a wonderful tobacco having vintage written all over it. Take care and carry on.
sadly I can no longer afford to smoke pipe in Australia , thanks to our oppressive government pricing me out and making so many blends unavailable for purchase.. I miss it dearly.. thank you for the video my friend always a lovely watch..
Thank you so much for taking the time...and kind words! Much appreciated! And...yeah...know about your situation ...very sad...but hang in...who knows, what the future might bring... Take care! Be well, my friend! Mark
What a great story! Thanks Mark. I can't get those holiday tobacco from your last video with the exception of Sutliff's Christmas Spice. I managed to get a few ounces and I must say for $2.60/oz I.am very satisfied.
Thank you so much for taking the time! Much appreciated! Yeah...well...I think, the sutliff should do the trick...I know, it would for me... :-) Take care! Be well! Mark
I like dark flakes, I just tried H & H Dark Fired Flake that is a nice one ☝️, if I come across Germans D F I'm going to give that a go , Love your pipe , thanks Mark .
Hey there! Another great video and I love that billiard! I'm a meerschaum collector and exclusive smoker with many museum quality pieces. Where can I buy a tamp? :)
My son is heading to Hamburg with his girlfriend at the end of the month for a new life. I guess for a young man the grass is always greener on the other side, lol !
Thanks for taking the time my friend! Much appreciated! Yeah...you could...just check out Black Meerschaum...they'll do a custom built for you... Take care! Hope, you're well! Mark
Hi mark, I was just wondering what pipe it is you use in this video? I've been looking for a meerschaum pipe for a while now, could you tell me the exact model please, another great video, thankyou 👍🏻
Thanks for watching, my friend! Much appreciated! That's an Altinay with a custom built stem... but they no longer do that. But if you're looking for something similar, give Black Meerschaum an email... they just did it for a friend of mine... just tell em, you're searching for a Meerschaum like mine... they'll know... Take care and be well! Mark
Fascinating tales of olde, be that of legend, myth or a combination of, most have to a certain degree a level of uncertainty and probability. A "giant" of a man is always relative to the size of the average population of the era, I am a giant to a pigmy, yet equally I'm a dwarf in comparison to the tallest NBA basketball player who stands at 7 feet 6 inches tall. Either way, it seems that some poor giant of a bloke in your story is likely to have met his maker, through gluttony, did it actually happen... Most probably. Great video, RDF is great, if you like it 😃. I certainly do. Be be well and take care ✌️
Been lookin for a place to live, looks good. Good to see ya again, been a while since i checked in. My pipes have been in the cupboard for a while now. Can you suggest a full flavour, non tongue bite tobacco ?
Thank you so much for taking the time...and kind words! Much appreciated! Well...perhaps you get yourself some HH Old Dark Fired...or some HU Nyala...just a thought... Take care! Be well! Mark
lovely and interesting as usual! Mark, However it isn't true that its available all the time, I just happened to have some spare for you... I will contact you soon about getting you more ! Great Video My friend, speak soon!
Yeah... sorry, my friend! I know, I'm more than late... just so busy on the job... But hang in... there will be something coming up soon... Take care and be well! Mark
@@bremenpipesmoker6571 thanks for the reply mark, I'm looking forward to the next video! You shouldn't have made yourself so popular!😃 Keep safe too, Greg.
Considering BPS inevitably takes a “Whiff” in every review- Im gonna take a wild ass guess that professors don’t throw slang around on a regular basis like that and WHIFF is probably a legit word with historical origins associated with tobacco smoke. 😂😂😂
Thanks for taking the time my friend! Much appreciated! ...yeah...well...as I said...hard to come by...very hard...just check out the "usual" websites...and be lucky... Take care! Hope, you're well! Mark
