What Did You Smoke Today? (Pipe Edition)

[JimInks]

Stonehaven in a 1998 smooth medium bend Peterson Limerick 69 with a nickel band. Have a couple bowls left.

[AndyCAYP]

Arcadia!

[JimInks]

Shelby Foote’s EGR/Barking Dog Recreation in a 1975 full bend black Dunhill Shell 52021 with a black vulcanite stem.

[Haebar]

Trying some Red Ox Twist in my MM Country Gentleman.

[JimInks]

Just finishing this bowl of Revelation in a 1978 smooth three quarter bend Danish Special with a volcano-ish bowl.

[JimInks]

Drew Estate Gatsby Luxury Flake in a 2002 smooth natural straight silver banded Ardor Venere Extra Fatta A Mano Maigret billiard, signed by Dorelio Rovera.

[Lynn]

Russ's Anniversary cake

[JimInks]

A friend’s Brave New World in a 1970s slight bend smooth Danish Sovereign XXX 309 with a flat front sitter.

[JimInks]

Listing this a few minutes early: First Responders in a medium bend raw sienna toned early Radice sandblast egg with bamboo craving on the shank.

[Haebar]

Smoking a bowl of "Black Toast" in an Orlik Captain Black billiard.

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking Condor Ready Rubbed in an undated fancy designed tall, thin bowl medium bend Waren Zeichen Viennese Coffeehouse Bombay clay with a white acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

Tilbury in a 2002 smooth Rinaldo Silver Line 3 EGER 05 paneled horn.

[Alligator Gar]

Settling into a bowl of Haunted Bookshop in a 606KS Brown Alligator.

[JimInks]

Rich Dark Flake in a 1984 black sandblasted straight Dunhill Shell 4103 Billiard.

[JimInks]

Listing this a couple minutes early: 2012 Rolando’s Own in an unbranded '70s Charatan smooth Billiard.

[cpmcdill]

C&D Bayou Night in a Grabow

[JimInks]

Listing this early so I can concentrate on work for a while: Lane 125th Anniversary in a 2015 smooth unfinished Savinelli 320KS author.

[cpmcdill]

GL Pease Cairo in a Grabow

[JimInks]

Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 1982 black sandblasted paneled slight bend Savinelli flat bottom sitter.

[JimInks]

P&W #515 in a 1998 smooth straight Butz-Choquin Bistro 1501 pot.

[JimInks]

Heine's Blend in a 2013 medium bend Spillproof corndog cob.

[AndyCAYP]

Two coins of '06 Escudo for Desertlifter

[Lostmason]

A couple of coins of PS Lux Bulls Eye Flake in a Friar dress pipe with a silver band for Desertlifter

[JimInks]

Half way through this bowl of Jim's Evolving Work Blend in a smooth 1976 Canadian GBD Seventy Six 256.

[Lostmason]

The first bowl today was so good I decided to follow it up with a bowl of Captain Black original in my DG Lark.

[AndyCAYP]

The first bowl today was so good I decided to follow it up with a bowl of Captain Black original in my DG Lark.

Right? My last two coins of Escudo melted like butter and I immediately wanted more. Thankfully I brought some of the bready/yeasty/cookie-y Hal o' the Wynd with me.

[JimInks]

Marlin Flake in a 2015 Basil Meadows smooth slight bend tomato military mount with an aluminum accent, horn ferrule, and cumberland p-lip stem.

[NeverBend]

2015 Cromwell in a 1984 Ser Jacopo R2 taper billiard with Keurig Vermont coffee courtesy of an office I was in this am.

Gorgeous day (again), deep season Indian Summer but it ends this week.

[AndyCAYP]

ENNERDALE ENNERDALE ENNERDALE because I love it so much!

[JimInks]

Not far from finishing this bowl Angler's Dream in a slight bend 1984 Stanwell Antique 124 grain etched with a smooth front.

[Haebar]

Just smoked a bowl of "Munstah Mash" (gift sample) in an old Barling beater pipe.

[JimInks]

2011 Villiger Maryland No. 333 in a 2004 smooth long stem Canadian Trever Talbot Ligne Bretagne Faite en Bretagne 4/3.

[AndyCAYP]

An appetizer of ENNERDALE :piper::seg: with a bowl of Pho on deck as an entree.

[Lynn]

Acadian Blend from Legend today.....

a shag cut blend of light an medium brown virginia with fruity black perique..

[JimInks]

Half way through this bowl of Edgeworth Ready Rubbed Match in a 2015 Basil Meadows smooth straight thin shank and stem with an aluminum band Bing Crosby Merchant Service replica. This is my first smoke in the Bing, which I just got today. Great pipe!

[Haebar]

Having a bowl of C&D Pirate Kake in a tiny Orlik "The 3/4 oz" pot-shaped pipe.

[JimInks]

Standard Tobacco Company of Pennsylvania War Horse in a smooth almost full bend 1981 Briar Workshop round volcano signed by Elliott Nachwalter with a gold acrylic stem.

[cpmcdill]

Hearth & Home Chestnut in a Grabow

[Lostmason]

An appetizer of ENNERDALE :piper::seg: with a bowl of Pho on deck as an entree.

Careful Bubba,,You'll OD on Ennerdale !:crossbones:


Hearth & Home Chestnut in a Grabow

That sounds good, does it taste like roasted chestnuts?

[AndyCAYP]

Careful Bubba,,You'll OD on Ennerdale !:crossbones:

Honestly, I won't! If things turned sour and I was only able to keep one tobacco, it would be Ennerdale.

[Aguineapig]

Honestly, I won't! If things turned sour and I was only able to keep one tobacco, it would be Ennerdale.

I too absolutely love the stuff. I'm rationing the 1 oz I have left. I need to get more, but finances and life come first so more TAD has to wait.

I burned a bowl of ERR match this morning, and then a half bowl of some nice 3 year old Star of the East this afternoon. a good day!

[freestoke]

Careful Bubba,,You'll OD on Ennerdale !:crossbones:


I love Lady Ennerdale!

I'm working through a fresh square can of University Flake. Practically no good regular smoke left in my cache, with nothing but scads of nasty aromatics and Latakia blends. Well...there's still some Reiner LGF and a few hefty ropes. I have got to get rid of some of these aromatics! When I think of a decent contest, I'll be back!

[JimInks]

MacBaren Symphony in a mid-70s slight bend black sandblasted English Rustic 120 billiard.

[AndyCAYP]

I love Lady Ennerdale!

I'm working through a fresh square can of University Flake. Practically no good regular smoke left in my cache, with nothing but scads of nasty aromatics and Latakia blends. Well...there's still some Reiner LGF and a few hefty ropes. I have got to get rid of some of these aromatics! When I think of a decent contest, I'll be back!

Gah, I don't like the sounds of this. Jim is too good of a BOTL to be left picking through aros.

Packages certainly can't be address to freestoke c/o Rome, NY so we'll need a bit more info. Someone? Anyone?

[Lostmason]

You boyz crack me up,I wasn't dissing Ennerdale,I have yet to try it.I'm sitting on about 14 oz of Virginia Gold Black and Gold trying to find my way into about two more pounds to get me thru the winter.I've found the best smoke,is the smoke that warms me hands in the dead of winter.

Just finished a bowl of Pete's Sample "D" in my DG Savoy.

[Bruck]

Five Brothers in a mini meer.

[JimInks]

St. James Flake in a small slight bend black sandblast 2000 D.R. Ardor Urano Ninfea Fatta A Mano author with a silver spigot military bit.

[Lostmason]

Thought one more bowl in my DG Savoy wouldn't hurt so I loaded up some Captain Black original.Turns out I was right !

[cpmcdill]

That sounds good, does it taste like roasted chestnuts?

It is H&H's copy of Middleton's Walnut, and tastes like a light English blend. Quite a pleasant all-day kind of smoke. Very well balanced and easy burning.

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Hearth & Home Ten to Midnight in a Grabow pot

[JimInks]

Listing this early so that I can concentrate on work for a while: Edgeworth Ready Rubbed Match in a 2015 Basil Meadows smooth straight thin shank and stem with an aluminum band Bing Crosby Merchant Service replica. Thought I'd take another go at breaking in my new pipe.

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[GWBowman]

Gah, I don't like the sounds of this. Jim is too good of a BOTL to be left picking through aros.

Packages certainly can't be address to freestoke c/o Rome, NY so we'll need a bit more info. Someone? Anyone?

Did I ever mention I was a student bus driver my senior year of High School?
Just sayin'...

[NeverBend]

Honestly, I won't! If things turned sour and I was only able to keep one tobacco, it would be Ennerdale.

I was speaking to JimInks today about the continued high quality of the Gawith companies (Samuel and Hoggarth) products but if I had to choose my favorite tobacco manufacturer, it would be Gawith Hoggarth. I'm almost immune to the aroma of their top sauce until it hits a threshold where it's too much for me and Ennerdale and Best Brown fit into that category, so I smoke them rarely, but I admire the quality.

Gawith Hoggarth, Louisiana Flake, might well be my desert island flake (currently manufactured tobaccos). The differences over time (35 years in my experience) in the quality of the GH products is negligible, great then and now. Given the difficulty in sourcing quality leaf in an age of shrinking tobacco crops (and cigarette giants buying it all up), I am humbled at their feet (and thankful) for their skill and the exquisite pleasure of their tobaccos. (:sniffle:)


A friend who ordered some Balkan Sobranie White from Andy's (@AndyCayp) store website, received it today and is very happy with product, price and service. Andy, I forgot the URL, so please re-list it for the Bums with this testimonial.


Been smoking my blends to see what's what and made my notes in the Blending Experiment thread.

Earlier I smoked:
2015 Cromwell (last of an old batch) in a 1986 Ser Jacopo R1 Maxima canadian
2015 Cromwell (sampling batch) in a 1970s Caminetto Business #104 saddle billiard.

2015 Brave New World (sampling batch) in a 1986 Ser Jacopo S2 taper apple (should smoke this guy more).

now smoking...
2015 Blood Meridian from the first batch in a 1961 Barling's Make #5719 saddle billiard.

[AndyCAYP]

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll178/reesee_d1/Bing1_zps9r0cfbil.jpg (http://s288.photobucket.com/user/reesee_d1/media/Bing1_zps9r0cfbil.jpg.html)

She's a looker!

[pdq_wizzard]

Enjoying a bowl of

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sent from my bag phone

[JimInks]

Dunhill Elizabethan Match in a smooth 1977 Medley (GBD second) medium bend billiard with a flat underside.

[JimInks]

She's a looker!

Thank you, Andy. I've always wanted one, and now I have one. I'm on my second bowl and it already tastes like it's broken in. In fact, two people on another forum saw this pipe and what I had to say about it, and Basil Meadows got two orders for Bing pipes today. Isn't that something? Check out his website to see his other pipes. reddog.com I own five of Basil's pipes and I find them to be great smokers at very reasonable prices.

[JimInks]

A couple minutes away from smoking Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 1982 black sandblasted paneled slight bend Savinelli flat bottom sitter.

[JimInks]

Part way through this bowl of Smoker’s Pride Mellow in a black 1997 Brebbia Jubilee 925 silver banded grain sandblast briar calabash.

[NeverBend]

Thank you, Andy. I've always wanted one, and now I have one. I'm on my second bowl and it already tastes like it's broken in. In fact, two people on another forum saw this pipe and what I had to say about it, and Basil Meadows got two orders for Bing pipes today. Isn't that something? Check out his website to see his other pipes. reddog.com I own five of Basil's pipes and I find them to be great smokers at very reasonable prices.

Morning JIm,

Just to correct the URL, Reddog Pipes - Home (http://WWW.RedDogPipes.Com). The URL that you listed however, Browser Fail: Icehouse (http://www.RedDog.Com) is best looking error page that I've ever seen - you think it has to be a real site and keep clicking on it, wanting it to work.

I didn't get to see your beautiful Basil Meadows until this morning because when I was posting last night, CigarBum withheld the post from me. May it give you years of enjoyment.

[AndyCAYP]

I was speaking to JimInks today about the continued high quality of the Gawith companies (Samuel and Hoggarth) products but if I had to choose my favorite tobacco manufacturer, it would be Gawith Hoggarth. I'm almost immune to the aroma of their top sauce until it hits a threshold where it's too much for me and Ennerdale and Best Brown fit into that category, so I smoke them rarely, but I admire the quality.

Gawith Hoggarth, Louisiana Flake, might well be my desert island flake (currently manufactured tobaccos). The differences over time (35 years in my experience) in the quality of the GH products is negligible, great then and now. Given the difficulty in sourcing quality leaf in an age of shrinking tobacco crops (and cigarette giants buying it all up), I am humbled at their feet (and thankful) for their skill and the exquisite pleasure of their tobaccos. (:sniffle:)

You hit the nail on the head, Pete. I've only been abusing (like a drug) Ennerdale for a few years but it is of the utmost quality, as is every other tobacco - pipe and nasal snuff - that I've tried from the House of G&H. By far my favorite producer - by far, as in miles ahead - which means nothing to anyone not named Andy, but considering my love affair with Germain and Sam Gawith and Pease it's something, right?

On that note, I had a big bowl of Ennerdale today during a two hour conference call. Stuffed my trusty and E-dedicated Hackert cob to the brim, a thoughtful gift from Mister Moo a few years back, and puffed away. This pipe has served me well, very well, and every time I break it out I'm reminded of the NC-based bovine who sent it to me.

[JimInks]

Ogden’s Walnut in a 2002 medium bend smooth Rinaldo EGEA 03 Silver line spigot 10. Have enough for one more bowl.

Thanks for the info, Pete.

[JimInks]

Comoy’s Cask #4 in a 2003 straight grain Karl Erik Ekstravagant A medium bend freehand sitter.

[Lynn]

today its court of saint James

[Lostmason]

Started earlier with PS Viginia #701 in my Old-Vic

[JimInks]

Just finishing this bowl of Dunhill Elizabethan Match in a 1982 smooth straight Dunhill Root Briar 31051.

[JimInks]

Stonehaven in a 1998 smooth medium bend Peterson Limerick 69 with a nickel band. Have enough left for one more bowl.

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking MacBaren Symphony in a very ugly reddish color 1980 medium bend Lorenzo Leganza Sigma 8635 etched rough top. Time for pizza!

[JimInks]

Jim's Va/Bur #1 in an early ’40s smooth straight pre-republic Peterson Sterling Canadian with a sterling silver band and a p-lip. First time smoking this new to me pipe.

[AndyCAYP]

Nothing burning right now, but Alligator Gar's post in the Blending Experiment thread got me thinking, and this thread gets the most play...

He certainly makes Star of the East sound like a great blend. I've been hoping to find a bulk Oriental-forward that I could keep around to save some $$$. Something very incense-y, tea-like, musty, bright but hearty, etc. etc. etc. An "exotic" blend that brings a variety that's missing from my rotation. That said, it looks like SofE is 50% Lat which would lead me to believe it's not what I want. I have more heavy Lats than I'll probably ever smoke.

Anyone have any suggestions?

[Nachman]

Nothing burning right now, but Alligator Gar's post in the Blending Experiment thread got me thinking, and this thread gets the most play...

He certainly makes Star of the East sound like a great blend. I've been hoping to find a bulk Oriental-forward that I could keep around to save some $$$. Something very incense-y, tea-like, musty, bright but hearty, etc. etc. etc. An "exotic" blend that brings variety is missing from my rotation. That said, it looks like SofE is 50% Lat which would lead me to believe it's not what I want. I have more heavy Lats than I'll probably ever smoke.

Anyone have any suggestions?
These are common ones you might not have thought of: SG Skiff Mixture, Black House, HH Balkan Sobranie Match.

[Alligator Gar]

Listing this early so that I can concentrate on work for a while: Edgeworth Ready Rubbed Match in a 2015 Basil Meadows smooth straight thin shank and stem with an aluminum band Bing Crosby Merchant Service replica. Thought I'd take another go at breaking in my new pipe.

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll178/reesee_d1/Bing1_zps9r0cfbil.jpg (http://s288.photobucket.com/user/reesee_d1/media/Bing1_zps9r0cfbil.jpg.html)

Yay for pictures! Thanks Jim.

[Alligator Gar]

Thank you, Andy. I've always wanted one, and now I have one. I'm on my second bowl and it already tastes like it's broken in. In fact, two people on another forum saw this pipe and what I had to say about it, and Basil Meadows got two orders for Bing pipes today. Isn't that something? Check out his website to see his other pipes. reddog.com I own five of Basil's pipes and I find them to be great smokers at very reasonable prices.

I love his stem work.

[Alligator Gar]

Nothing burning right now, but Alligator Gar's post in the Blending Experiment thread got me thinking, and this thread gets the most play...

He certainly makes Star of the East sound like a great blend. I've been hoping to find a bulk Oriental-forward that I could keep around to save some $$$. Something very incense-y, tea-like, musty, bright but hearty, etc. etc. etc. An "exotic" blend that brings a variety that's missing from my rotation. That said, it looks like SofE is 50% Lat which would lead me to believe it's not what I want. I have more heavy Lats than I'll probably ever smoke.

Anyone have any suggestions?

Oddly enough, the question of how much is too much Lat goes unanswered in SoTE. The lat in that blend is not annoying (bearing in mind my tin was three YO.) The Star is the Oriental(s). You hit it on the head. Musty and incens-y. That "must" is what sold me. I'd share some but I smoked it all and gave my replacement tin to a buddy. I think I'm going to smoke a bowl of the Skiff you gave me to celebrate taste.

[AndyCAYP]

Oddly enough, the question of how much is too much Lat goes unanswered in SoTE. The lat in that blend is not annoying (bearing in mind my tin was three YO.) The Star is the Oriental(s). You hit it on the head. Musty and incens-y. That "must" is what sold me. I'd share some but I smoked it all and gave my replacement tin to a buddy. I think I'm going to smoke a bowl of the Skiff you gave me to celebrate taste.

Nachman mentioned Skiff. I'll have to try a bowl again because while I found it very good - it's actually a great "old fashioned" English blend to my tastebuds - it didn't have quite enough ooomph to push it to 4 stars.

Seems like that's what I'll take to work tomorrow to give it another go!

[Bruck]

Penzance in a no-name unfinished briar.

[Alligator Gar]

Started the evening with a GOF Serie B 2011 edition and then eased into a bowl of Nightcap. Next up is Skiff Mixture for the actual nightcap. My son is taking a full ride from the USAF at UCF and all they want in return is his Dad to show up on time for his induction ceremony. Early night. Pax vobiscum.

[NeverBend]

2015 Blood Meridian (last of an old batch) in a 1961 Barling's Make #6584 canadian.

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 1980s smooth slight bend Wally Frank Dublin.

[JimInks]

2012 Rolando’s Own in a mid-late 1930s straight black grain relief Dunhill OX Shell bulldog with a silver band repair.

[cpmcdill]

Revelation match in a Redonian army-mount billiard

[JimInks]

Listing this early: Edgeworth Ready Rubbed Match in a 2015 Basil Meadows smooth straight thin shank and stem with an aluminum band Bing Crosby Merchant Service replica.

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking Hayward Mixture in an early 1930s smooth straight Super Grain Kaywoodie Synchrostem Canadian 5129.

[JimInks]

Lane 125th Anniversary in a smooth 1976 Canadian GBD Seventy Six 256.

[JimInks]

Amphora Brown in a 1990s slight bend black Sasieni 4 Dot Ruff Root Dark 4 Dublin.

[JimInks]

The last of my stash of HU RaiKo ChocoLat in a 2002 IMP smooth full bend egg shaped meer.

[NeverBend]

9-1-15 Brave New World in a 1985 Ser Jacopo Renaissance #313 (sandblast) taper apple with white stem.

[AndyCAYP]

At the shop by myself this morning tied up between starting the days orders and stocking the rest of the product that came in yesterday, plus dealing with an extremely brisk walk-in business so far this morning (odd given the downpour & wind), and the phone going off the hook, and trying to get ahold of any contact I can pull out of my address book to find a rare lighter for a customer, and...

I have a few flakes of Ennerdale ready to go in a small baggie. As soon as the noon help comes in they're getting stuffed into the Tim West and burrrrrned.

[JimInks]

Jim’s C Blend in a 2015 Basil Meadows smooth straight thin shank and stem with an aluminum band Bing Crosby Merchant Service replica.

[AndyCAYP]

Ennerdale makes for a great lunch!

When does Secret Santa start?

[JimInks]

Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 2014 Basil Meadows smooth slight bend squashed tomato with an aluminum band and a black pearl acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

Drew Estate Gatsby Luxury Flake in an early ’40s smooth straight pre-republic Peterson Sterling Canadian with a sterling silver band and a p-lip.

[AndyCAYP]

Finally stopping the Ennerdale train. Loading up a bowl of Coniston c/o Alligator Gar. Thank you so much for this, it's exquisite!

[JimInks]

Vincent Manil La Brumeuse Semois in a straight 2012 MM Pony Express cob.

[Haebar]

John Cotton's Mixture in an Orlik Captain Black billiard.

[NeverBend]

2015 Brave New World (Batch #2) in a 2014 Mark Tinsky Blast, taper poker. Hand made vulcanite stem on this lovely pipe I commissioned from Mark.

The citrus has receded and the Orientals are poking their nose back into this affair.

[JimInks]

Just finishing this bowl of Revelation in a 1978 smooth three quarter bend Danish Special with a volcano-ish bowl.

[JimInks]

Comoy’s Cask #4 in a slight bend rusticated 1979 Savinelli Estella 310 poker.

[NeverBend]

2015 Red Ronnett's Sonnett (re-mixed batch) in a 1961 Barling's Make #7574 canadian with Diet Pepsi on a lovely evening.

[cpmcdill]

Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a Redonian army-mount billiard

[JimInks]

MacBaren Burley London Blend in a 2001 black sandblasted three quarter bend Rinaldo Lithos YY bulldog with an amber colored stem.

[Haebar]

Having a mix of John Cotton's Mixture and Red Ox Twist in an Orlik straight billiard.

[freestoke]

Gah, I don't like the sounds of this. Jim is too good of a BOTL to be left picking through aros.

Packages certainly can't be address to freestoke c/o Rome, NY so we'll need a bit more info. Someone? Anyone?

Don't do this! I am already hopelessly buried in debts of gratitude to members of this forum that I can't repay as it stands! I'll get off my butt this weekend and order some RY and what have you. Until then, the University Flake is doing fine. I need pipe cleaners anyhow. At the moment, I'm puffing away on the 4Dot diplomat full of UF. Excellent!

[Lynn]

I know its early, but I like this stuff....

Cornell & Diehl..Happy Holidays

[JimInks]

Salty Dogs in a 1980 medium bend black sandblasted silver band Peterson Donegal 805 Bulldog.

[Cool Breeze]

St. James Flake in a MM Country Gentleman.

[JimInks]

Now smoking the best durn tobacco made today: Strang in a 2003 medium bend straight grain Viggo Nielsen Dublin sitter with a Cumberland-like lucite stem.

[cpmcdill]

Stokkebye Luxury Navy Flake in a Redonian army-mount billiard

[JimInks]

A few minutes away from smoking P&W #515 in a 1998 smooth straight Butz-Choquin Bistro 1501 pot.

[JimInks]

Part way through this bowl of 2012 Rolando’s Own in a 2015 smooth unfinished Savinelli 320KS author.

[JimInks]

Dunhill Elizabethan Match in a 2003 smooth three quarter bend Rinaldo Fiammata Odissea Titania 02 Silver Line 3 Straight Grain egg.

[JimInks]

Half way through this bowl of Heine's Blend in the very first pipe I ever bought ($2.49) in 1974; a smooth three quarter bend Dr. Grabow Omega.

[JimInks]

About half way through this bowl of Jim’s B Blend in a 2015 Basil Meadows smooth straight thin shank and stem with an aluminum band Bing Crosby Merchant Service replica.

[JimInks]

Richmond Navy Cut in a post WW2 Pre-Republic Peterson Dublin straight smooth X155 Bulldog with a sterling silver band.

[AndyCAYP]

Richmond Navy Cut in a post WW2 Pre-Republic Peterson Dublin straight smooth X155 Bulldog with a sterling silver band.

Another fine tobacco not available here in the States, a la Ilsted's Own Golden Flake. It's a shame, really. I would give half of our Lat blends for just a handful of the seriously tasty VA flakes sold overseas.

And on that note, I'm stuffing some Hamborger Veermaster into a pipe. I wish I could buy a 10lb tub of this and a 10lb tub of Capstan.

[JimInks]

Salty Dogs in a 1980 medium bend black sandblasted silver band Peterson Donegal 805 Bulldog.

[JimInks]

Listing this a little early: Rich Dark Flake in a straight sandblasted black billiard 2013 PSF POY Kaywoodie with an amber colored lucite stem.

[Mister Moo]

...stuffed my trusty and E-dedicated Hackert cob to the brim, a thoughtful gift from Mister Moo a few years back, and puffed away. This pipe has served me well, very well, and every time I break it out I'm reminded of the NC-based bovine who sent it to me.Funny, that. I have no idea who you are; got a bit of brain disease last year and it cost me, amongst other things, a lot of my memory - big blank spots.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/lx9n988lery4dnp/IMG_20151029_114327.JPG?dl=1

In fact I was enjoying my Hackert last week enough that I bothered to take a picture (above) of it. Reviewing visuals each day help me remember new things and often kicks old memories back in place. A day or two later I was looking at the Hackert picture and wondered if I didn't have two of them; went looking around for quite a while and finally decided I only ever had one. SO, thank you! Nice to find out there was a second pipe and someone is still enjoying it. This is the lighter side of brain damage. It appears I have sent a lot of pipes to people, which is good. By way of balance, I keep finding pipes and have no idea when or where they came from. :D

So, glad you like it - they really are tremendous pipes. Only wish I knew who to thank. :shocked:

[Lynn]

still smokin Cornell & Diehl..Happy Holidays

[Bruck]

Just polished off a bowl of Newminster Norway in a clay. About to fire up another.

[AndyCAYP]

Funny, that. I have no idea who you are; got a bit of brain disease last year and it cost me, amongst other things, a lot of my memory - big blank spots.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/lx9n988lery4dnp/IMG_20151029_114327.JPG?dl=1

In fact I was enjoying my Hackert last week enough that I bothered to take a picture (above) of it. Reviewing visuals each day help me remember new things and often kicks old memories back in place. A day or two later I was looking at the Hackert picture and wondered if I didn't have two of them; went looking around for quite a while and finally decided I only ever had one. SO, thank you! Nice to find out there was a second pipe and someone is still enjoying it. This is the lighter side of brain damage. It appears I have sent a lot of pipes to people, which is good. By way of balance, I keep finding pipes and have no idea when or where they came from. :D

So, glad you like it - they really are tremendous pipes. Only wish I knew who to thank. :shocked:

That's hard to hear, Dan. I'm sorry for the troubles but glad you're still around!

We used to converse on Puff quite a bit. As I was just getting bit by the pipe bug you sent me a welcome package of the Hackert, a handful of great blends to try, a Cuban cigar or two, and my very first bouchon de semois which was an eye-opening experience (I need to get more of them!). In exchange I sent you an antique cow salt & pepper set! You were extremely generous with your tobacco, obviously, but also wisdom and wit which was invaluable, and for that I thank you.

[JimInks]

Half way through this bowl of Standard Tobacco Company of Pennsylvania Bengal Slices in a medium bend 2001 Ural lattice Rhodesian with a yellow stem with white swirls.

[Mister Moo]

That's hard to hear, Dan. I'm sorry for the troubles... I sent you an antique cow salt & pepper set! You were extremely generous with your tobacco, obviously, but also wisdom and wit which was invaluable, and for that I thank you.
Not so bad; getting better instead of the other- cheerful. I wondered where that cow set came from. :D Thanks!

[JimInks]

Half way through Jim’s VaPer Turkish in an early ’40s smooth straight pre-republic Peterson Sterling Canadian with a sterling silver band and a p-lip.

[Desertlifter]

Nice bowl of Telegraph Hill in my Tsuge before I went to work at the patrol. Hell of a shift, and I only worked four hours! Good thing I had that pipe time.

[JimInks]

Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 2014 Basil Meadows smooth slight bend squashed tomato with an aluminum band and a black pearl acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking 2009 St. James Plug in a much cherished smooth straight grain three quarter bend 1979 Becker M 4 heart brandy.

[JimInks]

2012 Rolando’s Own in a slight bent 1970's Caminetto 103 Business KS billiard with a fumed rim.

[JimInks]

Part way through this bowl of FVF in a 2014 Savinelli Gaius smooth brown slight bend black acrylic stem and ferrule 320KS author.

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking Edgeworth Ready Rubbed Match in a medium bend 2002 MM Legend cob.

[JimInks]

Jim's Half Va., Half Burley w/Per in a 2015 Basil Meadows smooth straight thin shank and stem with an aluminum band Bing Crosby Merchant Service replica.

[JimInks]

Flying Dutchman Match in a slight bend black sandblasted Lorenzo Elba Imperia 8636 with an amber colored acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

Part way through the last of my stash of Stonehaven in a 1998 smooth medium bend Peterson Limerick 69 with a nickel band.

[JimInks]

Part way through this bowl of Richmond Navy Cut in a post WW2 Pre-Republic Peterson Dublin straight smooth X155 Bulldog with a sterling silver band. Have enough left for a small bowl.

[JimInks]

Almost finished smoking Moonshine XXX Blend in a 2013 slight bend grain etched briar John Barrett Volcano with a walnut shank.

[cpmcdill]

Newminster Superior Round Slices in a BBB Superfine lovat

[JimInks]

Almost half way through this bowl of Salty Dogs in a 1980 medium bend black sandblasted silver band Peterson Donegal 805 Bulldog.

[JimInks]

Standard Tobacco Company of Pennsylvania John Cotton’s Smyrna in a black pebble finish straight 2003 Cavicchi C. Fatto A Mano lovat.

[Alligator Gar]

2010 McClelland Brindle Flake stuffed in an author. Sweet, tangy straight Virginia. Love it.

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking Marlin Flake in a 2015 Basil Meadows smooth slight bend tomato military mount with an aluminum accent, horn ferrule, and cumberland p-lip stem. Have enough for one more bowl.

[JimInks]

The last of my stash of Ogden’s Walnut in a 2002 medium bend smooth Rinaldo EGEA 03 Silver line spigot 10.

[AndyCAYP]

Dragged out a tiny mason jar of Squadron Leader from January, 2011. Will be taking it to work tomorrow to smoke in the morta.

[cpmcdill]

Stokkebye Proper English in BBB lovat

[Cool Breeze]

Had some PS Luxury Bullseye Flake earlier today.

Now, I'm enjoying a bowl of Nightcap in my pre-Republic Peterson billiard.

[JimInks]

Half way through this bowl of Jim's Half Va., Half Burley w/Per in a 1970s slight bend Caminetto business 134 poker with a gold acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

The last of the 2009 St. James Plug in a straight sandblasted pre-transition Barling Exel 249 Fossil T.V.F. black billiard with a silver band and military bit.

[JimInks]

Jim's Half Va., Half Burley with dark fired Kentucky in a 2015 Basil Meadows smooth straight thin shank and stem with an aluminum band Bing Crosby Merchant Service replica.

[JimInks]

Amphora Brown in a 1990s slight bend black Sasieni 4 Dot Ruff Root Dark 4 Dublin.

[JimInks]

Drew Estate Gatsby Luxury Flake in an early 1930s smooth straight Super Grain Kaywoodie Synchrostem Canadian 5129.

[Lynn]

doin Brigadier Black today....1wk cigarette free....

[JimInks]

The last of my stash of Richmond Navy Cut in a post WW2 Pre-Republic Peterson Dublin straight smooth X155 Bulldog with a sterling silver band.

[NeverBend]

2015 Sample C in a 1960s Comoy Extraordinaire Sandblast Lovat with Pub Blend Coffee (light) kindly supplied by GWBowman.

Beautiful, crisp fall day, morning filled with tech support calls to Verizon and Google with little gain as of yet.

[c.ortiz108]

A little late, but last night I tried a bowl of Best Brown Flake. Nice enough and I liked the mildness (and my wife appreciated that it had little impact on my breath!), but I prefer the richness of Full Virginia Flake. Might try mixing the two at some point, since I do find FVF to be pretty potent if I smoke a large bowl.

[NeverBend]

2015 (Batch #2) Mixture B in a 1986 Radice Rind KS liverpool.

The citrus top note is gone (it was diminished the other day after earlier being very apparent). Other flavors are re-emerging but it's not integrated nor fleshed out yet.

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking Jim’s B Blend in a smooth 1979 Chippendale (Charatan second) Rhodesian 49.

[JimInks]

Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 2014 Basil Meadows smooth slight bend squashed tomato with an aluminum band and a black pearl acrylic stem.

[Cool Breeze]

Been home all day (sick kiddo) and haven't known what to do with myself. So I stirred up some trouble on Facebook and then started writing a paper on the Arkansas prison system. I took the computer to the balcony where I continued to work on my paper (while checking the bum ever so often of course) and had some Orlik Golden Slice and a cup of coffee.

Then I got a rabbit stew simmering on the stove that smells amazing. I swear its only been a few hours and I'm turning into a housewife.

An hour or so later I had some Lane 1Q (the first aromatic I've smoked in probably 2 months) white still working on the paper and enjoyed it quite a bit.

Hmmmmmmm. What to smoke next. Maybe a cigar....................or an English blend...............

[JimInks]

MacBaren Modern Virginia Loose Cut in my trusty 1970s smooth three quarter bend Peterson System Standard 305.

[JimInks]

Not far from finishing this bowl of Jim's Test VaPer in a 2014 smooth medium bend Basil Meadows egg with an aluminum band and a "root beer swirl" acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

Standard Tobacco Company of Pennsylvania War Horse in a smooth almost full bend 1981 Briar Workshop round volcano signed by Elliott Nachwalter with a gold acrylic stem. Have enough left for a small bowl.

[JimInks]

Peter Heinrichs Curly Block in a straight 1968 Dunhill Shell bulldog.

[Haebar]

Having a bowl of Haunted Bookshop in a Sunrise Canadian.

[Bruck]

Having a nice C&D burley myself - Competition Blend #460, a gift from our friend Alligator Gar. Pipe=mini meer.

[JimInks]

Listing this a couple minutes early: 2012 Rolando’s Own in a 2002 black short shank grain relief straight Caminetto 6.L.17 tomato.

[cpmcdill]

Homemade "English with a twist" - Latakia, Peruvian Mapacho, Cavendish, Virginia and Perique. Smooth, sweet, smokes so cool I could inhale it. Delightful on the retrohale.

[Shemp Jizzle]

Smoked some Penzance in a Pete Barrel.

[JimInks]

Dunhill Elizabethan Match in a smooth 1977 Medley (GBD second) medium bend billiard with a flat underside.

[c.ortiz108]

Homemade "English with a twist" - Latakia, Peruvian Mapacho, Cavendish, Virginia and Perique. Smooth, sweet, smokes so cool I could inhale it. Delightful on the retrohale.

What's Mapacho?

Did a little home blending myself today - some Tinder Box Honey Maple with Nightcap. Trying to go for that maple/bacon or honey roasted ham effect. Didn't quite get there, but it wasn't bad at all...

[JimInks]

Almost finished smoking Edgeworth Ready Rubbed Match in a 1978 smooth full bend Dr. Grabow Omega.

[JimInks]

2011 Villiger Maryland No. 333 in a 2004 smooth long stem Canadian Trever Talbot Ligne Bretagne Faite en Bretagne 4/3.

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking MacBaren Symphony in a slight bent black pattern etched 1979 Lorenzo Lorsan Sigma tilted top with a gray swirl colored stem.

[JimInks]

P&W #515 in a 1998 smooth straight Butz-Choquin Bistro 1501 pot.

[freestoke]

2015 Sample C in a 1960s Comoy Extraordinaire Sandblast Lovat with Pub Blend Coffee (light) kindly supplied by GWBowman.

Beautiful, crisp fall day, morning filled with tech support calls to Verizon and Google with little gain as of yet.

'All I wanted to do was set up a new cable account, but 36 hours later I've lost the will to live': Patrick Stewart tweet.

The coupon didn't work on the Royal Yacht, Pete, but the price was definitely right! Thanks!

Got a dozen of those, 8 oz. of Old Dark Fired, and 4 pouches of Five Brothers. Right now, I'm really enjoying a bowl of HH Mature Virginia that's been sitting in a jar for about 4 years. Gonna golf again today! Hard to believe we're still out there in the middle of November, and it looks to continue for another week!

[AndyCAYP]

'All I wanted to do was set up a new cable account, but 36 hours later I've lost the will to live': Patrick Stewart tweet.

The coupon didn't work on the Royal Yacht, Pete, but the price was definitely right! Thanks!

Got a dozen of those, 8 oz. of Old Dark Fired, and 4 pouches of Five Brothers. Right now, I'm really enjoying a bowl of HH Mature Virginia that's been sitting in a jar for about 4 years. Gonna golf again today! Hard to believe we're still out there in the middle of November, and it looks to continue for another week!

What world are you living in? Just a few hours south and we're in the middle of a torrential downpour with no end in sight. I'm floating away as I type this...

And regardless of whatever you did or did not say in the past, I have a package shipping out tomorrow for you. No biggie. You've given me things in the past that I didn't reciprocate.

Sticking with the Squadron Leader for today.

[JimInks]

Angler's Dream in a straight black sandblast undated Savinelli Hercules 115EX pot.

[Lynn]

4184

out stalkin deer this mornin, was wet so I stopped for a pipe of Capt. black

[JimInks]

A friend’s Red Ronnett's Sonnett in a 2002 IMP smooth full bend egg shaped meer.

[JimInks]

Listing this very early so that I can concentrate on work for a while: Rich Dark Flake in a 1984 black sandblasted straight Dunhill Shell 4103 Billiard.

[Haebar]

Having a bowl of Haunted Bookshop in a MM Country Gentleman with a big crack in the bowl that just won't die. Can't bring myself to throw it out because it still smokes good.

[Emperor Zurg]

Having a bowl of Haunted Bookshop in a MM Country Gentleman with a big crack in the bowl that just won't die. Can't bring myself to throw it out because it still smokes good.

Sounds like nothing an Oetiker clamp wouldn't fix

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[JimInks]

Part way through this bowl of Jim's Evolving Work Blend in a 2003 Stanwell Golden Danish 56 Rusticated Canadian.

[Lynn]

switched to brigadier black

[cpmcdill]

What's Mapacho?

A highly fermented form of rustica tobacco, rolled into sticks like Tambolaka. It has a very pleasing sweet fragrance.

[AndyCAYP]

A highly fermented form of rustica tobacco, rolled into sticks like Tambolaka. It has a very pleasing sweet fragrance.

Don't they make elephant tranquilizer out of it? Supposed to be pretty potent, I've heard.

[JimInks]

Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 2014 Basil Meadows smooth slight bend squashed tomato with an aluminum band and a black pearl acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

Comoy’s Cask #4 in a 2003 straight grain Karl Erik Ekstravagant A medium bend freehand sitter.

[JimInks]

Almost half way through this bowl of Drew Estate Gatsby Luxury Flake in a 2015 Basil Meadows smooth straight thin shank and stem with an aluminum band Bing Crosby Merchant Service replica. This pipe is a really good smoker!

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[Bruck]

A highly fermented form of rustica tobacco, rolled into sticks like Tambolaka. It has a very pleasing sweet fragrance.

Accordion to the almighty wikipedia, it has up to 9x the nicotine of conventional tobacco.

"The high concentration of nicotine in its leaves makes it useful for producing pesticides.' :reaper:

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Just finished of bowl #3 of McClellan P.M. (Nightcap knockoff), part of a package from our friend Madbricky. Pipe=meer.

[cpmcdill]

Don't they make elephant tranquilizer out of it? Supposed to be pretty potent, I've heard.

Well, I'd say my blend is pretty good at promoting tranquility. ;) But given the proportion of it in the blend, and how much fits in a single bowl, it probably adds up to less nicotine than smoking a cigar. A single large cigar has nearly as much tobacco as a full tin of pipe tobacco.

[cpmcdill]

GL Pease Cairo in a BBB Superfine lovat

[Lynn]

switchin to Hunters Blend, Labrador


damn this is good stuff

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking Lane 125th Anniversary in a 2015 smooth unfinished Savinelli 320KS author.

[JimInks]

Now smoking the last of my stash of Tilbury in a 1979 large calabash briar 221-B Baker Street made in Israel.

[Shemp Jizzle]

A highly fermented form of rustica tobacco, rolled into sticks like Tambolaka. It has a very pleasing sweet fragrance.

where you get yours?

[JimInks]

Half way through this bowl of Standard Tobacco Company of Pennsylvania War Horse in a smooth almost full bend 1981 Briar Workshop round volcano signed by Elliott Nachwalter with a gold acrylic stem. This will finish my stash.

[JimInks]

P&W Dummerston in an early ’40s smooth straight pre-republic Peterson Sterling Canadian with a sterling silver band and a p-lip. Have enough left for one more bowl.

[JimInks]

P&W #515 in a 1998 smooth straight Butz-Choquin Bistro 1501 pot.

[Tobias Lutz]

Bob's Chocolate Flake in a straight, smooth Dr. Grabow Royalton :pipe:

[Emperor Zurg]

Bob's Chocolate Flake in a straight, smooth Dr. Grabow Royalton :pipe:

Have you tried Sam Gawith Chocolate Flake?

I got a couple oz bulk to try.
I like it in that there's no soapy tasting topping whatsoever.
I don't like it in that there's much less of the chocolate flavor. It's almost nonexistent.

I've only tried one bowl so far tho...

[Lynn]

Hunters Blend

[AndyCAYP]

Sticking with Squadron Leader today, but in a larger bowl. Can't say I'll ever go back to smoking it in a smaller pipe, it just didn't provide any flavor that way. This is a bit spicier, a bit mustier, a light touch of the Lats are coming through... Much better.

[Bruck]

Well, I'd say my blend is pretty good at promoting tranquility. ;) But given the proportion of it in the blend, and how much fits in a single bowl, it probably adds up to less nicotine than smoking a cigar. A single large cigar has nearly as much tobacco as a full tin of pipe tobacco.

A point I have to remind myself of when buying pipe tobacco.

But I don't think it's apples to apples though - I seem to take in a lot more vitamin N from a bowl of firm pipe tobacco, than from an equivalent amount of tobacco from a cigar, say ~1.5" or so. & while I can smoke a large cigar over a couple hours, I could never smoke a whole tin of pipe tobacco in that time.

[Lostmason]

Today is Wendy's B-Day, so I fired up a blend she likes. (2015) Autumn Breakfast in my DG Lark.

[JimInks]

MacBaren Golden Extra in a 1979 brown grain etched Lane Era Charatan's Make medium bend double comfort stem calabash shape 483DC.

[JimInks]

Not far from finishing this bowl of Smoker’s Pride Rich Taste in a 1970s medium bend smooth Ben Wade Golden Walnut freehand.

[JimInks]

Ramsgate in a 2003 medium bent Ural meer with a lined and etched egg shaped bowl.

[JimInks]

The last of my stash of 2014 McClelland Christmas Cheer in a 2002 quarter bend sandblasted Stanwell Golden Danish 139.

[NeverBend]

Mixture "B" in a 1985 Ser Jacopo Renaissance #313 taper apple. Still lacking body but evolving to where it's supposed to be.

[Shemp Jizzle]

Penzance in a pimped out cob

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[JimInks]

Almost finished smoking P&W #400 in a 2003 medium bent Ural meer with a lined and etched egg shaped bowl.

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking Vincent Manil La Brumeuse Semois in a straight 2012 MM Pony Express cob.

[Desertlifter]

Big bowl of Exotique in my Hwiebe . Over 90 minutes big.

[JimInks]

The last of my stash of P&W Dummerston in an early ’40s smooth straight pre-republic Peterson Sterling Canadian with a sterling silver band and a p-lip.

[cpmcdill]

where you get yours?

The relatively small sample I am working with came from someone who asked to remain anonymous. However, with some internet savvy detective work one may be able to find several potential sources. Mapacho is typically made into a snuff (called Rapé) for shamanic healing rituals in Peru, and can only be purchased direct from Peru, as it's not an export item. Here's a site I found with a quick search:

Peruvian Mapacho (http://www.shamansmarket.com/mapacho-1055.html)

I'd consider $98 for 2 lb of the stuff an amazing deal.

[NeverBend]

2015 Hearth & Home White Knight in a 1970s Caminetto Business #104 saddle billiard. Diet Pepsi.

Fourth bowl since opening this tin and it seems to have caught up to itself.

[bluenoser]

Kentucky club Crosby square in the mm Ozark.

[Lynn]

acadian legend

[Bruck]

Newminster Denmark in a clay.

[JimInks]

A third of the way through this bowl of Marlin Flake in a 2015 Basil Meadows smooth slight bend tomato military mount with an aluminum accent, horn ferrule, and cumberland p-lip stem. This will finish my stash.

[Tobias Lutz]

Have you tried Sam Gawith Chocolate Flake?

I got a couple oz bulk to try.
I like it in that there's no soapy tasting topping whatsoever.
I don't like it in that there's much less of the chocolate flavor. It's almost nonexistent.

I've only tried one bowl so far tho...

I haven't...but some of us don't mind a little Lakeland flavor

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[pdq_wizzard]

Nice paring

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[JimInks]

Not far from finishing this bowl of the best durn tobacco made today: Strang in a 2003 smooth medium bent straight grain Ardor Venere Extra signed by Dorelio Rovera Dublin.

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking Peacehaven in a 2014 smooth quarter bend Basil Meadows horn with a cumberland stem and p-lip.

[JimInks]

Mystic Nerds in a smooth 2002 medium bend eight sided panel top straight grain Rinaldo Collection Silver Line F Egea 05 Titania bulldog.

[cpmcdill]

Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a BBB lovat

[JimInks]

Almost finished smoking Hayward Mixture in an early 1930s smooth straight Super Grain Kaywoodie Synchrostem Canadian 5129.

[JimInks]

Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 2014 Basil Meadows smooth slight bend squashed tomato with an aluminum band and a black pearl acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

Part way through this bowl of Amphora Brown in a smooth three quarter bend 1970s Charatan Belvedere 4211DC.

[JimInks]

Smoker’s Pride Mellow in a 2015 Basil Meadows smooth straight thin shank and stem with an aluminum band Bing Crosby Merchant Service replica.

[Haebar]

Having a bowl of Lane Ltd. Burley Mild in a Ser Jacopo billiard.

[Tobias Lutz]

Some more soapy chocolate goodness (i.e. BCF) in an Irwin's quarter bent 335 :pipe:

[AndyCAYP]

A tobacco always on my list of favorites, but one I don't smoke that often (for no good reason): Pete's University Flake, stuffed into the Parker. This is one of my last two slices from a tin dated July 2011, and wouldn't you know that I have none in the cellar. Bully.

[Lostmason]

Starting the day with Captain Black Original in my DG Savoy.

[JimInks]

Almost finished smoking Jim’s B Blend in a smooth 1998 Parker 489 three quarter bend Billiard.

[Lostmason]

Germain's Plum Cake in a Friar straight with a silver band

[JimInks]

MacBaren Virginia #1 in a late '90s half smooth/half etched freehand sitter, medium bend Nielsen Viggo.

[JimInks]

Half way through this bowl of MacBaren Modern Virginia Loose Cut in my trusty 1970s smooth three quarter bend Peterson System Standard 305.

[JimInks]

Drew Estate Gatsby Luxury Flake in a post WW2 Pre-Republic Peterson Dublin straight smooth X155 Bulldog with a sterling silver band.

[cpmcdill]

Holiday Mixture match in a Canterbury lovat

[JimInks]

Couple minutes away from smoking HoW Revelation in a 1978 smooth three quarter bend Danish Special with a volcano-ish bowl.

[JimInks]

Not far from finishing this bowl of The Smoker Wise Guys in a black pebble finish straight 2003 Cavicchi C. Fatto A Mano lovat.

[JimInks]

Moonshine XXX Blend in a 2013 slight bend grain etched briar John Barrett Volcano with a walnut shank.

[Big Tex]

Oak Alley in a Petey. Good stuff!


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[Cool Breeze]

Dunhill Royal Yacht in my standing Savinelli billiard.

[Lostmason]

PS Lux Bulls Eye Flake in my '40's straight Monterey....

[GWBowman]

I had mentioned wanting to try P&C Best of the Rest, when I first got back to pipes. My youngest, Luke, surprised me with a bag. Smoking it in a bent Irish Second.

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The first Irish Second, my first pipe, is lighter in color and straight. This is my second Irish Second.
Ok, enough of that.

[Lostmason]

I had mentioned wanting to try P&C Best of the Rest, when I first got back to pipes. My youngest, Luke, surprised me with a bag. Smoking it in a bent Irish Second.

http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q610/GWBowman/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-11/8F11F0CF-1E29-4D74-B3B4-EE2C21BC6A3E_zpsfq45egbq.jpg (http://s1166.photobucket.com/user/GWBowman/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-11/8F11F0CF-1E29-4D74-B3B4-EE2C21BC6A3E_zpsfq45egbq.jpg.html)

The first Irish Second, my first pipe, is lighter in color and straight. This is my second Irish Second.
Ok, enough of that.

Really digging that pipe, I like the color as much as the shape !

[Lostmason]

Enjoying A bowl of Carter Hall In an Orange Dr Grabow Viscount,screw in tenon with a stinger.Can't bring myself to cut it off.

[c.ortiz108]

Mac Baren HH Mature Virginia in bent Mariner. I can see why this stuff was discontinued. It was supposedly made with 22 different tobaccos, but all I got was some sour Orientals, bitey Burley and generic VA. It was hard to keep lit, but nevertheless burned really fast. Hoping the HH Syrian is better, since I bought a tin recently.

[Lostmason]

Just fired up my Middeltonian with (2015) Einstien.....I could get used to this..:heartpump:

[cpmcdill]

Dunhill Royal Yacht Mixture in a Canterbury lovat