What Did You Smoke Today? (Pipe Edition)

[cpmcdill]

Last crumbs of the GL Pease Maltese Falcon in a Marxman straight bulldog

[JimInks]

Now smoking Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 1982 black sandblasted paneled slight bend Savinelli flat bottom sitter with a black vulcanite stem. A bottle of Sprite is my drink.

[Emperor Zurg]

Smoking Solani 633, Virginia with Perique. This stuff is so good. Makes me feel sorry for the cigar guys.

Ugh! I wish you'd stop singing the praises of Solani. I DON'T NEED ANOTHER TOBACCO TO HOARD!!! For the love of my wallet, say it's not all that special already!

I too feel sorry for the cigar guys. Every time I smoke a cigar I miss my pipe all the more.

Drying out some Gawith Hoggarth Louisiana Perique Flake for later in the evening.

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking C&D Burley Flake #3 in a 1980s Peterson 314 Full Bend black Sandblast system pipe with a black vulcanite p-lip stem.

[JimInks]

About two thirds through this bowl of Dunbar in a post WW2 Pre-Republic Peterson Dublin straight smooth X155 Bulldog with a sterling silver band and a black vulcanite p-lip stem. Ice water and bergs is my evening drink.

[JimInks]

G&H Brown Flake Scented in a 2013 bent MM Missouri Pride Legend.

[JimInks]

Savinelli 140˚ in an unbranded undated (1980s?) straight smooth flat bottom apple with a black vulcanite stem.

[JimInks]

A few minutes away from smoking STCoP Dobie’s Four Square Virginia in a 2014 Savinelli Gaius smooth brown slight bend black acrylic stem and ferrule 320KS author.

[Cool Breeze]

I have had several bowls today.

St James Flake in a Savinelli Bing's Favorite
Milan Sportsman in a cob
SG Skiff Mixture in a Savielli standing 114KS
MacBaren Virginia No. 1 in a Savinelli Series III unfinished
Now I'm having a bowl of SPC Mississippi River in a pre-Republic Peterson Shamrock billiard

[JimInks]

A few minutes away from smoking 15 year old Penzance in a 1990s smooth Peterson Captain Pete XL80 bulldog with a black vulcanite stem and p-lip. I have one bowl of this left.

[JimInks]

Just finishing work and this bowl of Peretti’s Thanksgiving Blend in a sienna toned slightly etched 1979 signed Rossi 1886 Visconte 245 Oom Paul with a ring around the middle of the shank and an amber acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

Iwan Ries Three Star Blue in a 2003 IMP horn Meer. Watching Die Another Day.

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking C&D Christmas Blend 2016 in a 2013 MM straight Legend.

[JimInks]

Heine's Blend in the third pipe I ever bought ($1.95), a 1974 smooth straight French briar Hadley Apple with a black vulcanite stem.

[JimInks]

Now smoking Sutliff Light English #302 in a 1990 Peterson Irish Second Oom Paul natural with a black vulcanite fish tail stem. A bottle of Mist Twst is my drink.

[JimInks]

About half way through this bowl of John Barrett Salad Bowl Mixture in a 2015 John Barrett slight bend smooth rock maple poker with a walnut shank and a black vulcanite stem. Watching Mad Dog Russo.

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking Stokkebye Natural Dutch Cavendish in a 1970s medium bend smooth Ben Wade Golden Walnut freehand with a black vulcanite stem.

[JimInks]

Ogden’s Walnut in a 2002 medium bend smooth Rinaldo EGEA 03 Silver line spigot 10 with a black acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

Listing this early so I can concentrate on work for a while: Old Dark Fired in a smooth medium bend post-WW2 Pre-Republic Peterson Shamrock Killarney 9BC with a sterling silver band and a black vulcanite stem.

[droy1958]

Peter Stoke English Luxury in a Howal....

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking McClelland 2000 in a 2015 Basil Meadows smooth slight bend tomato military mount with an aluminum accent, horn ferrule, and cumberland p-lip stem.

[Pugsley]

Dunhill Royal Yacht in a MM Diplomat. Been a long time since since I've opened a tin of this and I forgot just how nice it is. Just a lovely, mild, relaxing smoke.

[Lostmason]

Dunhill Royal Yacht in a MM Diplomat. Been a long time since since I've opened a tin of this and I forgot just how nice it is. Just a lovely, mild, relaxing smoke.

I would join ya with the RY but Momma makes me smoke that outside,and I'm just too worn out
to go out on the porch.I'm packing some Prince Albert into a DG ? for a nice evening smoke.

[BryGuySC]

Today was the Mondayest of Tuesdays!
When I got home I had a nice bowl of Blackwoods Flake.
Now I am smoking a 50/50 mixture of SG Navy Flake and rum-soaked perique, along with 3-4 fingers bourbon.

[JimInks]

A third of the way through this bowl of Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 1982 black sandblasted paneled slight bend Savinelli flat bottom sitter with a black vulcanite stem. Ice water and bergs is my evening drink.

[Pugsley]

About to load up a Peterson x106 spigot, badly in need of some silver polish, with Dunhill Elizabethan Mixture from a freshly opened tin.

[Cool Breeze]

Strang in my new (to me) Savinelli Champagne bulldog.

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking Jim's Va/Bur in a 2015 Basil Meadows Bing Crosby Merchant Service replica with a smooth straight thin shank, aluminum band and black ebonite stem.

[JimInks]

G&H Bob’s Chocolate Plug in a 2014 straight MM Missouri Pride Legend.

[JimInks]

Now smoking the last of my stash of 15 year old Penzance in a 1990s smooth Peterson Captain Pete XL80 bulldog with a black vulcanite stem and p-lip.

[JimInks]

Savinelli 140˚ in an unbranded undated (1980s?) straight smooth flat bottom apple with a black vulcanite stem.

[JimInks]

Angler's Dream in a slight bend 1984 Stanwell Antique 124 grain etched with a smooth front with a black vulcanite stem.

[Pipe Smoker]

Dunhill Royal Yacht in a MM Diplomat. Been a long time since since I've opened a tin of this and I forgot just how nice it is. Just a lovely, mild, relaxing smoke.

Joe Stalin was a big fan of Royal Yacht. As a WW II ally of Britain, he had no problems with supply.

What? You say that he was a despotic, genocidal Communist dictator? Well, true, but you can't disregard his esthetic judgements on those grounds alone. His condemnation of Shostakovich's "Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District" was spot on.

Edit: The RY tin label looks like it might be the label to a tobacco named Chinese Fire Drill.

[JimInks]

Starting off my smoking day with Edgeworth Ready Rubbed in a very much appreciated 1979 brown, slight bend grain etched flat front Stanwell Rego 969-48 (09) with a black vulcanite stem. A bottle of Mist Twst is my drink.

[JimInks]

Stonehaven in a 1984 black sandblasted straight Dunhill Shell 4103 Billiard with a black vulcanite stem.

[JimInks]

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

[JimInks]

Stokkebye English Oriental Supreme in a 2003 medium bent Ural meer with a lined and etched egg shaped bowl with a silver band and a pearl brown acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

Now smoking G&H Bob’s Chocolate Plug in a 2014 straight MM Missouri Pride Legend. Have enough for one more bowl. Ice water and bergs is my evening drink.

[JimInks]

Part way through this bowl of 2006 McClelland Bayou Slices (Blakeney’s Best) in a 1982 near full bend egg shaped Ascorti Business KS with a black ferrule and black saddle acrylic stem. Have enough for about half a bowl.

[cpmcdill]

Homemade Latakia blend in a MM cob

[GWBowman]

Pipe Smoker you're both entertaining and educational :thumb:

Orlik Golden Sliced in a Peterson Shannon (pre-repaired Ebay purchase)

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking Smoker’s Pride Whiskey in a 2013 slight bend grain etched briar John Barrett Volcano with a walnut shank and black stem.

[JimInks]

GLP Renaissance Reserve in a 2002 Ser Jacopo Delecta Fatta A Mano R1 sandblast Rhodesian with a smooth extension at the shank with a black acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

Standard Tobacco Company of Pennsylvania War Horse Ready Cut in a 2015 smooth unfinished Savinelli 320KS author with a black vulcanite stem.

[JimInks]

P&W Nut Brown Burley in a 2016 PSF POY quarter bend black sandblasted Vermont Freehand egg with an aluminum band and amber tortoise saddle stem.

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking Sir Walter Raleigh in a smooth three quarter bend 1979 Ben Wade Golden Matt freehand sitter with a brown pearl acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

St. Basil’s Rasputin in a 1982 smooth straight Sasieni Ivory 105 Apple with a black vulcanite stem. Working and listening to the MLB talk on the XM.

[JimInks]

Iwan Ries Three Star Blue in a 2002 IMP smooth full bend egg shaped meer with a black acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

Half way through this bowl of Edgeworth Ready Rubbed in a 1970s three quarter bend half smooth, half black sandblasted Savinelli Autograph 4 with a pearl grey brown lucite stem and ferrule. Simply Apple is my drink.

[JimInks]

Relaxing after a wonderful lunch with a bowl of Granger in a smooth straight 1980s James Upshall Walnut pot with a tapered black acrylic stem. The new manufacturer has improved this blend. A bottle of Mountain Dew made with pure cane sugar is my drink.

[Pipe Smoker]

What did you have for lunch? I'm tuning up for some smoked trout from Trader Joe's. It's delicious! Right after I finish this fill of Capstan Medium. And my cup of Nespresso Roma.

[JimInks]

Country Squire Lighthouse Keeper in a 1975 medium bend sandblasted looking, smooth on the sides yellow Pioneer meer with a black vulcanite stem.

[JimInks]

Almost finished smoking Old Dark Fired in a 1970s GBD Prehistoric Rhodesian 9438 with a perspex stem.

[JimInks]

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

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking McClelland 2000 in a 1980 Stanwell 668 medium bend half black sandblasted, half brown smooth rough top with a multi-colored dark yellowish ferrule and black vulcanite stem.

[JimInks]

Now smoking 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. Ice water and bergs is my evening drink.

@Pipesmoker: I had a grilled roast beef sandwich and potato salad. Glad to see somebody else show up here.

[BryGuySC]

Dunhill MM965 in what I think is a small Windsor Zulu

[JimInks]

Hey, fellas. 24 out of the last 29 posts have been mine. I think that is way too many. I have seen some guys "liking" my posts, and they are not posting themselves. This is extremely discouraging to me. I know I have played this tune before, but I need the fun of seeing your posts much more than seeing too durn many of mine, which is not fun for me. So, I'll take a break from this. See you later.

[Lostmason]

Sorry JimInks,Just been a bit lazy on posting.No excuse,and I will try to improve.I am at the moment enjoying some LL
Dark Red in a Bruce Peters straight pot.Man I like this stuff,light and flavorful,the only improvement I would make is
a couple fingers of bourbon.

[coffeecup]

This evening I am having a bowl of Skandinavik Full Aroma in my Extra large Savinelli 606 bent.:pipe: I am starting out a little earlier for my evening pipe because I was so busy this afternoon that I missed my afternoon cigar.:blue: I have not smoked the Skandinavik in more than 3 years; when I went to my stash I saw the tin but ignored it which is bad because I have enjoyed this tobacco in the past.:blockhead: This evening I decided to grab the tin and see if it was all Dried out, but it had the right amount of moisture to make this smoke enjoyable. I am topping off this smoke with an ice cold mug of "Guinness Draught" brew while listening to Dave Brubeck playing "Take Five".:beerchug:

[Lostmason]

Well gentlemen I'm goig to load my Casillero with Cult Blood Red Moon,grab a lowball with scotch on the rocks
and sit back and watch "Bones".Either that or Momma is going to call the Waa-Waa-Wambulace cause of all
my whinning .

[Pugsley]

About to put fire to a bowl of Mac Baren HH Acadian Perique in a small, straight Wally Frank apple. The pipe is a Plain Jane and nobody's dream date, but it's a good smoker and the perfect size for when I just want a 15 minute smoke.

[Pipe Smoker]

I just finished lunch:
* King Oscar "Tiny Tots" sardines (two on each Ritz cracker) with some French's mustard & lots of black pepper.
* Progresso Tomato-Basil soup with a chopped jalapeño, some soy sauce, EVOO, & Cholula hot sauce.
* Chobani plain Greek yogurt with Cholula hot sauce blended in (Cho-Cho yogurt, I call it).
* Blueberries.
* Roasted almonds.

Now alternating fills of Capstan Medium and Solani 633 VaPer. Life is good!

[Pugsley]

Royal Yacht in one of my favorite pipes, a Mark Tinsky rusticated 6 panel apple with a beautiful dark amber stem. Cool smoking with a wide open draw, everything just tastes better in this pipe.

[Lostmason]

I had a long day lined up with the third and final sale at my sisters BNB.working around
a dislocated hip and a twisted knee,I still managed to move a furniture store load of stuff.
I snagged my DG ? pipe and a pouch of Virginia Gold Black and Gold,as well as a wallet full
of PS LNF and my Rolo Pocket pipe.Forgot the LNF in the car and couldn't find my pipe tool,
was hidden in my keys,so I managed to get four bowls of VG B&G before the sweats got
me dragging on cigarette after another.Tonight is a HOT bath with epsom salts and some
Captain Black therapy.

[Pugsley]

Escudo in the only p-lip pipe I've ever owned, a Peterson Killarney 408.

(Well, that was disappointing, time to get the 151 rum out and do some serious pipe cleaning. Gawd, that tasted awful.)

[Pipe Smoker]

Puffing Fribourg & Treyer Cut Virginia Plug in my 1950 Kirsten Mariner. Lordy, this is fine tobacco. Top-notch, soft–smoking Virginia, and the light topping is delish. It's the only F&T tobacco whose status is nearly always "Currently out of stock" at SmokingPipes. Understandable! If you want to get some you have to request an "in stock" email notification. Pleasant room note to boot.

[Bruck]

Just picked up some Rattray's Hal o' the Wind, having some now. A lovely blend :)

[BryGuySC]

Some delicious St. James Flake in a Dr. Grabow Starfire.

[Pipe Smoker]

Another fill of F&T Cut Virginia Plug. My tobacco rotation list is so long that I'd forgotten just how good this stuff is. I plan to fix that, but I have so much stock on hand that it'll be quite awhile before I'll see any progress.

[Pugsley]

SPC Mississippi River in a straight John Bessai bulldog. Comes out of the tin quite wet and after an hour of drying it still felt damp to the touch, so I expected some gurgle and bite, but experienced neither. Mild, flavorful, clean burning, just an all around enjoyable smoke.

[bluenoser]

DE Toasted Black Cavendish in the freehand pickaxe

[Lostmason]

Totally screwed the pooch today.Took my Rolo Pocket Pipe and a pouch of PS LNF with me to
the final day of the sale.Everything was going smooth.Steady stream of customers,nice cool
temperature,and plenty of chances to fill a bowl.On my third bowl I packed it wrong and when
I went to clean out the dottle I managed to push some back into the draft opening.Pluged it
up right tight,and like a loser I forgot to grab any pipe cleaners.No back up pipe.So had to
sit and stew about it until I got home.It's all good now,I grabbed a cob and packed it full
of Captain Black Royal and I'm on top of it now.

[Haebar]

Hey, fellas. 24 out of the last 29 posts have been mine. I think that is way too many. I have seen some guys "liking" my posts, and they are not posting themselves. This is extremely discouraging to me. I know I have played this tune before, but I need the fun of seeing your posts much more than seeing too durn many of mine, which is not fun for me. So, I'll take a break from this. See you later.

Jim, I have been on a cigar smoking jag the last few weeks so I haven't posted anything in this thread in a long time. Even when I am smoking the pipe on a regular basis, I only smoke three bowls a day at the most. Just this morning I read an article about you in Pipe Collector Magazine, an issue from earlier this year. You are a credit to your hobby, having reviewed 1561 tobaccos to date. Whenever I am considering a purchasing a new tobacco purchase, I seek out your review on it because I know that it will be an accurate one.

[Pipe Smoker]

Totally screwed the pooch today.Took my Rolo Pocket Pipe and a pouch of PS LNF with me to
the final day of the sale.Everything was going smooth.Steady stream of customers,nice cool
temperature,and plenty of chances to fill a bowl.On my third bowl I packed it wrong and when
I went to clean out the dottle I managed to push some back into the draft opening.Pluged it
up right tight,and like a loser I forgot to grab any pipe cleaners.No back up pipe.So had to
sit and stew about it until I got home.It's all good now,I grabbed a cob and packed it full
of Captain Black Royal and I'm on top of it now.

Us firearms guys use the phrase "back up gun" so frequently that we have an acronym for it -- BUG. So yeah, you should've had a BUP!

[Pugsley]

Us firearms guys use the phrase "back up gun" so frequently that we have an acronym for it -- BUG. So yeah, you should've had a BUP!

I have a Mac Baren 7 pipe case that I keep stocked with a couple fresh cobs, a pack of Dill's pipe cleaners, a Zippo pipe lighter with some wood matches for back up, and a few pipe nails. If I'm going where I expect to be able to smoke I just toss a couple briars and a couple opened tins of tobacco in and I'm ready for anything. Sort of a piper's bug out bag.

[Pugsley]

Royal Yacht in a handcrafted Nording Scandinavian Original tall brandy with a short broad stem and a wide open, easy draw that I really like.

[Lostmason]

Started earlier with another round of CB Royal and for a follow up I've LL 125 Anniversary loaded
and ready to burn.Perfect day,temps in the 80's little wind and no chores banging on my head.
I can light up and enjoy a couple games of chess on the computer.

[Cool Breeze]

On my balcony smoking some Hal o the Wynd in my bent Savienelli Series III.

It is a pleasant change from the last two days. Went to deer camp to work on the bunkhouse we're trying to get ready before season starts. I took along a couple of cobs and only took one jar of tobacco with me. I bet I smoked 15 bowls of Prince Albert in the last two days. lol
I like it, but I'm ready for something else. :pipe:

[Bruck]

Rattray's Hal o the Wind at a microbrewery in Sperryville, VA, an adorable little town that I bet very few of you have ever heard of :)

[Cool Breeze]

Esoterica Dorchester in my Savinelli Champagne bulldog.

[Pugsley]

Was in the mood for a bowl of straight, uncomplicated burley, so I went digging through my cabinet looking for something with a little age on it when I came across a tin of Hal o' the Wynd with a date of December 2008 on it that I didn't know I had. The search for burley ended. It's HOTW in a Savinelli Tundra 315 EX Prince with an ugly dried snot colored stem, and I'm in heaven.

[BryGuySC]

Was in the mood for a bowl of straight, uncomplicated burley, so I went digging through my cabinet looking for something with a little age on it when I came across a tin of Hal o' the Wynd with a date of December 2008 on it that I didn't know I had. The search for burley ended. It's HOTW in a Savinelli Tundra 315 EX Prince with an ugly dried snot colored stem, and I'm in heaven.

I love those kinds of finds!

[BryGuySC]

Over the weekend, I smoked some straight Izmir to get a handle on what it adds to the party.
I mainly got some white pepper spice and a numbness on my tongue. I'll delve into it again, I'm sure.

[Pugsley]

I love those kinds of finds!

A few years back I bought a number of tins of HOTW from a guy who was giving up the pipe. Many of them had 5+ years of age on them and I quickly blew through them. At the time, the one from Dec. 2008 was only two years old, so I put it in the back of the cabinet and forgot about it. Makes me wonder what else is hiding behind the mountain of tins in there.

[BryGuySC]

A few years back I bought a number of tins of HOTW from a guy who was giving up the pipe. Many of them had 5+ years of age on them and I quickly blew through them. At the time, the one from Dec. 2008 was only two years old, so I put it in the back of the cabinet and forgot about it. Makes me wonder what else is hiding behind the mountain of tins in there.

Yeah. I need to find a cabinet to designate as my cellar. I have a large Rubbermaid box, but it is full, and I have another full cardboard box beside it, and all of my dresser drawers are about 1/3rd tobacco. Makes it easy to lose/forget about tins.

[Pipe Smoker]

Yeah. I need to find a cabinet to designate as my cellar. I have a large Rubbermaid box, but it is full, and I have another full cardboard box beside it, and all of my dresser drawers are about 1/3rd tobacco. Makes it easy to lose/forget about tins.

I gave up keeping my tobacco physically organized. Instead, I keep a spreadsheet which has one page for each tobacco. That page has one line for each tobacco purchase with a column for number of tins remaining from that purchase, a column for purchase date, and a column for location of the box containing them. E. g., loft or window seat, etc. At the bottom of the page is the total number of tins of that tobacco type.

In addition, I have a "summary" page that has a line for each tobacco, and a column for the total number tins remaining. And at the bottom, the sum of all of the tins in my stock. When that sum falls below 300 tins, I place an order for the most-needed tobacco.

The spreadsheet has a few other bells & whistles too, but I won't go into those.

[Pugsley]

Dunhill Elizabethan Mixture in a sandblasted Il Ceppo billiard.

[Pugsley]

Eight year old Hal o' the Wynd in a virgin MM Country Gentleman. I love the added flavor that comes from a new cob when I'm smoking a straight burley or Virginia, but with this beautifully aged Va/Per it's like smoking in a heavily ghosted pipe and detracts from the enjoyment. Live and learn.

[Pugsley]

SPC Mississippi River in a Peterson Block Meer with a large mug of Moca Java. The draw is a little tighter than I like but I'm a bit nervous about trying to drill out the shank in a meer.

[Pipe Smoker]

Puffing Solani 633, Virginia with Perique, in my venerable Kirsten Mariner. This has become my favorite VaPer. My order of 23 more tins has stalled. It's been "Greensboro NC - Arrived" for 3 days. Chip, at SmokingPipes, thinks UPS just missed the departure scan. I hope that's it.

And contemplating lunch. Four large eggs fried over medium in scampi butter will be the featured item. Yolks set, but wholly translucent.

[Emperor Zurg]

I've been smoking Virginia and VaPer. More bowls than usual too, trying to ward off an impending cold.
Don't laugh, sometimes it works... or at least seems like it does. WHERE CAN WE GET THESE PLACEBOS!!!

MacBaren Virginia #1

[Pipe Smoker]

Zicam Nasal Gel is the best thing I've found for warding off an incipient cold. Unfortunately, our dear old FDA made 'em take the gel off the market in 2009. But I have a lifetime supply in my refrigerator. :)

Puffing F&T Cut Virginia Plug now.

[Pugsley]

Escudo in a pre WW II Sydney P. Ram straight bulldog.

[Lostmason]

Today was a fun one,for those of you who have any experience with trailers.Today I loaded and unloaded a 14'
dump trailer with landscaping and red bricks.Just a little sore,:thud:. I get home and the DIL has started SOS for
dinner.Not a bad thing,I like SOS.Then I found out she used a pre-made packet to make the gravy.Ok,I can live
with that,at least it will have flavor.So for an after dinner treat I settled back with LL Butternut Burley in a MM
CG.Might as well have loaded my mystery mix,not a puff of flavor.I was a bit disappointed.:censored: So in order
to salvage my evening I'm loading a bowl Germain's Plum Cake in my DG Savoy.

[bluenoser]

MacBaren modern Virginia in this nice little apple shaped Kleenest Deluxe

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[Pugsley]

Bit of a queasy stomach from the greasy canned chili I had for dinner so no pipe tonight. Instead, I'm performing the heart breaking task of going through open tins and tossing those that are crunchy dry, some of which have been open for years. Surely there's a lesson to be learned here.

[Nature]

I've put down the pope for several months. Today I was in the mood.
McClleland No. 2015 Va-Per in MM-CG for the rainy commute to work.

[cpmcdill]

Hearth & Home Fusilier's Ration in a Marxman straight bulldog

[Lostmason]

I've put down the pope for several months. Today I was in the mood.
McClleland No. 2015 Va-Per in MM-CG for the rainy commute to work.

I kind of like the Pope,even though I'm not Catholic,,,,,
Starting of early with a bowl of Captain Black Cherry in a Swiss BBK

[Pipe Smoker]

Today was a fun one,for those of you who have any experience with trailers.Today I loaded and unloaded a 14'
dump trailer with landscaping and red bricks.Just a little sore,:thud:. I get home and the DIL has started SOS for
dinner.Not a bad thing,I like SOS.Then I found out she used a pre-made packet to make the gravy.Ok,I can live
with that,at least it will have flavor.So for an after dinner treat I settled back with LL Butternut Burley in a MM
CG.Might as well have loaded my mystery mix,not a puff of flavor.I was a bit disappointed.:censored: So in order
to salvage my evening I'm loading a bowl Germain's Plum Cake in my DG Savoy.

I like SOS too!

You want burley with flavor? Solani 656! That'll be the next tin I open. Probably tomorrow.

Now puffing F&T Cut Virginia Plug.

[Pugsley]

C&D Tuskegee Airman in a MM Legend. This tin is dated 2011, though I believe it was opened two years later. Remarkably, it still has a fair bit of moisture. I remembered this being a fairly latakia forward blend but it seems to have mellowed somewhat with the lat slipping more into the background. Quite a pleasant smoke.

[Pugsley]

Came across a six year old tin of C&D Bayou Morning Flake with a slight bulge on the top and bottom, (a sure sign that it's ripe and ready to smoke :-) ), and I so wanted to open it. But after tossing six open tins last night that were dry beyond all hope of reviving, I promised myself I would finish off some of the partial tins in my cabinet before opening more. So it's Mac Baren HH Acadian Perique in a MM Diplomat.

[Pipe Smoker]

Puffing a 50-50 mixture of F&T Cut Virginia Plug and Solani 633 VaPer. Lordy – good!

[Bruck]

Having some homemade flake in a cheap no-name briar. This batch is from a year and a half ago and is mostly bright VA, but with some other stuff incl. something Tobias Lutz sent me, but not Tobias' Surprise, topped with rum. Anyway, it's pretty good in case y'all were wondering.

[droy1958]

Jim, I have been on a cigar smoking jag the last few weeks so I haven't posted anything in this thread in a long time. Even when I am smoking the pipe on a regular basis, I only smoke three bowls a day at the most. Just this morning I read an article about you in Pipe Collector Magazine, an issue from earlier this year. You are a credit to your hobby, having reviewed 1561 tobaccos to date. Whenever I am considering a purchasing a new tobacco purchase, I seek out your review on it because I know that it will be an accurate one.

I'm the same way as I'm smoking cigars at this time of year....

[Lostmason]

Damn ! I'm telling y'all,3 trailers,an 18',a 14',and a little 8'. Full of furniture.
Not a box in the mix.And this was all big real wood stuff,you know,the kind
that weighs a ton.And to top it off,a pool table.2x8 construction with a
true slate surface.Took four of us to lift one end at a time.We not only
loaded and unloaded but also,all but the pool table went upstairs into
storage.So tonight I'm doing mellow and easy,Carter Hall followed by
Prince Albert in my cobs.And if I'm still verticle I might just indulge myself
and fill a bowl of Dunhill Flake in one of my Meers.A couple of sandwiches,
turkey and colby on rye,with coffee and with my smokes scotch on the rocks !

[Pugsley]

Elizabethan Mixture in a 1/8 bent rusticated Mark Tinsky bulldog. Trying to power through some of these tins so I can open some new ones.

[BryGuySC]

Little comparo between fresh FVF and 6.5 year aged FVF.
Both delicious in their own ways.

[Pugsley]

Escudo in an underused Eckhard Stohr with a dark Cumberland stem. Not exactly sure what to call this shape but it can be seen here on his site. It's the 5th pipe in album #1.

Eckhard Stöhr Pfeifen (http://www.es-pfeifen.de/pfeifen.html)

[Pipe Smoker]

Just opened another tin of Solani 656, Aged Burley Flake. Such rich flavor -- practicality chewy! I'm always happy when my tobacco rotation lands on this one.

[Nature]

McClelland No. 5125 Coyote Classic in an un-named Italian prince briar for the commute to work this am.

[droy1958]

Erik Nording Hunter Blend Labrador.....

[BryGuySC]

H&H Virginia Spice in a cob.

[Lostmason]

Dunhill Flake in a meerchaum.Spagetti fer dinner,coffee chaser.

[Bruck]

C&D Haunted Bookshop in a no-name briar. Starting a second bowl; had to abort the first one - a wayward slightly damp leaf found its way into the air hole and there was no recovering from it. Nonetheless, it's an excellent tobacco. Got it from our friend Haebar a while back.

Update: I packed the 2nd bowl a little looser and it's burning just fine with no plugging.

& then my Mr. Brog ran out of fuel, so I had to use a bic disposable for backup. And I'm (was, actually) drinking a glass of cold hibiscus tea, good pairing. And I'm smoking in relative darkness. In doing so, I managed to drop the bic into my tea. So I had to finish it off with no tea and another bic.

Upon reflection, I determined that that was the worst thing that happened to me all day, so I guess I'd have to call it a pretty good day. At least I didn't drown my Mr. Brog :)

[Pugsley]

This from ESPN "We have a new candidate for worst Yankees loss of the season. Red Sox come into the ninth trailing 5-2, leave with 7-5 win. Hanley Ramirez with crushing 3-run HR off Dellin Betances to win it"

Now I'm celebrating with a bowl of Carter Hall in a MM Country Gentleman and 3 fingers of Bulleit Bourbon. Life is good.

[cpmcdill]

Holiday Mixture match in a Marxman straight bulldog

[BryGuySC]

Dunhill MM965 with a good dose of perique in a MM Eaton this morning.

[Pugsley]

Carter Hall in a massive 1/8 bent Bjarne Hand Carved egg with some gorgeous flame grain on both sides of the bowl and reaching back up the long shank.

[Cool Breeze]

Just opened another tin of Solani 656, Aged Burley Flake. Such rich flavor -- practicality chewy! I'm always happy when my tobacco rotation lands on this one.


I just placed an order from P&C last night to take advantage of the end of summer sale they have going on some Dunhill tins.
I added a tin of ABF because I've heard such good things about it. Can't wait to give it a try.

[Cool Breeze]

Just finished a bowl of Dunhill Elizabethan Mixture in a Savinelli Bing's Favorite.

[Bruck]

Having some John Bull in a cheap briar. It's a nice burley/VA pouch tobacco with a hint of Latakia and Cavendish and little if any added flavor. Mild, mellow, burns well.

I picked this up quite some time ago, approx. a year I think, didn't like it much at first, but incarceration in the jar has taught it to behave :)

[cpmcdill]

SG Navy Flake in a MM cob

[indigosmoke]

Enjoying my first ever bowl of C&D Captain Bob's Blend in an HIS egg. I'm enjoying this more than I anticipated. Grape goodness with a touch of latakia. I think this is one I may have to stock up on.

[Pipe Smoker]

I just placed an order from P&C last night to take advantage of the end of summer sale they have going on some Dunhill tins.
I added a tin of ABF because I've heard such good things about it. Can't wait to give it a try.

I predict that you'll be regretting that you only ordered one tin of ABF. :)

[Wildone]

Haven't hit a pipe in awhile, after a look at Baccy this one spoke.Stoney in its Vauen...
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[GWBowman]

Five O'Clock Shadow in an Italian Rhodesian

[Lostmason]

In a mood today,started a remodel project for the wife.Replacing the tub and flooring in a bath.
So I needs me comfort food,,,Captain Black regular in a cob for good measure.

[BryGuySC]

Blackwoods Flake in a MM Country Gentleman.

[Pugsley]

SPC Mississippi River in a John Bessai straight poker and a glass of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale after a dinner of roast pork loin, baked potato and steamed broccoli. Over stuffed and quite contented.

[Lostmason]

Inaugaral smoke in a recent gift. Dunhill Flake in a Dunhill 37 F/T circa 1974.
Great smoke in a GREAT smoking pipe.

[Lostmason]

SPC Mississippi River in a John Bessai straight poker and a glass of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale after a dinner of roast pork loin, baked potato and steamed broccoli. Over stuffed and quite contented.

That Pale Ale sounds appealing, But alas all I have in the fridge is a Guinness,don't know what else is in the name it's been there
about two months.

[cpmcdill]

C&D Billy Budd in a Marxman straight bulldog

[Lostmason]

I think I found a perfect morning smoke,Orlik Dark Strong Kentucky in a Casillero pipe

[Pugsley]

Was considering corned beef hash topped with fried eggs for breakfast but good sense prevailed and I had a bowl of Cheerios with non-fat milk and a nectarine. Now I'm rewarding myself with GLP Jack Knife Plug in a John Bessai rusticated bent bulldog and a second mug of coffee.

[Lostmason]

Liked it so much I went back for seconds:
Orlik Dark Strong Kentucky in a Brigham Pot

[Pugsley]

Filling a MM Diplomat with Dunhill Elizabethan Mixture as I await the start of Sunday Night Baseball, Red Sox vs Yankees in Fenway Park. Might even pair it up with a bourbon and a splash and some chips and salsa.

[Aguineapig]

I am still among the living. taking a pipe sabbatical to focus on nasal snuff. I shall return.

[Pugsley]

I am still among the living. taking a pipe sabbatical to focus on nasal snuff. I shall return.

Now, why would anyone give up the pleasures of the pipe in favor of sticking things in their nose? People in Maine sure have gotten strange since I left the state of my birth. :loco:

[Bruck]

John Bull in a no-name briar.

[BryGuySC]

Bryan's Shelf blend (Vaper) in a Savinelli Trevi 320.
Sweet, sour, spicy. Good stuff.

[cpmcdill]

McClelland Christmas Cheer 2011 in a Comoys bent bulldog

[Pugsley]

The more I smoke this Elizabethan Mixture the more I like it. Second bowl tonight, this time in a MM Legend.

[Aguineapig]

Now, why would anyone give up the pleasures of the pipe in favor of sticking things in their nose? People in Maine sure have gotten strange since I left the state of my birth. :loco:

oh pfah! You stick your finger up your nose to pick it, you *sniff* snuff! Not to mention my great, great grandmother was reportedly a snuff taker, which would make her about 150 by now, so it's been around for a while. But I'll let this one slide cuz of your Maine connection... now get back out here and shovel snow with the rest of us, it won't be long now... :snowman2:

[Pugsley]

I'll let this one slide cuz of your Maine connection... now get back out here and shovel snow with the rest of us:

Shovel snow?!? Why do you think I moved to California? On Super Bowl Sunday, while you're trying to find your car under the mountain of snow in your driveway, I'll be sitting on the deck in my back yard wearing a short sleeved shirt, with my pipe in one hand and a tasty beverage in the other, watching the game. :cool:

[BryGuySC]

Blackwoods Flake in a wonderful Barling 5574.

[Pugsley]

Rick Porcello tossed a 89 pitch complete game for a 5-2 win over the Orioles. Red Sox are playing some of their best baseball of the year, and I'm enjoying a bowl of Carter Hall in a beefy, sandblasted Il Ceppo Dublin.

[Lostmason]

Purtneer sure I was on the edge of heat stroke today,I do know I passed simple heat exsation around noon.
(one word bout my spellin,and I'll tell Mamma y'alls mean)Anywho,got home and got that tub set and the faucet
hooked up.I'm sure when I got in I soaked up half the water.So now I'm refreshing my soul with some Pipa's
Vanilla Cavendish in a MM CG cob.And planning on trying some Three Nuns before I pass out.

[pdq_wizzard]

SPC Pike Place in a bier

sent from my bag phone

[cpmcdill]

Hearth & Home Frenchy's Sunzabitches in a Comoys bent bulldog

[Pugsley]

Well, the garage door repairman is here. One of the springs broke so I told him to just go ahead and replace them both. He did. Then when he tried to open it he found that my brother had stripped the gears in the motor trying to open it with the broken spring. So .... we're at $900 now and he's still working on it. I'm going to have to pop open a new tin of Bell's Three Nuns to recover when this is done.

[Pipe Smoker]

A couple of weeks ago I was on SmokingPipes to order more Solani 633, Virginia with Perique. I noticed Solani 639, Tropical Mango Flake. I'm not a fan of aromatics, but the other two Solani tobaccos that I've tried are so good that I took a flyer and ordered some 639 too.

Yesterday afternoon I smoked my first fill of it. Oof dah! Could scarcely endure it. Well, that was my last bowl of the day, which is sometimes not so good, so I resolved to try it again in the morning.

But this morning I couldn't bring myself to do that – so I opened a tin of DF with two years of age on it instead. Puffing that now – heaven! Back to basics!

Might try the 639 again – sometime. It had a bad effect on the taste of my coffee too. Might go better with grape soda, but I don't drink grape soda.

[Emperor Zurg]

...I noticed Solani 639, Tropical Mango Flake...

...Yesterday afternoon I smoked my first fill of it. Oof dah! Could scarcely endure it...

Might try the 639 again – sometime. It had a bad effect on the taste of my coffee too. Might go better with grape soda, but I don't drink grape soda.

Hahaha! That'll learn ya!

I find I don't care for most aromatics. It's usually not that the taste is revolting, it's that it is nonexistent. However, mango always tasted like soap to me so I'm thinking this Mango Flake probably tastes like a Lakeland? :p :p

Speaking of Lakeland soap, I smoked a bowl of G&H Louisiana Flake last evening. I prefer to let this sit out at room temp for a day or so to dissipate as much of the rose-ish grannystink as possible, then re-hydrate if necessary. God only knows why they put that crap on good tobacco. IMO, this blend would be so much better without it.

[Pipe Smoker]

It did learn me!
Durn me!

[Pugsley]

After fighting off the urge to pop a new tin, it's Royal Yacht in a straight, rusticated Mastro de Paja brandy with a Cumberland stem.

[GWBowman]

A sweet Virginia blend by NeverBend in a meer
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[Lostmason]

Decided on Nightcap in a Swiss BBK,still drinking coffee.

[Pugsley]

Sometimes, when you have a large pipe collection as I do, you come across one that you haven't smoked in a long, long time. You'll pick it up and it feels great in the hand, the draw is effortless, and it's just a beautiful piece of briar, and you'll think to yourself "Why haven't I smoked this lately?". So you fill it with a good tobacco, in this case Royal Yacht, do a charring light, then lightly tamp and take a few draws and settle back to enjoy it. Then, suddenly you want to run and get an oven mitt because the bowl is so hot it feels like holding a hot coal in your hand. Ahh ..... now I remember. That's what happened with my Mastro de Paja earlier this evening, so I've made a mental note to grab a thick, folded napkin and burn a few bowls of Carter Hall and try to put some serious cake on this one.

[cpmcdill]

Hearth & Home Fusilier's Ration in a MM cob

[Pipe Smoker]

It's my birthday! So I opened a tin of FVF, cellared Feb, 2007. Smooth and tasty, it is! I cut some into small rectangles which I spread out on a plate to sit for an hour to make it somewhat combustible. The rest I put into a Weck canning jar along with a humidifying capsule. I'll smoke one bowl a week, usually on Sunday, while it lasts. And sipping a cup of espresso – I don't take it in one quick shot as the Italians do. Life is good!

[Nature]

It's my birthday! So I opened a tin of FVF, cellared Feb, 2007. Smooth and tasty, it is! I cut some into small rectangles which I spread out on a plate to sit for an hour to make it somewhat combustible. The rest I put into a Weck canning jar along with a humidifying capsule. I'll smoke one bowl a week, usually on Sunday, while it lasts. And sipping a cup of espresso – I don't take it in one quick shot as the Italians do. Life is good!

Happy Birthday Doug! Can't go wrong with FVF.

[BryGuySC]

Pulled an Alister Crowley and smoked some rum-soaked perique.

[Emperor Zurg]

It's my birthday! So I opened a tin of FVF...
Happy Birthday! Do I need to break out the birthday dirge again?

Smoking Rattray's Red Raparree in a Rattray's Cherrywood army mount... trying to decide if I should crack a beer to go with it.

[Bruck]

It's my birthday! So I opened a tin of FVF, cellared Feb, 2007. Smooth and tasty, it is! I cut some into small rectangles which I spread out on a plate to sit for an hour to make it somewhat combustible. The rest I put into a Weck canning jar along with a humidifying capsule. I'll smoke one bowl a week, usually on Sunday, while it lasts. And sipping a cup of espresso – I don't take it in one quick shot as the Italians do. Life is good!

Happy birthday, and excellent tobacco choice!

[Bruck]

Having some homemade flake in a cheap briar. This flake is from batch 35, which I pressed in March. It's mostly cigar trimmings, augmented with some homemade cavendish, latakia, and a light peach/vanilla flavoring.

[bluenoser]

Kentucky club brush creek in the semi bent, squared shank billiard while grillin up some burgers.

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[Cool Breeze]

Pipe Smoker, happy birthday my friend. A bowl of aged FVF is a good way to celebrate it.

I'm currently on the balcony with a glass of 12 year old Scotch and a bowl of SG Navy Flake in my Savinelli Champagne bulldog.

[Lostmason]

It's my birthday! So I opened a tin of FVF, cellared Feb, 2007. Smooth and tasty, it is! I cut some into small rectangles which I spread out on a plate to sit for an hour to make it somewhat combustible. The rest I put into a Weck canning jar along with a humidifying capsule. I'll smoke one bowl a week, usually on Sunday, while it lasts. And sipping a cup of espresso – I don't take it in one quick shot as the Italians do. Life is good!


Happy Birthday !!

[Pugsley]

It's been a peculiar day. Now, I'm not a young man. Hell, who am I kidding, I'm older than dirt. But there are things that will make you really feel the weight of those years on your back, and today I received one of them. This morning the phone rang just as I had finished pouring milk on my corn flakes, it was my daughter. The conversation started off with the usual "How are you doing? How are you feeling? How are you getting around?" Then a pause and a sigh, then "By the way, you're going to be a great-grandfather". My oldest granddaughter, who is 25, is with child. I don't recall any of the conversation that followed but I began to think of my own great-grandfather, who I never met, who sported a pipe in every family photo I've seen. I wondered what he smoked in that pipe and decided it was likely a burley, perhaps even Carter Hall. So, trying to get in touch with my own inner great grandpa, I've spent the day smoking bowl after bowl of Carter Hall. In the end I can't say that I've gained any significant insight into what it was like to be a great grandfather or a pipe smoker at the beginning of the 20th century, but I can tell you that I'd kill for a bowl of Three nuns right now.

[Haebar]

We had the Knoxville Pipe Club meeting last night. I had a bowl of Kendal Kentucky in a Sunrise Dublin and a bowl of 12 year-old Pembroke in a Hendon billiard.

[Pipe Smoker]

Congrats on great-grandfatherhood Pugsley! Hope you score some Three Nuns!

[Pugsley]

Congrats on great-grandfatherhood Pugsley! Hope you score some Three Nuns!

Thanks. I have the Three Nuns, just trying not to open any more tins until I finish off a few that are already open. But after overdosing on Carter Hall yesterday, my resolve is weakening.

[Cool Breeze]

Lunch break smoke.

Match Revelation in a cob.
We'll see if ol Einstein had good taste in pipe baccy. :pipe:

[Pipe Smoker]

Puffing mundane, but delicious, Dunhill Flake. And listening to the Blue Angels. I don't have to strain my ears. My home is five miles west of Miramar Marine Air Station, and the Angels are practicing for their air show this weekend. They're often right over my home as they turn for a pass over the base – and put the throttle to the metal. It's LOUD – and I love it! I can step out my door and watch.

The Angels are awesome. As they bank, in tight formation, the sun glints off all of their wings at the same instant.

Amazingly, these guys don't wear g-suits. Reason being that the automatic inflation control could disrupt their position in their very tight formation. Instead, the pilots have developed the ability to tense their leg and abdominal muscles to prevent blackout resulting from blood drainage.

Wonderful to see – and hear. Of course, some protest the noise – even though the base, and the annual airshow, was here long before they were.

[Cool Breeze]

I'm really enjoying this first ever bowl of Solani Aged Burley Flake.
Very nice.

[Lostmason]

Congrats !!Warren Pugsley. If it helps I'm smoking a bowl of 3 nuns now just for you.Course,it's your fault if I get hooked on it,
Lol,Pretty good stuff right there ! I've been thinking on my Grandfather on my mom's side.We got into a closet that has been
closed off for over ten-fifteen years,and I came across a grey Fedora.Now I have a drak grey Fedora and a brown Royal
Stetson Fedora that I wear in cooler temperatures.So I was kidding with my BIL about stealing the one we found in that
closet.Turns out that hat was my Grandfathers,and my Sister gave it to me.So,after work I promptly doffed "my" hat went to
get gas in the car and then Lowes,everybody kept smiling and nodding to me.And not in a sarcastic "your retarded" way.
It was like everyone shared that thought of days gone by.It was kind of nice.I can't say Grampa ever smoked anything,
cept my hide the day I was late getting back and we missed church,yeah,I had that one coming.But having his hat is almost
stepping back in time.So in Honor of you and all the rest of us Gramps,I am going to light up another bowl of Three Nun.
Thanks Warren !!!

[Bruck]

It's been a peculiar day. Now, I'm not a young man. Hell, who am I kidding, I'm older than dirt. But there are things that will make you really feel the weight of those years on your back, and today I received one of them. This morning the phone rang just as I had finished pouring milk on my corn flakes, it was my daughter. The conversation started off with the usual "How are you doing? How are you feeling? How are you getting around?" Then a pause and a sigh, then "By the way, you're going to be a great-grandfather". My oldest granddaughter, who is 25, is with child. I don't recall any of the conversation that followed but I began to think of my own great-grandfather, who I never met, who sported a pipe in every family photo I've seen. I wondered what he smoked in that pipe and decided it was likely a burley, perhaps even Carter Hall. So, trying to get in touch with my own inner great grandpa, I've spent the day smoking bowl after bowl of Carter Hall. In the end I can't say that I've gained any significant insight into what it was like to be a great grandfather or a pipe smoker at the beginning of the 20th century, but I can tell you that I'd kill for a bowl of Three nuns right now.

Congratulations!

[Bruck]

Having some homemade flake in a no-name briar. This batch is a "navy" blend that I pressed about a year and a half ago.

[Pugsley]

Second mug of coffee and first pipe of the day, Elizabethan Mixture in a MM Diplomat. Need to check my inventory to make sure I have back up tins of this, definitely one I don't want to run out of. If you enjoy Va/Pers and haven't tried this yet, you owe it to yourself to pick up a tin. Dunhill hits it out of the park with this blend.

[Pugsley]

I'm essentially a Virginia, Va/Per, Burley smoker, but sometimes I just have to have some of that smoky Latakia. So, it's C&D Tuskegee Airman in a MM Legend.

[JimInks]

Now smoking the best durn tobacco made today: Strang in a 1999 medium bend black sandblast Savinelli Tris 677KS apple with a cumberland stem.

[Lostmason]

Enjoying Orlik Dark Strong Kentucky in a canted-dublin Dunhill.

Wishing my work week was over,but alas, I've a half day tomorrow.That's alright
I'll take some Potlatch with me and when I'm done I'll try to "corrupt" some of them
fine city citizens.

[JimInks]

C&D Christmas Blend 2016 in a 2013 MM straight Legend.

[Pugsley]

Enjoying a tasty bowl of Escudo in a Savinelli Saturnia 804 KS rusticated Canadian while watching the Red Sox / Rays game.

[JimInks]

C&D Plantation Evening in a full bend black pebble finish 2001 Rinaldo Lithos YY8 Titania Silver Line egg with a black acrylic stem.

[Lostmason]

Grabbing my dwindling pouch of Pipa's Vanilla Cavendish and a cob and heading of for TV time
Night Guys.

[JimInks]

Almost half way through this bowl of Capstan Gold in a very early Ascorti straight New Dear KS billiard with a smooth shank and a black acrylic stem. Listening to the Dodgers paying tribute to Vin Scully.

[JimInks]

About a third of the way through this bowl of 2011 Squadron Leader in a 2002 Ser Jacopo Delecta Fatta A Mano R1 sandblast Rhodesian with a smooth extension at the shank with a black acrylic stem. Listening to Vin Scully and working.

[cpmcdill]

Rattray's Black Mallory in a Highlander Mountain Laurel pot

[JimInks]

Part way through this bowl of STCoP Dobie’s Four Square Virginia in a 2016 PSF POY quarter bend black sandblasted Vermont Freehand egg with an aluminum band and amber tortoise saddle stem.

[JimInks]

Just finishing this bowl of Jim's Va/Bur in a 2015 Basil Meadows Bing Crosby Merchant Service replica with a smooth straight thin shank, aluminum band and black ebonite stem.

[JimInks]

Standard Tobacco Company of Pennsylvania War Horse Ready Cut in a 2015 smooth unfinished Savinelli 320KS author with a black vulcanite stem.

[JimInks]

Almost finished with 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 with a black vulcanite stem.

[JimInks]

A couple of minutes away from smoking Angler's Dream in a slight bend 1984 Stanwell Antique 124 grain etched with a smooth front with a black vulcanite stem.

[BryGuySC]

Found a sample of 2000 MacBaren Latakia Flake buried in a stash of miscellaneous tobaccos.
It is sweet, a bit of sour fruit, and barely any noticeable Latakia.
Something in it still gives me a bit of bite, but it is pretty good.

[BryGuySC]

Welcome back, JimInks!
I enjoy seeing your posts, even when the rest of us can't hope to keep up! ;-)

[JimInks]

Just a little left in this bowl of C&D Christmas Blend 2016 in a 2013 MM straight Legend.

[JimInks]

Welcome back, JimInks!
I enjoy seeing your posts, even when the rest of us can't hope to keep up! ;-)

Thank you. I was happy to see more posting while I was gone. I just hope returning will not inhibit others as it has done before. The fun in this for me is being a part of this, and enjoying what others say and smoke. It's not at all fun when I see mostly myself, which is why I did stop posting in a couple other forums.

[JimInks]

Almost half way through this bowl of Jim's Va/Bur in a 2015 Basil Meadows Bing Crosby Merchant Service replica with a smooth straight thin shank, aluminum band and black ebonite stem.

[JimInks]

Part way through this bowl of Stonehaven in a 1998 smooth medium bend Peterson Limerick 69 with a nickel band with a black vulcanite p-lip stem. A bottle of Sprite is my drink.

[Pugsley]

Decided to allow myself to open one new tin, narrowed it down to 7 candidates but couldn't choose one, so it's back to the open tins. Dunhill Royal Yacht in a no name straight stem Algerian briar smooth billiard. The smoke is great, the pipe not so much. It has a slightly oval shaped mouthpiece, making it almost impossible to clench. Need to either do some file work on it or throw it in the "do not revisit" box.

[JimInks]

Now smoking 1980s Ogden’s St. Bruno Flake in a 2003 medium bent Ural meer with a lined and etched egg shaped bowl with a silver band and a pearl brown acrylic stem. I sure am lucky to have this aged version.

[Pugsley]

Dunhill Elizabethan Mixture in a W.O. Larsen Select Handmade bulldog I picked up a few years back at Edward's Pipe and Tobacco in Los Altos, Ca. I remember at the time thinking that's really more than I should be spending on a pipe, but it turned out to be such a terrific smoker I've never regretted the purchase.

[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.

[Lostmason]

I haf survived!! I finally got home and can sit back and enjoy a smoke at home.So
putting the Potlach away and have started a bowl of Missouri Meerchaum Great Dane in
a Missouri Meerchaum Country Gentleman.I got Momma's new tub and toiddy set so I
can finally rest for a day,tomorrow.I know,I know,That's a "Pipe Dream" aint it.

[BryGuySC]

Milan Tobacconist's Our Own Captain Black in a cob, on a walk with the fam.

[Pugsley]

Okay, I caved and popped a new tin. In fact I did something I never, ever do. I popped a fresh off the truck tin. Normally I won't smoke anything until it has at least a year of age on it, but was so anxious to try this, Russ Ouellette's Acadian VaPer It's one of those one shot, when it's gone it's gone blends. A bit pricey at $20 per tin, but after reading the description I had to try it. I'll leave the reviews and descriptive terms to those with a more developed palate than mine, but will say this is the most unusual blend I've ever smoked. It's Perique and yellow Virginia processed in the same method as Perique, so I was expecting peppery spice but what I got was more like red wine, or even mead. A thin ribbon cut, needs no drying, smokes well straight out of the tin. I'm really enjoying this one.

[JimInks]

FVF in a 2014 Savinelli Gaius smooth brown slight bend black acrylic stem and ferrule 320KS author.

- - - Updated - - -


Okay, I caved and popped a new tin. In fact I did something I never, ever do. I popped a fresh off the truck tin. Normally I won't smoke anything until it has at least a year of age on it, but was so anxious to try this, Russ Ouellette's Acadian VaPer It's one of those one shot, when it's gone it's gone blends. A bit pricey at $20 per tin, but after reading the description I had to try it. I'll leave the reviews and descriptive terms to those with a more developed palate than mine, but will say this is the most unusual blend I've ever smoked. It's Perique and yellow Virginia processed in the same method as Perique, so I was expecting peppery spice but what I got was more like red wine, or even mead. A thin ribbon cut, needs no drying, smokes well straight out of the tin. I'm really enjoying this one.

I determined it was out of my price range, but it does sound good.

[JimInks]

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

[Pugsley]

SPC Mississippi River in a MM Legend with a straight Forever stem.

[JimInks]

Half way through this bowl of Dunbar in a post WW2 Pre-Republic Peterson Dublin straight smooth X155 Bulldog with a sterling silver band and a black vulcanite p-lip stem. Ice water and bergs is my evening drink.

[Pugsley]

A bowl of Carter Hall in a pre WW II John Bessai smooth billiard marked Cleveland, O. over USA. The pipe has darkened considerably over the years, but in bright light there still can be seen some beautiful bird's eye running from the heel up the front of the bowl. If a previous owner hadn't had such a heavy hand with a pipe knife around the inside of the rim it would be a candidate for professional restoration. Still, it's a great smoker and a treasured piece of my Bessai collection.

[bluenoser]

It's been 1 year today the world lost a great man. Enjoying a bowl of my grandfather's favorite tobacco, Amphora brown, in my favorite pipe. Wish he was here to share a bowl with me.

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[JimInks]

Just finished smoking Dunhill Elizabethan Match in a 1982 smooth straight Dunhill Root Briar 31051 Dublin with a black vulcanite stem.

[JimInks]

Granger in a smooth full bend 1977 Crown Coachman 215 egg with a black vulcanite stem.

[cpmcdill]

Stokkebye Luxury Twist Flake in a Highlander Mountain Laurel pot

[Lostmason]

London Mixture in a slightly bent Brigham brandy-pot

Might start talking funny for a while.:brit:

[Cool Breeze]

Just finished smoking Dunhill Elizabethan Match in a 1982 smooth straight Dunhill Root Briar 31051 Dublin with a black vulcanite stem.

I love Elizabethan.
How does the Match compare?

[Pugsley]

I love Elizabethan.
How does the Match compare?

You can read Jim's review here: Sutliff Tobacco Company - MATCH Dunhill Elizabethan Mixture - Tobacco Reviews (http://www.tobaccoreviews.com/blend/5339/sutliff-tobacco-company-match-dunhill-elizabethan-mixture)

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking G&H Sweet Rum Twist in a 2013 bent MM Missouri Pride Legend.

[JimInks]

Country Squire Senior Chief in a 1975 medium bend sandblasted looking, smooth on the sides yellow Pioneer meer with a black vulcanite stem.

[Pugsley]

Just had to have some Three Nuns, so I popped another tin. It's drying now and will be my last smoke of the day, in a virgin MM Country Gentleman factory second.

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking Dunhill 221B Baker Street in a 1982 black sandblasted medium bend W.O. Larsen freehand with a black vulcanite stem.

[JimInks]

STCoP Dobie’s Four Square Virginia in a 2016 PSF POY quarter bend black sandblasted Vermont Freehand egg with an aluminum band and amber tortoise saddle stem.

[JimInks]

Old Colonial in a medium bend beater 1979 Aalborg natural freehand made by Nording with a black vulcanite stem.

[Lostmason]

I started today with something new,to me at least.Orlik Golden Sliced in a Casillero.

[Cool Breeze]

You can read Jim's review here: Sutliff Tobacco Company - MATCH Dunhill Elizabethan Mixture - Tobacco Reviews (http://www.tobaccoreviews.com/blend/5339/sutliff-tobacco-company-match-dunhill-elizabethan-mixture)

I certainly will.
Thanks.

[Pipe Smoker]

I started today with something new,to me at least.Orlik Golden Sliced in a Casillero.

What did you think of the Golden Sliced? It's said to be a VaPer, but I don't taste much perique. In general, I wasn't impressed by it. Personal preference, of course.

[Lostmason]

Dang,I knew it was gonna be a good day !

Lit up a bowl of Rattray's Marlin Flake in my Middeltonian and am getting spoiled on these VaPer blends.

[Lostmason]

What did you think of the Golden Sliced? It's said to be a VaPer, but I don't taste much perique. In general, I wasn't impressed by it. Personal preference, of course.

It's a fine smoke,by that,it's light and airy.The flavors are subtle and not overwhelming.I caught just a hint of citrus
and the grassy flavors were smooth and easy on the draw.The Perique presented as just a nice spicey nip along the
tongue.I would definatly keep this on hand,But have to say I do like Dunhill Flake a bit more.

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking Paul’s Amphora Match in a straight 1979 MM Legend. A bottle of MistTwst is my drink.

[Pugsley]

Second mug of coffee and first pipe of the day, SPC Mississippi River in a straight, smooth John Bessai bulldog as I settle in to watch the Red Sox / Rays game.

[JimInks]

Jim's VaPer in a 2003 medium bent straight grain Two dot 2 P. Ardor Venere Extra Bucaneve with a silver ferrule signed by Dorelio Rovera and a black acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

A quarter of the way through this bowl of Dunhill 221B Baker Street in a 1970's medium bend big bowl rusticated Sienna colored Savinelli Estella with a pearl grey stem.

[JimInks]

I love Elizabethan.
How does the Match compare?

Much better. It's more of a match for the Murray's rather than the new version, which I am not overly crazy about. Here's my review of the Match:

I’ve compared this to the original (which once was a regular smoke for me) and I'd say this blend is fairly close, but not an exact match. It’s certainly closer than the current DE production by Dunhill, which I consider to be inferior to both the original and the Sutliff Match. The Murray’s version was a little more complex in taste, and had just a little more bright lemon Virginia. The perique is very peppery in both, slightly more plumy here. The brown Virginia is virtually identical: a little grass and earth and some citrus. As much as I liked the Murray’s product, I would say this may be as close as you can get these days. A little more sprinkling of citrusy, spicy floral lemon Va., and it’d virtually be the same. Because the new version is different from the Murray’s, which is what the Match attempted to copy, I would not consider them to be similar. The proportion of ingredients in the new version is different, and the shag cut is as well.

The Murray’s version of DE was one of the very few blends m'lady openly complained about. When they quit making it, she was very happy. A couple of years back, I tried the Match for the first time. Five minutes after I started smoking it, she came back to the studio and said, "Are you smoking that crap again? I thought they quit making it." Telling me that she recognized the smell after several years just struck me kinda funny. That, besides the taste, amplified my assessment that the Match is close indeed.

I gave the Murray's version four stars. Couldn't do that for the new release, which is a two star blend.

[Pugsley]

All this talk about Elizabethan Mixture, guess what I'm having right now in a 1/4 bent massive Mastro Beraldi Dublin with tight straight grain around the bowl and lots of bird's eye on the broad rim.

[JimInks]

Now smoking Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 1982 black sandblasted paneled slight bend Savinelli flat bottom sitter with a black vulcanite stem. Getting ready to watch Vin Scully's last Dodgers home game.

[JimInks]

Year 1978 MacBaren Dark Twist Roll Cake in a straight black sandblast 2 star Ferndown Bark Prince with a Cumberland stem.

[Lostmason]

Decided to revisit the OGS,this time in a figural meer.
There is more citrusy sweetness,could also be that it had a few hours dry time.

[Pugsley]

The Red Sox have put their 11th consecutive victory in the books, and after a lunch of Manhattan clam chowder, (liberally spiced up with Tabasco), and a few Ritz crackers on the side, I've turned my attention to the Dodgers game and Vin Scully's final broadcast. My companion for the game is a MM Diplomat filled with R.O.'s Acadian VaPer.

[JimInks]

Half way through this bowl of St. Basil’s Ivan the Terrible in a smooth straight WW2 Pre-Republic Peterson Sterling Canadian with a sterling silver band and a black vulcanite p-lip stem.

[JimInks]

Special Latakia Flake in a 1990s smooth Peterson Captain Pete XL80 bulldog with a black vulcanite stem and p-lip. Ice water and bergs is my evening drink.

[JimInks]

STCoP Murray’s 1862 Whitehall in a black pebble finish straight 2003 Cavicchi C. Fatto A Mano lovat and a black acrylic stem.

[cpmcdill]

C&D Epiphany in a Grabow pot

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking St. Basil’s Rasputin in a 1982 smooth straight Sasieni Ivory 105 Apple with a black vulcanite stem.

[JimInks]

Iwan Ries Three Star Blue in a 2002 IMP smooth full bend egg shaped meer with a black acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

Part way through this bowl of Sir Walter Raleigh in a medium bend grain etched undated Preben Holm Ben Wade Prominence B freehand with a black vulcanite stem.

[JimInks]

Heine's Blend in the third pipe I ever bought ($1.95), a 1974 smooth straight French briar Hadley Apple with a black vulcanite stem.

[Lostmason]

Starting early today with some Orlik DSK in a MM CG.
Kast week of moving stuff out of the Inn,promises to be
a push.Gonna really need some prayers for strength
and endurance.(as well as patience)