What Did You Smoke Today? (Pipe Edition)

[JimInks]

A few minutes away from smoking D&R Raccoon’s Accent in a medium bend raw sienna toned early Radice sandblast egg with bamboo carving on the shank and a black acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

Drucquer & Sons Prince’s Blend in a 1977 straight black rusticated Sir Brent billiard with a silver band repair and a brown pearl grey acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking Drucquer & Sons The Devil’s Own in a 1978 slight bend CAO Turk's Head Meer with a yellow acrylic stem.

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Seattle Pipe Club Mississippi River Reserve in a 1974 smooth slight bend Tinderbox Aalborg freehand made by Nording with a thin black vulcanite stem.

[BryGuySC]

Pulled out my tin of 2015 Mixture Monster to pop open tonight after church. I hope it's good, so I can freight train it all week.

[Emperor Zurg]

Loading up a 'leavings' mixture of...

PS, LNF
G&H, Sweet Rum Twist
GL Pease, Gaslight

I wonder how this will pan out.

[Pugsley]

I have a 36 pipe rack, full. Pipes all over my desk. Pipes in boxes. Pipes in drawers, pipes in my tobacco cabinet, pipes in my 7 pipe carrying case, pipes everywhere. From this day forward I pledge never to buy another pipe. And this time I mean it. Except maybe for that one I have my eye on on Ebay. But that's it. Forever.

And now, my first pipe of the day. H&H Anni Kake in a no name smooth, straight French billiard.

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking Jim’s A Blend in a three quarter bend smooth 1985 Dunhill Chestnut 5202 with a cumberland stem.

[JimInks]

Now smoking Stonehaven in a 1984 black sandblasted straight Dunhill Shell 4103 Billiard with a black vulcanite stem. A bottle of Sprite is my drink on this perfect Fall day.

[JimInks]

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

[Pugsley]

Trying to burn off the rest of the dye in this MM Dagner Poker with a bowl of Royal Yacht. The initial bowl was kind of nasty with a mixture of dye and varnish in it from a sloppy finishing job.

[Emperor Zurg]

Trying to burn off the rest of the dye in this MM Dagner Poker with a bowl of Royal Yacht. The initial bowl was kind of nasty with a mixture of dye and varnish in it from a sloppy finishing job.

I hear it's best to hire a cheap man--a man who doesn't amount to much, anyhow--who would be as well--or better--dead, and let him break in the pipe for you.

The leavings mixture is good. Starting from the bottom, I layered; LNF, SRT, Gaslight, then topped off with more LNF. The tobaccos are different enough that I could easily pick up the transitions. I'm burning thru the SRT layer now, wondering if I'll get to the bottom layer of LNF or if it will be too wet toward the bottom to burn.

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It got too wet. Just started picking up hints of the soft Va flavor of LNF and it got too wet and refused to burn.

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking Peter Heinrichs Curly Block in a brown rusticated slight bend 1982 Savinelli Non Pareil 99 Acorn with a lucite ferrule and stem. Ice tea and bergs is my drink.

[JimInks]

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

[droy1958]

Some local tobacco from Ted's Pipe Shoppe called Dubliner in a German made Howal pipe.....

[JimInks]

2005 GLP Abington in a 1990 Peterson Irish Second Oom Paul natural with a black vulcanite fish tail stem.

[JimInks]

Now smoking C&D Corn Cob Christmas Blend 2016 in a 2013 MM straight Legend with a yellow stem. This will get me to dinner time.

[Haebar]

McClelland's P.M. Pipe in this Sunrise pipe:

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[JimInks]

St. James Flake in a straight sandblasted pre-transition Barling Exel 249 Fossil T.V.F. black billiard with a silver band and military bit. Ice water and bergs is my evening drink. Watching the Cubs-Indians game.

[JimInks]

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.

[Lostmason]

ARRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHH ! I finally sit down and load a bowl for the night, Thought Nightcap in a Meerchaum would nit
the spot. I could tell from the dry draw that I packed it too tight. I'm too tired for this, I need a pick-me-up !
So since it's so late here, I'm loading the DG Duke with some Dunhill Flake and a shot of scotch and I'm
off to chase the "Pipe Fairies".

[cpmcdill]

Frog Morton's Cellar in an LJ Peretti extra large rusticated pot

[JimInks]

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

[JimInks]

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

[JimInks]

STCoP Dobie’s Four Square Circles in a slight bend rusticated 1979 Savinelli Estella 310 poker with a green pearl acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

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

[Pipe Smoker]

Alternating fills of DF and F&T Vintage in my venerable Kirsten Mariner. Both are going down really well today. Alternating coffees too – dark-roast arabica and a medium-roast arabica-robusta blend.

[Haebar]

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

Jim, How do you like the MacBaren Burley? I have been eyeing it since the description states it is white burley aged in hardwood casks. Does it live up to the hype?

[Aguineapig]

Jim, How do you like the MacBaren Burley? I have been eyeing it since the description states it is white burley aged in hardwood casks. Does it live up to the hype?

It's discontinued now. Golden Extra is supposed to be similar but not quite the same and is still in production. I bought a pound of Golden extra but haven't tried a bowl yet. Smells sweet/honey like macbarens tend to, and I notice a distinct licorice aroma from it.

[JimInks]

Just finished 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. A bottle of Sprite is my drink.

[JimInks]

Jim, How do you like the MacBaren Burley? I have been eyeing it since the description states it is white burley aged in hardwood casks. Does it live up to the hype?

To me, it does. I love the stuff.


It's discontinued now. Golden Extra is supposed to be similar but not quite the same and is still in production. I bought a pound of Golden extra but haven't tried a bowl yet. Smells sweet/honey like macbarens tend to, and I notice a distinct licorice aroma from it.

There are several differences between Golden Extra and BLB. GE is sweeter without the light edge that BLB has, which comes from white burley. Never noticed any licorice from GE, though.

Almost half way through this bowl of Edgeworth Ready Rubbed Match in a very much appreciated 1979 brown, slight bend grain etched flat front Stanwell Rego 969-48 (09) with a black vulcanite stem.

[Pugsley]

First pipe of the day is Balkan Sasieni in a MM Legend cob. I'm becoming quite fond of this blend. It took me many years to come round to an appreciation for any blend with latakia, used to think they all tasted like soap, but in the last 3 years or so I've developed a taste, and sometimes even a craving for them. I've read a number of reviews on this blend. Some rate it highly, some not so much, but the common thread in the unfavorable reviews seems to be that it's not Balkan Sobranie. I've never had the opportunity to sample that blend, so cannot make a comparison, but I enjoy this enough to have just ordered several more tins.

Edit: While I do enjoy this I have to admit to finding the room note rather foul.

[JimInks]

Just finishing this bowl of D&R Raccoon’s Accent in a smooth medium bend straight grain 2000 Winslow C silver spigot wide top Dublin with a canted plateau and black acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

D&R Raccoon’s Delight in a 2003 straight grain Karl Erik Ekstravagant A medium bend freehand sitter with a black acrylic stem.

[Aguineapig]

First pipe of the day is Balkan Sasieni in a MM Legend cob. I'm becoming quite fond of this blend. It took me many years to come round to an appreciation for any blend with latakia, used to think they all tasted like soap, but in the last 3 years or so I've developed a taste, and sometimes even a craving for them. I've read a number of reviews on this blend. Some rate it highly, some not so much, but the common thread in the unfavorable reviews seems to be that it's not Balkan Sobranie. I've never had the opportunity to sample that blend, so cannot make a comparison, but I enjoy this enough to have just ordered several more tins.

Edit: While I do enjoy this I have to admit to finding the room note rather foul.

You might give Peter Stokkebye Proper English a go. I found them quite similar, the stokkebye having slightly less depth of flavor but being cheap in bulk.

[JimInks]

Drucquer & Sons Blairgowrie 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.

[BryGuySC]

Another bowl of Mixture Monster 2 in celebration of the season.

[JimInks]

Now smoking the best durn tobacco made today: Strang in a 2003 smooth medium bent straight grain Ardor Venere Extra signed by Dorelio Rovera Dublin with a black acrylic stem. Ice water and bergs is my evening drink.

[droy1958]

The last of my Peterson's Connie's Choice in my Short Snorter.....

[JimInks]

Part way through this bowl of Iwan Ries Three Star Royale in a 2003 IMP horn Meer with a black acrylic stem.

[cpmcdill]

Hearth & Home Chestnut in a Hickok Premier straight billiard

[JimInks]

MacBaren Acadian Perique in a 2002 black short shank grain relief straight Caminetto 6.L.17 with a black acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

2005 GLP Abington 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]

D&R Raccoon’s Friend in a 1984 three quarter bend medium brown Ascorti KS Business Dublin with a black acrylic stem.

[coffeecup]

This evening I am having a bowl of Orlik's Golden Sliced in my extra large Rossi freehand.:pipe: I have not smoked this tobacco in a long time. I went digging thru my stash and came up with a very old tin of this tobacco with a half a bowl of tobacco left.:mope: I added this to the new tin of "Golden Sliced" that I recently received from my recent buying spree and the taste was delicious.:santa: I am topping off this smoke with an ice cold mug of "Becks" brew and the night is young with lots of flavorful smoke.:beerchug:

[JimInks]

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

[JimInks]

Sir Walter Raleigh in a smooth three quarter bend 1979 made in Israel pipe with a black vulcanite stem.

[JimInks]

Not far from finishing this bowl of Vincent Manil La Brumeuse Semois in a straight 2012 MM Pony Express cob. Not that it's a long smoke in the first place, huh? I did finish work for the day, though.

[JimInks]

Half way through this bowl of Stokkebye Highland Whiskey in a 2013 slight bend grain etched briar John Barrett Volcano with a walnut shank.

[JimInks]

Starting off my smoking day with Rich Dark Flake in a straight sandblasted black billiard 2013 PSF POY Kaywoodie with an amber colored lucite stem. A bottle of Mist Twst is my drink.

[Pipe Smoker]

Puffing DF in my reliable Kirsten Mariner. Such a good straight ahead tobacco. Sipping dark-roast arabica coffee.

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking Jim's Evolving Work Blend in a smooth 1976 Canadian GBD Seventy Six 256 with a black vulcanite stem.

[JimInks]

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.

[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]

Now smoking Villager English Export in a full bend black pebble finish 2001 Rinaldo Lithos YY8 Titania Silver Line egg with a black acrylic stem. Ice tea and bergs is my drink.

[Haebar]

Smoking a bowl of McClelland's PM Pipe in a Sunrise Amber Grain Dublin. This time I let it air out in a bowl for 24 hours and it is much more enjoyable, smoking cooler and drier.

[JimInks]

Almost finished smoking Troy’s Burley Homebrew in a 1970s smooth medium bend Savinelli Autograph 5 Dublin with a pearl brown lucite ferrule and stem. Ice water and bergs is my evening drink. Almost time for the Cubs-Indians game.

[JimInks]

Smoking the last of my open stash of FVF in a smooth 2002 medium bend eight sided panel top straight grain Rinaldo Collection Silver Line F Egea 05 Titania bulldog with a black acrylic stem. Cubs and Indians are scoreless in the 4th.

[JimInks]

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

[JimInks]

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

[bluenoser]

A bowl of some unknown goodness in the freehand pickaxe

[JimInks]

Listing this some minutes early: Drucquer & Sons Prince’s Blend in a 1977 straight black rusticated Sir Brent billiard with a silver band repair and a brown pearl grey acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

2012 Anniversary Kake in a smooth medium bend 1979 Chippendale (Charatan second) Rhodesian 49 with a black vulcanite stem. Working and listening to the MLB talk on the XM.

[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]

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]

Almost half 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.

[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]

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

[JimInks]

Almost finished smoking St. James Flake in a straight sandblasted pre-transition Barling Exel 249 Fossil T.V.F. black billiard with a silver band and military bit.

[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]

No pipe for a minute or two, been a little busy and a lot blaa-ed.
But I've been eyeballing that Oriental Blend, and I'm thinking I have
a DG Savoy with my name on it.

[JimInks]

St. Basil’s Ivan the Terrible in a 2003 smooth medium bend Peterson Sherlock Holmes Series Baskerville with a sterling silver band and black vulcanite p-lip stem.

[Pugsley]

So, I finally finished filling out my mail in ballot. California, the land of propositions, (and no, I'm not talking about the ones from bleary eyed women with bad teeth in the skid row area of town), where anyone with a few bucks and a stack of signatures gathered outside grocery stores can get their proposal on the ballot. The ballot this year was 6 pages long and came with a voter's guide the size of a phone book. I've been reading and doing online research for two weeks now, but I'm finally done with it. Now for a bit of relaxation and a bowl of R.O's Acadian VaPer in a Mark Tinsky rusticated bent bulldog.

[JimInks]

Now smoking aged Hal O’ the Wynd in a smooth three quarter bend 1970s Charatan Belvedere 4211DC with a black vulcanite double comfort stem. Ice water and bergs is my evening drink. Watching the World Series.

[Lostmason]

I'm thinking Dunhill London Mixture in a Dunhill Canted-Dublin.......
(might get in trouble with the room note on this one).....
Sure glad it's a nice night, weather wise that is.:dork:

[cpmcdill]

C&D Engine #99 in a Comoy's bent bulldog

[JimInks]

The last of my stash of year 1978 MacBaren Dark Twist Roll Cake in a 1988 smooth full bend Peterson System Standard XL 315 with a black vulcanite stem, nickel band and p-lip.

[Haebar]

I've spent several hours this morning and this evening putting up bulk blending tobaccos in jars and ended up with a little bowl of leftovers from the pan after handling each batch. That mix is what I just finished smoking tonight in this Hendon billiard. The mixture was very tasty although I'll never be able to recreate it. It was smidgen of this and a smidgen of that; can't stand to throw away the leavings.

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[JimInks]

C&D Corn Cob Christmas Blend in a 1979 no name French briar smooth full bend egg with a black vulcanite stem.

[Lostmason]

Two bowls of Captain Black original back to back, I think that will
hold me for the night.........................maybe

[JimInks]

Half way through this bowl of Old Colonial in a medium bend beater 1979 Aalborg natural freehand made by Nording with a black vulcanite stem. Have enough left for a bowl or so.

[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 finished work and this bowl of Sir Walter Raleigh in a medium bend 2002 MM Legend cob with a black stem.

[JimInks]

Last smoke of the day is 1970s Edgeworth Aromatic (Red) in a light brown 1979 rusticated medium bend Italian Sir Jeffrey Dublin sitter with a flared top and yellow stem. Relaxing and listening to some jazz.

[Emperor Zurg]

It was smidgen of this and a smidgen of that; can't stand to throw away the leavings

I never can either. Sometimes the mix is good, sometimes not so much...

last night was a filthy old cob (2nd pipe I ever bought; a MM Pride w/ Forever stem) filled w/ MacBaren Vanilla Cream flake while sitting near the campfire, camping in the woods, under the stars with my daughter. Not a tobacco I usually like much but the atmosphere and company made it the best pipeful ever.

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[Bruck]

Having my 2nd cobful of a mix of Lane 1-Q and Latakia, about 60/40 mix. Is good. We recommend.

[JimInks]

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. A bottle of Mist Twst is my drink.

[Pipe Smoker]

Puffing Fribourg & Treyer Cut Virginia Plug from a just-opened tin. This lightly-topped stuff is so smooth and so tasty! I've not seen anyone else on the forum mention it, but you owe it to yourself to give it a try. Nice room note, too.

[Cool Breeze]

I have been ill this past week and even missed a couple days work (very uncommon for me). Have not had a bowl of baccy in nearly a full week. Finally am back close to 100%.

So needless to say, I am really enjoying this bowl of Solani Aged Burley Flake in my Savinelli Punto Oro Mr. G. Really hitting the spot.

[JimInks]

Now smoking Rich Dark Flake in a straight sandblasted black billiard 2013 PSF POY Kaywoodie with an amber colored lucite 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]

Edgeworth Ready Rubbed Match in a very much appreciated 1979 brown, slight bend grain etched flat front Stanwell Rego 969-48 (09) with a black vulcanite stem.

[JimInks]

A couple minutes away from smoking 12 year old Penzance in a 1990s smooth Peterson Captain Pete XL80 bulldog with a black vulcanite stem and p-lip.

[Pugsley]

Just finished packaging the items from the auction, ready to go to the post office tomorrow. Now to settle back with a tall bowl of C&D Tuskegee Airman in a MM General and catch up on the football scores.

[Aguineapig]

Having my 2nd cobful of a mix of Lane 1-Q and Latakia, about 60/40 mix. Is good. We recommend.

Ever run out of the 1-Q, hit me up =P

[BryGuySC]

Very busy weekend! finally have time to sit & enjoy a pipe! McClelland Backwoods flake in a Dr. Grabow Starfire.

[JimInks]

Peter Heinrichs Curly Block in a slight bend 1968 group 4S Dunhill Shell 475 cherrywood with a black vulcanite stem. Ice water and bergs is my evening drink. Time for the Cubs and Indians to play.

[cpmcdill]

P&C Russ' Monthly Blend Kaleidoscope in a Comoy's bent bulldog

[JimInks]

MacBaren Navy Flake in a 1981 Ascorti Black Billiard Business with a military bit and pearl gray acrylic stem.

[Lostmason]

Today has been a nip bippy around here. So I figured it was a good day for my "comfort food".
Captain Black Original and Royal, and then just cause I'm an a$$, I enjoyed a Sancho Panza
Double Maduro cigar. Of course I had another bowl of CB Original after that.

[bluenoser]

A bowl of some unknown (VaPer of an unknown brand) in my little nose warmer

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[JimInks]

2012 Anniversary Kake in a straight Lane era Charatan black with burgundy undertone sandblasted billiard 420 and a black vulcanite stem.

[Bruck]

Ever run out of the 1-Q, hit me up =P

Tnx, I'll keep that in mind. Ever mix it with Latakia?

[JimInks]

Villiger Original Export in a 1979 medium bend etch relief meerschaum lined TinderBox Arabesque with a black vulcanite stem.

[JimInks]

Part way through this bowl of Dunhill Elizabethan Match in an old favorite smooth 1977 Medley (GBD second) medium bend billiard with a flat underside with a black vulcanite stem.

[JimInks]

Not far from finishing this bowl of Jim's Va/Bur in the first pipe Trever Talbot made when he went to France many years ago. It's a smooth straight Algerian briar Billiard bowl with a long Canadian acrylic stem, unbranded.

[JimInks]

Listing this a few minutes early: Peretti’s Thanksgiving Blend in a 2003 IMP horn Meer with a black acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

Starting off my smoking day with Stonehaven in a 1998 smooth medium bend Peterson Limerick 69 with a nickel band with a black vulcanite p-lip stem. A bottle of Dad's Root Beer is my drink.

[JimInks]

Half way through this bowl of 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]

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.

[Bruck]

Milan Tobacconist Single Malt in a Nordling Rustic briar. Not bad but it could use a little more cowbell.

[JimInks]

Villiger Jamaican Export in a 2002 IMP smooth full bend egg shaped meer with a black acrylic stem.

[Aguineapig]

Getting some stuff picked out for tomorrow. got a few fillings scheduled at the dentist for 8AM, thankfully don't have much time to dwell on it. I'll be back by 10, and have a few pipes ready to enjoy once the Novocaine wears off. Some C&D mixture of burley ribbon cut and yorktown 50/50, and a bowl o Mac Baren golden extra for the afternoon.

gotta replace some of the staining that got removed from my teeth today. cue tobacco and irish breakfast tea.

[Cool Breeze]

Smoked a half a bowl of Penzance last night in my unfinished Savinelli Series III.
Forgot about it after the game last night so I just picked it back up, not wanting to waste Panzance and to my surprise, its still pretty darn good.

[JimInks]

Stokkebye Highland Whiskey in a 2013 slight bend grain etched briar John Barrett Volcano with a walnut shank and a black plastic stem.

[droy1958]

Milan Tobacconist Poochie's Blend in a nose warmer......

[JimInks]

Part 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. Ice water and bergs is my evening drink.

[droy1958]

H&H White Knight in a Kaywoodie White Briar......

[JimInks]

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

[cpmcdill]

Rattray's Bagpiper's Dream in a Redonian Deluxe army-mount billiard

[JimInks]

A couple minutes away from smoking 2013 Capstan Gold in a very early Ascorti straight New Dear KS billiard with a smooth shank and a black acrylic stem.

[Lostmason]

Sitting here looking at directions to build a wind turbine generator. I have an old 5000 watt
gen that the motor locked up, and I'm thinking I can build a verticle wind turbine. Being here
in Oklahoma we have plenty of wind, you know between Kansas to the north and Texas to the south.
Anyway, I'm just finishing a bowl of Dunhill Flake, and feeling a lot smarter than I am.

Cheers and Beers Boys,,,,,,,,,Wait I still have SCOTCH !!

[JimInks]

Drucquer & Sons Inns of Court in a 1975 three quarter bend black Dunhill Shell 52021 with a black vulcanite 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 smoking 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]

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

[BryGuySC]

Last night, had some Bryan's English Shelf Blend in a Savinelli Trevi 320 while sitting around the fire pit.

[Emperor Zurg]

Sitting here looking at directions to build a wind turbine generator. I have an old 5000 watt
gen that the motor locked up, and I'm thinking I can build a verticle wind turbine. Being here
in Oklahoma we have plenty of wind, you know between Kansas to the north and Texas to the south.
Anyway, I'm just finishing a bowl of Dunhill Flake, and feeling a lot smarter than I am.

Cheers and Beers Boys,,,,,,,,,Wait I still have SCOTCH !!

I kinda looked into that because it sounded fun to build a wind turbine. I was going to do it out of cut in half 55 gallon drums. The trouble with any of it is that if you have an AC generator, you have to somehow regulate the RPM to a constant 3600 for a 2 pole generator or 1800 for a 4 pole generator because that's where the 60hz frequency of the AC comes from... then, assuming you could accomplish that, as soon as the wind dies down your power goes away. Sounds like a PIA to me. Then you have the option of generating DC and using a bank of batteries and an inverter. That will give you reserve capacity plus 60hz but the cost of maintaining batteries and electronics far outweighs the meager value of the electricity you'd get from the thing. I still might build the contraption some day but instead of turning a generator, I think I'll hook it up to a cam and drive a well that keeps a big-ass stock tank full of water for the critters.

Drying out another flake of PS LNF.

I've got a tab opened up to Smokingpipes... trying to talk myself out of ordering a couple 24oz blocks of this stuff. I have plenty of pipe weed stored away... but then again, this is sure good tobacco... but I probably have more tobacco than I will ever smoke already... but then I keep hearing that 'all roads lead to Virginia'... but the money could be better spent on something else... but then this sure is a good price on tobacco...

[JimInks]

Almost finished smoking Jim’s A Blend in a three quarter bend smooth 1985 Dunhill Chestnut 5202 with a cumberland stem.

[JimInks]

Now smoking Edgeworth Ready Rubbed Match Edgeworth Ready Rubbed Match in a 2002 smooth top, black sandblasted quarter bend Karl Erik Ekstravagant horn with a horn insert in the ferrule and black acrylic stem. A bottle of Sprite is my drink. Been busy catching up on e-mails.

[Aguineapig]

half burley ribbon cut and half C&D yorktown. Gonna add some more yorktown till it's about 20% burley before I decide whether to mix a whole batch.

[JimInks]

About a quarter of the way through this bowl of Rich Dark Flake in a straight sandblasted black billiard 2013 PSF POY Kaywoodie with an amber colored lucite stem. Getting various things done today.

[Aguineapig]

Mac Baren Golden Extra in a MM Legend w/ lucite stem. First bowl, I quite like it and glad I've got a little stash of it.

[JimInks]

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

[JimInks]

St. James Flake in a 1986 three quarter bend Bacchus face CAO meer with a dark amber colored acrylic stem.

[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.

[droy1958]

H&H White Knight in a Howal....

[Pugsley]

Balkan Sasieni in ..... what else? A MM Legend straight cob with a stubby gray swirl forever stem. Getting a little burned out on Latakia, next smoke might be my once a month aro. Been eyeing a new tin of C&D Corn Cob Pipe (and a button nose).

[Lostmason]

A quick bowl of Chatham Manor in a Brigham Brandy Pot.

I've decided that for the moment I'm too ignorant to build a wind turbine.
I'm gonna swing by walmart and get one of those twirlly things to entertain myself.
Ignorance isn't a bad thing, just a good excuse to visit the library.

[JimInks]

Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 1980s black sandblasted slight bend Savory’s Argyll 281 Cherrywood with a black vulcanite stem. Ice water and bergs is my evening drink. Watching the Cubs-Indians game.

[Bruck]

Burnin up the last of batch 20 of my homemade flake - a VA/Navy. Will have to make some more one fine day.

[JimInks]

Almost half way through this bowl of MacBaren Acadian Perique in a 2003 smooth medium bend straight grain Ardor Venere Extra signed by Dorelio Rovera Dublin with a black acrylic stem. Cubs lead the Indians 7-0 in the third.

[JimInks]

Now smoking aged Hal O’ the Wynd in a 2003 smooth full bend, gold banded 3 Star Ferndown Tudor Root with a black acrylic stem. Have enough for one more bowl.

[Lostmason]

Had a bowl of C&D Virginia Gentleman in a DG Duke.
Going to have to look that one up, nice mellow aro.

[JimInks]

Now smoking 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. Have enough for one more bowl.

[JimInks]

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

[JimInks]

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

[Haebar]

Burnin up the last of batch 20 of my homemade flake - a VA/Navy. Will have to make some more one fine day.

If you do make another batch, I'd like to buy some from you (or trade).

[Haebar]

It's discontinued now. Golden Extra is supposed to be similar but not quite the same and is still in production. I bought a pound of Golden extra but haven't tried a bowl yet. Smells sweet/honey like macbarens tend to, and I notice a distinct licorice aroma from it.

I found a pound of the MacBaren Burley online; it was the last one they had. Looking forward to trying it.

[JimInks]

Almost 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]

Now smoking Stonehaven in a 1998 smooth medium bend Peterson Limerick 69 with a nickel band with a black vulcanite p-lip stem. Ice tea and bergs colder than a politicians's heart is my drink.

[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]

Edgeworth Ready Rubbed Match in a very much appreciated 1979 brown, slight bend grain etched flat front Stanwell Rego 969-48 (09) 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]

Villiger Jamaican Export in a 2002 IMP smooth full bend egg shaped meer with a black acrylic stem.

[Bruck]

If you do make another batch, I'd like to buy some from you (or trade).

I'll keep you in mind for my next batch. Haven't made any new stuff in a while - burning up my current stashes.

[cpmcdill]

Revelation match in a Comoy's bent bulldog

[JimInks]

Half way through this bowl of McClelland 2000 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 open stash of it. Ice water and bergs is my evening drink as I watch the Cubs-Indians game.

[JimInks]

Now smoking the best durn tobacco made today: Strang in a 2003 smooth medium bent straight grain Ardor Venere Extra signed by Dorelio Rovera Dublin with a black acrylic stem.

[Cool Breeze]

Having a bowl of PS Luxury Bullseye Flake in my unfinished Savinelli Series III.

[JimInks]

MacBaren Raw Classic in an egg shaped medium bend smooth Burgundy colored 1985 Caminetto with a black acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

The last of my open stash of 2011 Squadron Leader in a 2003 URAL full bend big bowl egg shaped Lattice meer with a black acrylic stem. 6-6 in the 8th. Maddon's badly handled the Cubs pitching tonight.

[WNYTONY]

Well I rarely post on this thread but when my Bruck originals (won in the Bum fundraiser auction) arrived today I just had to try one out.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e240/tsmrek1/IMG_20161102_215444524_zps4evlqmqb.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/tsmrek1/media/IMG_20161102_215444524_zps4evlqmqb.jpg.html)

Lit up a bowl of something called Reed's Weed that was sent to me by that devil Lynn and it was a great smoke in my spiffy new pipe !
Thanks gents - I may have to post over here more often :pipe:

[JimInks]

A third of the way through this bowl of P&W Nut Brown Burley in a 1984 medium bend black grain etched Savinelli Non Pareil 9310 poker with a horn ferrule and a black vulcanite stem.

[JimInks]

A quarter of the way through this bowl of Old Colonial in a medium bend beater 1979 Aalborg natural freehand made by Nording with a black vulcanite stem.

Cubs win. Bye, bye billy goat!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c10REBi26hU

[JimInks]

Drucquer & Sons Inns of Court in a 1975 three quarter bend black Dunhill Shell 52021 with a black vulcanite stem.

[JimInks]

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]

Almost finished smoking Jim’s A Blend in a three quarter bend smooth 1985 Dunhill Chestnut 5202 with a cumberland stem.

[JimInks]

Not too far from finishing this bowl of Jim's Evolving Work Blend in a smooth 1976 Canadian GBD Seventy Six 256 with a black vulcanite stem.

[Aguineapig]

C&D Bayou Morning in a country gent w/ vulcanite stem. first bowl of this, very good. not too strong, nice flavor, and not aggressive on the mouth.

[JimInks]

Now smoking Edgeworth Ready Rubbed Match 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. Watching Mad Dog Russo.

[JimInks]

About a third of the way through this bowl of Rich Dark Flake in a straight sandblasted black billiard 2013 PSF POY Kaywoodie with an amber colored lucite stem. Listening to the Mad Dog's radio show as I clean a few pipes.

[JimInks]

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

[Pugsley]

SPC Mississippi River in a 6 panel rusticated bent Mark Tinsky apple with an amber stem.

[JimInks]

Now smoking aged Hal O’ the Wynd in a 2003 smooth full bend, gold banded 3 Star Ferndown Tudor Root with a black acrylic stem. Have enough for one more bowl. A bottle of Cheerwine is my drink.

[JimInks]

Now smoking Peter Heinrichs Curly Block in a straight black sandblasted 1968 Dunhill Shell bulldog with a black vulcanite stem. Ice water and bergs is my evening drink.

[Bruck]

Penzance in a no-name briar while listening to the rain on the roof of my deck grotto.

[cpmcdill]

Sutliff Voodoo Queen in a Redonian Deluxe army-mount billiard

[bluenoser]

Three nuns in the squared shank billiard

http://i734.photobucket.com/albums/ww347/Gsxblaze/20161103_193655.jpg (http://s734.photobucket.com/user/Gsxblaze/media/20161103_193655.jpg.html)

[JimInks]

Half way through this bowl of P&W Nut Brown Burley in a 1984 medium bend black grain etched Savinelli Non Pareil 9310 poker with a horn ferrule and a black vulcanite stem. Going to take a forum break over the weekend to take care of business. See you folks later.

[Bruck]

Another bowl of Penzance. Man, this stuff is so good I feel guilty smoking it :)

[BryGuySC]

H&H Victorian Stroll.
Nice light English.

[Aguineapig]

narrowly avoided nic overdose with a bowl of picayune last night. gonna brave the remainder of it this morning.

[Pipe Smoker]

Puffing Capstan Medium, the best durned tobacco that Mac Baren ever made. Sipping dark-roast arabica coffee.

Darn. Just spilled some ashes on my jeans. Shouldn't post while puffing a just-filled pipe. No matter – I always have my pocket knife handy and neatly scraped it all up.

[Emperor Zurg]

narrowly avoided nic overdose with a bowl of picayune last night. gonna brave the remainder of it this morning.

What's the trick to smoking this blend? I've had a few bowls of it; starts out sweet but then turns to cigarettes and black pepper. I've never made it past 15 minutes before it got so nasty I had to dump it out. The reviews all say how wonderfully tasty and complex it is. Well I'm not getting that. But then I've not had much luck with shag cut blends in general.

I'm going to dry out some S.G. Chocolate flake for later. Trouble is, I can't remember if I usually rub this one out or fold and stuff... oh the hell with it, where's my jar of 1792...

[Aguineapig]

What's the trick to smoking this blend? I've had a few bowls of it; starts out sweet but then turns to cigarettes and black pepper. I've never made it past 15 minutes before it got so nasty I had to dump it out. The reviews all say how wonderfully tasty and complex it is. Well I'm not getting that. But then I've not had much luck with shag cut blends in general.

I'm going to dry out some S.G. Chocolate flake for later. Trouble is, I can't remember if I usually rub this one out or fold and stuff... oh the hell with it, where's my jar of 1792...

For me it didn't start out sweet whenever I've had it-- always an intense, borderline painful pepper burn, with a bit of the heavy nauseating dark burley following it up. Moisturizing it probably helps a bit, and I talked to one guy who has aged some and says it cuts down on the "bite" (I assume meaning the insane pepper burn). Complex would not be a word I would use to describe it, but then again some of these guys who had a palate for heavy perique and dark burley can probably ascertain more things than I beyond it, I guess.

I just got a pound of it for posterity, since it was like 17 bucks with coupons. It's useful when you need massive amounts of nicotine. in my case, I am such a light smoker that I don't use it for cravings, but for medicinal purposes. Tobacco prevents/arrests development of canker sores in my mouth, which was a revelation when I made the connection since I suffered with them for years quite severely.

[Pipe Smoker]

Very interesting! I just googled:

"canker sores" smoking

And see that other folks report the same. Thanks for posting. I learn something every day.

[Haebar]

Smoking my first bowl of a Daughters & Ryan blend tonight, Ryback Gold. It says it is pipe tobacco but it makes excellent cigarettes, as my visiting friend said after rolling a couple and smoking them. I'm smoking it in my medium-sized Hendon billiard and it is satisfying, but not complex in the least. Tastes like cigarette tobacco, but surprisingly good in a pipe.

[cpmcdill]

Homemade English blend in a Comoy's bent bulldog

[Cool Breeze]

Dunhill Royal Yacht in a Savinelli Champagne bulldog.

[Pugsley]

Dunhill Royal Yacht in a Savinelli Champagne bulldog.

Same tobacco I'm smoking, but in a MM Marcus with a saddle stem, one of their newest models.

[Pugsley]

H&H Anniversary Kake in a Peterson Killarney 408 with a vulcanite p-lip stem that's beginning to look a bit nasty. Time to clean it up a bit and hit it with Obsidian oil.

[Lostmason]

Dunhill Nightcap in a figural meer. Yummy !!

[Cool Breeze]

Having some Royal Yacht for the second night in a row.
This time in a cob.

[Lostmason]

Great start to a day of working on the car, Captain Black original in my Friar.

[Aguineapig]

C&D Exclusive in a Country Gent. A lot of spice from the Perique, will be a good occasional smoke for sure.

[Pipe Smoker]

Puffing Fribourg & Treyer Cut Virginia Plug. The best durned tobacco that F&T makes. Soft smoking with a light tasty topping. Sipping a medium roast arabica-robusta espresso.

[Pugsley]

First smoke of the day is Dunhill Elizabethan Mixture in a bent stem MM General from a bag of seconds. Had the pipe for about a year before I first smoked it, thought it was just a gimmick and didn't think I'd like it. But I was wrong. With a 3" tall thick walled bowl, this thing is cool smoking and just great for a long relaxing smoke or to fill and take with me when I'm going to be away from the house for a few hours. I think I'll pick up a couple more, one for English blends and another for aromatics.

[Pipe Smoker]

That would be "General", as in General Macarther, I suspect. He smoked a large cob.

[Pugsley]

That would be "General", as in General Macarther, I suspect. He smoked a large cob.

This is the Macarthur: MacArthur Classic Corn Cob Pipe (http://corncobpipe.com/macarthur-classic-corn-cob-pipe.html)

This is the General: General Corn Cob Pipe | General Pipe | General Smoking Pipe (http://corncobpipe.com/general-corncob-pipe.html)

I've yet to try a MacArthur, maybe someday.

[Emperor Zurg]

I have one of those beasts. I bought it from someone on here, replete with authentic Forever Stem. I took it turkey hunting and puffed on one bowl of Red Raparree, off and on the entire day.

[Lostmason]

Rinse and repeat...Captain Black original in my Friar.

[Cool Breeze]

Having my favorite tobacco, SG St James Flake in an unfinished Series III Savinelli.

[Cool Breeze]

Now about to light up another SG blend, Navy Flake. Same pipe.
Yeah I know, back to back bowls in a briar aren't good. Don't judge me. ;)

I'll let her rest for a few days before the next go around.

[cpmcdill]

Frog Morton's Cellar in a Redonian army-mount billiard

[Bruck]

Had a briarful of John Bull while casting bullets with a hunting buddy earlier this p.m.

[455 Punch]

Laid off the cigars for a while until recently, and the pipe for even longer, until now...picked out my small no-name discount basket mini church-warden that I had bought a year ago in a business trip to Philly but never smoked. Stuffed it full of the last of Esoterica Tillbury that I got from a Newbie Piper thing at the old Puff site from Tim (can't remember his screen name, but he was awesome). Wonderful afternoon smoke on the back deck, beautiful fall weather. I think I got me a little bit of tongue bite....but it was worth it!

[coffeecup]

This evening I am having a bowl of Dunhill's My Mixture BB1938 in my extra large Savinelli 606.:pipe: I picked up this tobacco last month and after smoking 5 bowls of it I have decided that I really like this tobacco.:wave: I definitely wish that Dunhill would offer this in bulk. BB1938 is delicious this evening and I am topping it off with an ice cold mug of "Guinness Draught" brew; the evening is young.:beerchug:

[Pipe Smoker]

Puffing Solani 633, Virginia with Perique -- my favorite VaPer. Sipping dark-roast arabica coffee. And thinking about lunch, which will feature four eggs, over easy.

[455 Punch]

MacBaren HH Vintage Syrian in a MM Legend, for a mid-morning snack.

[Pugsley]

Dunhill Elizabethan Mixture with an extra pinch of Perique added to it, in a MM Country Gentleman. Quite tasty.

[droy1958]

Some Sugar Lands honey in my nose warmer......

[droy1958]

Peter Stokkebye Luxury Twist Flake in a IL Monaco......

http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx114/droy1958/DSC06586.jpg (http://s747.photobucket.com/user/droy1958/media/DSC06586.jpg.html)

[Aguineapig]

A bowl of LL ready rubbed. I appreciate the codger burley style more now than I used to, especially after smoking really strong blends for several days. This satisfies nicely, but doesn't leave me queasy. I prefer to err on the side of mild nic hit, than having to stop because I feel like I'm gonna hurl, which happens when I'm not careful with my favored C&D burleys etc.

[cpmcdill]

McClelland Dark Star in a Comoys bent bulldog

[Emperor Zurg]

A bowl of LL ready rubbed. I appreciate the codger burley style more now than I used to, especially after smoking really strong blends for several days. This satisfies nicely, but doesn't leave me queasy. I prefer to err on the side of mild nic hit, than having to stop because I feel like I'm gonna hurl, which happens when I'm not careful with my favored C&D burleys etc.

You know, I just can't get into burleys much. I just don't care for the flavor... or lack thereof. Once in a while I'll get a craving for a bowl or two of PA or Velvet or PS cube cut, but then I'm good for 6 months or so.

I'm going for the mild nic-hit myself with a bowl of Sam Gawith; Chocolate Flake. When I feel like cheating death I head for the Va based ropes and twists :p :p :pipe: Funny how we all gravitate toward something different...

[Cool Breeze]

I'm going for the mild nic-hit myself with a bowl of Sam Gawith; Chocolate Flake.

SG Chocolate Flake is on my list to try.
How does it compare to Bob's Chocolate Flake? Is it similar at all?

Right now I'm smoking Eliabethan Mixture. It's my 2nd bowl today.
There was a bowl of Frog Morton Across the Pond between them.

[Emperor Zurg]

SG Chocolate Flake is on my list to try. How does it compare to Bob's Chocolate Flake? Is it similar at all?

It's nowhere close.
There's not much in the line of chocolate flavor, there's zero lakeland perfume, it's darker and it smells sort of fruity with a touch of vinegar in the jar. To me it tastes like a dark pressed virginia (like dark star) but with some mysterious, 'deeper' flavor; which I assume is the chocolate topping... although it doesn't really taste like chocolate to me. At first light and for the first little bit of the bowl it has a bit of a tart flavor that I really like. Lately I've been rubbing it out a bit but leaving it rather chunky.

[Lostmason]

First bowl of the day and the day's gone all ready !
Oriental Blend in a MM CG.
Well at least it's ending well ! :pipe:

[JimInks]

D&R Rimboche A.P. in a straight smooth patent era 1952 Dunhill Bruyere ODA apple 806 B124 with a black vulcanite stem. Just got this pipe! :)

[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.

[Pipe Smoker]

You know, I just can't get into burleys much. I just don't care for the flavor... or lack thereof.
<snip>


Solani 656, Aged Burley Flake, is the only burley I've found that I like. It has LOTS of flavor.

And that flavor is much different than the Virginias and VaPers that I usually smoke, so a nice change of pace.

Blends nicely with DF, too.

[droy1958]

OnePyroTec 's "House Blend" in the best looking Kaywoodie White Briar I've ever seen...... ;)

http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx114/droy1958/DSC06587.jpg (http://s747.photobucket.com/user/droy1958/media/DSC06587.jpg.html)

[JimInks]

Edgeworth Ready Rubbed Match in a 1979 straight smooth Dr. Grabow Grand Duke 45 pot with a black vulcanite stem. Ice tea and bergs is my drink.

[cpmcdill]

Lane Limited BL/WB, followed shortly thereafter by Sutliff Highlander, in a MM Twain cobwarden

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking D&R Raccoon’s Delight in a 2003 straight grain Karl Erik Ekstravagant A medium bend freehand sitter with a black acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

Vincent Manil La Brumeuse Semois in a straight 2012 MM Pony Express cob. Ice water and bergs is my evening drink.

[Emperor Zurg]

Fixin to light up a bowl full of various leavings in a Barling... leavings consisting of;
Red Raparree
1792 Flake
SG Chocolate Flake

I think that's all that's in there. This has all the potential to be awful. I'm scared.

-edit-

Well it's not too bad. Just tastes like I'm puffing on Red Rap in a pipe with a tonquin ghost.
The room note isn't going to win any friends though; it's pretty vile

[JimInks]

C&D Sansepolcro (Small Batch) in a smooth medium bend post-WW2 Pre-Republic Peterson Shamrock Killarney 9BC with a sterling silver band and a black vulcanite stem.

[Nature]

Haven't been posting here much lately. The pipes kind of took a back seat over the summer. Been starting back up again, and I have been favoring mostly Va /VaPer's.
This eve, a little Dan Hamburger Veermaster in a MMCG.

[Bruck]

Having a "raw" blend tonite - some fire cured dark air (VA) and perique, both from Larry the Tobacco Butcher. About a 2:1 ratio, no topping. Pretty much a clean tobacco flavor, a little cigarette-like, with a little tanginess from the perique. Semi-strong in the nic department.

Pipe is a MM - pretty sure it's a Diplomat; it's the one that's kind a wide egg shape.

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking G&H Black Cherry Twist in a 2013 bent MM Missouri Pride Legend with a yellow stem.

[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]

Now smoking Dunbar in a straight smooth patent era 1952 Dunhill Bruyere ODA apple 806 B124 with a black vulcanite stem. This is a great pipe, and I'm glad I got it.

[JimInks]

About a third of the way through this bowl of Angler's Dream in a slight bend 1984 Stanwell Antique 124 grain etched with a smooth front with a black vulcanite stem.

[droy1958]

Comoy's 184 Pebble Grain......

http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx114/droy1958/DSC06591.jpg (http://s747.photobucket.com/user/droy1958/media/DSC06591.jpg.html)

[Pipe Smoker]

Puffing a celebratory fill of FVF, cellared in 2007, in my venerable Kirsten Mariner. So good!

[cpmcdill]

Hearth & Home Mazatec in a MM Twain cobwarden

[Bruck]

Having some Balkan Blend from Seegar and Snuff (London) in an Altinok Meer. It's one of these:

https://www.altinokpipes.com/image/cache/catalog/products/cs1008a-1200x675.jpg

Only mine has started to take on some nice creamy brown tones as a good meer should :)

[GWBowman]

Fire Storm in an Irish Second
http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q610/GWBowman/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-11/66C7A190-A4F7-45B1-998B-1BA3E5D13589_zpslle8siv9.jpg (http://s1166.photobucket.com/user/GWBowman/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2016-11/66C7A190-A4F7-45B1-998B-1BA3E5D13589_zpslle8siv9.jpg.html)

[pdq_wizzard]

Gaslight, I love this stuff

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[Emperor Zurg]

Gaslight, I love this stuff

I do too. IMO it's the poor man's Penzance.

...although I did not burn the poor man's Penzance nor the rich man's Penzance tonight. I burned a bowl of Newminster, Superior Round Slices. Haven't had this blend in probably a year.

[Nature]

Peter Stokkebye 701 Virginia in a MMCG for the drive to work this am.

[JimInks]

Half way through this bowl of Angler's Dream in a slight bend 1984 Stanwell Antique 124 grain etched with a smooth front with a black vulcanite stem. Been fighting food poisoning the last couple days. That's certainly not for the timid.

[Emperor Zurg]

Drying out cube-cuts of Gaslight for a trip thru my Glass Sipper, semi-churchwarden, Country Gentleman.
I like lat blends in cobs... and someone got me thinking about Gaslight, so there you have it.

[Pugsley]

First pipe in a couple days. Had a very busy day yesterday, took my daughter, son in law, and stepson out to an extended lunch at the local oyster bar to celebrate her birthday. She made fun of my 10 year old flip phone and finally convinced me to get a smart phone. So after lunch I went phone shopping, then came home and did more research online. Ended up settling on a Apple iPhone 6s and ordered the unlocked version online. It will be delivered Friday and if I can figure out how to use the camera I may now be able to post pics of my pipes. But for now you'll just have to imagine what this one looks like as I have a bowl of SPC Mississippi River in a MM Dagner Poker Cob.

[droy1958]

Having some Balkan Blend from Seegar and Snuff (London) in an Altinok Meer. It's one of these:

https://www.altinokpipes.com/image/cache/catalog/products/cs1008a-1200x675.jpg

Only mine has started to take on some nice creamy brown tones as a good meer should :)

Neat pipe!....

[droy1958]

In a Howal.....

http://i747.photobucket.com/albums/xx114/droy1958/DSC06601.jpg (http://s747.photobucket.com/user/droy1958/media/DSC06601.jpg.html)