What Did You Smoke Today? (Pipe Edition)

[Haebar]

Smoking some IRC Slices (Iwan Ries Company) in a Dunhill group 5 chubby Shell billiard. I got this pipe years ago at a flea market for $50 but the bore was off-center. Sent it to Dave Walker at Walker Briar Works and he fixed it so that you can barely tell that the bore is off center.

[Cool Breeze]

Having some Orlik Dark Strong Kentucky in my Savinelli Champagne bulldog.

[FireTom]

Smoked some Drew Estate Central Park Stroll on the way home from work this morning in my MM Eaton. I think it's what Emperor Zurg would call a "flavorless goopy aromatic but I've found that if I load the bowl and let it ride around in the car with me for a couple of days it actually doesn't smoke too bad, kind of a berry/fruit flavor.

[Emperor Zurg]

Smoked some Drew Estate Central Park Stroll on the way home from work this morning in my MM Eaton. I think it's what Emperor Zurg would call a "flavorless goopy aromatic but I've found that if I load the bowl and let it ride around in the car with me for a couple of days it actually doesn't smoke too bad, kind of a berry/fruit flavor.

DE actually makes decent aromatics. One of the few aros I enjoy occasionally is 7th Ave Blonde. They're not goopy; they actually will dry out and burn to the bottom.

If you want to try a true, flavorless gooper get yourself an ounce of Lane 1Q.

Thinking a small bowl of G&H Black Cherry Twist is in order this afternoon...

[LazyLightning]

I have been smoking a LOT of Solani ABF and H&H Anniv. Kake recently. I know when I pop a tin or jar of these blends (and a few others) that my other rotational blends get jealous.

[Pipe Smoker]

Went to a pistol range with my neighbor today, so time for only one bowl this afternoon. Good old Escudo.

[BryGuySC]

Finished up a bowl of GH Louisiana Perique Flake.

[Haebar]

Just had a bowl of Prince Albert with some latakia added.

[Cool Breeze]

Having my first ever bowl of McClelland Dark Star in a bent Savinelli Series III.

[Haebar]

Smoking a bowl of the blend from the fellow in the pipe club again in an estate group 4 Dunhill Shell billiard.

[Pipe Smoker]

Finishing the day with a fill of 2+ yo Capstan Medium. Soft and tasty.

[Haebar]

Smoking another bowl of IRC Slices, this time rubbed out. Rubbing out this flake makes a world of difference; it's easier to keep lit, it tastes sweeter, and you can taste the Perique.

[Haebar]

Just finished an excellent early morning smoke in a Dr. Grabow Royal Duke billiard. Smoked some of a blend that a guy in our pipe club made - tastes like Prince Albert with some Virginia and a little Latakia.

[LazyLightning]

I'm headed out with a healthy dose of Solani-ABF in my apple meer. Only one week left for MMM on the other spot I frequent, in the past 3 weeks this girl has had 90 smokes go through here. By the end of the "event" (it's less an event and more just for fun sake) I should be around the 110 smokes through her. Then it's time for a re wax and a week or so rest to regain her strength. In fact I was out cleaning some of my briars & cobs yesterday getting them ready to be back in rotation. They got a good Everclear scrubbing in the shanks and stems, still need to ream a couple and do a light carnauba buffing.

This was the scene yesterday as I smoked a Partagas 1845 Extra Oscuro
http://i.imgur.com/OTdSch5.jpg

Also doing some resto work on a Kaywoodie white briar, Baraccini dublin and Kaywoodie flame grain (not shown in the pic)

[Cool Breeze]

Just got home from work.

Fired up a bowl of Dunhill Navy Rolls to go with this larger than normal glass of Scotch.
Because eff this week.

[cpmcdill]

Rattray's Black Mallory in a Redonian army-mount billiard

[Gunny D]

A new blend (for me) from Ole Shenandoah Appalachian Berry. I didn't think I was going to like it at first. I have to admit though, this was surprisingly tasty. It was a quick trip to the store so I didn't feel like digging for my Dagner Poker. Instead I used a small cob.

BTW, Howdy everyone! First post, so yea, I'm the FNG aboard this vessel. Salue!

[BryGuySC]

Half bowl of Margate this morning.

[Pipe Smoker]

A new blend (for me) from Ole Shenandoah Appalachian Berry. I didn't think I was going to like it at first. I have to admit though, this was surprisingly tasty. It was a quick trip to the store so I didn't feel like digging for my Dagner Poker. Instead I used a small cob.

BTW, Howdy everyone! First post, so yea, I'm the FNG aboard this vessel. Salue!

Welcome aboard!

[BryGuySC]

A new blend (for me) from Ole Shenandoah Appalachian Berry. I didn't think I was going to like it at first. I have to admit though, this was surprisingly tasty. It was a quick trip to the store so I didn't feel like digging for my Dagner Poker. Instead I used a small cob.

BTW, Howdy everyone! First post, so yea, I'm the FNG aboard this vessel. Salue!

Welcome!

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Working on a bowl of Samuel Gawith Navy Flake topped with some Kraken rum.
Earlier this afternoon, had a bowl of Blackwoods Flake.

Both very nice smokes.

[Lostmason]

Welcome @Gunney D

Finished off a bowl of Oriental Blend in a Swiss BBK and looking forward to some Captain Black in
a Dr Grabow Savoy.

[Emperor Zurg]

Orlik Dark Strong Kentucky in a Rossi lumberman and a few bowls of Rattray's Red Raparee in the gourd this evening. Saturday night binge I guess. Drank a New Holland, Dragon's milk and some 'milkshake' stout that was pretty darn good along with it. Nice evening. I'm going to bed.

[Pipe Smoker]

Same old story: sipping my weekly fill of ten yo FVF in my 60+ yo aluminum-stem Kirsten Mariner -- the least-expensive, but sweetest-smoking, pipe I own. I chopped up the FVF and spread it on a plate to dry while I enjoyed a pipeful of Solani ABF.

And listening to a two-hour baroque music program on KUSC FM, out of Los Angles.

[LazyLightning]

I enjoyed a pipeful of Solani ABF.

I fly through a tin of ABF when I pop one, really good stuff.
I'm headed out for some OGS ATM.

[Lostmason]

Been working on lawn mowers and re-arrainging furniture. Time to snatch up a meer and some
SG Golden Glow. Dang it I should have bought some beer, oh well, I've got some cola.

[LandonColby]

Been working on lawn mowers and re-arrainging furniture. Time to snatch up a meer and some
SG Golden Glow. Dang it I should have bought some beer, oh well, I've got some cola.

I have loads of Medium Virginia Flake stashed away, which is the same blend supposedly.

Currently smoking an incredibly large bowled IMP meer with McClelland Virginia/Perique Flake. Heaven.

[Cool Breeze]

McClelland Blackwoods Flake in my bent Savinelli Series III.

[BryGuySC]

Mixed up some leftovers and open jar stuff.
Mostly Blackwoods Flake, with some condimental Best Brown Flake, and just a pinch of Latakia and perique.
It was pretty good!

[cpmcdill]

Rattray's Bagpiper's Dream in a MM cob

[Cool Breeze]

McClelland Red and Black in a London made Ben Wade apple.

[LandonColby]

10:30 and still firing off emails and other monotonous bullshit...this toasty bowl of 3 Oaks Syrian is going to be my cut off for tonight. When it's done, so am I.

[Cool Breeze]

Smoking a mixture of a few that I just had a tiny bit of.

There's some PS Luxury Bullseye, some Marlin Flake and some McClelland Red and Black for sure. Maybe a couple others as well, all Virginias or Vapers though.

It's pretty good.

[Cool Breeze]

SG Full Virginia Flake in my Ben Wade freehand.

[cpmcdill]

Hearth & Home Chestnut in a Willard small billiard

[Pipe Smoker]

Puffing Solani ABF. If there's a better straight burley I'd like to know of it. But I doubt that there is.

[Haebar]

Having an after work bowl of the pipe club VaBurPer mix in a Dr. Grabow Royal Duke billiard with a filter inside.

[Lostmason]

Ah,,, Hell's Bells ! I went and done it. SWMBO has been working on getting the closet cleaned out. going thru all her clothes
and getting rid of a bunch. Well she came across a couple tins of Dunhill I had hidden. That wouldn't have been such a problem,
but I screwed up and left the receipt. Seems that "When" I bought them was about the time her birthday was all she got was a
card and some flowers. Y'all pray fer me, in the meantime I'm gonna go smoke some Potlatch and redecorate the doghouse.

[Cool Breeze]

McClelland Dark Star.
This is only my 2nd bowl of this and I'm not sure what to think about it yet.

I think I'm going to get in to reviewing more tobaccos in the near future and will do this one soon, after I've had enough to get a good handle on it.
The reviews I've done in the past have all been predictable, as I have reviewed blends that I knew that I loved.
I am going to start reviewing some that I've never tried before to try and get some good honest reviews out there that I don't have any pre formed thoughts about yet.
I think it will be fun.

[cpmcdill]

C&D Exclusive in a Collegiate Custom saddle-bit small billiard.

[Emperor Zurg]

McClelland Dark Star.
This is only my 2nd bowl of this and I'm not sure what to think about it yet.

I really like the stuff. I like anything with a sour hit it seems. Dark Star has sour in spades for the first half of the bowl.


Having another go-round with G&H Bright CR Flake.
I didn't like this at all the first time I tried it - which is normal for me - but now, with only 6 months in a jar, I'm enjoying it quite a bit. It reminds me a lot of Louisiana flake but not as grassy as that one. It's slightly floral - no doubt because of the light Lakeland topping (which has faded quite a bit in the last 6 months) rather fruity (reminds me of dried apricots although not nearly that sweet or potently fruity) and somewhat sweet. IDK if there's perique in this blend or not - haven't looked it up on TR to find out - but there's a bit of pepper both on the tongue and also the retro. It's nice. I did a rough rub-out prep; just enough to break the flakes into some strands and mostly chunks. Burned a little hot but I had let it dry quite a bit before loading up in a Barling. Not really a big deal because the flavor is best by far if lightly sipped.

[BryGuySC]

Enjoying a quick half bowl of Margate after work, but before church.
This stuff is delicious.

[Haebar]

Enjoying a quick half bowl of Margate after work, but before church.
This stuff is delicious.

And it's much easier to find than Penzance!

I'm trying to finish off this blend that my pipe club friend gave me last month, a Virginia, Burley, and Perique concoction made with only C&D tobaccos. Smoking a bowl of it in a Dr. Grabow Royal Duke straight billiard. I've got about 1.5 bowls left.

[Desertlifter]

Exhausted Rooster in my Stanwell Silver band. Really loving this stuff.

[Cool Breeze]

I've had 3 bowls today.

Drew Estate Meat Pie in a Savinelli Bing's Favorite.
Dunhill 3 year matured Virginia in a Dr. Grabow Berwyck.
Dunhill Elizabethan in a pre-Republic Peterson Shamrock.

Debating one last bowl of something before bed. Haven't decided yet.

[bluenoser]

http://i734.photobucket.com/albums/ww347/Gsxblaze/20170329_182315_edit_1490843293459.jpg (http://s734.photobucket.com/user/Gsxblaze/media/20170329_182315_edit_1490843293459.jpg.html)

[Haebar]

Two bowl morning. Started with a bowl of burley flake scraps in a Dunhill Bruyere bent billiard and am about to start on a bowl of IRC Slices in a Dunhill Bruyere Canadian with a repaired cracked shank.

[BryGuySC]

Nice photo, Blake.

[Haebar]

Exhausted Rooster in my Stanwell Silver band. Really loving this stuff.

Where have you been Desertlifter?

Smoking a quick bowl of burley flake scraps in a Longchamp straight billiard. Man this stuff is strong!

[Haebar]

Mixed some burley flake scraps and IRC slices in the blender and it is pretty good! Smoking it in an estate Medico Crest Zulu that I just got in the mail today from Ebay.

[Pipe Smoker]

Earlier today, my tin of Capstan was nearly empty, so I added enough Solani ABF for a complete fill. That was pretty good. Now I'm puffing a fill of Dunhill Flake from a just-opened tin with two years of age on it. It's excellent -- been awhile since I've smoked DF. Nothing fancy about it, just plain top-notch Virginia.

[Pipe Smoker]

McClelland Dark Star.
This is only my 2nd bowl of this and I'm not sure what to think about it yet.

<snip>
The reviews I've done in the past have all been predictable, as I have reviewed blends that I knew that I loved.
I am going to start reviewing some that I've never tried before to try and get some good honest reviews out there that I don't have any pre formed thoughts about yet.
I think it will be fun.

I'm at the point where I smoke only tobaccos that I've had long experience with. I have enough of those for plenty of variety. I think I'd have to go through a lot of tobacco to find a new one that I'd like as well as those already in my stable.

[Cool Breeze]

I'm at the point where I smoke only tobaccos that I've had long experience with. I have enough of those for plenty of variety. I think I'd have to go through a lot of tobacco to find a new one that I'd like as well as those already in my stable.

When I've been at it a little longer, I will likely be the same.
However, my pipe smoking journey only started about 2 and a half years ago, so I haven't scratched the surface yet. I have a few staples, but each time I make an order I like to include something new to me.

[Emperor Zurg]

I'm at the point where I smoke only tobaccos that I've had long experience with. I have enough of those for plenty of variety. I think I'd have to go through a lot of tobacco to find a new one that I'd like as well as those already in my stable.

I'm sorta the opposite. I get bored quick. One blend might hit me as the all-out favorite ever and every time I think of picking up a pipe, that's the blend that comes to mind. Then suddenly I'm bored with it and switch to something different all together. I think I'd rather have a huge variety of blends I sorta like than a dump truck load of just 4 blends I just love.

[Pipe Smoker]

When I've been at it a little longer, I will likely be the same.
However, my pipe smoking journey only started about 2 and a half years ago, so I haven't scratched the surface yet. I have a few staples, but each time I make an order I like to include something new to me.

I should've added that I'll be looking forward to your reports anyway. Even though I'm trying to reduce, rather than increase, the types of tobaccos in my inventory, you might convince me to try a new one.

[Aguineapig]

I should've added that I'll be looking forward to your reports anyway. Even though I'm trying to reduce, rather than increase, the types of tobaccos in my inventory, you might convince me to try a new one.

I don't think I've ever seen you post a latakia blend, unless I ain't remembering right. Don't care for latakia?

[Haebar]

I don't think I've ever seen you post a latakia blend, unless I ain't remembering right. Don't care for latakia?

I've been smoking a blend I threw together. Had about 1.5 ounces of a gooper cherry blend, mixed with some scraps of red tip burley, Maryland, and some bright Virginia. The other tobaccos make it not so goopy. Currently smoking it in a Longchamp hexagonal nose-warmer.

[Emperor Zurg]

I've been smoking a blend I threw together. Had about 1.5 ounces of a gooper cherry blend, mixed with some scraps of red tip burley, Maryland, and some bright Virginia. The other tobaccos make it not so goopy. Currently smoking it in a Longchamp hexagonal nose-warmer.

I have a similar, cobbled concoction inspired by Freestoke (wherever he is). It's party Peter Stokkebye, Cherry Bonbon and partly Gawith Hoggarth, Black Cherry Twist (or sometimes Sweet Rum Twist). I vary the proportions based on how strong of a smoke I'm in the mood for, similar to how much sauce you'd put in a mixed drink. (I.e. The worse the day, the more fingers of sauce). In typical codger fashion, Freestoke usually cut his rope with Prince Albert, but I'm just not that big a fan of burley... plus I'm not a codger... yet.

[Pipe Smoker]

I don't think I've ever seen you post a latakia blend, unless I ain't remembering right. Don't care for latakia?

You're correct -- and very observant! Latakia mixtures have never turned my crank. We're all wired up differently. With food, for example, I don't have a sweet tooth -- I'll take a slice of good buttered sourdough or rye bread in preference to any cake.

Still, it's been years since I've tried a latakia mixture, and a couple of times I've been tempted to try Solani Gold Label English Luxury, as I've been impressed with that brand -- Solani ABF is the only burley that I like. So I think your post is the inducement I needed to get some Solani GLEL. I'm going to buy 25 tins of Dunhill Navy Rolls in the near future, and the Solani GLEL could ride along on the free shipping ticket. Thanks for the prompt!

[Bruck]

I've been smoking a blend I threw together. Had about 1.5 ounces of a gooper cherry blend, mixed with some scraps of red tip burley, Maryland, and some bright Virginia. The other tobaccos make it not so goopy. Currently smoking it in a Longchamp hexagonal nose-warmer.

And what's the verdict?

[Haebar]

And what's the verdict?

It's not bad for taking two tobaccos that are unpalatable separately and combining them into something with a hint of cherry and some real tobacco body. The Burley, Maryland and bright Virginia are just leftover flake scraps and the cherry tobacco "Hunt for Cherry" was not that enticing to smoke alone (too much humectant). The mixture smokes pretty dry and satisfies my desire for a little N factor. It tastes a little like G&H Black Cherry Twist but less refined.
I've been smoking it since last night and am putting it aside for a while to smoke some 7 year old SG FVF in a Dunhill Bruyere Canadian with a repaired shank. This is a real treat; got it in a trade on the old Puff site - fellow threw in a couple of bowls worth of flakes of it as an extra bonus.

[cpmcdill]

Sutliff Voodoo Queen in a Collegiate Custom small billiard with a saddle bit

[Cool Breeze]

Had some McClelland Blackwoods Flake in a Savinelli Series III when I got home from work.

Now I'm enjoying a bowl of McClelland Dark Star in a Savinelli Champagne bulldog and a bottle of Not Your Father's Root Beer. Pretty nice combo. :pipe:

[Haebar]

I had a bowl of P&C Anniversary Kake last night just before midnight. Smoked it in a bent billiard Dunhill Shell. It tasted good, but I didn't let it air dry and burned my mouth smoking it. Now, I'll have to hold off on smoking until tonight.

[Emperor Zurg]

...but I didn't let it air dry and burned my mouth smoking it. Now, I'll have to hold off on smoking until tonight.

Glad I'm not the only one. People say 'I don't dry my tobacco, I like it right out of the tin'. Not me, I try that and wind up with a seared tongue. Every time. That and I'm sure I get more steam and less flavor that way... either that or my tongue doesn't work right when it's in the process of being roasted. I dry everything out to 'just before crispy'.

[Aguineapig]

I had a bowl of P&C Anniversary Kake last night just before midnight. Smoked it in a bent billiard Dunhill Shell. It tasted good, but I didn't let it air dry and burned my mouth smoking it. Now, I'll have to hold off on smoking until tonight.

I recall that being awfully soggy too. It was OK but for the price definitely not on my list to acquire more. D&R Rimboche SJ is my staple VaPer, bought 5 pounds when P&C was running that sale, for about 20 bucks a pound. And that is quite dry, I usually rehydrate slightly.

[penna stogey]

It all sounds good with a glass of port wine....

[Pipe Smoker]

It all sounds good with a glass of port wine....

I like port too. But your post reminded me that I haven't had any for quite awhile. Will have to fix that…

[Pipe Smoker]

Glad I'm not the only one. People say 'I don't dry my tobacco, I like it right out of the tin'. Not me, I try that and wind up with a seared tongue. Every time.
<snip>

I never have that problem. Probably because I'm a holder, rather than a clincher.

[Bruck]

Haven't had a pipe in a while - been smoking cigars and chewing snus lately (I don't want y'all to worry about my nicotine intake :)). Having a bowl of Grape Nuts tonite - Stokkebye #41 Cube Cut (burley).

[BryGuySC]

Had some of a mixture I'm working on.
50/50 McClelland 5110 and 5125, plus about 25% blending latakia.
It is a little sweet. I think I may need to add something to reduce that a tad. Maybe a smidge of DFK.
I'm pressing a couple ounces right now, to see how it does with that.

[cpmcdill]

Hearth & Home Delta Days in a Willard small billiard

[Pipe Smoker]

Alternating fills of Solani ABF and Dunhill Flake in my venerable Kirsten Mariner with large bulldog bowl. And getting ready to head out to Kaiserhof German restaurant, then to my pistol range, to shoot my Beretta 87 Target .22LR. At Kaiserhof I'll also have tall Hacker-Pschorr. Interestingly, I usually shoot better after consuming a beer.

[Cool Breeze]

Having some aged Sam Gawith 1792 Flake in an old banded Dr. Grabow.

I found this in a Ziploc, stuffed into a Mason jar back in the corner of a cabinet. I had forgotten about it and it has probably been there for 2+ years.
I do not like 1792 Flake directly out of the tin as I find the tonquin bean flavoring to be too assertive. However after it has been out of the tin for a while, and the flavoring has had time to dissipate a bit, it is very nice.

A nice sweet smoke with just the slightest background flavor of the tonquin.

This makes me want to buy a couple of tins, open them, put them in a jar, and put them away for a year or so. It really is good after a while.

[cpmcdill]

Sutliff Virginia Slices in a MM cob

[Emperor Zurg]

Dunhill Nightcap in the gourd. This is such a tasty blend, especially if you haven't had it in a while. Now I'll be binging on it for a while. Good thing I've a healthy supply since there are claims of Dunhill tobac going off the market. FTR, that is nonsense IMO. They might disappear for a while if the current blender stops production but I have a hard time believing they won't be picked up by some other blender in the future. They're too popular to just fall by the wayside.

[Cool Breeze]

Having some McClelland Dark Star in my Ben Wade Freehand.

[Cool Breeze]

Dunhill Elizabethan Mixture in a banded Dr. Grabow on my lunch break.

[Emperor Zurg]

I have a similar, cobbled concoction inspired by Freestoke (wherever he is). It's party Peter Stokkebye, Cherry Bonbon and partly Gawith Hoggarth, Black Cherry Twist...

Did I say that?
I'm drying out that very combination right now; looks to be about 50/50 by volume... maybe leaning a little heavier on the twist, it's hard to tell.

[Cool Breeze]

SG Navy Flake in a Savinelli Champagne bulldog.

[Emperor Zurg]

This makes me want to buy a couple of tins, open them, put them in a jar, and put them away for a year or so. It really is good after a while.

I totally get that (well, I don't get the dislike of tonquin... the stuff is delicious :D ) This is my SOP with many Gawith Hoggarth blends; such fine tobac but I can't stand that Rose Grannystink they sauce everything with. So I order in bulk and pack it away in mason jars with sealing disk inverted. After a couple years the stink has mostly faded away leaving very nice tobacco behind. (Gotta keep an eye on the moisture tho, I never let it get too dry). Then I flip the disk back over and seal it up proper like.

Smoking a bowl of 1792 right now on a trip across town.

[Cool Breeze]

MacBarren Virginia No. 1 in a Savinelli Bing's Favorite.

Where the hell has JimInks been on this thread? We miss you amigo.

[Haebar]

MacBarren Virginia No. 1 in a Savinelli Bing's Favorite.

Where the hell has JimInks been on this thread? We miss you amigo.

I don't think Jim will be back, but you can see him on PSF.

Smoking some 2011 Stonehaven in a Dr. Grabow Royal Duke billiard. This tobacco lives up to the hype.

[Lostmason]

Starting the day with Captain Black Gold and MM Great Dane in a 3/4 bent Tally Ho.

[Pipe Smoker]

Woo hoo! All of my closets have a set of five built-in drawers. Yesterday evening I discovered three tins of Royal Yacht in one of them. Each was dated Aug, 2012, so nearly five years of age on them. I immediately opened one, of course, and put the tobacco into a Weck canning jar, along with two humidifying capsules. Now puffing the second consecutive fill. Very tasty, it is! My only complaint with Royal Yacht is its garish tin label -- would be more appropriate for a tobacco named Chinese Fire Drill.

[Lostmason]

Today started with Golden glow and potlatch,now thinking Cult Blood Red Moon with Nightcap to finish the day.

[Haebar]

Smoking my first bowl of PS Proper English in a Willard rusticated pot. It's my first bowl of a full English in a long time, so I'm getting re-acquainted to the spicy, smooth richness of this type of mixture.

[droy1958]

Some SPC Mississippi River in an old Van Roy Arista.......Neat story on these as I guess they were in the Empire State Building back when....
https://baccypipes.wordpress.com/2015/09/16/early-van-roy-arista-adjustamatic-refurbish/

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[LazyLightning]

Now that MMM is over my briars are starting to get some love again.
About to sit down and have a nice bowl of Viprati in my 2016 PSF POY Egg (1 of 3 in the set I have)
http://i.imgur.com/hHYj5Lc.jpg

[cpmcdill]

Barking Dog match blend in a MM cob

[Cool Breeze]

Having some Dunhill Dark Flake in my Savinelli Series III.

[Cool Breeze]

McClelland Dark Star. Mmmmmmm

[Emperor Zurg]

McClelland Dark Star. Mmmmmmm

Warming up to the blend I see :)

couple bowls of Nat Sherman english tonight

[Cool Breeze]

Warming up to the blend I see :)

couple bowls of Nat Sherman english tonight


Yeah, its pretty good.
I don't know that I like it as much as Red and Black, but I am really enjoying it.

[Haebar]

I've been smoking this blend of cherry aromatic, burley, Maryland, and bright since yesterday afternoon. Also had another bowl of PS Proper English.

[droy1958]

Erin Go Bragh Irish Whiskey in an old Willard pipe.....
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[Pipe Smoker]

Puffing a fill of Fribourg & Treyer Vintage from a just-opened tin with 2-3/4 years of age on it. I haven't seen anyone else mention this tobacco, so I'll say a few words about it. It's a Virginia flake with a tasty topping. Opening a tin is a delight. Beautiful light brown color, variegated with lighter and darker leaf, and a heavenly aroma. Very soft smoking, and it explodes with flavor. I've smoked this tobacco longer than any other in my current rotation, except for DF. A lovely room note too. The SmokingPipes blurb says that it has no flavoring, but that's flat wrong.

[Pugsley]

Thought I was going to be moving soon, so all my pipes and tobacco were packed in anticipation and I've been getting my nicotine fix from cigarettes. But, circumstances have changed and I'll be staying here at least another year. So this morning I unpacked a few boxes and for the first time in a while I'm enjoying a bowl of Dunhill Ye Olde Signe in a MM Stubby.

[LazyLightning]

Had a nice smoke with my freshly mudded Grabow Omega and some Balkan Sasieni, smokes like a dream now.
http://i.imgur.com/tlS29S2.jpg

[LazyLightning]

Just finished some OGS in my 2016 PSF Straight Billiard (Pipe 2 of the 3 pc set)
http://i.imgur.com/1fm3Wqi.jpg

[Lostmason]

Thought I was going to be moving soon, so all my pipes and tobacco were packed in anticipation and I've been getting my nicotine fix from cigarettes. But, circumstances have changed and I'll be staying here at least another year. So this morning I unpacked a few boxes and for the first time in a while I'm enjoying a bowl of Dunhill Ye Olde Signe in a MM Stubby.

Hey warren, bout gave you up to the cigar side, nice to see ya back in a bowl.


Just finished some OGS in my 2016 PSF Straight Billiard (Pipe 2 of the 3 pc set)
http://i.imgur.com/1fm3Wqi.jpg


Liking that tamper LL, is that a Snake special ?

Currently finishing a tin of Dunhill Flake in the proper pipe for the "job" a Dunhill canted dublin. Yup, it's Spring Time !!!

[Pugsley]

Hey warren, bout gave you up to the cigar side, nice to see ya back in a bowl.

I'm not much of a cigar man and with my pipes and tobacco packed away I didn't see much sense in posting about my Marlboro lights.

[LazyLightning]

Hey warren, bout gave you up to the cigar side, nice to see ya back in a bowl.




Liking that tamper LL, is that a Snake special ?

Currently finishing a tin of Dunhill Flake in the proper pipe for the "job" a Dunhill canted dublin. Yup, it's Spring Time !!!

Thanks,
Yes it sure is, it's one of his recent creations and I couldn't pass it by. Good catch!

[BryGuySC]

Pipe Smoker - Doug, that F&T sounds delicious!

[LazyLightning]

Some GL Pease Triple Play in my 2016 PSF POY Straight Dublin, the 3rd of the set.
http://i.imgur.com/tHHW1ec.jpg

[Cool Breeze]

Dunhill Dark Flake in a cob.

[LazyLightning]

Just finished some H&H Viprati in a Savinelli Trevi 320KS smooth
http://i.imgur.com/WDFvamF.jpg?1

[BryGuySC]

A bowl of fresh Margate in a Savinelli Trevi 320.
Pretty good. I like it better with some age on it. It has a nice woodiness, but it still a little aggressive on my mouth.

LazyLightning Same pipe!

[Lostmason]

I'm not much of a cigar man and with my pipes and tobacco packed away I didn't see much sense in posting about my Marlboro lights.Currently finishing a bowl of SPS Molto Duece in a Bruce Peters Apple with a straight stem.
Been trying to cut down on my cigarette smoking with more pipe smoking, aint working and patches don't stick.
Going to give some kind of hypno stuff a try.

[Emperor Zurg]

Nightcap in the gourd again.

[LazyLightning]

A bowl of fresh Margate in a Savinelli Trevi 320.
Pretty good. I like it better with some age on it. It has a nice woodiness, but it still a little aggressive on my mouth.

LazyLightning Same pipe!
They are great pipes IMHO, so I purchased another for latakia blends (though it's a Roma rusticated) and packed it with some Vintage Syrian for my last pipe of the evening
http://i.imgur.com/GsnWlKm.jpg

[Lostmason]

Today is gonna be a Captain Black day, starting with CB Gold in my Bruce Peters apple.

[Haebar]

Last night I had 3 bowls of Middleton's Cherry in various pipes, mostly Dr. Grabows. This was some aged tobacco and it was pretty good, the cherry was very subtle. Later on, I mixed it with some of my burley flake to give it more punch.

This morning I smoked that last two bowls of my Langue de Chien Semois that came as a gift with a pipe that I bought on Ebay. This is one with Latakia in it. It wasn't bad but it burned up too fast and was gone quickly.

[Cool Breeze]

Not really what most folks think of when smoking in the morning, but I'm having some Peterson Irish Flake in a rusticated Savinelli Bing's Favorite.

[Pipe Smoker]

Puffing my weekly fill of long-aged FVF -- so good. I chopped some up and spread it on a plate to dry while I smoked a fill of 2 yo DF. The FVF weighed 2.4g when I chopped it up -- 2.0g after drying. Yeah, FVF is a bit moist.

[Pipe Smoker]

Not really what most folks think of when smoking in the morning, but I'm having some Peterson Irish Flake in a rusticated Savinelli Bing's Favorite.

It seems that many folks like a mild tobacco to start the day. But I've always liked a robust first-fill for a nicotine kick start. And a mild tobacco to end the day.

[LazyLightning]

Nording Freehand & Viprati
http://i.imgur.com/3XD35lx.jpg?1

[Cool Breeze]

Having some of Haebar's Navy Cake.
This stuff is pretty darn tasty my friend.
Almost reminds me of Frog Morton Cellar.

[LazyLightning]

Some FMCellar in a Straight Kaywoodie Connoisseur
http://i.imgur.com/7TsXDhM.jpg?1

[Emperor Zurg]

Had a bowl of Margate in the gourd. Tasted good but I wanted something with more pepper for some reason so I refilled said gourd with a charge of Picayune. Pepper in spades it had... nicotine too. I'm ready for bed.

[Cool Breeze]

Bout to finish up a bowl of McClelland Blackwoods Flake in my London made Ben Wade apple.

I think I may cap the evening off with an English blend. We'll see.

[Haebar]

Last night I had a couple of bowls of Bruck's Peach Latakia Flake that I found in my cellar. Very tasty and full-bodied! Good job Bruck.

[Haebar]

This morning I'm having a couple of coins of PS LBF in Guildhall billiard.

http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah50/haebar/Cigarbum%20002_zpsbnybgw1w.jpg

[Pipe Smoker]

Puffing Solani 633, Virginia with Perique, from a just-opened tin with one year of age on it. This is a very fine mild, tasty tobacco, flavored only with a bit of Perique -- less than Escudo, but more than Golden Sliced.

And listening to Debussy's one-movement symphony -- his only symphony, AFAIK. Life is good!

[AlanS]

Bothey Flake in a Cob courtesy of Shemp Jizzle

[LazyLightning]

Dr Grabow Savoy & OGS
This was the first briar that I bought, a few months back I took some 0000 steel wool and took off that thick varnish or lacquer coating they have on them and it really made the pipe look better IMHO. It made the grain stand out a lot more, especially after a quick tripoli then carnauba buffing.
http://i.imgur.com/N2kiCBI.jpg

[LazyLightning]

MM Country Gent & Viprati
http://i.imgur.com/VWtgSwe.jpg?1

[Haebar]

Now I'm smoking Lane's Crown Achievement in an old Hendon billiard and enjoying it. Earlier today during my lunch hour, I had a bowl of CCC Ready Rubbed.

http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah50/haebar/Cigarbum%20004_zpsbbd1ksjn.jpg

[bluenoser]

Getting over a nasty little sinus cold. Decided on some DE harvest on Hudson in the cob. Pairs nice with an hot apple cider.

http://i734.photobucket.com/albums/ww347/Gsxblaze/20170410_195637.jpg (http://s734.photobucket.com/user/Gsxblaze/media/20170410_195637.jpg.html)

[LazyLightning]

Last smoke of the evening,
MM Dagner Poker & Balkan Sasieni
http://i.imgur.com/lOWiouR.jpg?1

[Cool Breeze]

Having some Dunhill Navy Rolls in a Savinelli Series III.
Man this stuff is amazing.

[Haebar]

Having a another bowl of this CCC (Consolidated) Ready Rubbed in a Sunrise Featherweight Apple. I'm disappointed with this tobacco; will have to blend it with something else to make use of it, probably latakia.

[Pipe Smoker]

Having some Dunhill Navy Rolls in a Savinelli Series III.
Man this stuff is amazing.

Agree! Escudo is excellent, but DNR is simply regal -- fit for a king. I have 25 more tins of it on the way from SmokingPipes.

[Pipe Smoker]

Alternating two Virginia flakes: Solani 633 and F&T Vintage in my Kirsten Mariner. It's one of those wonderful days when the pipe is smoking especially smoothly.

[Pipe Smoker]

It all sounds good with a glass of port wine....

I walked over to Bristol Farms today to have lunch at their excellent buffet. And, thanks to your prompt, I bought a bottle of port -- Fonseca 10 yo Tawny. I don't usually drink adult beverages until after supper, but I couldn't wait to try it. I can now attest to the fact that it goes very well indeed with Solani 633, Virginia with Perique.

[BryGuySC]

BryGuy's Balkan Cake (1st iteration) in a Savinelli Trevi 320.

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o163/bcsssj/Cigar%20Stuff/IMG_20170411_192353038_zpssktp3z6k.jpg (http://s120.photobucket.com/user/bcsssj/media/Cigar%20Stuff/IMG_20170411_192353038_zpssktp3z6k.jpg.html)

[Haebar]

Had a bowl of some Prince Albert during my lunch hour. Just finished another bowl of Bruck's Peach Latakia flake in a Dr. Grabow billiard.

[Emperor Zurg]

G&H, Bob's Chocolate Flake in a MM Country Gent (with a glass bottom and 4 1/2" Forever stem)
BCF is from 2012 and had been stored for about 4 years in a quart mason with the lid disk inverted. Took that long for the rose geranium stink to dissipate. Quite an enjoyable blend now :p :p Fresh, it tasted like Ivory soap IMO.

[LazyLightning]

BryGuy's Balkan Cake (1st iteration) in a Savinelli Trevi 320.

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o163/bcsssj/Cigar%20Stuff/IMG_20170411_192353038_zpssktp3z6k.jpg (http://s120.photobucket.com/user/bcsssj/media/Cigar%20Stuff/IMG_20170411_192353038_zpssktp3z6k.jpg.html)
Nice looking pipe you have there sir

[Haebar]

Starting off this morning with a bowl of Lane's Crown Achievement in a Dunhill straight billiard. This is "Friday" for me as I have a 4-day weekend coming up; looking forward to many more bowls this weekend.

[Aguineapig]

G.L. Pease Embarcedero in a French brandy, really getting broken in and smoking well. This was a nice smoke.

[Cool Breeze]

Just packed my last flake of SG St. James Flake in a Savinelli Champagne bulldog.
Also on my computer, going to smokingpipes.com to order a 250g box of St. James Flake. :pipe:

[Haebar]

Having my last bowl of this 2011 Stonehaven. It sure is good and it stays lit. Smoking it in a Group 4 Dunhill Shell billiard that I got on Ebay. During lunch I had a bowl of Prince Albert in an Albert John straight apple.

[droy1958]

GBD Country Club and trying out some John Bull in a that I received in a CI or Pipes & Cigars special. I received 3 pouches of tobacco for a few dollars. Whatever it was, it's been a decent value as all of them are quite smokeable to my un-refined palate......
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[cpmcdill]

Rattray's Charles Mixture in a Collegiate small billiard with saddle bit.

[Haebar]

Smoking a bowl of my first burley flake in a Dr. Grabow Crown Duke Dublin. The pipe had a frozen stem but smoking it heated it up so that I was able to get the stem off and lube up the tenon with some beeswax.

[LazyLightning]

Started the day with
MM Dagner Poker & Viprati
http://i.imgur.com/2XgWmHR.jpg
Early afternoon
MM Great Dane Spool & Carter Hall
http://i.imgur.com/eH2JxBx.jpg
Last smoke of the night
2016 PSF POY Straight Billiard & OGS
http://i.imgur.com/JWul44G.jpg

[Haebar]

Having a lunch time smoke of some burley flake scraps in a Dr. Grabow Grand Duke billiard.

http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah50/haebar/Cigarbum%20001_zps2npp2ra6.jpg

[Pipe Smoker]

Sipping Solani 633. I love this light, crisp, and tasty vaper. Well worth the premium price.

[Pipe Smoker]

Having a lunch time smoke of some burley flake scraps in a Dr. Grabow Grand Duke billiard.

http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah50/haebar/Cigarbum%20001_zps2npp2ra6.jpg

That's a beautiful pipe!

[LazyLightning]

Started the day with some Triple Play in my Grabow Savoy and then some OGS in the MM Dagner cob. Trying to decide what to have next, perhaps some FMC.

[Emperor Zurg]

Trying to decide what to have next, perhaps some FMC.

I vote for Red Rapparee.
Failing that, something Gawith

[Cool Breeze]

On the balcony getting ready to enjoy my 3 day weekend.

http://i902.photobucket.com/albums/ac223/prgann/188F696F-4E48-45DF-BA73-D8CB6215C9AF_zpswck1rehl.jpg (http://s902.photobucket.com/user/prgann/media/188F696F-4E48-45DF-BA73-D8CB6215C9AF_zpswck1rehl.jpg.html)

[Haebar]

Smoking another bowl of burley flake scraps in a group 4 Dunhill Bruyere Canadian.

http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah50/haebar/Cigarbum%20008_zps4ewbsz6a.jpg

[cpmcdill]

Milan Tobacconists Anniversary Blend in a Willard small straight billiard.

[Cool Breeze]

Finishing the evening off with some Robert McConnell Oriental in a London made Ben Wade apple.

[Haebar]

Last night I had two bowls of Sutliff Blend #5, the first in a Savinelli Silver billiard and the second one in an old, worn group 4 Dunhill billiard.

http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah50/haebar/Cigarbum%20002_zpscu9ld78p.jpg

[GWBowman]

Peter Heinrichs Dark Strong Flake in my smooth straight Irish Second

[Haebar]

Having another bowl of SPS Blend #5 in an old Dr. Grabow; trying to unfreeze the stem. I really like this blend; it's a smooth English with good flavor and good burning characteristics.

[BryGuySC]

A bowl of G.L. Pease Temple Bar in a Grabow Golden Duke.
It is good, but I think I've decided it is not for me.

I have 2 tins up for trade in the Sell/Trade page.

[LazyLightning]

Friday's smokes were as followed:
Started the day off:
Savinelli Trevi 320KS & Old Joe Krantz
http://i.imgur.com/norgFWo.jpg
Mid afternoon smoke:
Dr Grabow Omega & McClelland 5100 Red Cake ( got 8oz in the mail today, so I didn't have to break into the cellar)
http://i.imgur.com/NdNKZWS.jpg
Had a nice 858 after dinner, then finished the evening off with:
2016 PSF POY Bent Egg & More McClelland 5100 Red Cake!
http://i.imgur.com/uPIX9mT.jpg

[Pipe Smoker]

Puffing a fill of that 5 yo Royal Yacht that I discovered awhile back. It's going down pretty good, but it's giving me the hiccups. It's potent tobacco. Hic.

[LazyLightning]

So far had some LTF in the MM Dagner Cob & some OJK in the Kaywoodie Saxon.

Have some Red Cake out drying a little for the next smoke, just haven't decided on the pipe to use.

[bluenoser]

Vermont meat candy in the homemade freehand

http://i734.photobucket.com/albums/ww347/Gsxblaze/20170415_201221.jpg (http://s734.photobucket.com/user/Gsxblaze/media/20170415_201221.jpg.html)

[LazyLightning]

Vermont meat candy in the homemade freehand

http://i734.photobucket.com/albums/ww347/Gsxblaze/20170415_201221.jpg (http://s734.photobucket.com/user/Gsxblaze/media/20170415_201221.jpg.html)

Nice looking pipe!

I finished off the night with:
2016 PSF POY Billiard-Red Cake
MM Morgan-OJK

[Cool Breeze]

Just finished a bowl of McClelland Dark Star.
Think I'll have some Dunhill Dark Flake now.

[Haebar]

Smoked some SPC Mississippi River in a bent Dunhill billiard Shell. I wasn't impressed with this blend. Even though it has a 3.3 rating on TobaccoReviews.com, there was something about the taste that threw me off. To each his own.

[Pipe Smoker]

Puffing my weekly fill of ten yo FVF, in my little Dunhill group 2 2110 Liverpool with Bruyere finish. The Liverpool is essentially a billiard with a longer shank and shorter bit -- more briar, less vulcanite to keep nice.

Soon off to Kaiserhof, my favorite San Diego restaurant. Since it's Easter Sunday, likely roast lamb with mint jelly!

[Pipe Smoker]

Back from Kaiserhof, and now sipping Solani 633. Instead of the lamb shank, I had shrimp-stuffed crab -- it looked too good to pass up.

[cpmcdill]

Hearth & Home Chestnut in a MM cob

[bluenoser]

Mm missouri pride in the cob

http://i734.photobucket.com/albums/ww347/Gsxblaze/20170416_200024_HDR_1.jpg (http://s734.photobucket.com/user/Gsxblaze/media/20170416_200024_HDR_1.jpg.html)

[Cool Breeze]

Had some P&C Match Elizabethan in a Dr. Grabow while grilling various animals for the family get together at lunch today.

Just finished a bowl of Dunhill Dark Flake in a Savinelli Champagne bulldog.

I think I'm done for the day. Only 2 bowls on a Sunday, that's rare for me.

[Haebar]

Yesterday I smoked several bowls of Lane Ready-Rubbed. It's not as good as the old Edgeworth Ready-Rubbed, but it's good on its own.

[Aguineapig]

Yesterday I smoked several bowls of Lane Ready-Rubbed. It's not as good as the old Edgeworth Ready-Rubbed, but it's good on its own.

I also like it. I bought 5 pounds when it was on sale at P&C, for 1 dollar an ounce. I'm too young to have smoked the old ERR, but I did like the lane version better than the edgeworth match, even though that's reportedly closer to the original. I found the lane slightly less sweetened, which I preferred.

This afternoon I'm having a bowl of 5 year old C&D star of the east in a MM "Diplovat" cob mod.

[LazyLightning]

Last couple days have been filled with Red Cake, OJK, and LTF with a dash of FMCellar, Vintage Syrian and Balkan Sasieni spread throughout.

[BryGuySC]

Smoked a bit of my second mixture try at an English plug. More complex, but I don't think I like it as much.

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o163/bcsssj/Cigar%20Stuff/IMG_20170415_104753549_zpsj61jyc5w.jpg (http://s120.photobucket.com/user/bcsssj/media/Cigar%20Stuff/IMG_20170415_104753549_zpsj61jyc5w.jpg.html)

[Pipe Smoker]

A vaper kind of day for me. Alternating fills of Solani 633 and good old Escudo. God bless St. James Parish!

[LazyLightning]

Started the day with some OJK and then some LTF a bit ago.

[Haebar]

Had a bowl of G&H Curly Cut in a group 4 Dunhill Shell last night. Got this tobacco from Pipe & Leaf last weekend.

http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah50/haebar/Cigarbum%20003_zpsyp9p1bbh.jpg

[Haebar]

Smoked a bit of my second mixture try at an English plug. More complex, but I don't think I like it as much.

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o163/bcsssj/Cigar%20Stuff/IMG_20170415_104753549_zpsj61jyc5w.jpg (http://s120.photobucket.com/user/bcsssj/media/Cigar%20Stuff/IMG_20170415_104753549_zpsj61jyc5w.jpg.html)

That looks good. What did you put in it? Did you use the hydraulic press on it?

[BryGuySC]

Chillin on the back steps with some H&H Larry's Blend and Jim Beam Devil's Cut.

[BryGuySC]

That looks good. What did you put in it? Did you use the hydraulic press on it?

Yep. That was the first one in the hydraulic press. The press was a success, but I think I like the first blend better. I am now pressing a plug of my leftover Vaper jar shelf blend.

[BryGuySC]

Tried some Sutliff Creme Brulee in a cob while cutting down a small ornamental tree in our yard. Boy is that stuff wet!
Aros really aren't for me.

[Cool Breeze]

McClelland Dark Star in a Dr. Grabow Berwyck.

Got a bowl of SG Full Virginia Flake packed in my series III Savinelli ready to go.

[cpmcdill]

Rattray's Black Mallory in a MM cob

[BryGuySC]

SG Best Brown Flake in a Dr Grabow Starfire.

[Bruck]

Burning up some 5 Brothers, a strident burley :)

[bluenoser]

Listening to the rain avoiding the text book I'm supposed to be reading. Enjoying a bowl of SPC plum pudding in this little homemade contraption. Thinking I might need to try more SPC stuff because of how much I enjoy this.

http://i734.photobucket.com/albums/ww347/Gsxblaze/20170419_194405.jpg (http://s734.photobucket.com/user/Gsxblaze/media/20170419_194405.jpg.html)

[Haebar]

Just got back from the Knoxville Pipe Club meeting where only four people showed up. Started off with a bowl of C&D Crooked Lane (very good English) in a group 4 Dunhill Root billiard. Then had a bowl of member Ted Sluder's homemade English blend in a group 5 Dunhill Shell billiard. Then finished with a partial bowl of Solani ABF in group 4 Dunhill Shell billiard. A good night for such low attendance.

[Aguineapig]

Burning up some 5 Brothers, a strident burley :)

had a bowl of this the other day in a cob. For all the talk that it was nicotine zero flavor, I actually thought it was kinda tasty. Admittedly I love burley. It was like the tobacco equivalent of that super bitter, bracing truck stop coffee.

[LazyLightning]

Listening to the rain avoiding the text book I'm supposed to be reading. Enjoying a bowl of SPC plum pudding in this little homemade contraption. Thinking I might need to try more SPC stuff because of how much I enjoy this.

http://i734.photobucket.com/albums/ww347/Gsxblaze/20170419_194405.jpg (http://s734.photobucket.com/user/Gsxblaze/media/20170419_194405.jpg.html)
Give SPC Miss. River a try if you haven't.

I started off the day with some Viprati in a MM Dagner Poker, moved onto LTF in the Sav Trevi 320KS and finally some Red Cake in the Emin Apple Meer.

[Haebar]

McClelland Dark Star in a Dr. Grabow Berwyck.

Got a bowl of SG Full Virginia Flake packed in my series III Savinelli ready to go.

I've not heard of the DG Berwyck. Sounds interesting, have you posted a picture of it in the past?

Smoking a little bowl of PS Navy flake in a Sunrise Featherweight apple.

[Pipe Smoker]

I just reached for my jar of ready rubbed -- Wessex Classic Virginia. I mostly smoke flake tobacco, partly because I like the compact storage of the small 50g rectangular tins. But this dark red VaPer is so tasty that I tolerate its space-inefficient round tin. Mostly rubbed out, but some chunks (OK by me). Generally mild, but just a bit of an edge that's part of its flavor complement. No stems, and takes fire easily. A very fine tobacco.

[Haebar]

I'm giving this Consolidated Ready Rubbed another try in a Dr. Grabow Grand Duke straight billiard. Just discovered that it smokes much better if you just gravity fill the bowl and don't pack it very much. This way it is smoking cool and agreeable.

[Bruck]

had a bowl of this the other day in a cob. For all the talk that it was nicotine zero flavor, I actually thought it was kinda tasty. Admittedly I love burley. It was like the tobacco equivalent of that super bitter, bracing truck stop coffee.

I concur with your assessment. Burleys w/o extra flavoring tend to be nutty and a little bitter, but 5 Bros has some hardwood notes as well.

[Cool Breeze]

I've not heard of the DG Berwyck. Sounds interesting, have you posted a picture of it in the past?

Smoking a little bowl of PS Navy flake in a Sunrise Featherweight apple.


It's the 2nd one down from the top. I like it a lot.

http://i902.photobucket.com/albums/ac223/prgann/IMG_1933_zps04gxozby.jpg (http://s902.photobucket.com/user/prgann/media/IMG_1933_zps04gxozby.jpg.html)

[LazyLightning]

Today consisted of some LTF in the MM Dagner Poker, then mid afternoon some OJK in the MM Country Gent, later this evening some FMCellar and 5100 Red Cake in the Emin Apple meer.

[BryGuySC]

Another bowl of my second round of BryGuy's Deep English Cake.
It is smooth and smokey, but is a still a little flatter than the first mixture.
Writing down some tweaks for round 3.

[Haebar]

It's the 2nd one down from the top. I like it a lot.

http://i902.photobucket.com/albums/ac223/prgann/IMG_1933_zps04gxozby.jpg (http://s902.photobucket.com/user/prgann/media/IMG_1933_zps04gxozby.jpg.html)

I like it too. When I was a teenager I had one exactly like it. Does it have the metal condenser in the stem or is it a filter pipe?

[Haebar]

This morning I started a bowl of GH Dark Flake in a repaired Dunhill Canadian. Discovered that the Dark Flake is as strong as many of their ropes. Had to put it down and just finished it during my lunch hour.

http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah50/haebar/Cigarbum%20008_zps4ewbsz6a.jpg

[Lostmason]

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn177/LostMason/IMG_20170421_123755_622_zpsvs1jg5ek.jpg

SPS Great Outdoors in my Middletonian

[LazyLightning]

I just realized I have only had one pipe today, I'm going to have to fix that. It was however some tasty Viprati in a Sav. Trevi smooth 320KS.

[Pipe Smoker]

Puffing a fill of the nearly five yo Royal Yacht that I found at the back of a closet drawer awhile back. It's still pretty zippy -- might need another decade or so to fully mellow out. I think I'll return the other two tins to the back of that drawer to await subsequent rediscovery.

[droy1958]

In a nose warmer......
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[droy1958]

In an old Kaywoodie......
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[LazyLightning]

Headed out for some Balkan Sasieni in the Emin Apple meer.

[droy1958]

In an old Kaywoodie Flame Grain......
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[cpmcdill]

Lane LL-7 in a MM cob

[Cool Breeze]

I like it too. When I was a teenager I had one exactly like it. Does it have the metal condenser in the stem or is it a filter pipe?

It is a filter pipe, but the stem screws off rather than just being a compression fit.
I've never had a filter in it, nor do I plan to though.

[LazyLightning]

Finished off the night with a bowl of FMCellar then Red Cake, both in the Apple meer.
Have a great weekend folks!

[GWBowman]

Started the morning with a cup of smoky Lapson Souchong tea and bowl of a natural Cavendish
http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q610/GWBowman/Mobile%20Uploads/2017-04/235250BA-F390-45EE-ACE8-A38FE119ADB7_zpsznsuv7fq.jpg (http://s1166.photobucket.com/user/GWBowman/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2017-04/235250BA-F390-45EE-ACE8-A38FE119ADB7_zpsznsuv7fq.jpg.html)

Yes, I forgot to buy coffee yesterday.

[Lostmason]

Started the morning with a cup of smoky Lapson Souchong tea and bowl of a natural Cavendish


Yes, I forgot to buy coffee yesterday.

HaHa,,,I do feel for ya George, I can't get going without coffee.
Started my weekend with CB original in my reconditioned Dr Grabow.
And, (sorry George) coffee.

[Pipe Smoker]

In an old Kaywoodie......
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This attachment, and the one in your previous post, don't work for me (iPhone). Anyone else have the same problem?

[droy1958]

QUOTE=Pipe Smoker;159379]This attachment, and the one in your previous post, don't work for me (iPhone). Anyone else have the same problem?[/QUOTE]

I gave up Photobucket as it doesn't seem to work for me anymore.
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[Haebar]

QUOTE=Pipe Smoker;159379]This attachment, and the one in your previous post, don't work for me (iPhone). Anyone else have the same problem?

I gave up Photobucket as it doesn't seem to work for me anymore.
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Nice Kaywoodies!

[LazyLightning]

Had a nice bowl of Viprati in the 320KS Trevi, then finished the evening with some 5100 Red Cake in the Apple meer. Tucked between those was a nice treat (which was on my back steps this morning), some LTF in the new 2017 PSF POY Savinelli Tre Canadian with gold band and tortoise acrylic stem found on their Totuga series. Great smoke, but this being my 3rd Savinelli I come to expect that.
http://i.imgur.com/n4GleiZ.jpg

[Haebar]

Well, Photof**ket is acting up again. This weekend I have been smoking many bowls of G&H Dark Flake in various pipes. I enjoy this stuff.

[Pipe Smoker]

Sipping my weekly fill of ten yo FVF.

Has anyone seen an objective explanation for the white substance that forms on long-age FVF? Some of the flakes in my jar have it, some don't, but I don't detect any flavor difference.

[Haebar]

Sipping my weekly fill of ten yo FVF.

Has anyone seen an objective explanation for the white substance that forms on long-age FVF? Some of the flakes in my jar have it, some don't, but I don't detect any flavor difference.

That is formed from the crystallization of the sugars in the Virginia leaf.

[Branzig]

Had a nice bowl of Viprati in the 320KS Trevi, then finished the evening with some 5100 Red Cake in the Apple meer. Tucked between those was a nice treat (which was on my back steps this morning), some LTF in the new 2017 PSF POY Savinelli Tre Canadian with gold band and tortoise acrylic stem found on their Totuga series. Great smoke, but this being my 3rd Savinelli I come to expect that.
http://i.imgur.com/n4GleiZ.jpg
That's a great looking pipe.

I need to add one of these to my collection

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[Bruck]

Filled my MM General with Newminster #6 Vanilla Delight, one of the aros I picked up in Tobias' bulk sell off a few months back.

http://i1378.photobucket.com/albums/ah83/bruck_finn/DEB1E061-8BDA-4631-BFBB-EEE1FF729468_zpsljinqgbg.jpg

Not a regular aro smoker, but this one's not bad and the price was right!

[GWBowman]

McClelland 5100 Red Cake in my "made in Italy" Rhodesian, and a little Basil Hayden's Bourbon
I forgot how good this blend is

[Haebar]

Just finished a bowl of G&H Dark Flake in this Dunhill.

http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah50/haebar/Cigarbum%20001_zpsvlp9x6b3.jpg

[LazyLightning]

McClelland 5100 Red Cake in my "made in Italy" Rhodesian, and a little Basil Hayden's Bourbon
I forgot how good this blend is

MMMMMmmmm, that's some good tobacco!

[Branzig]

These happened today. FM On The Bayou in a black Petehttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170424/367ada0937d0260192807bb81462a5f8.jpg

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[droy1958]

Some Frog Morton Cellar in an old McGregor pipe with William Powell and Myrna Loy etched into the bowl.......
658765886589

[Aguineapig]

Old dark fired in a old French brandy pot. Probably should have gone with something a bit milder after a few days of no tobacco. Had to DGT this one several times to avoid the queasies..

[cpmcdill]

Frog Morton's Cellar in a Willard small straight billiard

[Lostmason]

Friday I pulled out my single pipe travel pouch and discovered that I had about an ounce or two of
CB original stashed in it.Well my reconditioned DG has seen about four bouwls and the pouch is
in need of refilling.So's my pipe, I hear a Orlik Golden Flake calling and a Brigham brandy pot that
smokes it well.

[Haebar]

Smoked a bowl of GH Dark Flake last night in this Hendon briar. This morning I am having a bowl of the same in a Dr. Grabow straight billiard.

http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah50/haebar/Cigarbum%20004_zpsbbd1ksjn.jpg

[Emperor Zurg]

Tried a chaw of 1792 flake. Felt like a chaw and 1792 was handy.
FTR, this blend does NOT make good chaw; tastes exactly like chewing wet cardboard. There's also a black pepper burn but no pepper taste. The tonquin - which I thought would add to the flavor - was undetectable. I'll have to stick to the G&H ropes and twists...

[BryGuySC]

Just finished a bowl of G&H Dark Flake in this Dunhill.

http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah50/haebar/Cigarbum%20001_zpsvlp9x6b3.jpg

That is a nice-looking pipe, Tab!

[Pipe Smoker]

Puffing Solani ABF in my c. 1950 Kirsten Mariner with large bulldog bowl. I skipped this tobacco in the last trip through my rotation -- very glad to see it turn up again. I'm not a fan of burley in general, but ABF is wonderfully good.

[BryGuySC]

Smoking a bowl of McClelland Stoved Virginia (#5105) in a 1930s Kaywoodie Drinkless.
It is a decent smoke all by itself. Looking forward to blending with it.

[Emperor Zurg]

Small bowl of G&H sliced black twist in a Sav prince.
This is 'economy' tobacco IMO; it's so strong, flavorful and slow burning that a thimble full is equal to a full size bowl of a lesser tobacco. Tobacco concentrate is what it is.

[Pipe Smoker]

An untopped day for me: Escudo, ABF, and Wessex Classic Virginia. Two VaPers and one burley, non of which have any topping -- just natural tobacco goodness. Tomorrow the Escudo will be gone, but I'll open a tin of DF, so the beat goes on...

[Lostmason]

So far today I've had a bowl of CB Royal in my DG Savoy and another in my Casillero.
Then a bowl of SPS Maple Street in my Ol-Vic and a mystery blend also in the Ol-Vic.
Think I'll move on to a bowl of Royal Yatch in my Dunhill canted dublin.

[BryGuySC]

Smoked a bowl of McClelland 2010 Virginia Flake in a Dr Grabow Starfire billiard.
Nice now. Can't wait to see how it is in a few years.

[droy1958]

Some Frog Morton Cellar in an old McGregor pipe with William Powell and Myrna Loy etched into the bowl.......
658765886589

A ditto here......

[Bruck]

Small bowl of G&H sliced black twist in a Sav prince.
This is 'economy' tobacco IMO; it's so strong, flavorful and slow burning that a thimble full is equal to a full size bowl of a lesser tobacco. Tobacco concentrate is what it is.

How true! I've got a couple inches of tight-rolled nicotaina rustica. It's a lifetime supply, whether I spread it out or smoke it all at once :)

[Bruck]

And for the record, tonight's smoke is Sweet Vanilla Honeydew, part of my score from Tobias' bulk sell-off. Not bad for an aro.

[Haebar]

I got in late tonight and am winding down after a 16 hour day with some SG Commonwealth with a topping of GH Dark Flake in a Dr. Grabow.

[Pipe Smoker]

My tin of Escudo went empty yesterday, and my tin of Solani ABF was down to 25.1g (half full) this morning, so I opened a tin of Dunhill Flake with 2+ years of age on it. Plain vanilla tobacco, but so good.

[Haebar]

Started a bowl of SG Commonwealth at lunch and just finished it after work. Smoked it in a sweet Dr. Grabow straight billiard. I enjoy smoking these American legends as much as my other pipes.

[Branzig]

Tried a chaw of 1792 flake. Felt like a chaw and 1792 was handy.
FTR, this blend does NOT make good chaw; tastes exactly like chewing wet cardboard. There's also a black pepper burn but no pepper taste. The tonquin - which I thought would add to the flavor - was undetectable. I'll have to stick to the G&H ropes and twists...
Chewing 1792....

Good Lord man. That's one of the scariest things I've ever heard

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[Lostmason]

Oi,,,Monday I pulled a muscle in my back hooking up a trailor, then spent the rest of that day and Tuesday
hauling sections of I-beams under a house and jacks to level it. Today while removing a jack (a 22 ton rated bottle jack)
I dropped it on my knee. So when my back spasms it draws my left leg up to my chest and my right knee screems in the
key of C major. I'm in serious need of comfort "food"! Found my stash of H&H Frenchy's Sumbitches and a Wiley short
pipe that Warren Pugsley gifted me with and gonna go drown in a tub of epsom salt with maybe a quart of water.
I'm really Praying for rain tomorrow.

[Haebar]

Been smoking H&H Sweet Cask tonight in various pipes, the current one is a Dunhill Shell billiard. I like this blend.

[Haebar]

About to light up a bowl of burley flake scraps with some CCC Ready Rubbed mixed in. Trying to blend the Ready Rubbed to see if its worth keeping. I didn't like smoking it by itself - too much bite. Smoking it in this Dunhill bent billiard:
http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah50/haebar/Cigarbum%20002_zps06jmpdsg.jpg

[Bruck]

Took the day off today and am doing something I rarely get to do - have a morning pipe :)

http://i1378.photobucket.com/albums/ah83/bruck_finn/6FD91867-8EA0-4D29-A4C1-02DDF131F87A_zpssk6oergw.jpg

Haebar VaPer is in the cob and it is excellent! And I'm not just saying that to be affirming to one of our members, it really is one of the best tasting blends in my cabinet.

The game of hearts you see on my screen - I ended up losing by one point. Doh!

[Emperor Zurg]

Chewing 1792....

Good Lord man. That's one of the scariest things I've ever heard


FTR, HH Old Dark Fired is nasty too; turns into some slimy, gross thing in your mouth and doesn't taste good either. I gaged 3 times on my way to the garbage can to spit it out. It was like having a dead leach in my mouth.

Had a small bowl of McClelland, 5100 in a barling on a delivery run this afternoon

[Branzig]

It was like having a dead leach in my mouth.

Better than a live leach I suppose.

Loading up a bowl of Storm Front in a big Ol cob while I mow the lawn.

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