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Haebar

10-15-2018, 06:28 PM

Well I considered just using rum too. That article mentions 'spirits' but doesn't go into any more detail.

What's wrong with that flake? It looks just like G&H Louisana Flake. Can't be all that bad.
If I ever decided to make flake I'd weld up some bolt-together contraption so I could clamp it up and then 'stove' (lol) it in the oven while it's under pressure. It's not something I plan on doing tho. There are so many wonderful flakes out there already that I can't see the point... that and I already have decent stockpiles of all my favorites so why re-invent the wheel? I don't even have the time to try the ones that are already out there.

It just delaminates when you slice it into flakes. It was a good smoke while it lasted. You've got a point about reinventing the wheel. There are so many great blends already out there ready to smoke. Although I save a little money buying the whole leaf, when you consider all the time it takes to come up with a good blend, there's little savings. I do enjoy working with the leaves and stretching them out, and the smells are fantastic when you open up a bag of the stuff. That's what keeps me coming back to it, that and when I get compliments on something I made.

I liked that last bowl so much that I am having another small bowl of Five Brothers in a Dr. Grabow billiard.

Emperor Zurg

10-16-2018, 10:07 AM

It just delaminates when you slice it into flakes.

Probably your method of cutting is the culprit. I've considered designing and building a modern, quality tobacco slicer with a replaceable, disposable blade because there doesn't seem to be such a thing available anywhere. You look online and all you find are these ancient, cast iron things that are collectable and cost a fortune and are probably dull as mud and would take forever to sharpen. Maybe there's a market for a decent flake slicer... if not for the 'make your own flake' market, possibly for the 'I like to smoke plug tobacco' market.

Oh, and I burned a gourd calabash full of SRT last night.

Pipe Smoker

10-17-2018, 11:48 AM

Puffing Solani 763, White and Black. Dark Virginia, black cavendish and latakia. After a couple of fills that didn’t go down all that well, this one is hitting the spot.

Haebar

10-17-2018, 03:11 PM

Probably your method of cutting is the culprit. I've considered designing and building a modern, quality tobacco slicer with a replaceable, disposable blade because there doesn't seem to be such a thing available anywhere. You look online and all you find are these ancient, cast iron things that are collectable and cost a fortune and are probably dull as mud and would take forever to sharpen. Maybe there's a market for a decent flake slicer... if not for the 'make your own flake' market, possibly for the 'I like to smoke plug tobacco' market.

Oh, and I burned a gourd calabash full of SRT last night.

I cut them with an ulu; maybe that was the problem. A guy in our pipe club buys those old plug cutters on Ebay and restores them. I'd buy one if I knew that it worked.

Just finished a bowl of some of my stoved Virginia topped with some Five Brothers in an old Dunhill billiard with faint stampings.

Haebar

10-18-2018, 04:03 AM

We had the Knoxville Pipe Club meeting last night. The owner of the venue, Smoky's Tobacco and Cigars, Dave Watson, spent some time with us and cracked open an 8 oz. bag of Penzance to share with us. Most of us had a bowl of it when he opened it. When Dave left he divided the rest of the Penzance into baggies and gave us each one! One of our members also passed around a jar of some McClelland 3 Oaks Syrian.

BryGuySC

10-18-2018, 08:17 AM

That 3 Oaks Syrian is amazing!

I tried some Lane 125th Anniversary for the first time last night. It was a little harsh for me.

Haebar

10-18-2018, 11:05 AM

I finished off my bowl of 3 Oaks Syrian this morning and loaded up a bowl of Five Brothers in a knockabout Dr. Grabow to smoke on the way to work.

BryGuySC

10-18-2018, 10:10 PM

Smoking a bowl of MacBaren HH Pure Virginia in an old Grabow.
This really is a nice Virginia.

AlanS

10-18-2018, 11:01 PM

Dunhill Nightcap in a Stanwell
http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w366/awssr58/Mobile%20Uploads/2018-10/20181018_182824_zpsq33sxzpg.jpg (http://s1072.photobucket.com/user/awssr58/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2018-10/20181018_182824_zpsq33sxzpg.jpg.html)

Haebar

10-19-2018, 07:42 AM

Finished a bowl of Peter Stokkebye Danish Export in a MM Country Gentleman.
https://i.postimg.cc/Xq2G7Y5t/MM-Country-Gentleman.jpg

Emperor Zurg

10-19-2018, 08:32 AM

Smoking a bowl of MacBaren HH Pure Virginia in an old Grabow.
This really is a nice Virginia.

Is that MacBitey at all? I've been tempted to pick up a few tins as I've really liked the HH line but I've stayed away from the pure Va. I don't care much for that MacBaren bite... and it does get me with too many of their regular blends. Haven't gotten bit by the HH line although I've only had a few.

BryGuySC

10-19-2018, 08:39 AM

Is that MacBitey at all? I've been tempted to pick up a few tins as I've really liked the HH line but I've stayed away from the pure Va. I don't care much for that MacBaren bite... and it does get me with too many of their regular blends. Haven't gotten bit by the HH line although I've only had a few.

I also tend to get that MacBite.
This one has a bit of that straight VA sharpness, but not the same as the usual Mac Baren bite. It does need a little drying out of the tin, but some DGT works pretty well on this one.
It is a quality virginia. It is definitely worth picking up a tin to try. I'm probably going to pick up several to cellar, so I can see how some age treats it.
Not a "blow you away" blend, but a decent straight virginia.

Emperor Zurg

10-19-2018, 08:42 AM

I also tend to get that MacBite.
This one has a bit of that straight VA sharpness, but not the same as the usual Mac Baren bite. It does need a little drying out of the tin, but some DGT works pretty well on this one.
It is a quality virginia. It is definitely worth picking up a tin to try. I'm probably going to pick up several to cellar, so I can see how some age treats it.

Thanks!

I actually enjoy that 'sharp' taste if it doesn't come with a dose of bite :p
I enjoyed the McClelland 'vinegar' taste that people always bitched about too

Pipe Smoker

10-19-2018, 09:50 AM

Puffing Hamborger Veermaster in my Mark Tinsky straight brandy. The Tinsky is proving to be an excellent pipe. The mild, but flavorful, HV is going down very nicely.

And I’m doing some dry fire exercises with my Beretta 87 Target (.22 LR). I plan to shoot it Sunday.

Pipe Smoker

10-19-2018, 11:32 AM

I just opened a 4 yo tin of F&T Special Brown Flake — puffing that now in my Tinsky brandy. This dark Virginia is soft-smoking, and its rum topping is tasty, and not too prominent. Good tobacco, it is.

Pipe Smoker

10-20-2018, 11:30 AM

Puffing Solani 779, English Luxury Mixture, in my Kirsten. Not a big fan of English mixtures — 779 is the only one I stock. It is tasty, and makes for make a nice change-up from time to time.

GWBowman

10-20-2018, 01:38 PM

Peterson University Flake in a Savinelli 320 Series iii
https://i.imgur.com/wYQMkV9.jpg

bluenoser

10-21-2018, 05:49 PM

A little LBF in the freehand pickaxe. Not many more nice days left so enjoying this over the grill. A little windy making it smoke a bit hot but still tasty stuff.

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Aguineapig

10-21-2018, 08:08 PM

G&H best brown, or brown flake, or is it #4? don't know, don't care, because I've accompanied it with a couple Geaghan's Bangor Browns, and plenty of toque natural toast in the nose. after a nice dinner of liver and onions and garlic, fried potatoes, a few fried eggs, and a pint of PBR. in an especial decent mood.

Haebar

10-21-2018, 09:30 PM

Smoking a bowl of GH Black Twist in a repaired Dr. Grabow. Sent this in to the Dr. Grabow factory for a new stem and they cracked the shank trying to get the old stem out. They repaired this one and sent me a new pipe too!
https://i.postimg.cc/tJrzZjbb/Dr-Grabow-Regal-Repair-002.jpg

Brimy

10-22-2018, 01:05 PM

Haebar

10-22-2018, 02:47 PM

Bought this Chris Morgan off @shempjizzle a couple of years ago. Broke it in with some PS Luxury Flake.
Today I'm going to try it with some SG Chocolate Flake. Now do I try to fold & tuck or do I rub it out? I'm really only familiar with rubbed or ribbons.

Forgot my tamper, so this hex head will have to do.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181022/f110cb9a87518bd68e7129f285eabbfb.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181022/b869ca710b3c5685dc3196764b05a889.jpg

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I prefer to rub out flakes before smoking them. But there are others that like to fold and stuff the flakes. Rubbing out the flakes gives a more uniform distribution of the tobacco. The tobacco burns better and doesn't require as many relights.

Haebar

10-22-2018, 03:05 PM

Smoking a bowl of GH Black Irish Twist in a Dunhill oval-shank billiard.
https://i.postimg.cc/MZ7knbMK/Dunhill-oval-billiard-003.jpg

Emperor Zurg

10-22-2018, 04:12 PM

Smoking a bowl of GH Black Irish Twist in a Dunhill oval-shank billiard.

Have you ever compared that with G&H Black Twist Sliced?
From what I've read, it's supposedly the same blend but I pick up a top note on the sliced - probably tonquin - that isn't there on the rope.

Emperor Zurg

10-22-2018, 04:17 PM

Bought this Chris Morgan off @shempjizzle a couple of years ago. Broke it in with some PS Luxury Flake.
Today I'm going to try it with some SG Chocolate Flake. Now do I try to fold & tuck or do I rub it out? I'm really only familiar with rubbed or ribbons.

IMO a very coarse rub is best with that blend but try it a few different ways. It'll be a little different each way.
Dry that one till almost crispy too. It comes very wet and doesn't burn unless it's quite dry. Doesn't taste right either IMO if too wet.

I'm leaning toward a bowl of Rum Twist or Black Twist Sliced in the gourd tonight...
My tamper will be a 16 penny nail or a drywall screw :D

Haebar

10-22-2018, 04:42 PM

Have you ever compared that with G&H Black Twist Sliced?
From what I've read, it's supposedly the same blend but I pick up a top note on the sliced - probably tonquin - that isn't there on the rope.

This may actually be the sliced, since you mentioned it. The cut looks like it - lots of slim coins and stringy ribbons. It was in a jar that I had put some leftover from a larger quantity. Yes, I detect the top note too.
Smoking another bowl of it now in a Dr. Grabow Hillcrest Canadian -
https://i.postimg.cc/jdxJQfmN/Hillcrest-001.jpg

Emperor Zurg

10-22-2018, 04:45 PM

This may actually be the sliced, since you mentioned it. The cut looks like it - lots of slim coins and stringy ribbons. It was in a jar that I had put some leftover from a larger quantity. Yes, I detect the top note too.

5 minutes ago I set out a bowl's worth of the same weed. I like whatever the top note is. I miss it in the rope.

Brimy

10-22-2018, 04:53 PM

I prefer to rub out flakes before smoking them. But there are others that like to fold and stuff the flakes. Rubbing out the flakes gives a more uniform distribution of the tobacco. The tobacco burns better and doesn't require as many relights.

IMO a very coarse rub is best with that blend but try it a few different ways. It'll be a little different each way.
Dry that one till almost crispy too. It comes very wet and doesn't burn unless it's quite dry. Doesn't taste right either IMO if too wet.

I'm leaning toward a bowl of Rum Twist or Black Twist Sliced in the gourd tonight...
My tamper will be a 16 penny nail or a drywall screw :D

Well I've learned that I need to let it dry out more because it wouldn't stay lit as you'll said.
I'll definitely try the coarse rub next time.

BryGuySC

10-22-2018, 08:10 PM

BryGuySC

10-22-2018, 08:13 PM

Bought this Chris Morgan off @shempjizzle a couple of years ago. Broke it in with some PS Luxury Flake.
Today I'm going to try it with some SG Chocolate Flake. Now do I try to fold & tuck or do I rub it out? I'm really only familiar with rubbed or ribbons.

Forgot my tamper, so this hex head will have to do.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181022/f110cb9a87518bd68e7129f285eabbfb.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181022/b869ca710b3c5685dc3196764b05a889.jpg

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I really like that pipe!
And yes, Sam Gawith often needs significant drying.

Haebar

10-23-2018, 03:11 AM

Smoking an early morning bowl of GH Black Twist Sliced in a Dunhill Shell billiard.
https://i.postimg.cc/8PThwFLK/Dunhill-Shell-Billiard.jpg

Pipe Smoker

10-23-2018, 04:34 PM

Puffing Wessex Fragrant Virginia in my old Kirsten. This tobacco is new to me. SmokingPipes pipes says of it:

“Brigade Original Fragrant Virginia, by Wessex, is a naturally aromatic pipe tobacco flavored with traditional West Country Cider.”

The red Virginia is good, and the cider topping is tasty. It’s rather similar to rum flavored F&T Special Brown Flake. Since I have a large stock of SBF, I don’t plan to buy any more of this Wessex tobacco.

Edit: A grocery near my home has a dip-it-yourself hot bar. I often go there for lunch. But today, none of the offerings really appealed to me. So I went to the cheese counter and bought a 3/4 lb. wedge of Midnight Moon goat cheese. Sat down at a table and ate the whole wedge. Good!

Emperor Zurg

10-23-2018, 05:01 PM

...So I went to the cheese counter and bought a 3/4 lb. wedge of Midnight Moon goat cheese. Sat down at a table and ate the whole wedge. Good!

I hope you also had a glass or two of Sauvignon Blanc to go with it :D :drunk:

Pipe Smoker

10-23-2018, 05:19 PM

No, I didn’t, but I’ll have some 10 yo Taylor Fladgate tawny port this evening. My fave wine.

Emperor Zurg

10-23-2018, 05:22 PM

I'm partial to dry reds and Stilton cheese. That combo could make a fat drunk out of anyone

Haebar

10-23-2018, 10:23 PM

Smoking a bowl of Walnut in a Dr. Grabow billiard. Got a sore throat and a cough, so I may have to lay off smoking for a while.
https://i.postimg.cc/tJrzZjbb/Dr-Grabow-Regal-Repair-002.jpg

Pipe Smoker

10-24-2018, 12:00 PM

Smoking my Tinsky brandy today. And puffing a new to me tobacco with an unlikely name: “The Mallard”, made by Dan Tobacco. I figured that it would be similar to Hamborger Veermaster, another Dan Tobacco, so my first fill of the day was HV, to get calibrated. TM isn’t quite as mild as HV, but its flavor is fuller and different — quite savory. It’s dry out of the tin — no further drying needed. Mine is now in a jar to limit further drying. Here’s what SmokingPipes says of it:

“The Mallard is a smooth Ready Rubbed Flake based on the extraordinarily rich and full-bodied sweet Zambian Virginia that was carefully fermented and matured under pressure. There was no need to add any flavorings to enhance its aroma, and it has found great reception among committed friends of pure natural tobacco and among lovers of flavored pipe mixtures as well. You can look forward to a wonderfully gentle smoke with a perfectly rich and sweet Virginia taste.”

I bought five tins of it. It’s pricey — $15 per 50g tin before quantity discounts. Time will tell if it’s worth that price, but I’m suspecting that I’ll find it to be so.

Haebar

10-24-2018, 02:11 PM

Smoking lots of D&R Rimboche AP today in a Sunrise apple. Drinking Red Rose iced tea and feeling much better. Kicking this cold faster than I thought I would.
https://i.postimg.cc/nhMjYrYP/Sunrise-Apple-003.jpg

Cool Breeze

10-24-2018, 08:12 PM

McClelland 2015 Virginia/Perique flake in my Savinelli Series III.

Cool Breeze

10-24-2018, 10:19 PM

Sipping a little Knob Creek and puffing on some C&D Autumn Evening in a Dr. Grabow Berwyck.

Haebar

10-25-2018, 05:51 AM

Smoked a bowl of D&R Rimboche AP this morning in a Dunhill Tanshell billiard. Bad sick today, spent all night with chills and fevers - going to the doctor today.
https://i.postimg.cc/FzTycrhq/Dunhill-Tanshell-001.jpg

Brimy

10-25-2018, 06:48 AM

Pipe Smoker

10-25-2018, 11:27 AM

Hope that you’re better soon Tab.

Puffing F&T Special Brown Flake in my Kirsten. A dark Virginia with a rum topping. Very tasty!

Haebar

10-25-2018, 05:37 PM

Hope that you’re better soon Tab.

Puffing F&T Special Brown Flake in my Kirsten. A dark Virginia with a rum topping. Very tasty!

Thanks Doug, Doctor said I have a sinus infection and put me on an antibiotic.

Just finished a bowl of Samuel Gawith 1792 Flake in a Ben Wade second.
https://i.postimg.cc/qRVWznRH/Ben-Wade-Second-002.jpg

Pipe Smoker

10-26-2018, 10:25 AM

Puffing Wessex Classic Virginia in my new-to-me Mark Tinsky billiard.

https://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/estate/united-states/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=298732

And it’s going down wonderfully — this is a great pipe! I bought it from the American Estates section of SmokingPipes. It had been smoked, but not even a whole fill, I think — the lower part of its chamber wasn’t charred. It was a great bargain. See page 70 of the “what is your latest pipe purchase” thread for a more complete description of the Tinsky.

GWBowman

10-26-2018, 08:15 PM

Pride of Loch Lammond in a cob with a pour of Blackback Rye

Pipe Smoker

10-27-2018, 09:28 AM

Puffing “The Mallard” (Dan Tobacco) in my old Kirsten. This unflavored straight Virginia is pretty darned good stuff.

Brimy

10-27-2018, 11:47 AM

Going to give this Esoterica Dorchester a try while breaking in one of the new cobbs.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181027/35137d9b5d7efbbb23e00a57b3b20b53.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181027/3768f75126104d2b13fbb24517993902.jpg

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GWBowman

10-28-2018, 07:45 AM

Peter Stokkebye 701 Virginia in a Shannon

Emperor Zurg

10-28-2018, 08:13 AM

Be careful using Everclear on that gourd - it might ruin it. I've not cleaned mine yet either, but it seems like it might damage it. I know it will ruin a Cherry wood pipe; dries it out so much it cracks and splits.

Well I went and done it. I cleaned out all the gunk I could reach by twisting the end of several pipe cleaners into J with a squashed loop at the business end and used Bacardi Black as a solvent. I poured rum into the gourd and scrubbed all around with one of the pipe cleaners, then dumped the filthy gunk out. They say you're supposed to keep the spirits off the cork gasket but that became impossible since chunks of gunk plugged the hole in the ferrule. I had to dump out the big end and just wipe the gasket clean with a dry rag right away. Went thru about 3 fingers of rum in the process. I also used a few gentle blasts of compressed air to blow out some of the junk I couldn't reach. It's drying now, hopefully none the worse for wear.

Haebar

10-28-2018, 10:45 AM

Well I went and done it. I cleaned out all the gunk I could reach by twisting the end of several pipe cleaners into J with a squashed loop at the business end and used Bacardi Black as a solvent. I poured rum into the gourd and scrubbed all around with one of the pipe cleaners, then dumped the filthy gunk out. They say you're supposed to keep the spirits off the cork gasket but that became impossible since chunks of gunk plugged the hole in the ferrule. I had to dump out the big end and just wipe the gasket clean with a dry rag right away. Went thru about 3 fingers of rum in the process. I also used a few gentle blasts of compressed air to blow out some of the junk I couldn't reach. It's drying now, hopefully none the worse for wear.

Way to go, that's quite an undertaking. Let us know how it smokes after it dries out. I sold one of my gourd Calabashes last week on Ebay; somebody in Hong Kong bought it.

Haebar

10-28-2018, 10:50 AM

Just got back from a cabin at a nearby state park where I spent the weekend. Smoked several bowls of Daughters & Ryan Rowland in various pipes over the weekend.

BryGuySC

10-28-2018, 03:53 PM

Puffed away on some English plug I made a few years back.

BryGuySC

10-28-2018, 03:55 PM

Brimy

10-28-2018, 04:48 PM

What'd ya think?
That's a favorite of mine.It was nice.
I think I got a little citrus notes in there but I was actually working while I smoked. I should really sit and enjoy next time. Pay more attention to the tobacco.

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Emperor Zurg

10-28-2018, 05:19 PM

It was nice.
I think I got a little citrus notes in there but I was actually working while I smoked. I should really sit and enjoy next time. Pay more attention to the tobacco.
Sveet!
That cob will steal quite a bit of flavor at first. It'll steal less and less the more it breaks in and blackens the bowl. I enjoy my cobs but never look forward to breaking in a new one, although I do enjoy the corny flavor you get a bit of at first.

Brimy

10-28-2018, 08:32 PM

Sveet!
That cob will steal quite a bit of flavor at first. It'll steal less and less the more it breaks in and blackens the bowl. I enjoy my cobs but never look forward to breaking in a new one, although I do enjoy the corny flavor you get a bit of at first.

I guess I'll try it in the briar next.

Haebar

10-29-2018, 05:13 AM

Smoking some D&R Rowland in a Dunhill Shell billiard this morning.
https://i.postimg.cc/8PThwFLK/Dunhill-Shell-Billiard.jpg

Pipe Smoker

10-29-2018, 10:06 AM

Puffing “The Mallard” (Dan Tobacco) in my Tinsky brandy. SmokingPipes says of TM: “…There was no need to add any flavorings to enhance its aroma…”, so apparently a nice room note. I can’t say about that, but it’s a very tasty Virginia with LOTS of flavor.

And SmokingPipes says that this brandy has a “broad shouldered bottom”. That description gives me a chuckle.

restomod

10-29-2018, 11:28 AM

Aaaannndddd we are off! No idea if I am doing any of this right but thanks to everyone's help and hours of YouTube videos this is my first go!

Carter Hall was the best thing my local shop if you can call it a pipe shop had. Having it in a Dr. plumb flat grip 9438 as I took a liking to this one out of the collection I got.

https://i.imgur.com/qZWpBDu.jpg

restomod

10-29-2018, 12:27 PM

Tough to troubleshoot when you don't know what you are doing or havent seen what it's supposed to look like in real life. I have to assume that if I was guessing right I did not let the tobacco out of the pouch long enough to dry out first. I never did get a really good ember on top and when i thought i was finished and couldnt light it anymore with all the junk on top, I dumped it and there were some fresh leaves on the bottom. I also probably packed on the loose side rather than the tighter side so the draw was pretty loose I think but not sure. Even for drug store tobacco it was pretty flavorful i think so I look forward to the good stuff someday.

Brimy

10-29-2018, 12:38 PM

restomod

10-29-2018, 01:21 PM

I'm a noob too, but it sounds like you're getting there. Especially if you were able to smoke more than 1/2 a bowl. Did you have a lot of re-lights?

A few, but it's also hard to tell if I am keeping the rhythm right or how long in between puffs to go. I feel like I was smoking a bit on the fast side just mentally thinking I needed to keep it lit, who knows its all a mind screw at first.

Brimy

10-29-2018, 04:15 PM

Have you read Emperor Zurg sticky? I think it's a very good read/tutorial.
Get a char light at first, let it go out, tamp it down and re-light.
I keep occassionally tamping. And I "purged" to ensure the bowl was lit yet not making it get too hot.

restomod

10-29-2018, 04:31 PM

Emperor Zurg

10-29-2018, 05:27 PM

Heading out to burn a bowl of Sweet Rum Twist in my newly cleaned gourd.
Now to select a beverage...

Mmmm... SRT is smooth, tasty and extra rummy this evening. Wonder where the that extra rum flavor is coming from :p

Pipe Smoker

10-30-2018, 11:39 AM

Puffing F&T Special Brown Flake in my old Kirsten. I’m generally not a fan of flavored tobaccos, but this dark Virginia, with its rum topping, is an exception.

STG is now putting all flakes in space-hogging round tins instead of the compact rectangular 50g tins. Consequently, I won’t be buying them going forward. But I’ll have to make an exception for SBF.

BryGuySC

10-30-2018, 10:16 PM

Pipe Smoker

10-31-2018, 10:38 AM

My first two fills this morning were Patriot Flake and The Mallard, both made by Dan Tobacco (Germany). They’re rather similar, and I’m trying to decide which one, or both, that I’ll stock.

The similarities: Both are mild with LOTS of delish, but different, flavor. Both have press-aged, fermented Virginias from tropical regions: India for PF; Africa for TM. TM is slightly milder than PF.

The differences: PF is whole flakes, TM is broken flake. PF is moderately pricey, and TM is very pricey ($15 per 50g tin). Because of its lower price, PF is more often “out of stock”.

Dan Tobacco Patriot Flake 50g | Buy Dan Tobacco Pipe Tobacco at Smokingpipes (http://www.smokingpipes.com/pipe-tobacco/dan-tobacco/Patriot-Flake-50g/product_id/8997)

Dan Tobacco The Mallard 50g | Buy Dan Tobacco Pipe Tobacco at Smokingpipes (http://www.smokingpipes.com/pipe-tobacco/dan-tobacco/The-Mallard-50g/product_id/107494)

Emperor Zurg

10-31-2018, 07:47 PM

Working on another bowl of SRT in the gourd. Milkshake stout on the side...

Oh, and happy Reformation Day everyone!

Brimy

11-01-2018, 03:23 PM

Drying out some Sutliff 515RC Red Virginia; courtesy of @bryguyrc .
Thx Bryan.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181101/3ae9ca2dc986fbbafcaf241f598f0281.jpg

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Haebar

11-01-2018, 05:17 PM

Just got home for the weekend. Smoking some GH Dark Bird's Eye in a Comoy's Guildhall billiard.
https://i.postimg.cc/Zn7VX5D3/Comoy-s-Guildhall-billiard.jpg

Cool Breeze

11-01-2018, 10:16 PM

FVF in my Savinelli Champagne bulldog.

Pipe Smoker

11-02-2018, 10:07 AM

I opened a 4 yo tin of Dunhill Flake yesterday — a good plain Virginia. Puffing that now in my Tinsky billiard. Only the second day that I’ve smoked it.

I bought this pipe from the American Estates section of SmokingPipes. It had been smoked, but not very darned much. The lower part of the chamber wasn’t even charred. I think that the original owner had put in one fill, but only smoked half of it. That’s the good news — I got an essentially new pipe for significantly less than half the new price.

The bad news is that that one fill was a Lakeland that really colored the pipe. After four fills on the first day, and swabbing its draft with Everclear, the Lakeland coloration is much diminished today. Thank goodness!

Emperor Zurg

11-02-2018, 08:07 PM

Burning a bowl of G&H Louisiana Flake in a bent sandblast billiard with a silver band.
This is a pipe from Neverbend. It smokes nice for a bent :pipe:

Emperor Zurg

11-02-2018, 11:32 PM

Now I'm burning a bit of Happy Bogie in the gourd with a glass of red wine.
It's good.

Drying out some Sutliff 515RC Red Virginia...
What'd you think?

Brimy

11-03-2018, 07:16 AM

Now I'm burning a bit of Happy Bogie in the gourd with a glass of red wine.
It's good.

What'd you think?

Loved it!
Flavors were present from the char light. But I got a little "juice" thru the stem. I'm guessing that I didn't let it dry enough or got the bowl too hot? Plus I'm not getting the entire bowl to burn. Had about 1/4 of the bowl that wouldn't burn.

Emperor Zurg

11-03-2018, 08:54 AM

Loved it!
Flavors were present from the char light. But I got a little "juice" thru the stem. I'm guessing that I didn't let it dry enough or got the bowl too hot? Plus I'm not getting the entire bowl to burn. Had about 1/4 of the bowl that wouldn't burn.
Good deal!
You may have been smoking too fast too. If you smoke too fast you can end up with a wet heel because the pipe doesn't have enough time to absorb and dissipate the moisture. If you're outside in the cold you get more condensation too. Either way, just shake that drop out the stem the minute you feel a gurgle. (Or use a pipe cleaner if you're indoors) keeps the heel drier and keeps the nasty stuff out of your mouth :pipe:

Brimy

11-03-2018, 09:08 AM

Good deal!
You may have been smoking too fast too. If you smoke too fast you can end up with a wet heel because the pipe doesn't have enough time to absorb and dissipate the moisture. If you're outside in the cold you get more condensation too. Either way, just shake that drop out the stem the minute you feel a gurgle. (Or use a pipe cleaner if you're indoors) keeps the heel drier and keeps the nasty stuff out of your mouth :pipe:

LOL
That nasty stuff is quite off putting!
Smoking too fast sounds right. I have to learn to pace my smoke better. How was it said, let it get close to going out before drawing again.

Emperor Zurg

11-03-2018, 09:31 AM

LOL
That nasty stuff is quite off putting!
Smoking too fast sounds right. I have to learn to pace my smoke better. How was it said, let it get close to going out before drawing again.

Well sort of. Remember, you sip on a pipe. You don't puff on it like a cigar. Proper cadence is varing from light sips to a little heavier ones, and also varying frequency to keep the pipe burning but close to going out... and of course you need to throw tamping into the mix too. I haven't figured it out completely either. I've never smoked a bowl to the bottom with just 1 match. I have gotten my match use down from what it was when I started out though, and about half the time I can manage to burn the bowl all the way down without a wad of wet tobacco at the bottom. However, that will not happen when smoking outside in the cold or when smoking a new pipe without any cake in the heel. Not for me anyway.

Emperor Zurg

11-03-2018, 09:43 AM

The bad news is that that one fill was a Lakeland that really colored the pipe. After four fills on the first day, and swabbing its draft with Everclear, the Lakeland coloration is much diminished today. Thank goodness!

I picture a guy with a new pipe and a new tin of Ennerdale.
After 1/4 bowl the tin was in the trash (outside) and the pipe was stinking up a USPS truck en route to Smokingpipes
And the smoker was hovering over the bathroom sink repeatedly brushing his teeth...
:D :D

Pipe Smoker

11-03-2018, 11:38 AM

^^^^^^
The same picture comes to my mind! :)

Pipe Smoker

11-03-2018, 11:42 AM

Puffing Patriot Flake (Dan Tobacco) in my venerable Kirsten. And listening to “Smooth Operator” — Sade. Great song — hadn’t heard it for a long time. But it’s better in the evening, while sipping a nice glass of whiskey.

Haebar

11-03-2018, 01:14 PM

Just finished a bowl of Five Brothers in a Dunhill billiard.
https://i.postimg.cc/5tfy2bjh/Dunhill-billiard-w-saddle-stem.jpg

bluenoser

11-03-2018, 01:49 PM

Enjoying a bowl of Orlik Golden Slice in the pearwood.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181103/2587e20889b48c7c3290fbf8c24baae4.jpg

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Pipe Smoker

11-03-2018, 03:28 PM

^^^^^^
That’s a handsome pipe!

bluenoser

11-03-2018, 03:31 PM

Cheapie amazon special but it smokes good

Scott W.

11-03-2018, 04:07 PM

Velvet in a straus bent Rhodesian

BryGuySC

11-03-2018, 05:57 PM

Some Peter Stokkebye Luxury Navy Flake in a Savinelli Tundra.

Haebar

11-03-2018, 06:15 PM

Just finished a bowl of GH Sweet Coconut Twist in an Albert John billiard, or is it an apple... somewhere in between. Watched the Georgia-Kentucky football game and my team (Georgia) won! Cleaned about two dozen pipes this afternoon.
https://i.postimg.cc/prGfTr23/Albert-John-Billiard-004.jpg

Emperor Zurg

11-03-2018, 08:07 PM

Some Peter Stokkebye Luxury Navy Flake in a Savinelli Tundra.

Same blend in a straight shank Canadian

Is there any such thing as a bent Canadian?
'Scuse me I've had a little vino.,,
Ok, a lot of vino...

Perhaps no... but I feel WONDERFUL

Scott W.

11-03-2018, 11:24 PM

Velvet in my Straus bent Rhodesian
Dunhill my Mixture 965 in a DiMonte bent brandy
OGS in a Nording Freehand

Hardheaded

11-04-2018, 03:41 PM

Was straightening up a few things and found a baggie in my sample jar of some sort of rubbed out flake. The flavor leads me to believe this was some LTF, smoked in a pretty worn in cob.

Haebar

11-04-2018, 05:49 PM

Just lit up a bowl of C&D Pirate Kake in a Sunrise apple.
https://i.postimg.cc/nhMjYrYP/Sunrise-Apple-003.jpg

Cool Breeze

11-04-2018, 07:50 PM

Had some Autumn Evening and some McConnel Oriental earlier today.
Now I'm about halfway through a bowl of McClelland 2015 VA/Perique Flake in a London made Ben Wade apple.

restomod

11-04-2018, 08:55 PM

Still no idea what I am doing but I am having fun trying! Thanks to Hardheaded for this Lane 1-Q. Still learning how long to dry it out first but I'm getting there.

https://i.imgur.com/VUPWpvj.jpg

Pipe Smoker

11-05-2018, 10:24 AM

Puffing “The Mallard” (Dan Tobacco) in my Tinsky brandy (the one with a “broad shouldered bottom”). TM is a mild ready-rubbed Virginia with tons of flavor.

Pipe Smoker

11-05-2018, 04:28 PM

I just opened a 2yo tin of Solani 656, Aged Burley Flake. I filled my Tinsky, and put the rest in a jar. I don’t smoke a lot of ABF, but sometimes it just hits the spot. ABF is one of two STG tobaccos that I’ll keep buying despite the change to the space-hogging round tins. The other is F&T Special Brown Flake.

Haebar

11-05-2018, 05:51 PM

I'm smoking a bowl of D&R Two Timer in a Dr. Grabow billiard.

Haebar

11-06-2018, 05:16 PM

Now smoking a bowl of GLP Embarcadero in Dr. Grabow.
https://i.postimg.cc/8cy3RYDX/Dr-Grabow-Grand-Duke.jpg

restomod

11-06-2018, 06:46 PM

Dunhill Nightcap in a Rustic Deluxe Imported Briar says from Italy.

https://i.imgur.com/Km1u2gj.jpg

Hardheaded

11-06-2018, 07:36 PM

Dunhill Nightcap in a Rustic Deluxe Imported Briar says from Italy.

https://i.imgur.com/Km1u2gj.jpg

Let us know what you think.

Bruck

11-06-2018, 09:26 PM

Dunhill Nightcap in a Rustic Deluxe Imported Briar says from Italy.

https://i.imgur.com/Km1u2gj.jpg

That's a fantastic looking pipe!

restomod

11-06-2018, 10:56 PM

Let us know what you think.

It was awesome, the Lane was even better! Maybe just being a noob and that being my first aro with the Lane and I really enjoyed the subtle marshmallow tones in it. Thanks for both!

restomod

11-06-2018, 10:58 PM

That's a fantastic looking pipe!

The flash of the camera makes it look a bit better. That's really good patina on the bit part. I need to do some research on these as I haven't seen anyone posting these much.

Pipe Smoker

11-07-2018, 11:35 AM

Puffing “The Mallard” (Dan Tobacco) in my Caminetto red pot with silver spigot mount. It’s time for some silver polish! I use Hagerty 10120. It’s not a magic bullet, but it’s as good as any, and better than some. If I get a little on the shank it mostly rubs off easily. Except if some gets into the stamping near the bottom end of the shank, so I protect that with a pice of Scotch Tape.

Caminetto Smooth Red Pot with Silver Spigot | Buy Caminetto Tobacco Pipes at Smokingpipes (http://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/new/caminetto/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=135687)

Emperor Zurg

11-07-2018, 10:47 PM

Burned a bowl of G&H Whiskey Twist in the gourd. Also had some braunschweiger on rye with roquefort, onions and tomato... washed all that down with cabernet sauvignon

Pipe Smoker

11-07-2018, 11:13 PM

^^^^^^
Man, that sounds good! I keep baked-in-Germany Westphalian pumpernickel on hand. Pumpernickel, Braunschweiger, and raw onion make an awesome sandwich! Mustard & black pepper too, of course.

At my near-by grocery, I once asked for some sliced Braunschweiger. “We only have liverwurst,” the girl said. I pointed out a large sausage marked “Braunschweiger“ in the display case. “Well, we call it liverwurst,” she said. Whatever. :).

Haebar

11-08-2018, 04:35 AM

Starting off at 4:00 am with a bowl of Davidoff Royalty in a Bari billiard. I'm looking forward to a four-day weekend!

Emperor Zurg

11-08-2018, 10:00 AM

...Mustard & black pepper too, of course...

Oh there was mustard... believe that. The bread was a vollkornbrot rye. Forgot about the fresh ground black pepper this time around. A bit of Tabasco would have also been good... and probably horseradish too :) There was a limit however, on just how much stuff I was willing to carry outside to the workshop so I could enjoy it with a smoke. I don't want my house smelling like tobacco smoke.
https://beavertonfoods.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/inglehoffer-stone-ground-mustard-squeeze.png

restomod

11-08-2018, 12:42 PM

This pipe is labeled Challenge, made in Italy. This is HH old dark fired from Hardheaded

https://i.imgur.com/sYkFqFc.jpg

Scott W.

11-08-2018, 02:38 PM

OGS in a poker

Pipe Smoker

11-08-2018, 04:53 PM

This pipe is labeled Challenge, made in Italy. This is HH old dark fired from Hardheaded

https://i.imgur.com/sYkFqFc.jpg

Looks like a nice little pot. I like pots!

Pipe Smoker

11-08-2018, 05:12 PM

Puffing Dunhill Flake in my old Kirsten. I’ve smoked DF longer than any other tobacco in my cellar.

Well, except for half a pouch of Half and Half that’s been open for two years in a cupboard drawer. It’s still pliable, thanks to the miracle of ethylene glycol. I’ve smoked H&H since I was a college student on a tight budget. Probably cost about 39¢ a pouch in those days.

Brimy

11-08-2018, 05:41 PM

Drying out some Esoterica Penzance courtesy of Bruck

Will report back shortly. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181108/acf7191baf320cda82484f94de488528.jpg

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restomod

11-08-2018, 06:35 PM

Having some Lane BCA in a Kaywoodie Rustica. Need to work on dolling up the stem a bit.

https://i.imgur.com/xDOu6Sd.jpg

Hardheaded

11-08-2018, 06:59 PM

Having some Lane BCA in a Kaywoodie Rustica. Need to work on dolling up the stem a bit.

https://i.imgur.com/xDOu6Sd.jpg

So what have you been enjoying so far?

restomod

11-08-2018, 07:05 PM

So what have you been enjoying so far?

All of them really! But so far the Lane 1-q is the best. They were out of it in bulk at dewey ave today.

Even with a good trying time however I find that at some point I have to dump the ash on top because it goes out and I can relight anymore, the light doesnt reach anymore without the ash gone. Maybe I am not toasting the top good enough and getting a good solid light?

restomod

11-08-2018, 09:28 PM

Nightcap in the Dr. Plumb. I should mention I'm smoking like a chimney because one this is fun and two my wife is at a work conference all week and out of town.

https://i.imgur.com/rXgwHBo.jpg

Bruck

11-08-2018, 09:41 PM

Burned a bowl of G&H Whiskey Twist in the gourd. Also had some braunschweiger on rye with roquefort, onions and tomato... washed all that down with cabernet sauvignon

Excellent sandwich!

Reminds me, I was at a Meijer store in northern MI a while back with my sister who, unlike me, did not move to VA. I was looking for scrapple in the breakfast meat cooler & realized it was futile as I was in MI, not the midatlantic region. She says, "What's scrapple?"
"It's like a meatloaf of ground liver, corn meal, and pork 'byproducts'."
She turned a bit pale and said, "I would never eat that!"

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& for the record, I'm smoking some homemade flake - VA/latakia with a light peach flavor. Good stuff but I'm down to my last bowl and I'm out of peach flavoring :(

Emperor Zurg

11-08-2018, 09:44 PM

"What's scrapple?"
"It's like a meatloaf of ground liver, corn meal, and pork 'byproducts'."

Lol! I've been told that if you ever saw braunschweiger being made you'd certainly never eat the stuff :puke:

Pipe Smoker

11-09-2018, 10:31 AM

Puffing “The Mallard” (Dan Tobacco) in my newish Tinsky billiard. TM is a VERY tasty straight Virginia.

“The Mallard is a smooth Ready Rubbed Flake based on the extraordinarily rich and full-bodied sweet Zambian Virginia that was carefully fermented and matured under pressure. There was no need to add any flavorings to enhance its aroma, and it has found great reception among committed friends of pure natural tobacco and among lovers of flavored pipe mixtures as well. You can look forward to a wonderfully gentle smoke with a perfectly rich and sweet Virginia taste.”

This is the third day that I’ve smoked this pipe. The Lakeland taste is nearly gone — I probably wouldn’t notice it at all if I wasn’t looking for it.

Pipe Smoker

11-09-2018, 10:42 AM

<snip>
Even with a good trying time however I find that at some point I have to dump the ash on top because it goes out and I can relight anymore, the light doesnt reach anymore without the ash gone. Maybe I am not toasting the top good enough and getting a good solid light?
Relighting can be difficult with loose ash on top. But tamping with a pipe nail fixes that problem for me. I never have to dump the ash.

Pipe Smoker

11-09-2018, 04:48 PM

I picture a guy with a new pipe and a new tin of Ennerdale.
After 1/4 bowl the tin was in the trash (outside) and the pipe was stinking up a USPS truck en route to Smokingpipes
And the smoker was hovering over the bathroom sink repeatedly brushing his teeth...
:D :D
Funny! And a real possibility.

Another possibility: The first day I smoked this pipe I found its draw a bit tight. And if a crumb of tobacco got into the bit, the draw got really tight, and it was hard to clear with a pipe cleaner. I thought I was going to have to ream out the bit with a 1.5mm round needle file. But when I sat down to do that I discovered some detritus in the bit, close to its near end. I was able to push that out with a straightened paper clip, after which the draw was free and easy. Maybe the original owner hadn’t discovered that detritus, so returned the pipe. His loss, my gain!

Haebar

11-09-2018, 06:51 PM

I've been smoking some C&D Haunted Bookshop in a Dunhill billiard.
https://i.postimg.cc/br6zjMRk/Dunhill-Bruyere-billiard-001.jpg

Hardheaded

11-09-2018, 08:49 PM

Getting ready to light a bowl of some Bob's Chocolate Flake in a cob.

Haebar

11-10-2018, 06:04 AM

Smoked an early morning bowl of C&D Haunted Bookshop in a Dr. Grabow billiard.

Haebar

11-10-2018, 11:13 AM

Now smoking a 50/50 mixture of Haunted Bookshop and Tambolaka in a Dunhill Tanshell billiard.

Pipe Smoker

11-10-2018, 11:52 AM

Puffing 4 yo Dunhill Flake in my Kirsten — darned good tobacco. Sipping dark roast coffee. And thinking about lunch. Yesterday I went to the deli counter to buy some Braunschweiger, but they didn’t have any, so I had them slice some Genoa salami instead. I’ll have that on toasted pumpernickel with mustard, black pepper and onion. Not enough room in the sandwich for the amount of onion that I like, so I’ll just put pieces of onion directly into my mouth with each bite of sandwich.

Haebar

11-10-2018, 06:59 PM

Smoking more of the Haunted Bookshop/Tambolaka mixture in a Dunhill Shell billiard.
https://i.postimg.cc/8PThwFLK/Dunhill-Shell-Billiard.jpg

Emperor Zurg

11-10-2018, 07:26 PM

Yesterday I went to the deli counter to buy some Braunschweiger, but they didn’t have any...

Ahh yes... but did they have liverwurst? :p

Pipe Smoker

11-10-2018, 09:21 PM

^^^^^^
:)

Pipe Smoker

11-12-2018, 10:54 AM

Of late it’s been my habit to begin the day with these two tobaccos:
#1 — Patriot Flake
#2 — The Mallard
Both by Dan Tobacco. Now puffing TM in my Tinsky brandy. Very tasty, it is. But the fill nearly emptied my jar. I’ll use the little bit remaining for my next fill, and add enough Hamborger Veermaster to make a complete fill.

Bruck

11-12-2018, 08:25 PM

Pipe Smoker

11-13-2018, 10:16 AM

Emperor Zurg

11-13-2018, 02:43 PM

Had most of a bowl of Sam Gawith, Navy Flake in a Canadian - milkshake stout on the side.
Was near the bottom of both when a disgusting looking fly came out of nowhere and decided to go for a swim in the last of my beer. This my friends is why you should always drink beer from a GLASS - so you can see if some filthy insect is drowning in your drink... but I digress...
At that point, the rest of the bowl and the rest of the beer went into the wood stove and I headed inside

Bruck

11-13-2018, 08:33 PM

I just opened a tin of “The Mallard” (Dan Tobacco), and put it into a jar. Puffing that now in my Kirsten. This is a superb Virginia, and no mistake.

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What were you hunting Bruce?

I got tags for deer and bear. Saw no bear; saw a few deer but didn't have a decent shot - too much brush, could only see their heads.

Hardheaded

11-14-2018, 12:03 AM

A bowl of Old Joe Krantz was the victim of a very localized arson this evening. It was not as stong as I remember it being nicotine wise last time I had some.

Haebar

11-14-2018, 06:27 AM

Historical report here - had a couple bowls of Haebar's homemade Navy Flake while taking a break from hunting Saturday morning (armed hiking really - never got a shot off). My hunting buddy had a bowl of it as well and agreed that it was a fine smoke! Clean VA, subtly sweet.

Thank you Bruck! I need to get back into blending and pressing; been away for it too long.

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This morning I had a bowl of PS Danish Export in a Sunrise apple.

restomod

11-14-2018, 03:16 PM

The weather has gone to shit here, normal high is 50 and the past week and going forward its 30's. I couldnt take it anymore and decided on a half a bowl of Lane BCA in the Dr. Plumb. I had to power puff it for time purposes but it hit the spot.

https://i.imgur.com/jA2VjWZ.jpg

Haebar

11-15-2018, 05:50 AM

Started off the day with a bowl of Condor in a Sunrise Dublin. Hernia surgery tomorrow - not looking forward to this. Boss is going to let me work from home for two weeks to recuperate.

Brimy

11-15-2018, 07:26 AM

Started off the day with a bowl of Condor in a Sunrise Dublin. Hernia surgery tomorrow - not looking forward to this. Boss is going to let me work from home for two weeks to recuperate.

Praying for a successful surgery and a speedy recovery.

Emperor Zurg

11-15-2018, 07:57 AM

Boss is going to let me work from home for two weeks to recuperate.

Hopefully you're not tempted to smoke too much... :p

Haebar

11-15-2018, 08:25 AM

Hopefully you're not tempted to smoke too much... :p

Because smoking hampers recovery? I have read that is the case; that it reduces circulation to the affected area.

Just lit up a bowl of Condor on top of a layer of 1993 Prince Albert in a Dr. Grabow billiard. Whoever sent me this 1993 Prince Albert, THANKS! I think maybe it was Bruck or BryGuySC? This stuff smells like chocolate now and is smooth and mellow.

BryGuySC

11-15-2018, 09:50 AM

Because smoking hampers recovery? I have read that is the case; that it reduces circulation to the affected area.

Just lit up a bowl of Condor on top of a layer of 1993 Prince Albert in a Dr. Grabow billiard. Whoever sent me this 1993 Prince Albert, THANKS! I think maybe it was Bruck or BryGuySC? This stuff smells like chocolate now and is smooth and mellow.

Probably Bruck.
Don't think I've had any P.A. that old in my possession.

Emperor Zurg

11-15-2018, 09:50 AM

Because smoking hampers recovery? I have read that is the case; that it reduces circulation to the affected area.
That and the fact that too much of anything is usually not a good idea.

On that note, Deer Season is once again upon us. This weekend I intend to smoke like a fiend while drinking copious amounts of coffee and eating jerky, cheese and nuts. I may even see a deer or two, you never know... Deer and turkey season is pretty much the reason I smoke pipes and cigars in the first place. It'll probably take my tongue a week to recover :p

BryGuySC

11-15-2018, 09:57 AM

Started off the day with a bowl of Condor in a Sunrise Dublin. Hernia surgery tomorrow - not looking forward to this. Boss is going to let me work from home for two weeks to recuperate.

Best wishes and prayers for quick recovery!
I'm pretty sure pipe tobacco will help!

bluenoser

11-15-2018, 04:37 PM

Enjoying some Molto Dolce in this homemade monster while planning out my secret santa attac... I mean gift... :santa:

(wonder where i can find a couple tins of mixture #79...:behindsofa:)

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Hardheaded

11-15-2018, 04:52 PM

Brimy

11-15-2018, 05:33 PM

While watching The Incredibles 2

Brimy

11-15-2018, 05:38 PM

Drying some Rum Twist for a 1st go round!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181115/c74b5225cb3bfda35bfc49721afe357d.jpg

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Brimy

11-15-2018, 07:09 PM

Drying some Rum Twist for a 1st go round!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181115/c74b5225cb3bfda35bfc49721afe357d.jpg

Sent from my SM-N960U using TapatalkThis stuff is VERY wet.

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Emperor Zurg

11-15-2018, 07:16 PM

This stuff is VERY wet.

Dang right it is. And it needs to get VERY dry to get even a halfway decent burn

Brimy

11-15-2018, 09:14 PM

Dang right it is. And it needs to get VERY dry to get even a halfway decent burnGuess I can leave it out until tomorrow!

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BryGuySC

11-16-2018, 09:08 AM

Drying some Rum Twist for a 1st go round!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181115/c74b5225cb3bfda35bfc49721afe357d.jpg

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Pace yourself!
...or don't. Then tell us how it went.

Pipe Smoker

11-16-2018, 11:59 AM

Guess I can leave it out until tomorrow!

Microwave?

Pipe Smoker

11-16-2018, 12:13 PM

Puffing F&T Vintage in my Tinsky coral billiard. This straight Virginia is going down nicely. The Tinsky isn’t fully broken-in, but I’m past the worst of it.

Emperor Zurg

11-16-2018, 01:03 PM

Microwave?

Guess I can leave it out until tomorrow!

Well I hate to give away my secrets... :pipe:

But...
There is a heavy, 10" iron skillet that resides atop my stove pretty much all the time
I turn the burner on for maybe 30 seconds and then turn it off - just so the bottom of the skillet gets warm but far from hot
Then I put a paper plate in the warm skillet on which I have prepared and spread out a bowl's worth of tobacco
Doesn't take long and it's all about right for smoking

Pipe Smoker

11-16-2018, 01:39 PM

Now puffing Wessex Fragrant Virginia in my Tinsky. FV is a ready-rubbed red Virginia with cider topping. Very tasty.

Haebar

11-16-2018, 05:39 PM

Smoking some Five Brothers in a Genod apple that I got on Ebay just a few days ago.

Bruck

11-16-2018, 08:12 PM

Probably Bruck.
Don't think I've had any P.A. that old in my possession.

Yes, mighta been me - I do keep some of the ancient stuff around.

Emperor Zurg

11-17-2018, 09:43 AM

Got a cobload of Sam Gawith, Navy Flake smoldering along in my deer blind. Got some hot coffee to accompany it.
I never smoke in the morning unless I'm hunting. Coffee goes good with this.

bluenoser

11-17-2018, 11:21 AM

A little rubbed out Erinmore flake in this little un-named number.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181117/8b0b9ddfd6e6ce4c42df5f198a1be081.jpg

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BryGuySC

11-17-2018, 12:18 PM

Got a cobload of Sam Gawith, Navy Flake smoldering along in my deer blind. Got some hot coffee to accompany it.
I never smoke in the morning unless I'm hunting. Coffee goes good with this.

Love that stuff!

Pipe Smoker

11-17-2018, 01:52 PM

That “unnamed number” looks like a nice little pot, Blake.

Puffing F&T Vintage in my old Kirsten.

Emperor Zurg

11-17-2018, 05:04 PM

Now doing a little afternoon hunting (armed smoking) with a MM General full of G&H, Louisiana Flake

Brimy

11-17-2018, 11:54 PM

Pace yourself!
...or don't. Then tell us how it went.I don't seem to be picking up the flavors!
The only one that came across as flavorful was the 515RC Virginia.

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BryGuySC

11-18-2018, 08:16 AM

I don't seem to be picking up the flavors!
The only one that came across as flavorful was the 515RC Virginia.

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Go slower.
Try packing it a little bit firmer, with a milkshake consistency when you test the draw.
That's not a hard rule, but helps me with that problem sometimes.

Emperor Zurg

11-18-2018, 09:48 AM

I don't seem to be picking up the flavors!
The only one that came across as flavorful was the 515RC Virginia.

That will come in time. Try the above and see if that helps any. Drawing slow is certainly key.

Also, if you've found a blend that works for you, stick with that for the time being and use the occasion to develop technique. Then try other blends from time to time and see how they compare. I didn't get much from the ropes and twists at first either... well, nothing but a woozy feeling that made me want to lie down. (I was smoking them too wet and puffing too fast but ymmv) Also, don't be stingy with the retro. Pipe blends do tend to lean toward the fragrant end of the taste vs smell spectrum. Not all of them tho.

Haebar

11-18-2018, 09:55 AM

Yes, mighta been me - I do keep some of the ancient stuff around.

I thought it was you, thanks. And it is Velvet and not Prince Albert like I said it was.

I've smoked several bowls of Five Brothers in an oval-shank Dunhill billiard this morning.

https://i.postimg.cc/MZ7knbMK/Dunhill-oval-billiard-003.jpg

Hardheaded

11-18-2018, 07:06 PM

Good old HH Old Dark Fired with my favorite peanut butter porter.

Bruck

11-18-2018, 07:22 PM

Milan Tobacconists King's Ransom. Pretty good sweet English, hint of spiciness, all of which is superfluous as it doesn't appear on their website anymore and this is my last bowl of it.

Haebar

11-18-2018, 08:57 PM

Smoked a couple of bowls of Five Brothers tonight in a Dunhill Root Bamboo-shank billiard.
https://i.postimg.cc/tJRX0Y5k/Dunhill-Bamboo001.jpg

BryGuySC

11-18-2018, 09:03 PM

Popped this today.
Couldn't wait till Christmas!

http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o163/bcsssj/Cigar%20Stuff/IMG_20181118_161111_659_zpslpyhyrke.jpg (http://s120.photobucket.com/user/bcsssj/media/Cigar%20Stuff/IMG_20181118_161111_659_zpslpyhyrke.jpg.html)

Cool Breeze

11-19-2018, 01:19 AM

Rattray's Hal o the Wynd in my Savinelli Champagne bulldog.

Emperor Zurg

11-19-2018, 10:03 AM

Popped this today.
Couldn't wait till Christmas!
An 11 year old aromatic?
Is it any good?

Pipe Smoker

11-19-2018, 11:23 AM

Puffing “The Mallard” (Dan Tobacco) in my Tinsky brandy. TM is a pretty darned good straight Virginia — very flavorful. The chamber of this brandy is rather pot-like — fairly broad, not too deep.

BryGuySC

11-19-2018, 03:28 PM

An 11 year old aromatic?
Is it any good?

It is!
It smells like fruitcake followed up by rich virginias, but the aro barely carries into the smoke. It has mellowed into a nice subtly aromatic virginia ribbon.
Absolutely no bite.

Emperor Zurg

11-19-2018, 03:36 PM

It is!
It smells like fruitcake followed up by rich virginias, but the aro barely carries into the smoke. It has mellowed into a nice subtly aromatic virginia ribbon.
Absolutely no bite.

Sounds wonderful! :pipe:
I'm surprised it aged so well being an aro.

BryGuySC

11-19-2018, 04:17 PM

Sounds wonderful! :pipe:
I'm surprised it aged so well being an aro.

I think the fact that it is a virginia helps.
The aromatics subdued, and the virginia tobacco improved. I don't think I would have liked it fresh.

restomod

11-19-2018, 06:46 PM

Weather has been sh*t lately, we are about 15 degrees under average so I haven't been out smoking as much. This the Luxury twist flake from Hardheaded in a Grabow color duke.

https://i.imgur.com/KmoUens.jpg

restomod

11-19-2018, 07:14 PM

Round 1 was a bit earlier, round 2 now with Lane BCA in a Mastercraft. Says custom made algerian briar from France.

https://i.imgur.com/JlB00r5.jpg

Haebar

11-20-2018, 04:18 PM

Smoking some Daughters & Ryan Cockstrong in a Dunhill Shell bent billiard.
https://i.postimg.cc/tJV2Q9P4/Dunhill-Shell-bent-billiard-Artisan-s-Blend-002.jpg

Pipe Smoker

11-21-2018, 12:48 PM

Puffing F&T Vintage in my Caminetto pot with silver spigot mount. This little pot has little discernible grain, but the uniformity of its smooth finish has an appeal of its own.

Pipe Smoker

11-22-2018, 04:18 PM

Hape everyone had a great Thanksgiving feast! And a great after-dinner pipe!

The hot bar at my grocery had the usual Thanksgiving offerings, but I opted for a non-traditional choice: two 5oz packages of goat milk cheese. I love that cheese!

Now puffing Patriot Flake in my old Kirsten.

Emperor Zurg

11-22-2018, 06:05 PM

Haebar

11-22-2018, 08:19 PM

Smoking some D&R Two Timer in a Dunhill bent.
https://i.postimg.cc/W1qg1tXy/Dunhill-Brandy-Billiard.jpg

Pipe Smoker

11-23-2018, 12:49 PM

Puffing F&T Vintage in my Mark Tinsky billiard. Going down exceptionally well this morning!

Most of Tinsky’s pipes are bent and/or too capacious for me. I was very lucky to find two of his pipes (this one and the brandy) that are perfect for me. And at such a good price.

Pipe Smoker

11-23-2018, 01:05 PM

Sounds good! Try the goat cheese with some fig preserves on a table water cracker and a glass of unoaked chardonnay.

Thanks for the suggestions! But we have different tastes. I don’t have a sweet tooth at all. I ate the goat cheese absolutely unadorned — the way I like it best.

And I like oaky Chardonnays. In particular, the Hess Collection Monterey.

https://www.hesscollection.com/wine/monterey-chardonnay-2016/

Emperor Zurg

11-23-2018, 01:36 PM

Thanks for the suggestions! But we have different tastes. I don’t have a sweet tooth at all.

Oh I don't know about that. I see you smoking lots of Virginias. I don't see how a guy could smoke so much Virginia tobacco without some sort of a sweet tooth :pipe:

Burned a cobload of Sam G, Navy Flake earlier today.

Now I'm smoking G&H, Rum Flake. This tastes cardboardy after the Navy Flake. Must have burley in this blend.

GWBowman

11-24-2018, 08:48 AM

Carter Hall in a Morgan Bones Stubby 20 with morning coffee (Muse Coffee Company Martin Luther)

Pipe Smoker

11-24-2018, 10:25 AM

Oh I don't know about that. I see you smoking lots of Virginias. I don't see how a guy could smoke so much Virginia tobacco without some sort of a sweet tooth :pipe:
<snip>

For sure I’m a Virginia guy. But to me, Virginias taste savory, rather than sweet. Right now I’m puffing The Mallard (Dan Tobacco) in my old Kirsten. I discovered this straight Virginia only a few weeks ago. It’s mild, but has a remarkably rich flavor. Wish that I’d known of it sooner.

Cool Breeze

11-24-2018, 12:47 PM

Having a bowl of Peterson Irish Flake with a cup of coffee.
I love this stuff in the morning and mid day.

Emperor Zurg

11-24-2018, 06:25 PM

Bowl of Sam Gawith, Chocolate Flake went well with the .308 for a little armed smoking with my daughter this afternoon. Saw 3 doe. Actually 1 doe and 2 fawns probably - judging by the size. Unfortunately nothing to shoot at.

coffeecup

11-24-2018, 10:04 PM

This evening I am starting off with a bowl of Penzance in my Savinelli EX 606.:pipe: I went out with my nieces on "Black Friday"; I did not do any shopping myself, but they wanted me to "hang-out" with them and it was really fun.:wave: This evening I am staying put. I am really enjoying this Penzance; outside of great flavor, I find that I never need to dry it out.:thumb: I am topping off this smoke with a large mug of "Guinness Draught" brew while listening to accounts of people missing in the national forests; Dang-it, I was planning to go hiking before Christmas!:vis:

Scott W.

11-24-2018, 11:15 PM

ERR Match in a baraccini poker

Haebar

11-25-2018, 06:56 AM

Smoking a bowl of my first homemade flake in a Bari billiard. Was trying to make something like Stonehaven with this flake but it came out tasting more like Five Brothers!

Emperor Zurg

11-25-2018, 10:21 AM

Another bowl of Sam G, Navy Flake in a cob. Hot coffee with cream to go with it.

Emperor Zurg

11-25-2018, 02:03 PM

Loaded a bowl of petrified Erinmore Flake with a few leftovers of SG Navy Flake added in. This is probably going to be less than stellar....

restomod

11-25-2018, 05:00 PM

Bullseye flake, finally got above 40 here for the first time in a few weeks.

https://i.imgur.com/8RfgPNi.jpg

BryGuySC

11-26-2018, 11:32 AM

Some 2015 PS Bullseye Flake in a cob.

restomod

11-26-2018, 06:45 PM

Lane BCA...

https://i.imgur.com/XCVEl3n.jpg

Haebar

11-26-2018, 06:54 PM

Smoking another bowl of homemade flake scraps in a Sunrise Apple.

Emperor Zurg

11-27-2018, 10:16 AM

Loaded a bowl of petrified Erinmore Flake with a few leftovers of SG Navy Flake added in. This is probably going to be less than stellar....

Finished this last night as I still had half a bowl left over from the previous day. Wasn't as bad as I'd expected. Sunday, although the Erinmore was like tree bark, I could still taste some of the Juicy Fruit topping, which surprised me. What else surprised me was that, although this blend undoubtedly contains burley, it didn't come off as cardboardy to me. Last night, the topping had pretty much disappeared and I was left with a fairly decent tasting blend of seemingly pure tobacco; not harsh at all like I was expecting, although it had picked up a whisp of pepper... which I found enjoyable.

So there you have my petrified, day-old Erinmore review... Is there a badge for that?

Brimy

11-27-2018, 06:03 PM

SG Chocolate Flake in a cob.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181127/41c110dd9a1a7a3f65ff0c7950b7f71b.jpg

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Haebar

11-27-2018, 07:00 PM

Just finished a bowl of Lane BLWB in a Genod apple.

Just started a bowl of D&R Picayune in the same pipe.

Pipe Smoker

11-28-2018, 10:40 AM

I just opened a tin of Dunhill Navy Rolls. Puffing that now in my little Caminetto red pot. Navy Rolls and coffee — sounds like a pleasant mid morning break in the ship’s mess.

bluenoser

11-28-2018, 10:43 AM

Enjoying an unscheduled day off. Freezing rain all but shut down the roads and potato chips aren't worth my life. Some H&H egg nog in the mr. Brog churchwarden paired with some David's Tea salted caramel

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Bruck

11-28-2018, 09:15 PM

Pipe Smoker

11-29-2018, 01:13 PM

Immediately after a fill of Dunhill Navy Rolls, I’m now puffing Wessex Classic Virginia. The object being to compare these two vapers. I’ve done this many times before. As usual, the Wessex gets the nod. That’s despite the fact that the Wessex is less expensive. I like its form better too — loose tobacco rather than coins. But the DNR is good too.

Haebar

11-30-2018, 05:25 AM

Smoking a bowl of D&R Cockstrong in a Sunrise Apple. Going to get a new set of tires today - Probably some Hercules AT2 Terra Tracks. Anybody have any experience with Hercules tires?

Emperor Zurg

11-30-2018, 09:31 AM

SG Chocolate Flake in a cob.

How was it? I really like that blend. If it didn't have enough taste you can always rub that one completely out too. I usually prepare that one as a broken flake or cube cut.

Some of these G&H blends you can't rub out. 1792 for example... that one just turns into splinters and sawdust. Can't imagine you'd like 1792 anyway tho. It's one of those 'polarizing' blends that it seems only 'seasoned' pipers enjoy.

Pipe Smoker

11-30-2018, 11:39 AM

Puffing “The Mallard” in my Tinsky billiard. Excellent tobacco, excellent pipe. Sipping dark roast coffee, and listening to “Sultans of Swing” (Dire Straits). Excellent tune. And it’s Friday!

Brimy

11-30-2018, 05:36 PM

How was it? I really like that blend. If it didn't have enough taste you can always rub that one completely out too. I usually prepare that one as a broken flake or cube cut.

Some of these G&H blends you can't rub out. 1792 for example... that one just turns into splinters and sawdust. Can't imagine you'd like 1792 anyway tho. It's one of those 'polarizing' blends that it seems only 'seasoned' pipers enjoy.

I'm still in limbo where I'm not really tasting anything!
Following your advice and learning how to "sip" and retro. Plus I'm giving up the cigarettes as soon as I finish this pack. Maybe it will help my tastebuds and snot box better pick up some flavors & aroma.

Emperor Zurg

11-30-2018, 06:19 PM

Plus I'm giving up the cigarettes as soon as I finish this pack. Maybe it will help my tastebuds and snot box better pick up some flavors & aroma.

Lol!
Well whether or not it helps, giving up those things would be one major improvement to your overall health I'm sure. Go for it!

bluenoser

12-01-2018, 02:10 PM

Taking a break, while the power was out, from setting up the christmas tree. Some McClelland holiday spirit 2015 in this lil kleenest deluxe

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Pipe Smoker

12-01-2018, 05:51 PM

^^^^^^
Pretty little pipe, Blake!

Puffing Wessex Fragrant Virginia in my old Kirsten. Cider topped, and very tasty, I’m going to buy more of it.

I like my Braunschweiger cut 3/8” thick. And I’ve learned that the way to get 3/8” slices is to ask for 1/2” slices. Yesterday, I did just that, but the new girl at the deli counter actually cut them 1/2” thick, bless her heart. So I had nice meaty sandwiches for lunch today (on German-baked pumpernickel). Very good, though! Plus lots of raw onion, mustard, and freshly ground pepper.

Emperor Zurg

12-01-2018, 08:11 PM

Burning a flake of Peter Stokkebye Navy in a Canadian. This is a nice Va once it gets some age on it. IMO it's a bit sharp fresh. This batch is approaching a year old and mellowing nicely.

Bruck

12-01-2018, 09:02 PM

Grabbed a jar from the back of the shelf and it contained.... Stokkebye Luxury Twist Flake, which is basically a navy flake. It has a few years on it and is quite tasty and mellow. Burning it in my Altinok meer.

Haebar

12-01-2018, 09:09 PM

Smoking a bowl of D&R Cockstrong in a McCranie billiard.
https://i.postimg.cc/prQ3h6LM/Mc-Cranie-Pipe-002.jpg

Pipe Smoker

12-02-2018, 01:30 PM

Puffing Solani 656, Aged Burley Flake in my old Kirsten. It’s the only Burley that I like, but I like it a lot. A unique flavor, and never tart. From Tobacco Reviews:

“A skillful mixture of three aged burleys - dark brown burley from Kentucky, light burley from Brazil, and white burley from Malawi - Southeast Africa. A very natural blend with absolutely no additives or flavors - a true burley blend.

Notes: Blender R.L. Will developed a unique toasting process to enhance the natural sweetness of this blend. No sugar has been added.”

Haebar

12-02-2018, 04:59 PM

Went on a hike in the mountains today; feel like a million bucks! Smoking a bowl of D&R Cockstrong in a Dunhill Tanshell.
https://i.postimg.cc/FzTycrhq/Dunhill-Tanshell-001.jpg

restomod

12-02-2018, 07:27 PM

HH Dark fired in a Kaywoodie

https://i.imgur.com/J0RpGIt.jpg

Emperor Zurg

12-02-2018, 07:47 PM

Another bowl of PS Navy Flake in a Canadian. That last one was so good I had to have another

BryGuySC

12-03-2018, 08:12 AM

Still working through a jar of 2015 PS Luxury Bullseye. It's quite tasty now!
I also snuck in a bowl of MacBaren HH Pure Virginia last night.

restomod

12-03-2018, 07:05 PM

Lane 1q

https://i.imgur.com/6hMFW16.jpg

AlanS

12-04-2018, 01:17 AM

A bowl of Black Gold this evening
http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w366/awssr58/Mobile%20Uploads/2018-12/20181203_211345_zpslwhiayx8.jpg (http://s1072.photobucket.com/user/awssr58/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2018-12/20181203_211345_zpslwhiayx8.jpg.html)

Haebar

12-04-2018, 09:46 AM

Smoking some D&R Picayune in a Sunrise Dublin.
https://i.postimg.cc/HnSnv0rW/Sunrise-Dublin.jpg

Pipe Smoker

12-04-2018, 12:44 PM

Puffing Aged Burley Flake in my Kirsten. In TobaccoReviews, JimInks wonders if it might have some chocolate flavoring. I’ve had the same thought.

Pipe Smoker

12-04-2018, 04:47 PM

Solani 639, Tropical Mango Flake, is too intensely aromatic for me to enjoy straight. But a small portion of it really brightens-up a staid tobacco. Right now I have it brightening-up Dunhill Navy Rolls.

bluenoser

12-04-2018, 09:07 PM

Golden Days of Yore in the Mr Brog Churchwarden

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restomod

12-04-2018, 09:12 PM

Golden Days of Yore in the Mr Brog Churchwarden

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181205/66475cd2cc35cf6f828406d3e8f888fa.jpg

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Dang, that fancy.

Lostmason

12-04-2018, 09:18 PM

Being bad and smoking Nightcap in a Chadwick Cutty.
Don't nobody snitch on me.

Cool Breeze

12-04-2018, 10:55 PM

Re-visiting one of my absolute favorites.
Smoking it in a Seville. Never heard of the pipe but I liked the look and it was $8 at an antique shop.
It cleaned up nicely and smokes great.

https://i.imgur.com/RfelYx5.jpg?1

restomod

12-04-2018, 11:10 PM

Cool Breeze

12-04-2018, 11:14 PM

Aw man now I have to start antique-ing

One of my favorite things to do on days off is visit antique shops looking for pipes.

This pre-Republic Peterson Shamrock is my best find yet at one. It cost a whopping $20. It was my first briar pipe purchase.

https://i.imgur.com/x0BVnzj.jpg?1

Scott W.

12-05-2018, 10:16 AM

Troost Aromatic Cavendish from 1983 in a churchwarden

Pipe Smoker

12-05-2018, 10:55 AM

Puffing Patriot Flake (Dan Tobacco), in my stout little Caminetto pot. Grown in a tropical climate, and press fermented, PF is a very flavorsome Virginia.

Haebar

12-05-2018, 12:01 PM

Lostmason

12-05-2018, 03:58 PM

Just fired up Captain Black Copper in a Willard rusticated billiard.
I have an ounce of Margate,,That sounds like a good follow up Tab,Thanks.

Bruck

12-05-2018, 10:06 PM

Emperor Zurg

12-05-2018, 10:12 PM

While strolling in the neighborhood today, I had a lovely bowl of Stokkebye bullseye flake with some Luxury Flake on top. Not that I know anything about layering, I just had a tiny bit of the bullseye left, so I filled the rest of the bowl with Luxury :)

Some of my nicest smokes have been the result of just such a thing... some of the worst too...

Not smoking anything lately. Smoked the weekend, Monday and Tuesday. That's enough I think.

Pipe Smoker

12-06-2018, 12:48 PM

This morning I had a bowl of Margate in a Sunrise apple. I was going through some of my tins and discovered that the tin of Margate had lost its seal, so now I'm smoking it. Put the rest in a Ball jar with a terracotta humidification stone.

That would be a leaf-shaped Hydrostone? I soak them in distilled water so they don’t load up with minerals.

- - - Updated - - -

Puffing Wessex Classic Virginia in my Kirsten Mariner. Red Virginia with some Perique — savory.

We’ve had a LOT of rain over the past couple of weeks here in San Diego. And we really needed it. That’s the good news. The bad news is that it revealed that the roof over my kitchen has a leak. My HOA covered it with a sheet of plastic for a temporary fix — expecting a permanent fix soon.

Emperor Zurg

12-06-2018, 01:15 PM

The bad news is that it revealed that the roof over my kitchen has a leak. My HOA covered it with a sheet of plastic for a temporary fix — expecting a permanent fix soon.

In my (red)neck of the woods, that's a permanent repair... but you have to make sure the 'sheet of plastic' is a blue poly tarp with the edges flapping in the wind.https://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u55/BJ_BOBBI_JO9/MISCELLAENEOUS%20hard%20to%20categorize%20smileys/th23_4_150.gif

Lostmason

12-06-2018, 01:25 PM

In my (red)neck of the woods, that's a permanent repair... but you have to make sure the 'sheet of plastic' is a blue poly tarp with the edges flapping in the wind.https://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u55/BJ_BOBBI_JO9/MISCELLAENEOUS%20hard%20to%20categorize%20smileys/th23_4_150.gif

Harbor Freight has some silver UV/weather resistant ones,kind of heavy but last longer.

I'm smoking "Star of the East",need to look this one up,causing a Zen euphoria.

Haebar

12-06-2018, 01:49 PM

That would be a leaf-shaped Hydrostone? I soak them in distilled water so they don’t load up with minerals.

>That is exactly what it is, a leaf-shaped hydrostone. I use nanopure water that I get from our lab at work.<

- - - Updated - - -

Puffing Wessex Classic Virginia in my Kirsten Mariner. Red Virginia with some Perique — savory.

We’ve had a LOT of rain over the past couple of weeks here in San Diego. And we really needed it. That’s the good news. The bad news is that it revealed that the roof over my kitchen has a leak. My HOA covered it with a sheet of plastic for a temporary fix — expecting a permanent fix soon.

>That's got to be uncomfortable, having a leak in the roof over your kitchen.<

I'm about to load up a Captain Black (Orlik) billiard with a bowl of Peter Stokkebye 41 Cube Cut.
https://i.postimg.cc/rshSDC9T/Captain-Black-billiard.jpg

Pipe Smoker

12-06-2018, 04:14 PM

I’m not a big fan of aromatic tobaccos, but I’ve had a jar of Solani 131, Red Label, on hand for a couple of months, and have a fill of it from time to time, as I’m doing now. It’s pretty good — the flavoring isn’t too intense, and the tobacco is decent. SmokingPipes says:

“For Solani's Red Label, a touch of Single malt Scotch has been added to selected bright and red Virginias from the "Old Belt", ripe Burleys and mellow, sweet black Cavendish for a "Tropical Aroma--delicious. Wild Cut.”

bluenoser

12-06-2018, 09:26 PM

Little H&H Vermont meat candy in homemade square shank with some homebrew.

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Pipe Smoker

12-08-2018, 04:36 PM

After a nice lunch that featured Braunschweiger sandwiches on German-baked pumpernickel, I’m puffing Dunhill Navy Rolls in my Kirsten. Making me sleepy — I need a nap!

bluenoser

12-09-2018, 09:26 PM

Found a jar of MM Missouri Pride in the cellar I forgot about. Didn't care much for it when I bought it 3 years ago but tasting damned good tonight. In this "plan to refinish one day" pipe. Don't know much about it. Was gifted to me with a bunch of other "refinish someday pipes". Says Churchill 1499 meerschaum on it, meerschaum lines with a stem stolen from a Chinese cob. Ugly thing but smokes great.

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