What Did You Smoke Today? (Pipe Edition)

[Pipe Smoker]

Puffing Milonga (Dan Tobacco) in my Ardor Rhodesian. Dan offers several good aromatics, but this might be the best of them. Tasty flavoring and good tobacco. Unfortunately, my stock of it is getting low and, like many Dan tobaccos, it’s usually out of stock.

[Emperor Zurg]

Puffing Milonga (Dan Tobacco) in my Ardor Rhodesian. Dan offers several good aromatics, but this might be the best of them. Tasty flavoring and good tobacco. Unfortunately, my stock of it is getting low and, like many Dan tobaccos, it’s usually out of stock.

Have you tried Sweet Vanilla Honeydew? I'm partial to that one because it's all Virginia - no nasty burley and no boring, airy cavendish.
https://www.tobaccoreviews.com/blend/1506/dan-tobacco-sweet-vanilla-honeydew

[bluenoser]

Couple bowls while waiting on a pork loin over pecan. Some Missouri Pride in the MM cob and some Amphora Brown in my grandfather's ol' Medico.

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[Emperor Zurg]

Enjoying a bowl of HH Old Dark Fired in my newly built Dagner Poker (https://www.cigarbum.com/forum/the-do-it-yourselfer-discussion/missouri-meerschaum-dagner-poker-mod-10644.html)

[Emperor Zurg]

Trying a tiny musketball of ODF in the Dagner again because yesterday's bowl was ok but just wasn't all that great. This time rubbed it out to mostly ribbon cut. I find this is one of those rare flakes that I much prefer rubbed out.

[Emperor Zurg]

... Some Missouri Pride in the MM cob...

Did you make that bamboo stemmed 'Gent?

[bluenoser]

No that was a gift from the pipe secret santa a few years back

[Branzig]

Gonna light this bad boy up with some Grasmere flake to go along with my gin.

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[Emperor Zurg]

Gonna light this bad boy up with some Grasmere flake to go along with my gin.

Mmmmm.... I like me some good gin!
Grasmere would probably pair well I'd think. Might need a touch of soda water so it doesn't wash the bakky out.
What gin ya drinkin?

[Branzig]

What gin ya drinkin?

I've been working on a bottle of The Botanist for about a month now. It's a botanical styled gin...super good stuff. I drink it on the rocks 99.9% of the time.


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[Emperor Zurg]

I've been working on a bottle of The Botanist for about a month now. It's a botanical styled gin...super good stuff. I drink it on the rocks 99.9% of the time.


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Thanks, I'll have to keep an eye out for some. Usually for sipping I go for Bombay Sapphire but always on the lookout for something different.

[Emperor Zurg]

Burned a couple bowls of Ennerdale (in a cob of course, I wouldn't defile a briar with with this stuff) while on the river the past couple of days. Used my oldest, rattyest, ugliest, surviving MM Pride. The thing smokes every bit as well as a fine briar. I'd hate to lose the dirty old thing.

[Emperor Zurg]

Had a bowl of Solani 660 in the Dagner poker last night

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[Pipe Smoker]

Puffing 5 yo F&T Vintage in my Ardor Rhodesian. After 20+ fills this big boy is proving to be excellent in all respects. Smokes sweetly, easy maintenance, and it’s a solid sitter to boot.

Italian Estates Ardor Urano Rhodesian with Boxwood (DR) (2019) | Buy Italian Estates Tobacco Pipes at Smokingpipes (http://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/estate/italy/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=362903)

[Branzig]

10 year anniversary today....

Not sure what I'm smokin. Probably some super old red rap to celebrate after smoking some salmon for the wife and I.

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[Emperor Zurg]

10 year anniversary today....


CONGRATS!

Ain'tcha got any 10 year old Virginia?
10 year old FVF would be sublime.

Make sure you dry your salmon thoroughly before stuffing it in your pipe, the stuff is shipped pretty wet. Oh and best use a cob since it'll ghost a briar :D :D

[Emperor Zurg]

Burned a bowl of Esoterica Stonehaven in the Dagner poker tonight. Whoever told me to dry this blend thoroughly (think it was Bruck or Branzig) was right. I dried it well before fold and stuff. Makes for a nice smoke. Peppery like a VaPer and with some nice dark fruit. Flavor holds right down to the bottom, unlike most aromatics. I guess this isn't really an aromatic per se although it is topped with something for sure. Anyway, glad I bought a couple bags back in 2015. It had none of that moldy newspaper taste I get with most burley blends.

[Emperor Zurg]

Another, albeit smaller, bowl of 2015 Stonehaven. So good. Hard to believe this isn't an untopped VaPer. So spicy and good! Didn't let this batch dry as much as the last (a bit pressed for time tonight) and the flavors were subsequently a little muted but still very nice!

[Emperor Zurg]

Smoked a bowl of War Horse Bar last night. Didn't really want a smoke but wanted to keep the mosquitoes away. I picked a non-favourite blend as there was a good chance I'd be abandoning it mid bowl.

War Horse Bar: Mini review...
I bought this because of the supposed nostalgia of an 'old blend brought back' etc etc and because of all the love on TR - hardly a bad review. It's touted as a 'strong blend with a singular top note'. Generally I like strong blends because generally strong blends don't bite... and I loathe tongue bite. Also, it's advertised as a plug. I like the plug cut and plug is rather rare. I'm a sucker for plug tobacco of any kind.

Actually, I got lots of tobacco cheap because I ordered Bar but P&C sent ready rubbed - 3 tins I think, which they replaced with Bar at no cost and let me keep the RR as well.

Well this stuff is nasty. It's like smoking a bowl of baby powder mixed with nicotine. At first light it's all baby powder all the time. By mid bowl some of the baby powder had burned off and I could taste the tobaccos... including papery (yes, papery. I didnt mean to type 'peppery') burley - which I do not particularly like. By the end, the baby powder was back with a vengeance. It's also not a plug. It's a crumble kake - my least favorite presentation: you slice off a few flakes and as you try to arrange them for stuffing they crumble into sawdust between your fingers. Crumble kakes suck. The reviewers at TR were trying to identify the 'singular' (read: evil) topping; anise, valerian root, vanilla etc... It's baby powder guys. Stop over thinking it. Baby powder: plain -n- simple. My Pipe still reeks of baby powder this morning. Hopefully it fades soon. Maybe I'll set it out in the sun for a while and see if that helps. Hope it's not ruined.

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Scrubbed the bowl and stem out good with dark rum, pipe cleaners and paper towel. Seems to have attenuated the baby powder quite a bit. There's hope yet! Have to pass a bowl of Happy Bogie thru it soon. No ghost Can stand up to Happy Bogie! :pipe:

[Pipe Smoker]

Smoking my gorgeous new Mark Tinsky bulldog:

American Estates Mark Tinsky Mocha Bulldog (5) (Four Star) (2017) (Unsmoked) | Buy American Estates Tobacco Pipes at Smokingpipes (http://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/estate/united-states/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=345859)

Mark had his heart in this one. Breaking it in with Carter Hall, which is going down quite well. It’s a pretty good tobacco.

[Emperor Zurg]

Had a cobload of an old favorite while on the river yesterday: Samuel Gawith, Chocolate Flake. Haven't visited this one in quite a while but it's always very nice. Pipe was heavily ghosted with Ennerdale so the SGCF was rather perfumey, especially toward the bottom. Still not bad tho.

[Emperor Zurg]

J.F. Germain, Plumcake from 2014 in a Barling Canadian 5574
Special thanks to NeverBend for the pipe and Tobias Lutz for the weed. This is nothing short of excellent.

[Emperor Zurg]

Small bowl of SG 1792 flake in a Savielli price: pepper, vanilla and... something else. Very nice.

[Emperor Zurg]

A bowl of Esoterica Stonehaven in a Pete spigot.
Glass of petite sirah makes a very nice pairing.

[Pipe Smoker]

Puffing The Mallard (Dan Tobacco) in my Ardor Rhodesian. Recently it’s been hot here, but the thick bowl walls of this 3.2 oz pipe stay cool!

Italian Estates Ardor Urano Rhodesian with Boxwood (DR) (2019) | Buy Italian Estates Tobacco Pipes at Smokingpipes (http://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/estate/italy/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=362903)

TM is a mild and tasty Virginia grown in tropical Africa and press fermented. The fermentation process gives it a distinctive flavor.

[Pipe Smoker]

Puffing Patriot Flake (Dan Tobacco) in my old Kirsten. Maybe my favorite tobacco. Certainly my favorite Virginia. A blend of Virginias grown in tropical India and the US. An intensive fermentation process gives it an interesting and unusual flavor. Another Dan Tobacco, The Mallard, is also fermented, but less intensively.

[Pipe Smoker]

Puffing Super Value Black Cavendish in my Kirsten.

Super Value Black Cavendish 1.5oz | Buy Super Value Pipe Tobacco at Smokingpipes (http://www.smokingpipes.com/pipe-tobacco/super-value/Black-Cavendish-1.5oz/product_id/180670)

The blurb says it has “a citrus and vanilla aroma”, but I can’t smell or taste anything but tobacco. I find it to be quite good. Mild, and inexpensive to boot.

[Emperor Zurg]

Burned a bowl of Germain Plum Cake last night around the campfire. Then half a bowl of Solani 660. Given the campfire, it probably should have been a lat blend but I digress. Tonight probably Stonehaven but we'll see...

[Pipe Smoker]

Correction. A couple of posts above I said I was Smoking Super Value Black Cavendish. But no, it was this Super Value Natural Cavendish:

Super Value Natural Cavendish 1.5oz | Buy Super Value Pipe Tobacco at Smokingpipes (http://www.smokingpipes.com/pipe-tobacco/super-value/Natural-Cavendish-1.5oz/product_id/180675)

Very good tobacco at a moderate price. Yesterday I ordered two more pouches of Super Value cavendishes: Amaretto and Cherry. Looking for good aromatics that aren’t too intense. I’m hopeful. :)

[Emperor Zurg]

...Looking for good aromatics that aren’t too intense. I’m hopeful. :)

I'm pessimistic. Good luck anyway tho.

Bowl of Sam Gawith, Navy Flake in a Rossi
Milkshake stout for a palate reset every once in a while.

[Pipe Smoker]

Puffing Tordenskjold Pibtobak (Dan Tobacco) in my Ardor Rhodesian.

Dan Tobacco Tordenskjold Virginia Slices 50g | Buy Dan Tobacco Pipe Tobacco at Smokingpipes (http://www.smokingpipes.com/pipe-tobacco/dan-tobacco/Tordenskjold-Virginia-Slices-50g/product_id/8998)

It has the most intense flavor of any Virginia I know of. There’s a light topping, but I don’t think that’s the source of the intense flavor. Unfortunately, I don’t like that flavor. :(

I’ll try it again in a few days. I didn’t like Hamborger Veermaster at first either, but like it now.

[Pipe Smoker]

Puffing Gordon Pym (Dan Tobacco) in my Kirsten Mariner. The only English mixture I like.

Then off to get two crispy shell chicken tacos at Carmen’s Mexican Food. Comes with rice+beans by default, but I always get beans+beans instead. Also has cheese, lettuce and tomato by default, but I tell ’em to skip the lettuce and tomato. Then they give me more cheese, and it gets melted into the taco. Salsa and lots of chips are provided too. So good.

[Emperor Zurg]

Had a bowl of Germain Plum Cake late last night in the Dagner poker. A Spanish red on the side.

[Pipe Smoker]

Puffing Tordenskjold Virginia Slices (Dan Tobacco) in my Ardor Rhodesian. Very mild, and I’m liking its intense flavor much better than my first go.

And lighting it with my week-old Jet Line Pipe Pro:

Pipe Pro — Jetline Lighters (http://www.jetlinelighter.com/shop/pipe-pro)

I think this is the best pipe lighter I’ve ever owned. Total length is 4-1/2”. No singed fingers from an adverse breeze with this baby!

[Pipe Smoker]

Puffing Tordenskjold Virginia Slices (Dan Tobacco) again in my big Ardor Urano Rhodesian. I didn’t like this stuff the first time i smoked it, but 7 or 8 fills have quite changed my opinion.

Lots of flavor, and an interesting tin note too. Maybe fermentation? The SmokingPipes blurb says it has “a whisper of Perique”, which is certainly fermented, but maybe the Virginias are fermented too. Very mild and burns readily right out of the tin. The flakes are fragile.

[Emperor Zurg]

The SmokingPipes blurb says it has “a whisper of Perique”...

Speaking of SmokingPipes and perique, I just ordered a tin of Solani 633 Virginia Flake.
They just sent me an email saying that Kendal Plug was available so, being helpless against the temptation of a quality Virginia plug, I ordered a couple boxes to squirrel away like some kind of deranged, pipe smoking pack rat. Needed a little something to boost the order to free shipping so Solani 633 it was. Updates as far as actually smoking the stuff in the weeks to come. Smoked a few bowls in 1 day and got burned out on tobacco - everything tasting the same - been giving it a rest lately. Usual pace is maybe a bowl every few days or so but what is one to do during this campfire season that is suddenly upon us?

[Nature]

Out camping this weekend.
H&H Armada
in a MM cob.
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[Emperor Zurg]

Solani 633 Virginia flake with perique in an un-named french made Canadian.
The French make a pretty nice Canadian. Go figure.
Anyway this is good stuff. Gotta hand it to Solani on this one.

[Cool Breeze]

Just cracked open a tin of Fribourg and Treyer Special Brown Flake.
Never had anything of theirs before. Saw this at my local B&M and thought I'd give it a try.

[Cool Breeze]

Just a quick update, the F&T Special Brown Flake is fantastic.
I read that it has a rum topping, but I can barely tell.
It just tastes like a sweet Virginia to me, and it is great.

[Emperor Zurg]

Just a quick update, the F&T Special Brown Flake is fantastic.
I read that it has a rum topping, but I can barely tell.
It just tastes like a sweet Virginia to me, and it is great.

Any idea of the r00m note?
Always nice to find a blend that not only tastes great but smells good too.

[Cool Breeze]

Any idea of the r00m note?
Always nice to find a blend that not only tastes great but smells good too.


I've only smoked it outside alone.
I'll try to get Mrs. Cool Breeze's opinion this weekend.

[Emperor Zurg]

Burned the first sample of my new Kendal Plug over the weekend. I so love plug tobacco - I don't even know why. I'd be all over some St James plug. Maybe I'll have to launch a search for it. Anyway, the KP was OK but seems a little sharp like it's kinda young. Does show lots of promise. Out of the chute, the Solani 633 was a nicer smoke.

[Cool Breeze]

Having some St. James Flake in a stubby little Rogers Rarity.
Man this stuff is good. Haven't had it in a while.

[Emperor Zurg]

Burned a bowlsworth of Samuel Gawith, Navy Flake in my custom -butchered Dagner poker.
Burned it off and on all day long. Just dumped it out a few minutes ago; little dottle, mostly ash.
How many of you cigar smokers can burn one smoke all day long and have it still be enjoyable???
Answer the question bitchez!!

[Emperor Zurg]

Had a smallish bowl of Esoterica Stonehaven last night in a Barling Canadian to help ward off the CoVids.
Also had a glass of petite sirah to boost the anti-covid properties of the tobacco. It was an hour of intense therapy.
We all have to do what we can to keep our immune systems in top working condition...

[Cool Breeze]

Just lit a bowl of McClelland 2015 VA/Perique Flake in a Savinelli Sherwood Rock Briar Canadian.
I allow myself a bowl of McClelland about twice a month to make it last. Man, I'm gonna miss it when it's gone.

[Emperor Zurg]

5 Brothers in a Savinelli billiard

Now usually I detest burley but tonight this tastes like anything but. What a spice bomb! And with a mild top note of some kind - possibly the lightest hint of vanilla. It's almost like I'm smoking a bowl of straight perique.

[Cool Breeze]

Tried the Cringle Cake last night.
It started off slow and didn't seem to have much flavor, but the flavor seemed to build through the bowl and I ended up enjoying it quite a bit.

[Emperor Zurg]

Got a bowl or Rattray's Red Rap burning in a Rattray's cherrywood army mount

[AlanS]

Peterson 2014 Holiday Blend in a Stanwellhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201213/5091fe095180d3fc4cbf01029d715219.jpg


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[Haebar]

Smoking a bowl of C&D Burley Ribbon in a Dr. Grabow Royal Duke billiard.

[Emperor Zurg]

Had a nice bowl of PS Lux Bullseye Flake followed by a partial re-fill of Red Rap last evening.

[Emperor Zurg]

Burned a small bowl of Stonehaven tonight in a Savinelli prince. 3/4 of a bowl actually.
Glass of Spanish red to go with it. Pretty nice.
This will probably be it for me till after Christmas unless I get unusually un-busy in the next few days.

[Emperor Zurg]

Having a bowl of McClelland 2015 and a glass of Spanish red. Glad I bought a decent amount of this before McC went away. It's quite nice. Also have a decent supply of 5100 but right now I like this better. I enjoy the pepper.

[fihbkyle]

PA in a cob last night, smoking off the dollar menu. One light, one tamp, burnt to spotty ash. You really can't beat the classics.

[Tombstone]

https://i.imgur.com/vypZ1HT.jpg

Does this count?

[Emperor Zurg]

Does this count?
Of course it does, Gandalf.
Now you just need the right hat...

[Cool Breeze]

Was reminded today that life is short.
So, I opened a tin of the good stuff.

https://i.imgur.com/sj1qM84.jpg?1

[Emperor Zurg]

Bowl of G&H Rum flake and a bowl of G&H Louisiana flake the past couple nights. That'll probably be it for the week. Got other things to do...

[Haebar]

Smoking a blend called "Smoky's Flake and Perique" from a local smoke shop in a Sunrise Featherweight apple.

https://i.postimg.cc/4N4L7ZLF/Sunrise-Featherweight-apple-001.jpg

[Haebar]

Smoking some GH Kendal Dark in a Dunhill billiard (the top one in the picture). The silver band is not original and was added to repair a crack in the shank.

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[Emperor Zurg]

Burning a bowl McClelland 2015 and sipping a rum toddy.

[Haebar]

Bowl of G&H Rum flake and a bowl of G&H Louisiana flake the past couple nights. That'll probably be it for the week. Got other things to do...

GH Louisiana flake is in my top five favorite blends; almost ordered another pound of it yesterday from Mars Cigar, but I remembered how much tobacco I already have.

[Haebar]

Smoking some more GH Kendal Dark in a Dunhill Tanshell billiard; seems to be a group 3 or 4 but can't tell because all of the nomenclature has been buffed off. You can just barely see Dunhill and some other faint markings. It smokes okay if you don't let it get too hot. If the bowl gets too hot, you have to hold it by the shank.

[Emperor Zurg]

GH Louisiana flake is in my top five favorite blends; almost ordered another pound of it yesterday from Mars Cigar, but I remembered how much tobacco I already have.

I really like the non geranium G&H blends for the most part. They're pretty much my go-to blends most of the time... if I could say I actually have a go-to blend. Probably the reason being that while I don't like the papery taste of most burleys, whatever burley G&H uses doesn't seem to have much if any of that loathsome, wet newspaper taste. I'm not a fan of their perfumed blends. In fact, rum flake has too much of it when it's fresh - it's all I can taste. However, I've found that if I jar up a pound in a quart Mason with the lid disk upside down 'the essense' will have mostly escaped - at least down to a tolerable level - after a year or two.

Maybe I should take a minute to set out another bowl of Louisiana flake for later today...

[Haebar]

I really like the non geranium G&H blends for the most part. They're pretty much my go-to blends most of the time... if I could say I actually have a go-to blend. Probably the reason being that while I don't like the papery taste of most burleys, whatever burley G&H uses doesn't seem to have much if any of that loathsome, wet newspaper taste. I'm not a fan of their perfumed blends. In fact, rum flake has too much of it when it's fresh - it's all I can taste. However, I've found that if I jar up a pound in a quart Mason with the lid disk upside down 'the essense' will have mostly escaped - at least down to a tolerable level - after a year or two.

Maybe I should take a minute to set out another bowl of Louisiana flake for later today...

I like most of the GH blends, even the English ones. The rose geranium is something we agree on, but I love Tonquin bean flavor. I don't recall experiencing the wet newspaper taste in burley; will keep an eye out for it now as I am now a burley lover. I remember you mentioning it years ago here, but doesn't turning the Mason jar lid upside down result in dried out tobacco?

Currently smoking John Patton Oriental Dusk in a Sunrise Natural Dublin.

https://i.postimg.cc/3w6h3RyW/Sunrise-Dublin-2.jpg

[Emperor Zurg]

The rose geranium is something we agree on, but I love Tonquin bean flavor.
As do I. It's the reason I enjoy SG 1792 flake. Does G&H have any particularly tonquin-heavy blends that aren't too perfumey that you'd recomend?



I don't recall experiencing the wet newspaper taste in burley; will keep an eye out for it now as I am now a burley lover.

Well I wouldn't suggest you do this as it will probably ruin your appreciation for burley but...
Put about a 1 square inch piece of plain corrugated cardboard in your mouth and chew on it for a while. You will get familiar with the wet soggy cardboard taste. Now - or maybe the next day - go smoke a bowl of... oh... Solani Aged Burley Flake. Which actually has a lot of nice sweetness and nutty flavor to it, but to me it tastes like all that sweetness and flavor is carried on a soggy piece of cardboard.


I remember you mentioning it years ago here, but doesn't turning the Mason jar lid upside down result in dried out tobacco?


It can, you have to keep an eye on it. However, G&H blends tend to come pretty wet anyway and a quart jar of flake takes a long time to get too dry with the lid on, albeit upside down. Seems the perfume must be more volatile than the water, especially since most blends have at least a little PG added and that tends to hinder the drying-out process a bit. I really enjoy Rum Flake but fresh it was way too perfumey for me. I had it sitting with upside down lid for about a year and although it did dry out some it never got too dry. I can't even detect any Lakeland in it anymore. It's become (yet another) one of my favorites. :pipe:

[Emperor Zurg]

1792 Flake and a glass of white wine

[Haebar]

As do I. It's the reason I enjoy SG 1792 flake. Does G&H have any particularly tonquin-heavy blends that aren't too perfumey that you'd recomend?



Well I wouldn't suggest you do this as it will probably ruin your appreciation for burley but...
Put about a 1 square inch piece of plain corrugated cardboard in your mouth and chew on it for a while. You will get familiar with the wet soggy cardboard taste. Now - or maybe the next day - go smoke a bowl of... oh... Solani Aged Burley Flake. Which actually has a lot of nice sweetness and nutty flavor to it, but to me it tastes like all that sweetness and flavor is carried on a soggy piece of cardboard.



It can, you have to keep an eye on it. However, G&H blends tend to come pretty wet anyway and a quart jar of flake takes a long time to get too dry with the lid on, albeit upside down. Seems the perfume must be more volatile than the water, especially since most blends have at least a little PG added and that tends to hinder the drying-out process a bit. I really enjoy Rum Flake but fresh it was way too perfumey for me. I had it sitting with upside down lid for about a year and although it did dry out some it never got too dry. I can't even detect any Lakeland in it anymore. It's become (yet another) one of my favorites. :pipe:


The Louisiana Perique Flake may have tonquin without the floral scent. I think St. Bruno and Condor have some tonquin in the topping. I just finished up a half-pint jar of some GH Kendal Dark and didn't detect much Lakeland scent or taste at all. And if I left it out longer than 30 minutes, it would get a little crispy, but it's almost a shag cut. Sounds like the lid trick provides a tool for slow-drying as well as off-gassing of unwanted scents.

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Smoking a bowl of Five Brothers in a Country Gentleman with a "forever" stem.

https://i.postimg.cc/YqHCpyKy/MM-Country-Gentleman-with-crack.jpg

[quo155]

Firing up some Haunted Bookshop in one of my Bones

https://i.postimg.cc/3NkTzq3B/Tommy-012721.jpg (https://postimg.cc/N2vSHp99)

[Haebar]

Firing up some Haunted Bookshop in one of my Bones

https://i.postimg.cc/3NkTzq3B/Tommy-012721.jpg (https://postimg.cc/N2vSHp99)

You pipe is coloring very nicely! Haunted Bookshop is one of my favorite burley blends.

[Haebar]

Smoking some Wessex Burley Slice in a Sunrise apple.

https://i.postimg.cc/nhMjYrYP/Sunrise-Apple-003.jpg

[quo155]

You pipe is coloring very nicely! Haunted Bookshop is one of my favorite burley blends.

Yes it is, thank you...I love these pipes, I have a few of his!

[quo155]

I've had a WILD HARE...in the office today.

https://i.postimg.cc/z3y4bvBx/Tommy-020121.jpg (https://postimg.cc/z3y4bvBx)

[Emperor Zurg]

Had a bowl of PS Navy Flake in the little Grabow cutty this evening. Never have I smoked a more aromatic non-aro; this thing is REALLY ghosted. Not in a bad way mind you, I do enjoy the flavor of vanilla... however I wonder if this pipe will ever smoke true. Burned nice and dry right to the bottom tho.

[Cool Breeze]

Having some Peterson Elizabethan Mixture in a pre-Republic Peterson Shamrock billiard.

[Emperor Zurg]

Burning a bowl of Boswell's Christmas Cookie in the newly found Grabow / Bucko cutty. Yes, I do have a good selection of aros that I almost never smoke. This thing is so vanilla polluted it seemed fitting; smokes this stuff nicely too.

[Cool Breeze]

Started off the morning with some Old Joe Krantz with my first cup of coffee.
Now I'm on cup of coffee #2 and a bowl of Autumn Evening.

Being stuck at home has made me go through a lot of tobacco lately. Good thing tobacco is one of those things I never let myself get low on.

[RenoH414]

A little L.J. Peretti Pride of LL today https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210223/238a4f03197c793856ff89d060eeaccc.jpg


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[RenoH414]

Now on to some local house blend matured Virginia. Really like this blend. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210223/9851c7922fcb8714f8bd01f33db2b868.jpg


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[Haebar]

About to fire up a bowl of Rattray's Red Rapparee in a handmade briar made by a friend of mine, Ron Smith of Knoxville, TN.
https://i.postimg.cc/5ygkN7Pp/Rons-Pipe-4-001-zpsu6b5lnlg.jpg

[Emperor Zurg]

About to fire up a bowl of Rattray's Red Rapparee in a handmade briar made by a friend of mine, Ron Smith of Knoxville, TN.
https://i.postimg.cc/5ygkN7Pp/Rons-Pipe-4-001-zpsu6b5lnlg.jpg

Hey, Tab. Where have you been? Nice looking pipe. The grain on the side almost looks like a rose bush or something.

Haven't smoked but 1 bowl myself in about a month. Thinking about firing up some Solani 660 in a cob.

[Haebar]

Hey, Tab. Where have you been? Nice looking pipe. The grain on the side almost looks like a rose bush or something.

Haven't smoked but 1 bowl myself in about a month. Thinking about firing up some Solani 660 in a cob.

Hey Emperor, speaking of cobs, do you still have that one that I sold you? The one in which you put in a hardwood plug? Why have you only smoked once in a month?
Ron's pipes are great smokers; I've got a sandblast Rhodesian of his that smokes incredibly dry, bowl after bowl. I'm finishing a bowl of Peterson's Irish Flake in a Charatan Canadian with a diamond shank.

[Emperor Zurg]

Hey Emperor, speaking of cobs, do you still have that one that I sold you? The one in which you put in a hardwood plug? Why have you only smoked once in a month?
Ron's pipes are great smokers; I've got a sandblast Rhodesian of his that smokes incredibly dry, bowl after bowl. I'm finishing a bowl of Peterson's Irish Flake in a Charatan Canadian with a diamond shank.

I've just had other things to do. No time for a bowl.

What one was that? Seems I put hardwood plugs and spherical heels in most of them these days. Was it a MM Freehand or General by any chance?

[Haebar]

I've just had other things to do. No time for a bowl.

What one was that? Seems I put hardwood plugs and spherical heels in most of them these days. Was it a MM Freehand or General by any chance?

It had an acrylic/lucite stem that was reddish and it was a bent. That's all I remember about it. Is it this bottom one in the picture?:
https://i.postimg.cc/Y2NWCtQr/Cigar-Bum-Photos-004-zps6t2jkuqk.jpg

[Emperor Zurg]

It had an acrylic/lucite stem that was reddish and it was a bent. That's all I remember about it. Is it this bottom one in the picture?:

I have a General that looks almost exactly like that, so I probably did get it from you. It's this one --> https://www.cigarbum.com/forum/the-do-it-yourselfer-discussion/quick-cob-mod-6260.html Big monster. It's one of my turkey hunting pipes; fill that sucker with flake and you're set for the entire day. I also made another, even more custom turkey hunting pipe out of a Dagner poker. Check it out --> https://www.cigarbum.com/forum/the-do-it-yourselfer-discussion/missouri-meerschaum-dagner-poker-mod-10644.html

[Cool Breeze]

Started the morning with a cup of coffee and a bowl of MacBaren HH Burley Flake in my camouflage Savinelli 310.

[Emperor Zurg]

...in my camouflage Savinelli 310.

That is some excellent camouflage. I can't even see it.

Burned a bowl of G&H Bob's Chocolate Flake last night in a Rossi Canadian... I think... wait, it might be a lumberman. I'd have to go look at it.

[Emperor Zurg]

Had a cobload of G&H, Bob's Square Cut this afternoon.

[Cool Breeze]

I've been smoking a mixture of C&D Autumn Evening and C&D Dark Burley.
I like the way the Dark Burley tones it down. I love the flavor and aroma of the Autumn Evening, but like it to be more subtle.
Mixing the two makes is perfect for my tastes.

[Emperor Zurg]

Burning another bowl of G&H, Bob's Square Cut, this time in a Ser Jacopo cherrywood. Little Spanish red on the side...

[RenoH414]

Some Sutliff Vanilla Custard in my new to me Pete Christmas ‘19.

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[Haebar]

Smoking some Five Brothers in an old beat-up Dunhill billiard.

https://i.postimg.cc/FzTycrhq/Dunhill-Tanshell-001.jpg

[Haebar]

I have a General that looks almost exactly like that, so I probably did get it from you. It's this one --> https://www.cigarbum.com/forum/the-do-it-yourselfer-discussion/quick-cob-mod-6260.html Big monster. It's one of my turkey hunting pipes; fill that sucker with flake and you're set for the entire day. I also made another, even more custom turkey hunting pipe out of a Dagner poker. Check it out --> https://www.cigarbum.com/forum/the-do-it-yourselfer-discussion/missouri-meerschaum-dagner-poker-mod-10644.html

Yes, that General is the one. You did a great job with it; good photos of the process. The Dagner job is fine too.

[Emperor Zurg]

Got a little G&H plug parfait going in a gourd calabash; cube cut Dark Unscented on the bottom, rubbed out Kendall on top. Sure can taste where it made the transition.

Reisling on the side.

[Haebar]

Smoking some Five Brothers in a very small pot-shaped briar pipe. I can't take much more than a small bowl of this burley at one time. The nicotine is very high in Five Brothers.
https://i.postimg.cc/wBRHL1yM/The-3-4-oz-pipe-2.jpg

[Haebar]

Smoking some Five Brothers in a Dr. Grabow "Patriot" that I got in the mail Friday from eBay. Turns out the seller is Tobias Lutz and he is as generous as always - he included a barely used roll-up tobacco pouch and a Rockwell pipe tool. Old timers here will remember that Tobias found us a new home here when the Puff forum went down many years ago.

[Emperor Zurg]

Smoking some Five Brothers in a Dr. Grabow "Patriot" that I got in the mail Friday from eBay. Turns out the seller is Tobias Lutz and he is as generous as always - he included a barely used roll-up tobacco pouch and a Rockwell pipe tool. Old timers here will remember that Tobias found us a new home here when the Puff forum went down many years ago.

Well tell Tobias to stop in and say Hey once in a while. How's he been?

Had another plug parfait last evening just like the previous one but I put more Kendall on top this time. Dark plug is a very slow burner, a little lasts a long time.

[Haebar]

Well tell Tobias to stop in and say Hey once in a while. How's he been?

Had another plug parfait last evening just like the previous one but I put more Kendall on top this time. Dark plug is a very slow burner, a little lasts a long time.

I don't know how he's doing yet. I sent him a message via eBay but he hasn't responded. Maybe he'll pop in here to say hello.

[Haebar]

Just finished a bowl of GL Pease Sextant in a Sunrise Featherweight.
Tobias Lutz replied to my message on eBay and here it is:


New message from: afi6to8 (668Purple Star)
Hi John,
I thought I recognized the name when I was printing the label. Yes, priorities have indeed changed... I finished the first stint in graduate school that I began around the time I dropped out the forums, and I'm finishing the second trip in the spring. I appreciate the kind words, and maybe one of these days I'll pop back in. I have gotten to the point that my smoking isn't nearly as frequent- it's almost been relegated to celebratory cigars as of late. I hope you and yours are doing well, also. Thanks for the purchase- I hope you enjoy the pipe.
Tobias+

[Haebar]

Smoking a bowl of GLP Jack Knife Ready-Rubbed in a McCranie billiard/pot.

https://i.postimg.cc/prQ3h6LM/Mc-Cranie-Pipe-002.jpg

[Haebar]

Smoking some Rattray's Red Rapparee in a Comoy's Guildhall billiard.

https://i.postimg.cc/5y7N5SxS/Comoy-s-Guildhall-billiard.jpg

[Emperor Zurg]

Had a bowl of G&H Whiskey Twist last night alongside a rum toddy. Pretty good combo actually although if hit in the wrong order there were notes of laundry soap...

[Emperor Zurg]

Another, albeit smaller bowl of Whiskey Twist last night. This time with a glass of Spanish red. Meh. The toddy paired much better.

[Emperor Zurg]

Found a cob that I'd misplaced with a half smoked bowl of some flake, I disremember what, but I smoked that. Was actually pretty good. I think it was a week or two sitting around.

[Cool Breeze]

Having some Haunted Bookshop in a Savnelli Series III bent apple.

[Cool Breeze]

HH Old Dark Fired in a Savinelli straight billiard.
It's going great with my morning (mid-day now) coffee.

[Old Smokey]

Breaking in a new pipe a friend sent me and this only the 2nd bowl. Newminister No 702 Light Burley. I'm a pipe novice, but I'm enjoying it with a cup of coffee listening to Pink Floyd The Wall on my tube system.

[Cool Breeze]

Having some C&D Autumn Evening on a summer evening.

[bluenoser]

Enjoying a bowl of DE Central park stroll in the bamboo shanked cob while grilling

[Haebar]

Smoking some C&D Orient Express in a Dunhill Shell pot.

[Alwayslit]

KBV Mountains of Madness in the Bruce Weaver

[Alwayslit]

SG FVF in the Alden

[Alwayslit]

KBV Bryonic Slices in the Falcon meer bowl

[Alwayslit]

Benjamin Hartwell chesdin mixture in the Morrisette

[Alwayslit]

WCC viral vanilla in the Falcon meer

[Alwayslit]

Peterson’s connoisseurs choice in the Wiley.

[Alwayslit]

Butera Royal Vintage Latakia #2 in the Falcon.

[Cool Breeze]

I have been neglecting my pipes lately so the other day I dusted one off and had a bowl of F&T Vintage Flake.
Fantastic straight Virginia. It's up there with Capstan Blue in my opinion.

[Alwayslit]

Cool Breeze. It's good to see a fellow piper.

I had KBV Jupiter slices in the IMP horn. Great Virginia when it is on.

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Cool Breeze. It's good to see fellow piper.

I had KBV Jupiter slices in the IMP horn. Great Virginia when it is on.

[Cool Breeze]

Cool Breeze. It's good to see fellow piper.

I had KBV Jupiter slices in the IMP horn. Great Virginia when it is on.

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Cool Breeze. It's good to see fellow piper.

I had KBV Jupiter slices in the IMP horn. Great Virginia when it is on.


I actually like pipes even more than cigars (don't tell anyone).
Love the ritual aspect of it.
Probably going to make an order soon and try to enjoy more often again.
A few months ago, I was smoking 6-8 bowls a day. Now 6-8 days go by without me picking one up.
Life, and all that.

[restomod]

All right tomorrow I am going to pack one, you guys are enablers.

[Alwayslit]

Smoking Vauen, No. 14 in the IMP for March meer madness.

[Old Smokey]

Smoked a bowl of 2015 Boswells Northwoods this evening. Baccy was from a local friend. Smoked in a small short Made in England pipe.

[Cool Breeze]

Had some F&T Vintage in a Savinelli Champagne bulldog.
Great stuff. It's a pure straight Virginia that rivals Capstan Blue IMO.
This is my last tin. My local shop usually has some in stock. I gotta grab some more.

https://i.imgur.com/aQ7Qf7S.jpg?1

[Cool Breeze]

Thanks to Regiampiero for this gem.
Look at that yellow cello. It was fantastic.


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

https://i.imgur.com/7hno9KB.jpg?1

[SoCal gunner]

Thanks to Regiampiero for this gem.
Look at that yellow cello. It was fantastic.


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

https://i.imgur.com/7hno9KB.jpg?1Get yourself over to the Tat/Lat/Gat thread and share it!

[Cool Breeze]

I'm losing my mind.
I have no idea why I shared this on the pipe side.

[restomod]

https://i.imgur.com/Nevx2Kql.jpeg

[Cool Breeze]

Was in a crazy mood this afternoon and had some G&H Kendall Black Cherry in a Israeli made Shalom billiard.

[Cool Breeze]

Had a few bowls today.
Had some old aged Dunhill Elizabethan, then a bowl of McClalland 2015 Va/Perique Flake.

[chain_gang]

"Cool"-cob with Cornell & Diehl Chopped Cigar Leaf

Thanks again, Santa Cool Breeze !

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20221212/949a25122e6fc115838be3e2db50073d.jpg

[Nature]

I’ve drug my pipes back out last week. Good for my commutes where a regular cigar is too much.

Been smoking
Erik Stokkebye 4th Generation 1957 and Dunhill Early Morning Pipe.
Both tins are about 7-8 years old that I just opened.

I have been using a variety of (generic) briar or cob pipes.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20221213/153c03f397fddfc4d24f88a3e3cd14fc.jpg

[Nature]

Dunhill Early Morning Pipe in my trusty MM Country Gentleman for the rainy drive in.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20221213/a7c89e5993ba8e346171d0ca0b125712.jpg

[Cool Breeze]

Had some Dunhill Elizabethan (older tin) in a London made Ben Wade apple shape.
Have been very pleased lately. A year ago, I started getting tongue bite any time I smoked a Virginia based tobacco, so I've been smoking mostly burleys.
I've smoked a few bowls of Virginias over the past few weeks and am very glad to see that I can smoke a bowl without getting lit up. I'm still taking it slow though and not smoking multiple bowls of the Virginias just yet. But am encouraged and enjoying them again.

[chain_gang]

"Cool"-Cob with Dunhill Nightcap

All from Santa Cool Breeze . Thanks again, Paul.

[Cool Breeze]

"Cool"-Cob with Dunhill Nightcap

All from Santa Cool Breeze . Thanks again, Paul.


Very glad to see you trying the pipe out.
Are you liking the Latakia blends so far? Those are usually a love it or hate it kind of thing.

[Cool Breeze]

I had a bowl of Orlik Golden Sliced in an unfinished Savinelli Series III bent billiard while driving around running errands today. Too darn cold to sit outside so I volunteered for the errand running so I could fire up the pipe. lol

[chain_gang]

Very glad to see you trying the pipe out.
Are you liking the Latakia blends so far? Those are usually a love it or hate it kind of thing.I couldn't tell you yet, since this was the second of the sampler I've tried, and the first traditional pipe tobacco (smoked the C&D Chopped Cigar, first).

I did enjoy both, and was surprised by the Nightcap in that it was a mellower than I imagined and had a nice complexity.

As I smoked, I noticed a bit of tar juice in the stem and filter, so I'm not sure if the filter and the tar was affecting the overall experience. Once I removed the stem, there was a nice tar turd hanging from the filter, so I stopped smoking. Got about halfway through the bowl.

Reading another thread, it sounds like most people go without a filter and recommend a Forever Stem. Would you recommend doing this?

[Cool Breeze]

Reading another thread, it sounds like most people go without a filter and recommend a Forever Stem. Would you recommend doing this?


I've never tried the forever stems myself but have heard great things about them.
I always toss out the filter. Don't care for them.
Also, nothing wrong with passing a pipe cleaner halfway through a bowl to swab out the moisture. I don't like any pipe that can't pass a pipe cleaner for this reason.

[Griz]

Smoked some MacBaren Bold Kentucky in a corn cob pipe. Holy Cow, that stuff is strong! Must have taken 30 minutes for my heart to settle back down.

Happy New Year to everyone!

[josh lucky 13]

No time for cigar so broke out my pipe and s bowl of molto dulce

[Cool Breeze]

Had a bowl of C&D Haunted Bookshop in an unfinished Savinelli Series III.

[chain_gang]

First pipe without a filter. Draw is wide open, but I get lots of smoke. Just realized what I've been tasting is corn - it seemed salmon-y, then I remembered reading about breaking in a cob.

Thanks again for everything, Santa Cool Breeze

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230125/d23f61f1f4df1ce471c5eccde42dfd92.jpg

[Cool Breeze]

First pipe without a filter. Draw is wide open, but I get lots of smoke. Just realized what I've been tasting is corn - it seemed salmon-y, then I remembered reading about breaking in a cob.

Thanks again for everything, Santa Cool Breeze

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Yeah, it takes a few smokes to get the corn flavor out of one.
It has been said that Mark Twain had teenagers break his in for him to avoid the corn taste. lol

[chain_gang]

Molto Dulce from josh lucky 13 . Thanks again, Josh!

With my still somewhat corny "Coolcob".

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230128/673ccbb753f6953e7be9fdde8aba4f79.jpg

[josh lucky 13]

Molto Dulce from josh lucky 13 . Thanks again, Josh!

With my still somewhat corny "Coolcob".

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230128/673ccbb753f6953e7be9fdde8aba4f79.jpg

You know I got a free can of that stuff but I like it so much I have another can in reserve.

[Cool Breeze]

After a cluster f#*! of a day at work, a smoke and drink were just what the doctor ordered when I got home.

Weller Special Reserve and a bowl of C&D Haunted Bookshop in a Savinelli St. Nicholas 606KS that the good looking half got me for Christmas.

Cheers ya bums.



https://i.imgur.com/ucOR0ju.jpg?4

[BryGuySC]

No pics, but working through some SG Navy Flake and Sutliff Cringle Flake.

[Cool Breeze]

Santa Old Smokey sent me this pipe in our secret santa swap. I packed it for the first time today and was very happy. It smokes very well.
The tobacco was sent by restomod from our fantasy football league. Was in a Latakia mood this evening so I tried the Sir Gregory from Ye Old Tobacco Shop. The Latakia is mild, with the Orientals coming through more assertively. Very tasty.


https://i.imgur.com/QvGQuwi.jpg?5

[restomod]

Santa Old Smokey sent me this pipe in our secret santa swap. I packed it for the first time today and was very happy. It smokes very well.
The tobacco was sent by restomod from our fantasy football league. Was in a Latakia mood this evening so I tried the Sir Gregory from Ye Old Tobacco Shop. The Latakia is mild, with the Orientals coming through more assertively. Very tasty.


https://i.imgur.com/QvGQuwi.jpg?5

Nice! I haven't tried that one yet but from the sounds of it I am going to like it.

[Cool Breeze]

Nice! I haven't tried that one yet but from the sounds of it I am going to like it.

It's really good.
It tastes almost like it's got a very light topping on it, but it may just be the sourness of the Orientals standing out.
Whether it is or not, it's a tasty tobacco.

[BriarFan]

Smoking some Carter Hall in a Dr. Grabow briar that has been repaired.https://i.postimg.cc/tJrzZjbb/Dr-Grabow-Regal-Repair-002.jpg

[BriarFan]

Waking up with a bowl of Carter Hall in a Cayuga oil-cured Rhodesian from Paul's Pipe Shop in Flint, Michigan.

[BriarFan]

Smoking some Carter Hall in a Savinelli billiard.
https://i.postimg.cc/GtMCHTb9/Savinelli-Silver.jpg

[BriarFan]

Smoking some Gatlinburlier Mountain Mall Mix in a Dr. Grabow Hillcrest.
https://i.postimg.cc/t70QNvKt/Dr-Grabow-Hillcrest.jpg

[BriarFan]

Currently smoking some Sutliff 1849 in a Ben Wade second.
https://i.postimg.cc/1XCwn38J/Charatan-second.jpg

[BriarFan]

Smoking some Sillem's Blue in a Dunhill Shell bent billiard.

[Cool Breeze]

Had some C&D Autumn Evening in an old Dr. Grabow.

[BriarFan]

Smoking some Granger in a Dr. Grabow rusticated billiard.

[BriarFan]

Off work for the weekend and smoking some GLP Stonehenge Flake in a Cayuga Rhodesian.
https://i.postimg.cc/C1XL97yd/Cayuga-Rhodesian.jpg

[Griz]

Nice little pipe holder. Way classier than the junk plastic ones I have.

[BriarFan]

Nice little pipe holder. Way classier than the junk plastic ones I have.

I can't remember where I got it; it's made of some kind of metal with a gun metal finish.

Currently smoking some Bengal Slices with a Bari Rhodesian.
https://i.postimg.cc/FRBQ7HG6/Bari-Rhodesian.jpg

[BriarFan]

Smoking some C&D Longevity II in a Dr. Grabow Royal Duke. Drinking Red Rose iced tea.
https://i.postimg.cc/V6ZmKZXP/Dr-Grabow-Royal-Duke.jpg

[BriarFan]

Up early this morning at 4:00 am and smoking some Schwab's Paul's Stuff in a very nice estate Bacchus carved meerschaum that I got in the mail from Mars Cigar and Pipes yesterday. The only thing I dislike about this new meerschaum is that the stem is not of high quality and seems to be added only as an afterthought. Does anyone know of a good pipe repair person who works with meerschaum pipes? I have had some bad experiences with having meerschaums worked on with two other repairmen in the past. One of them actually shattered the shank of one of my pipes and glued it together and added a nickel band. At least they didn't charge me for it. It was an old Barling meerschaum billiard.

[BriarFan]

Smoking some Schwab's (Lexington, KY) Paul's Stuff in a Hendon billiard.
https://i.postimg.cc/BbYL9DHw/Hendon-Billiard.jpg

[BriarFan]

Smoking some Schwab's Paul's Stuff in a Cayuga apple. I'm enjoying this complex English blend the more I smoke it. Drinking some blackberry and lemon flavored carbonated water.

[Lostmason]

Contrary to some illusions , I am still around. Mostly round.... Oh well , Time goes on. Currently working on a smooth blend of numerous aromatics , Henceforth referred to as my Bastard Blend . Mostly vanilla and some coco but a few fruits thrown in to give it a twist. For this I have selected a no-name egg-billiard and coffee ( strong enough to make Samson gag ).

[BriarFan]

Smoking some SG 1792 Flake in a MM Country Gentleman.
https://i.postimg.cc/Xq2G7Y5t/MM-Country-Gentleman.jpg

[Lostmason]

Kicken back watching the rain move in with a Meer full of Nightcap. Just a bit of age on this one , had to let it grow up.
Still drinking coffee but not quite so strong tonight.

[BriarFan]

Smoking some SG 1792 flake in a Cayuga apple from Pauls Pipe Shop in Flint, MI.

[BriarFan]

Smoking some Peterson's Atlantic in a Sunrise apple.
https://i.postimg.cc/nhMjYrYP/Sunrise-Apple-003.jpg

[BriarFan]

Good morning! Smoking some Three Star Fire Cured in a Savinelli Silver billiard.

[BriarFan]

Up early for another day of work and smoking some Wessex Burley Slices in a Cayuga Rhodesian.
https://i.postimg.cc/C1XL97yd/Cayuga-Rhodesian.jpg

[BriarFan]

Now smoking some UPCA 2023 Burley from The Country Squire in a Dr. Grabow Hillcrest.
https://i.postimg.cc/t70QNvKt/Dr-Grabow-Hillcrest.jpg

[BriarFan]

Smoking some Country Squire UPCA 2023 Burley in a Captain Black billiard.
https://i.postimg.cc/SNWyLNVP/Captain-Black-Refurb.jpg

[BriarFan]

Smoking some St. Bruno ready rubbed in a Dunhill apple.
https://i.postimg.cc/rs2c1fVR/Dunhill-Apple-002.jpg

[BriarFan]

Starting the day with some SG 1792 flake in a Comoy's Guildhall billiard.
https://i.postimg.cc/Zn7VX5D3/Comoy-s-Guildhall-billiard.jpg

[BriarFan]

Waiting for the Farmers' Market to open. Smoking some Watch City Rougaroux in a Ron Smith Rhodesian.
https://i.postimg.cc/nzzJFDK7/Ranz-Freehand-Rhodesian.jpg

[BriarFan]

Went to the flea market but found no pipes, but found a leather binder full of over 80 DVDs with many great titles, for $10! Also got some Earl Grey tea bags and home-made peanut butter cookies (that me and the dogs have already eaten). Then went on a short one-hour hike with a friend of mine at a local arboretum; got in more than my 7500 steps for the day.

Mixed some Five Brothers with some shag-cut Turkish to tone down the N-hit and am smoking it in a MM Country Gentleman with a filter in it. I find that it smooths out the Five Brothers a bit. Five Brothers can be harsh, but I appreciate its unadulterated burley flavor.
https://i.postimg.cc/Xq2G7Y5t/MM-Country-Gentleman.jpg

[Nature]

Went to the flea market but found no pipes, but found a leather binder full of over 80 DVDs with many great titles, for $10! Also got some Earl Grey tea bags and home-made peanut butter cookies (that me and the dogs have already eaten). Then went on a short one-hour hike with a friend of mine at a local arboretum; got in more than my 7500 steps for the day.

Mixed some Five Brothers with some shag-cut Turkish to tone down the N-hit and am smoking it in a MM Country Gentleman with a filter in it. I find that it smooths out the Five Brothers a bit. Five Brothers can be harsh, but I appreciate its unadulterated burley flavor.
https://i.postimg.cc/Xq2G7Y5t/MM-Country-Gentleman.jpg

Sounds like a great day!
That stem on the MM looks new


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[BriarFan]

My first smoke of the day is SG 1792 flake in a Ben Wade second bulldog. My girlfriend and I are going to eat at Chili's for lunch and then going to a movie at a theater today.
https://i.postimg.cc/qRVWznRH/Ben-Wade-Second-002.jpg

[chain_gang]

My first smoke of the day is SG 1792 flake in a Ben Wade second bulldog. My girlfriend and I are going to eat at Chili's for lunch and then going to a movie at a theater today.
https://i.postimg.cc/qRVWznRH/Ben-Wade-Second-002.jpgBaby back ribs and Super Mario Bros... nice.

[BriarFan]

Five Brothers in a Sunrise Canadian

[BriarFan]

Good morning! Smoking some Carter Hall in a Dunhill apple.
https://i.postimg.cc/rs2c1fVR/Dunhill-Apple-002.jpg

[Old Smokey]

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


A blast from the past.

[BriarFan]

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


A blast from the past.

That was great! If they tried to make a cartoon like that today, they'd be tarred and feathered.

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[BriarFan]

Smoking some Watch City Cigar's Rougaroux blend in a Dr. Grabow Hillcrest.
https://i.postimg.cc/jdxJQfmN/Hillcrest-001.jpg

[Old Smokey]

That was great! If they tried to make a cartoon like that today, they'd be tarred and feathered.

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Yes they would. I don’t know what year that’s from, but I enjoyed it.

[BriarFan]

Dogs woke me up wanting to go out, so I'm smoking some Five Brothers in an El Morjane Algerian billiard.

[BriarFan]

C&D Burley Flake #1 in a cob.
https://i.postimg.cc/YqHCpyKy/MM-Country-Gentleman-with-crack.jpg

[BriarFan]

Home again after a physically taxing day at work followed by physical therapy for my back, but I feel great! Smoking some Five Brothers in a Dr. Grabow Eldorado.
https://i.postimg.cc/xdsd3Ytv/Dr-Grabow-Eldorado.jpg

[BriarFan]

Waking up with a bowl of CS UPCA 2023 Burley in a Hendon billiard.
https://i.postimg.cc/BbYL9DHw/Hendon-Billiard.jpg

[BriarFan]

This had been the most physically demanding week at work that I've had in a long time; got home at 1:30 this morning after working outside all night. Fortunately, I have a short day working at home tomorrow.
Smoking some Five Brothers in a Bari Rhodesian.
https://i.postimg.cc/FRBQ7HG6/Bari-Rhodesian.jpg

[BriarFan]

Smoking some Carter Hall in a MM Country Gentleman.

[BriarFan]

Off for the weekend and now smoking Half & Half in a Dunhill billiard.
https://i.postimg.cc/8PThwFLK/Dunhill-Shell-Billiard.jpg

[BriarFan]

Smoking some Amphora regular in a meerschaum.
https://i.postimg.cc/BntmBvZR/meerschaum-bent-billiard.jpg

[BriarFan]

Smoking some Semois in a Cayuga Rhodesian. Drinking some Brazilian dark roast.
https://i.postimg.cc/C1XL97yd/Cayuga-Rhodesian.jpg

[BriarFan]

Smoking some Drexel VIII in a Guildhall billiard.
https://i.postimg.cc/Zn7VX5D3/Comoy-s-Guildhall-billiard.jpg

[BriarFan]

Country Squire 2023 UPCA Burley in a Captain Black billiard.
https://i.postimg.cc/SNWyLNVP/Captain-Black-Refurb.jpg

[BriarFan]

Smoking some more CS 2023 UPCA Burley in a Dr. Grabow Starfire Rhodesian.

[BriarFan]

Waking up with some Five Brothers in a Dr. Grabow rusticated billiard. Drinking some Brazilian dark roast coffee.

[BriarFan]

Now smoking some Boswell's Pennsylvania Dutch Treat in a new MM Legend cob.

[BriarFan]

Good morning! I've been up since 4:00 am cleaning house, eating breakfast and making iced tea. Smoking some Amphora Original in a RANZ (Ron Smith) briar. Drinking iced tea.
https://i.postimg.cc/nzzJFDK7/Ranz-Freehand-Rhodesian.jpg

[BriarFan]

We went to Applebee's for lunch and then my girlfriend gave me a haircut. Took a short one hour nap and now I'm smoking some SG 1792 Flake in a Gefapip.
https://i.postimg.cc/rsNCc0hx/Gefapip1.jpg

[BriarFan]

We're having thunderstorms here in East Tennessee currently. Just finished some ribs left over from my lunch at Applebee's. Won't be getting ribs there in the future; they weren't very good for what I paid for them. Smoking some Boswell's Pennsylvania Dutch Treat that they sent me when I bought a pipe from them a few weeks ago. Smoking it in a Peterson's Shamrock Dublin.

https://i.postimg.cc/8PkLMCKX/Shamrock1.jpg

[BriarFan]

After a good nights sleep, I'm smoking some Five Brothers in an E.A. Carey billiard.
https://i.postimg.cc/WzmK96dW/E-A-Carey-billiard.jpg

[BriarFan]

Listening to the Pipe and Tamper podcast and drinking iced tea. Smoking Amphora Original in a Savinelli Champagne billiard.
https://i.postimg.cc/Z5sQDqqS/Savinelli-Champagne.jpg

[BriarFan]

Watching the Braves - Red Sox game and smoking Drexel VIII in a Dr. Grabow Hillcrest.
https://i.postimg.cc/t70QNvKt/Dr-Grabow-Hillcrest.jpg

[BriarFan]

Up early and smoking Drexel VIII in an old Stanwell Canadian.
https://i.postimg.cc/vBdVB8xz/Stanwell1.jpg

[Old Smokey]

Up early and smoking Drexel VIII in an old Stanwell Canadian.
https://i.postimg.cc/vBdVB8xz/Stanwell1.jpg

John, you are definitely an early riser. A peaceful serene time of day for sure.

[BriarFan]

John, you are definitely an early riser. A peaceful serene time of day for sure.

I woke up to use the bathroom and decided to stay up since it was so close to my usual time to wake up (5:30 am). Paid for it this afternoon - got sleepy after lunch in a meeting.

Back home from work and physical therapy for my back. Smoking Drexel VIII (a VaPer flake) in a Cayuga Rhodesian from Paul's Pipe Shop in Flint, Michigan.
https://i.postimg.cc/C1XL97yd/Cayuga-Rhodesian.jpg

[BriarFan]

I'm waking up with a bowl of Five Brothers in an Ashton Brindle and a mug of Brazilian dark roast.
https://i.postimg.cc/9fXM9ztX/Ashton-Brindle.jpg

[Old Smokey]

I woke up to use the bathroom and decided to stay up since it was so close to my usual time to wake up (5:30 am). Paid for it this afternoon - got sleepy after lunch in a meeting.

Back home from work and physical therapy for my back. Smoking Drexel VIII (a VaPer flake) in a Cayuga Rhodesian from Paul's Pipe Shop in Flint, Michigan.
https://i.postimg.cc/C1XL97yd/Cayuga-Rhodesian.jpg

I am a big proponent of naps after lunch. It’s a beautiful thing! :)

[BriarFan]

Watching the Braves - Blue Jays game and smoking Boswell's Pennsylvania Dutch Treat in a Dunhill Shell apple.
https://i.postimg.cc/rs2c1fVR/Dunhill-Apple-002.jpg

[BriarFan]

Good morning! I'm waking up with a bowl of Five Brothers in a gourd Calabash and drinking some Brazilian dark roast that I bought at the farmer's market a few weeks ago. I don't smoke my calabash very much, need to give it more attention.
https://i.postimg.cc/rwGX1KPQ/Meer-Calabash-001.jpg

[BriarFan]

Watched the Braves - Blue Jays game earlier today and am now smoking Watch City Rougaroux in a Dr. Grabow Grand Duke rusticated billiard.

[BriarFan]

Up early and smoking some Rougaroux in a Dr. Grabow billiard (second one from the top). These are some that I sent to the Dr. Grabow factory to get re-stemmed.
https://i.postimg.cc/hj2KfR1D/Dr-Grabow-restems-002.jpg

[BriarFan]

Smoking some Amphora Original in a Genod apple.
https://i.postimg.cc/YSgZZ3FN/Genod-apple.jpg

[BriarFan]

Good morning! Smoking SG 1792 Flake in a Dunhill Tanshell.
https://i.postimg.cc/J7SGFrmK/Dunhill-Tanshell-billiard.jpg

[BriarFan]

Amphora Original in an old GBD.
https://i.postimg.cc/Pfpghtzc/GBD1.jpg

[BriarFan]

SG 1792 Flake in a Captain Black billiard by Orlik.
https://i.postimg.cc/SNWyLNVP/Captain-Black-Refurb.jpg

[BriarFan]

Smoking Amphora Original in a McCranie briar.
https://i.postimg.cc/prQ3h6LM/Mc-Cranie-Pipe-002.jpg

[BriarFan]

Carter Hall in a Dunhill Tanshell.
https://i.postimg.cc/FzTycrhq/Dunhill-Tanshell-001.jpg

[BriarFan]

Smoking some Watch City Rougaroux in a Genod apple.
https://i.postimg.cc/YSgZZ3FN/Genod-apple.jpg

[BriarFan]

Off for lunch and smoking Carter Hall in a Cayuga apple.
https://i.postimg.cc/2yTPTSZP/Cayuga-apple.jpg

[BriarFan]

Good morning! Smoking some Carter Hall in a rusticated Dr. Grabow Grand Duke billiard. Drinking some JFG coffee; actually like this coffee better than the Brazilian dark roast that I have been drinking and it costs 1/3 the price, since I got it at the flea market.

[BriarFan]

Good evening! Had a good hike at a local arboretum this afternoon and ate at Buddy's BBQ for lunch. Now smoking Carter Hall in a Dr. Grabow rusticated billiard and finishing off a mug of JFG coffee.

[BriarFan]

Just started on a big bowl of GH Louisiana Perique Flake in a Dunhill Bruyere bent billiard. Looking forward to the Braves - Mariners game tonight.
https://i.postimg.cc/nzChd5P6/Dunhill-bent-billiard.jpg

[Tombstone]

So many good looking pipes. I will have to break mine out again soon.

[BriarFan]

Up early this morning after a good night's sleep. Smoking Carter Hall in a Dunhill Root. Mug of coffee to get me going. Hope you all have a good day!
https://i.postimg.cc/HnTqQyVw/Dunhill-Root-Briar.jpg

[BriarFan]

Good morning! I'm smoking some more Bengal Slices in a Savinelli Silver and drinking JFG coffee. Hope you have a good day!
https://i.postimg.cc/jdKBD91G/Savinelli-Silver-2.jpg

[BriarFan]

Smoking Carter Hall in a Sunrise apple.
https://i.postimg.cc/nhMjYrYP/Sunrise-Apple-003.jpg

[BriarFan]

Smoking some Sutliff Presbyterian Match in a Mr. Brog churchwarden. Had a good day; went to Red Robin for some monster burgers with my girlfriend and later watched the Braves - Mariners game and then took a one-hour nap.
https://i.postimg.cc/dtdLPbVF/Mr-Brog-Churchwarden.jpg

[BriarFan]

Smoking Bengal Slices in an Albert John briar.
https://i.postimg.cc/prGfTr23/Albert-John-Billiard-004.jpg

[BriarFan]

Starting the day with Carter Hall in a Cayuga apple and JFG coffee.
https://i.postimg.cc/2yTPTSZP/Cayuga-apple.jpg

[BriarFan]

I'm home from work and in my man cave smoking some Carter Hall in a Peterson's Shamrock. We had a cookout and CPR/AED training today at work - good food and good training.
https://i.postimg.cc/8PkLMCKX/Shamrock1.jpg

[Old Smokey]

I'm home from work and in my man cave smoking some Carter Hall in a Peterson's Shamrock. We had a cookout and CPR/AED training today at work - good food and good training.
https://i.postimg.cc/8PkLMCKX/Shamrock1.jpg

Do you mind me asking what you do?

[BriarFan]

Do you mind me asking what you do?

I'm a project manager/environmental consultant and do watershed assessments.

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Smoking some Bengal Slices in a Savinelli Champagne.
https://i.postimg.cc/Z5sQDqqS/Savinelli-Champagne.jpg

[BriarFan]

Off for lunch and smoking Carter Hall in a Sunrise apple.
https://i.postimg.cc/nhMjYrYP/Sunrise-Apple-003.jpg

[BriarFan]

Smoking Half & Half in a Dunhill Shell billiard.
https://i.postimg.cc/CMbWLYcG/Dunhill-Shell-billiard.jpg

[BriarFan]

Good morning! I'm smoking Carter Hall in a Stanwell.
https://i.postimg.cc/vBdVB8xz/Stanwell1.jpg

[BriarFan]

Back home for lunch and smoking Carter Hall in a Cayuga Rhodesian.
https://i.postimg.cc/C1XL97yd/Cayuga-Rhodesian.jpg

[BriarFan]

Off work for the day and smoking Stonehenge Flake in a Guildhall billiard. Got half-day of work tomorrow and then see my back specialist in the afternoon; I think all this physical therapy is really working!
https://i.postimg.cc/5y7N5SxS/Comoy-s-Guildhall-billiard.jpg

[BriarFan]

Good morning! Smoking some Carter Hall in a Charatan second. Drinking JFG coffee and some cherry-flavored sparkling water.
https://i.postimg.cc/1XCwn38J/Charatan-second.jpg

[BriarFan]

Carter Hall in a Dr. Grabow Hillcrest.
https://i.postimg.cc/Mpdf2ZW0/Dr-Grabow-Hillcrest-bent-Dublin.jpg

[Cool Breeze]

Was in a Latakia mood this afternoon.
Had a bowl of Ye Old Tobacco Shop Noble Jones, courtesy of restomod in a sandblasted Savinelli Bing's Favorite. Really good. I think out of the 3 samples I received in that package, this is my favorite. Delicious.


https://i.imgur.com/DDEqmOY.jpg?2

[BriarFan]

Carter Hall in a Dr. Grabow
https://i.postimg.cc/t70QNvKt/Dr-Grabow-Hillcrest.jpg

[Cool Breeze]

Had some Orlik Dark Strong Kentucky in a Savinelli Series III bent apple.