What Did You Smoke Today? (Pipe Edition)

[JimInks]

Smoking half a bowl of McClelland Emperor Leopaldo in a post WW2 Pre-Republic Peterson Dublin straight smooth X155 Bulldog with a sterling silver band. This will finish the sample.

[JimInks]

Louisiana Red in a smooth rough top Savinelli Autograph 5 medium bend sitter.

[Branzig]

Old Joe Krantz in my green Shannon Airport bulldog.

[bluenoser]

Took the dog for a walk with my MM Ozark and a bowl of MM Missouri Pride. learned not to bring the dog while smoking a pipe. He doesn't like to stop to tamp, lost half my bowl and almost dropped the pipe. Think it'll be just cigars with him for a while...

[NeverBend]

2014 Gawith Hoggarth Broken Scotch Cake in a 1950s Barling Ye Olde Wood #1372R smooth billiard.

This is a very elegant billiard, small (for me) gr. 2-3 size bowl with a very long hand made stem. I reacquired the pipe about 15 years after a buyer refused to pay for it (showed up at his door in the Midwest to get it back). The pipe went out pristine but came back a disaster with serious heat checks and the rim badly gouged and out of round. Heavily buffed too. Forgot I had it until tonight when I went looking to add a couple of lesser used pipes to my rotation. I'd cleaned it when I got it back but it's been well over 30 years since I smoked it and I have no memory of it's performance then.

The damage to the tobacco chamber is severs so using the broken flake should give an even pack and slow burn. Starting out a little sharp and there's some faint ghosting. I didn't wish to retort this pipe and risk worsening the bowl damage. Slow rebuilding of a dense cake is required,

[quo155]

Evening heading home from the office, Escudo in a MM Country Gentleman

Right now, Sutliff P.S. Maple Street in a MM Country Gentleman

[cpmcdill]

Rather late getting online, so I guess I'll just report my last smoke of the day

Solani Silver Flake + D&R Rimboche A.B. in an Ehrlich rusticate Oom Paul (a great high-capacity smoker with no gurgle issues)

[JimInks]

Half way through this bowl of Peretti’s #333 in a 2003 black sandblasted medium bend Karl Erik Ekstravagant blowfish.

[Cool Breeze]

Had a bowl of Paladin Black Cherry for our OTC review. I'll smoke a couple more bowls, maybe in a couple different pipes and then write a review. My initial opinion is that it's not bad at all. I want to try it in a few different sized bowls though. I've learned that can make a pretty big difference with some baccys.

[Branzig]

Continuing my adventures with Mississippi Mud...went from not liking this blend at all to falling in love with it in a matter of 6ish bowls. Just goes to show you that you can't judge a blend by a single bowl!