What Did You Smoke Today? (Pipe Edition)

[JimInks]

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

[JimInks]

PCCA Millennium 2000 in a 1970s smooth medium bend Danish Sovereign XXX 324 sitter with a black vulcanite stem.

[Aguineapig]

Trying the fabled Esoterica Stonehaven (Via Bruck-- Thanks!!), I adore Burleys and just had to try this. Packed a musket ball in a Country Gent with a freehand stem. What struck me right from the charring light was how mild this is. I am a regular smoker of C&D Burleys like haunted bookshop, pegasus, morley's best, and others like Semois. Very strong, rich, cigar like Burleys. This is very different. Mild, smells of something like apricot in the bag and on the first light. Ironically (and, perhaps, sacrilegiously) from a Burley perspective it reminds me more of something like PA or Velvet when the Burley comes though.. The Virginias and special processing make it much more complex, sweet, etc though. I was concerned about how moist the flakes were-- but no gurgles, or really any moisture at the bottom of the bowl, with a reasonable drying time (a little over 30 minutes) so I think this was water moist, not PG/humectant moist.

Next I will try it in a briar and see how that changes things. I like it so far, but not hysterically-- I don't suddenly feel the need to sell everything I own and sit at the computer all day waiting or it to come in stock =P

[JimInks]

C&D Christmas Blend 2016 in a 1979 MM straight Legend.

[JimInks]

Not far from finishing this bowl of C&D Plantation Evening in a full bend black pebble finish 2001 Rinaldo Lithos YY8 Titania Silver Line egg with a black acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

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

[Tobias Lutz]

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I made a parfait, @Tobias Lutz style

Base layer - SG Chocolate Flake
Center cream filling - G&H Brown Irish X
Top layer - more SG Chocolate Flake

Haven't set fire to it yet tho...

Nice... keepin' up the experimentation

[Cool Breeze]

My first time trying this one.
Good stuff. Better put your big boy pants on before smoking this one. Pretty good vitamin N hit.

[JimInks]

Half way through this bowl of Jim's Evolving Work Blend in a 2003 Stanwell Golden Danish 56 Rusticated Canadian with a black vulcanite stem.

[cpmcdill]

GL Pease Maltese Falcon in a Canterbury lovat