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2014 Mixture #1011 Pressed in a 1986 Ser Jacopo Renaissance #107 (rusticated) taper billiard.
Found this Virginia base test mixture with just enough remaining for one bowl, so I lit it up without reading my blending notes from last year that said, "Didn't work!", but this sample had been pressed and now had a year of age. The verdict upon lighting..."Bloody Awful!". The pipe slapped me.
Part way through this bowl of 2012 Orlik Golden Sliced in a 1984 black sandblasted straight Dunhill Shell 4103 Billiard.
Having a parfait this afternoon of University Flake sandwiched between layers of SG Golden Glow
Almost finished smoking Jim's Half Va., Half Burley w/Per in a 1970s slight bend Caminetto business 134 poker with a gold acrylic stem.
2015 Red Ronnett's Sonnett in a 1986 Ser Jacopo R1 Maxima canadian.
Fresh, pre-pressing, we'll see how it does.
The last bowl, the test Virginia base, that started so badly, improved to inoffensive, then tolerable and then it finished well. A (relatively) similar combination is working well in another mixture so the poor start was unexpected. Emphasizes the point that small changes can have impact larger than their size would seem to indicate.
Test Blend #3 in a 2002 IMP smooth full bend egg shaped meer.
A few minutes away from smoking Test Blend #2 in a straight 2012 MM Pony Express cob.
P&W #10 in a black pebble finish straight 2003 Cavicchi C. Fatto A Mano lovat.
Vintage Prince Albert in a cob. I don't know how vintage, but the can didn't have a UPC symbol so it got to be at least 40+ years old. It's a little dry - in the process of slowly re-moisturizing it. But overall, very smooth, slight sweetness & depth.
P&W #515 in a 1998 smooth straight Butz-Choquin Bistro 1501 pot.
2015 Red Ronnett's Sonnett in a 1984 Ser Jacopo L1 (smooth) saddle panel.
Jets won well today but that was partly Cleveland's poor play.
2009 St. James Plug in a 1986 three quarter bend Bacchus face CAO meer.
Sam's Best Brown Flake from 2012 in a Kaywoodie 12B. Could not be happier.
and for bed a mix of Big N Burley and Red Kake 5100 in a fat Savinelli Trevi 320.
Stokebye 306 english oriental supreme in a mm cob. Might be on of my new favorites.
C&D Epiphany in a Highlander pot
Just finished smoking 2011 SPC Mississippi River in a 1949 medium bend Dunhill Shell.
MacBaren Symphony in a slight bent black pattern etched 1979 Lorenzo Lorsan Sigma tilted top with a gray swirl colored stem.
Nightcap in a MM cob for me.
Great way to end the evening.
2011 Villiger Maryland No. 333 in a smooth straight 1980s James Upshall Walnut pot.
MacBaren Burley London Blend in a 2015 three quarter bend two tone Chacom UPO Rouge squashed tomato with a black acrylic stem and shank.
Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 1982 black sandblasted paneled slight bend Savinelli flat bottom sitter.
Half way through this bowl of Watch City Christmas Past 2014 in a 1978 smooth pointy bottom three quarter bend Sir Brent, shaped like a check mark. Running low on this blend now.
Morning Jim
2015 Red Ronnett's Sonnett in a 1962 Barling's Make #6584 oval shank, taper billiard (or short canadian).
Beautiful fall day. Summer seems to have slipped away.
purple-6
switched to the last of the yellow-3
About a third of the way through this bowl of 2012 Orlik Golden Sliced in a 1984 black sandblasted straight Dunhill Shell 4103 Billiard. Have enough left for a couple bowls.
Angler's Dream in a 2003 paneled black grain relief medium bend Karl Erik Ekstravagant freehand sitter with a smooth rim.
Test Blend #2 in a 1975 medium bend sandblasted looking, smooth on the sides yellow Pioneer meer.
Just finished smoking G&H Dark Flake Unscented in a 2013 bent MM Missouri Pride Legend.
Standard Tobacco Company of Pennsylvania John Cotton’s No.s 1&2 Medium in a 2002 Ser Jacopo Delecta Fatta A Mano R1 sandblast Rhodesian with a smooth extension at the shank.
Vermont Meat Candy with a slice of G&H Sweet Maple Twist and a pinch of Nightcap.
2015 Brave New World (batch #2) in a 1961 Barling's Make #5719 (smooth) saddle billiard.
Lovely day but I hate to see the Summer leaving. Sorry that the G-Men lost but congrats to the Cowboys for taking advantage of the Giants mistake.
Some aged Five Brothers from our friend @Alligator Gar . Burley. Strong. For a little scientific experiment I shaved off all my chest hair before lighting it up. Sure enough, after one bowl it all grew back :)
C&D Havana Daydream in a Highlander pot
Synjeco Holker Twist in a slight bend rusticated 1979 Savinelli Estella 310 poker.
Should have sent you some Red Cake to cut it with so's you didn't hurt yourself.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruck
Smoked a Fuente Don Carlos Edición de Aniversario 2008 and enjoyed it very much. Ending the evening with some fresh Frog Morton's Cellar in an unfinished Savinelli Lumberman. I prefer this blend with some age on it to diminish the smellum.
Part way through this bowl of John Barrett’s Burley Blend in a smooth slight bend 2015 John Barrett long walnut shank rock maple poker.
Hearth & Home Classic Burley Kake in a Hickok straight bulldog
Part way through this bowl of FVF in a 2014 Savinelli Gaius smooth brown slight bend black acrylic stem and ferrule 320KS author.