What Did You Smoke Today? (Pipe Edition)

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Originally Posted by Haebar

My dad smoked Sir Walter Raleigh exclusively. At a certain period of my younger life I had the notion that one should stick to one tobacco that they liked; I chose Half & Half as my tobacco because it was easily obtainable, had good tobacco flavor, and packed a moderate N content. I still smoke it every now and then, but it is not the same as it was in the late 70's. Not saying that it's bad, just different. Another codger blend that I smoked occasionally back then was Granger.

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I always keep some Carter Hall around. I rarely want it, and when I smoke it I typically daydream about other tobaccos, but I still reach for it now & then, you know?

Hearth & Home Porch Swing in a Grabow pot

Puffing Escudo from a just-opened tin. I love the aroma from the tin that's due, I think, to the Perique.

Tried a free sample of C&D Bourbon Bleu last evening. Not bad but there are better VaPers out there. This one is supposedly a VaPerKy (a genre I'm not partial to either - keep ALL your burleys out of my VaPers!) but with the first bowl ever, I didn't pick up any DFK and barely any perique... I also didn't pick up any bourbon, which it's supposedly topped with. All of which would have been fine I guess but it also seems to be mostly yellow Va with smatterings of other leaf. I'm no blender mind you but I think I would have liked more tangy, red Va in it. That and it's a crumble kake, which is one of my least favorite cuts... reminds me of compressed floor tobacco sweepings. I don't think I'll be buying any to cellar... not that it's bad but I already have more tobacco than I'll ever smoke. If I'm going to cellar a stash of something new it will be to replace something 'meh' so it had better be freaking awesome.

Revelation match in a Grabow pot

Chewing a small bit of 1792 flake this morning. Does that count?
Don't know why, I never smoke in the morning but for some reason a small dip sounded good today.

A bowl of:
70% McClelland 5110
15% McClelland Red Cake
15% Shortcut to Mushrooms

Not bad. Definitely more interesting.

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Originally Posted by Haebar

My dad smoked Sir Walter Raleigh exclusively. At a certain period of my younger life I had the notion that one should stick to one tobacco that they liked; I chose Half & Half as my tobacco because it was easily obtainable, had good tobacco flavor, and packed a moderate N content. I still smoke it every now and then, but it is not the same as it was in the late 70's. Not saying that it's bad, just different. Another codger blend that I smoked occasionally back then was Granger.

To get back on topic, I'm enjoying a bowl of G&H Louisiana Perique Flake from @Tombstone in an an unmarked African meerschaum straight apple pipe. Love this stuff.

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I never saw any of my family smoking when I was growing up, nor pics of it; but there were a LOT of the big Sir Walter Raleigh tins lining the shelves of my grandad's workshop.

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Originally Posted by droy1958

Going to attempt to smoke a bowl of Quiet Nights in the Bari Pearl. I took a dive off the ladder Saturday afternoon and must have hit everything three foot each side of the ladder. I have a hell of a black eye, bruised ribs, elbows and asses. I say asses because it has two cracks in it now. I can't get Photofockit to work anymore.......
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Glad you are (relatively) okay.

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Originally Posted by droy1958

Going to attempt to smoke a bowl of Quiet Nights in the Bari Pearl. I took a dive off the ladder Saturday afternoon and must have hit everything three foot each side of the ladder. I have a hell of a black eye, bruised ribs, elbows and asses. I say asses because it has two cracks in it now. I can't get Photofockit to work anymore.......
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Very clever these Chinese... well most of the time! I had a ladder slide out from under me years ago, snapped both bones in my right wrist clean through and had a nasty concussion too. Only bones I've ever broken. Get well friend, we're getting to old for this sh!t.

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Originally Posted by Haebar

Yes, it was very good! Thank you!

I had never heard of Andullo since you mentioned it; sounds interesting. How long has it been out?

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It is pretty new - within the last couple of months, I think. Lane is trying to get into the tinned stuff instead of being primarily bulk, or so it seems.

I would like a bit more Lat in the blend, but I'm a bit of a fiend for the stuff. Either way, it smokes dry and cool and has a lovely - not treacly to me - taste. Reminds me vaguely of carob.