Just finished smoking P&W Dummerston in my old reliable 1986 smooth Peterson Kildare 999 Rhodesian.
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Just finished smoking P&W Dummerston in my old reliable 1986 smooth Peterson Kildare 999 Rhodesian.
Stonehaven in a 1998 smooth medium bend Peterson Limerick 69 with a nickel band.
finishing..
2015 (new and fresh) Blood Meridian in a MM Cob. Iced water and natural noises. Burns long and easily without a bite but yet lacking proper flavor. I'll revisit over the next few days and I expect improvement otherwise...
followed by...
2015 (new and fresh) New Stout in a 1985 Ser Jacopo R1 (rusticated) canadian.
Not far from finishing this bowl of Smoker’s Pride Rich Taste in a 1970s medium bend smooth Ben Wade Golden Walnut freehand.
Peter Heinrichs Curly Block in a 2002 black pebble finish straight Cavicchi C. Fatto A Mano Billiard.
You've described my homemade flake recipe almost to a T! [the rest of the jar of some aro or other tobacco I don't like much] plus those other leaves in various quantities. I've actually made a pretty good flake with PA as the base flavor.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyCAYP
And 1 out of 1 pipe smokers in the House of Bruck agree - CH is better :)
2015 (new and fresh) New Stout in a 1963 Barling King #6269 Pot with hot (soon to be warm and then cold) tea.
MacBaren HH Pure Virginia in a mid-late 1930s straight black grain relief Dunhill OX Shell bulldog with a silver band repair.
2015 Blood Meridian in a 1962 Barling's Make #6584 canadian with sake and water on a cool Autumn night.
Couple minutes away from smoking Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 1982 black sandblasted paneled slight bend Savinelli flat bottom sitter.
Listing this early: Peter Stokkebye 80 Norwegian Blend in an old grain relief, partly smooth full bend "V" shape bowl Ben Wade Prominence freehand with the letter A and the numeral 2 in circles.
Peter Stokkebye Luxury Navy Flake in a BBB lovat
Just finished smoking Condor Ready Rubbed in an undated fancy designed tall, thin bowl medium bend Waren Zeichen Viennese Coffeehouse Bombay clay with a white acrylic stem.
Time for a short smoke: Vincent Manil La Brumeuse Semois in a straight 2012 MM Pony Express cob.
Heine's Blend in the very first pipe I ever bought ($2.49) in 1974; a smooth three quarter bend Dr. Grabow Omega.
We need to talk about making flakes. I'd love a semi-authoritative PM describing your trials and tribulations so that I may try my hand at it! Or, is it as simple as filling a box with tobacco and putting a heavier box on top? What about moisture? How long must it stay compacted? So. Many. Questions!Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruck
Started the day off reading about the history of House of Windsor and various other PA-based pipe & cigar manufacturers. I probably should have been doing real work. Either way, I'm now just finishing brewing a big cup of some sort of black, malty, English tea, and I'll be putting fire to Kendal Kentucky in the Brebbia my wife bought for me a few Christmases ago.
I'll bet Bruck would trade with ya. He hit me with samples of his flakes and some home rolled Brohibas that were shockingly delicious.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyCAYP
Figured I'd try a chew of Newminster 400 Flake since I probably won't have the opportunity for a smoke today.
I wouldn't try this at home boys and girls. It's not very good.
Taste is slightly fruity but mostly dry tasting and somewhat astringent.
The dominant flavor is like having a mouthful of dry straw, although more bitter and not as prickly.
G&H ropes make far better chew than this stuff.
Just finished smoking Edward's Bishop Burley in a tan etched medium bend 2001 Rinaldo Sahara 2 Acorn round at the shank, pointy at the opposite top.
Part way through this bowl of Ogden’s Walnut in a 2002 medium bend smooth Rinaldo EGEA 03 Silver line spigot 10.
Just finished smoking Jim’s A Blend in a three quarter bend smooth 1985 Dunhill Chestnut 5202 with a cumberland stem. Watching the Rangers-Blue Jays game.
Rich Dark Flake in a straight sandblasted black billiard 2013 PSF POY Kaywoodie with an amber colored lucite stem.
2009 McClelland Beacon in a 1982 near full bend egg shaped Ascorti Business KS with a black ferrule and saddle stem.
Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 2014 Basil Meadows smooth slight bend squashed tomato with an aluminum band and a black pearl acrylic stem.
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. Relaxing after making pizza for the family.
Time for a cigar: Year 2000 La Gloria Cubana Churchill.
Flattery will get you everywhere :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Alligator Gar
+1 on chewing rope tobacco. It's not like conventional chaw, e.g., Red Man, but it can be very smooth and satisfying. Actually I can't do OTC chaw - way too sweet!Quote:
Originally Posted by Emperor Zurg
Navy flakes can be pretty good chaw, but yes, I can see straight VA being a little too bitter. Ya gotta have some flavor. Once I tried some of my heavy latakia flake as chaw while mowing. By the time I realized I had to get that awful shite out of my mouth I was gagging audibly. I hope the neighbor didn't hear!
Happy to share my "technique." Here's a thread with some photojournalism from my latest batch, just to give you an idea of what I do. A lot of people use the simpler method you describe to make "kake" (basically loose flake).Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyCAYP
Happy to share more details - PM me with questions! PM me your addy and I'll send you some.
Tilbury in a smooth 2002 Peterson Sherlock Holmes Series Milverton.
P&W #515 in a 2003 IMP horn Meer.
I'm back at the Kendal Kentucky well this morning. Happily.
I'm not sure that it will supplant Condor as my #2 favorite soapy blend, but the cost of importing Condor has to be weighed when making that claim. Seriously, Kendal Kentucky is great and I should have realized it sooner. Yet another tip of the hat to Jim aka @freestoke who has much better taste than I do.
Awesome! I'll get a PM together for you this weekend - if I get out of the garage workshop long enough to do it - with some questions. I appreciate your expertise!Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruck
2015 (new) Blood Meridian in a 1940s Barling's Make Ye Olde Wood EL saddle billiard. End of a cup of New Orleans chicory coffee light. Taste's evolving.
Hahaha!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruck
Yeah, it wasn't good and to make matters worse it started breaking apart and floating around in my mouth. I gagged a couple times while trying to spit it all out <:/ Looking back, I probably should have ripped some shreds off the side of the flake instead of cutting a piece off the end.
I've chewed a piece of HH Old Dark Fired before. It wasn't very good either but it wasn't as bad as this. It got real slimy though which was kinda gross.
Looking forward to a bowl of @NeverBend 's Einstein later in the day :) :)
I pity you folks who haven't had the opportunity to try it :D
Was going to ask what Blood Meridian (aside from a CM novel) was until I thought the better of myself and used the forum's search function.Quote:
Originally Posted by NeverBend
Note to newbies: the search function is there, and it works. It saved me from the humiliation of asking a question that was answered very thoroughly in its own thread, and instead gave me the opportunity to humiliate myself with this inane post.
Also: red rooibos + more Kendal Kentucky.
Just finished smoking Edgeworth Ready Rubbed Match in an old medium bend grain etched undated Preben Holm Ben Wade Prominence B freehand.
Troost Slices in an egg shaped medium bend smooth Burgundy colored 1985 Caminetto.
Marlin Flake in a 2015 Basil Meadows smooth slight bend tomato military mount with an aluminum accent, horn ferrule, and cumberland p-lip stem.
Just finished smoking MacBaren Symphony in a very ugly reddish color 1980 medium bend Lorenzo Leganza Sigma 8635 etched rough top.
Newminster Superior Navy Flake in a 1980s Peterson 314 Full Bend black Sandblast system pipe.