What Did You Smoke Today? (Pipe Edition)

Sutliff Voodoo Queen in a Collegiate Custom small billiard with a saddle bit

Had some McClelland Blackwoods Flake in a Savinelli Series III when I got home from work.

Now I'm enjoying a bowl of McClelland Dark Star in a Savinelli Champagne bulldog and a bottle of Not Your Father's Root Beer. Pretty nice combo. :pipe:

I had a bowl of P&C Anniversary Kake last night just before midnight. Smoked it in a bent billiard Dunhill Shell. It tasted good, but I didn't let it air dry and burned my mouth smoking it. Now, I'll have to hold off on smoking until tonight.

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Originally Posted by Haebar

...but I didn't let it air dry and burned my mouth smoking it. Now, I'll have to hold off on smoking until tonight.

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Glad I'm not the only one. People say 'I don't dry my tobacco, I like it right out of the tin'. Not me, I try that and wind up with a seared tongue. Every time. That and I'm sure I get more steam and less flavor that way... either that or my tongue doesn't work right when it's in the process of being roasted. I dry everything out to 'just before crispy'.

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Originally Posted by Haebar

I had a bowl of P&C Anniversary Kake last night just before midnight. Smoked it in a bent billiard Dunhill Shell. It tasted good, but I didn't let it air dry and burned my mouth smoking it. Now, I'll have to hold off on smoking until tonight.

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I recall that being awfully soggy too. It was OK but for the price definitely not on my list to acquire more. D&R Rimboche SJ is my staple VaPer, bought 5 pounds when P&C was running that sale, for about 20 bucks a pound. And that is quite dry, I usually rehydrate slightly.

It all sounds good with a glass of port wine....

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Originally Posted by penna stogey

It all sounds good with a glass of port wine....

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I like port too. But your post reminded me that I haven't had any for quite awhile. Will have to fix that…

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Originally Posted by Emperor Zurg

Glad I'm not the only one. People say 'I don't dry my tobacco, I like it right out of the tin'. Not me, I try that and wind up with a seared tongue. Every time.
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I never have that problem. Probably because I'm a holder, rather than a clincher.

Haven't had a pipe in a while - been smoking cigars and chewing snus lately (I don't want y'all to worry about my nicotine intake :)). Having a bowl of Grape Nuts tonite - Stokkebye #41 Cube Cut (burley).

Had some of a mixture I'm working on.
50/50 McClelland 5110 and 5125, plus about 25% blending latakia.
It is a little sweet. I think I may need to add something to reduce that a tad. Maybe a smidge of DFK.
I'm pressing a couple ounces right now, to see how it does with that.