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.
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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.
Thanks. Quite a few reviews mention the similarity to SJF, which is why I wondered. I'm still trying to figure out exactly what Perique tastes like, and to detect the spice people talk about.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cool Breeze
SG Navy Flake is near the top of my list, but it always seems to be sold out. I'm on a couple of waiting lists for it, so I'm sure it'll appear at some point. It definitely sounds up my alley. I didn't realize it had latakia - now I want it even more! I'm fast becoming a SG, GH and JFG whore, and a flake junkie! I seem to have more expensive tastes in tobacco than I do in cigars. Fortunately pipe tobacco goes a lot further.
Finished my bowl of St. James Flake and decided to have one more bowl of tobacco before bed.
I'm now smoking a little Dunhill Royal Yacht. I think this will do it for today.
A bowl of IQ in a cob
sent from my bag phone
KK in a CG
2012 Rolando’s Own in a 2002 black short shank grain relief straight Caminetto 6.L.17 tomato.
Almost finished smoking Old Dark Fired in a smooth medium bend post-WW2 Pre-Republic Peterson Shamrock Killarney 9BC with a sterling silver band.
MacBaren Burley London Blend in a 2001 black sandblasted three quarter bend Rinaldo Lithos YY bulldog with an amber colored stem.
MCCranie's Red Flake 2006 in a crazy-big Peterson 2002 POY silver spigot. Tobacco, very nice; pipe pug-ugly (big, unique).
Nice to see you back !Quote:
Originally Posted by Mister Moo
If it can walk a straight line you dried it too much :).Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyCAYP
2015 Cromwell in a 1960s Comoy Extraordinaire Sandblast lovat (surgically repaired). Cafe du Monde with milk (N'Orleans coffee to celebrate the Saints win last night). Enough for a small bowl remains.
MacBaren Modern Virginia Loose Cut in my trusty 1970s smooth three quarter bend Peterson System Standard 305.
HU Asmara in a smooth medium bend straight grain 2000 Winslow C silver spigot wide top Dublin with a canted plateau and black acrylic stem. This blend isn't available yet, but soon will be. I posted the specifics at TR.
Pease Montgomery in a bent clay W/ Vulcanite stem. Accompanied by copious number of sugar cookies.
2015 Hearth & Home White Knight in a new MM Washington cob. Diet Dr. Pepper on a lovely Fall afternoon.
Rich Dark Flake in a straight sandblasted black billiard 2013 PSF POY Kaywoodie with an amber colored lucite stem.
P&W #10 in a black pebble finish straight 2003 Cavicchi C. Fatto A Mano lovat.
If you haven't already, jar up some of the FVF and then lose it for a few years. I have a gigantic mason jar tucked away that I filled with a box or two of the stuff back in 2011. You'd be convinced I'm growing diamonds, not storing tobacco.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cool Breeze
:lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by NeverBend
Day one, and the experiment is going well based on the aroma. The tobacco dried a touch overnight but it smells very strongly of good, real whiskey, unlike some other whiskey aros I've sniffed before that seemed a bit "generic". I'll leave it sealed until tomorrow and hit it again with the stuff, then allow it to sit for a week or so, then do a final drying down to reasonable levels. Then the taste test will begin!
I'm inside from working in the shop. My pipe cabinet is coming along nicely! Had a nice bowl of Balkan Sasieni while I was out there, and I would have stayed for a second but I just can't handle the cold. Mom has Raynaud's Syndrome (or whatever it's called) and although it's less prevalent in males, I think I may have it too. Started noticing it in my early-to-mid 20s. Seems like my fingers and toes are much, much more sensitive to mild temperatures than most everyone I know.
HU RaiKo ChocoLat in a 2002 IMP smooth full bend egg shaped meer.
Ditto Dan (@MisterMoo)Quote:
Originally Posted by Lostmason
2015 Cromwell in a 1970s Caminetto Business #104 saddle billiard. Last of this. Warm, formerly hot, and soon to be cold tea. Willie and Lobo accompanies.
Standard Tobacco Company of Pennsylvania Bengal Slices in a 1990s smooth Peterson Captain Pete XL80 bulldog.
VA flakes are what woke me up to "real" pipe smoking. Prior to that I had been smoking mostly goopers and wondering what all the fuss was about :) First time I broke a flake up into a bowl and lit it, it was, okay, I get it now.Quote:
Originally Posted by c.ortiz108
It's my personal compulsion that I just can't leave well enough alone :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Alligator Gar
As it happens, I probably should have in this case. The silver river's pretty good by itself but so far I haven't been able to improve on it.
And on a side note, I just chased a possum off the deck. Dang, those thing are ugly!
Having a bowl of Five Brothers, part of a cluster bomb from our friend @Alligator Gar . Not sure how old it is, but it's definitely got some vintage on it. I had to rehydrate it a bit; think it's about right now.
Pipe is a no-name unfinished briar.
Now smoking a bowl of delicious Standard Tobacco Company of Pennsylvania War Horse in a 2015 smooth unfinished Savinelli 320KS author.
Have you tried layering the tobaccos rather than blending them, JohnnyFlake told me about this and it makes the bowl more interesting.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruck
As to opossums, I took one on a ride over forty miles away in a sealed bucket and 100 degree weather, little peckerhead was
home before I was. Only thing I can figure is he crawled into the undercarriage of my truck and caught a ride.Now I just kill em
and go on to the next rat.
I just finished a bowl of PS Black Coffee in a Swiss BBK 3/4 bent
I've mostly been enjoying latakia blends. The first few VAs I tried, I thought "meh." But these flakes are really making me "get" it - and especially that FVF.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruck
What are your top VA flakes?
Layering - no, I haven't tried that, good idea! For my next trick, I'm going to try pressing it in a flake with some bright and burley, maybe with a little molasses or rum.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lostmason
& if I see the possum again I'm going to have to introduce it to a shovel. I'm just glad Mrs. Bruck wasn't here to see it - she'd never set foot on the deck again!
Big fan of English/Balkans here as well. Re VA flakes, I'm not exactly in the high-rent district. I dig Marlin, pretty much all the Stokkebye flakes, and Newminster 400. Plus I have cold-pressed a few decent ones IIDSSM.Quote:
Originally Posted by c.ortiz108
Marlin Flake and Best Brown Flake.Quote:
Originally Posted by c.ortiz108
SG Skiff in a medium bend 2001 Ural lattice Rhodesian with a yellow stem with white swirls. Have enough left for a couple bowls.
I'm smoking some of that Stokkybe Cube Cut Burley you gave me mixed with some 2012 Red Ribbon in a Sav Prince. Very savory.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruck
Replaced the cube cut with Five Brothers and Red Ribbon, the 5B is smoother and more well mannered, probably due to its age. Stuffed it in a Sav 606 Brown Gator I recently picked up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruck
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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.
Tilbury in a 1990s smooth briar calabash shaped Butz-Choquin Maitre Pipier JR Fait Main with a horn ferrule.
Rattray's Hal O' The Wynd in a MM cob
Listing this early: 2012 Rolando’s Own in a slight bent 1970's Caminetto 103 Business KS billiard with a fumed rim.
MacBaren Symphony in a very ugly reddish color 1980 medium bend Lorenzo Leganza Sigma 8635 etched rough top.
Almost finished smoking Jim's Evolving Work Blend in a smooth 1976 Canadian GBD Seventy Six 256.