What Did You Smoke Today? (Pipe Edition)

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Originally Posted by Emperor Zurg

Well I went and done it. I cleaned out all the gunk I could reach by twisting the end of several pipe cleaners into J with a squashed loop at the business end and used Bacardi Black as a solvent. I poured rum into the gourd and scrubbed all around with one of the pipe cleaners, then dumped the filthy gunk out. They say you're supposed to keep the spirits off the cork gasket but that became impossible since chunks of gunk plugged the hole in the ferrule. I had to dump out the big end and just wipe the gasket clean with a dry rag right away. Went thru about 3 fingers of rum in the process. I also used a few gentle blasts of compressed air to blow out some of the junk I couldn't reach. It's drying now, hopefully none the worse for wear.

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Way to go, that's quite an undertaking. Let us know how it smokes after it dries out. I sold one of my gourd Calabashes last week on Ebay; somebody in Hong Kong bought it.

Just got back from a cabin at a nearby state park where I spent the weekend. Smoked several bowls of Daughters & Ryan Rowland in various pipes over the weekend.

Puffed away on some English plug I made a few years back.

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Originally Posted by Brimy

Going to give this Esoterica Dorchester a try while breaking in one of the new cobbs.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...57b3b20b53.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...4517993902.jpg

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What'd ya think?
That's a favorite of mine.

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Originally Posted by BryGuySC

What'd ya think?
That's a favorite of mine.

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It was nice.
I think I got a little citrus notes in there but I was actually working while I smoked. I should really sit and enjoy next time. Pay more attention to the tobacco.

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Originally Posted by Brimy

It was nice.
I think I got a little citrus notes in there but I was actually working while I smoked. I should really sit and enjoy next time. Pay more attention to the tobacco.

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Sveet!
That cob will steal quite a bit of flavor at first. It'll steal less and less the more it breaks in and blackens the bowl. I enjoy my cobs but never look forward to breaking in a new one, although I do enjoy the corny flavor you get a bit of at first.

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Originally Posted by Emperor Zurg

Sveet!
That cob will steal quite a bit of flavor at first. It'll steal less and less the more it breaks in and blackens the bowl. I enjoy my cobs but never look forward to breaking in a new one, although I do enjoy the corny flavor you get a bit of at first.

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I guess I'll try it in the briar next.

Smoking some D&R Rowland in a Dunhill Shell billiard this morning.
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Puffing “The Mallard” (Dan Tobacco) in my Tinsky brandy. SmokingPipes says of TM: “…There was no need to add any flavorings to enhance its aroma…”, so apparently a nice room note. I can’t say about that, but it’s a very tasty Virginia with LOTS of flavor.

And SmokingPipes says that this brandy has a “broad shouldered bottom”. That description gives me a chuckle.

Aaaannndddd we are off! No idea if I am doing any of this right but thanks to everyone's help and hours of YouTube videos this is my first go!

Carter Hall was the best thing my local shop if you can call it a pipe shop had. Having it in a Dr. plumb flat grip 9438 as I took a liking to this one out of the collection I got.

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