Peretti’s No. 101 in a 2002 IMP smooth full bend egg shaped meer with a black acrylic stem.
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Peretti’s No. 101 in a 2002 IMP smooth full bend egg shaped meer with a black acrylic stem.
Frog Morton's Cellar in a Canterbury lovat
Not far from finishing this bowl of Orlik Racing Green in a 1979 medium bend etch relief meerschaum lined TinderBox Arabesque with a black vulcanite stem.
2012 Rolando’s Own in a smooth straight WW2 Pre-Republic Peterson Sterling Canadian with a sterling silver band and a black vulcanite p-lip stem.
Almost finished smoking Sir Walter Raleigh in a medium bend 2002 MM Legend cob.
Smoker’s Pride Whiskey in a 2013 slight bend grain etched briar John Barrett Volcano with a walnut shank.
Boswell’s Pom Holiday in a Missouri Meerschaum Cob with a Vermont Freehand stem :pipe:
I don't know how you get them to burn. If I don't dry out G&H flakes and twists considerably I can't get them to stay lit and the bottom third of the bowl ends up a wet mess.Quote:
Originally Posted by NeverBend
Drying out some Black Twist Sliced right now for sometime later in the day
Started this morning off with a bowl of McClelland 2015 in a Comoy's Tawney Saddle straight billiard and a cup of freshly-roasted Ethiopian Sidamo Guji coffee... and cinnamon Life cereal.
Edgeworth Ready Rubbed in a 1970s three quarter bend half smooth, half rusticated Savinelli Autograph 4 with a pearl grey brown lucite stem and ferrule. Have enough for about three more bowls. A bottle of Sprite is my drink. Waiting for Mad Dog Russo at the top of the hour.
HU Directors Cut in a 1982 smooth straight Dunhill Root Briar 31051 Dublin with a black vulcanite stem. Running low on this blend now.
I fill very loose at the bottom. With the long GH flakes, I split them length wise, press an end into the bowl and let it fold up into the pipe to about 2/3rd. I press lightly and expect a loose draw (it presses down to about 60%). Then I fold and fill the rest. I get a solid char light, arrange the over-spill, light once or twice more and Bob's your uncle.Quote:
Originally Posted by Emperor Zurg
To my palate, GH makes the best flakes, very much like they were in the 1970s when I first tried them. Big flavor, more coarse and in your face than Samuel Gawith, but that's how I like 'em.
2015 Dunhill Royal Yacht in a 1960s Castello Epoca (I thought 1970s, Castello loving friend says 1960s), with Cafe du Monde (Chicory) coffee with a dash of cream.
Kudos to the current manufacturer of Royal Yacht (MacBarren?). Different from the original (I first smoked in the late 1960s), but a lovely tobacco in it's own right. Rich, sweet and nice shades and nuance, this is the best Danish made tobacco I've had in a long time.
Almost finished smoking C&D Burley Flake #3 in a 1980s Peterson 314 Full Bend black Sandblast system pipe with a black vulcanite stem.
C&D Star of the East in a 1974 smooth slight bend Tinderbox Aalborg freehand made by Nording with a thin black vulcanite stem.
Just finished smoking Stokkebye #83 Amsterdam in an undated (1970s?) unbranded straight paneled sandblasted Tanshell Dunhill second with a black vulcanite stem.
MacBaren Navy Flake in a 2003 straight grain Karl Erik Ekstravagant A medium bend freehand sitter and black acrylic stem. Few pipes I own pick out flavor nuance as well as this one does.
2015 Gawith Hoggarth Louisiana Flake in a 1962 Barling's Make $6584, smooth oval shank billiard with taper stem (might also be called a short canadian).
Diet Pepsi, no ice, day got cooler and overcast, maybe rain.
Smoking a red streak through the Louisiana Flake that is a little different in each pipe but better than good in all. It's like a control group tobacco to update the nuances of each pipe. I should slow down, smoked more than half the block. Ok, I will....not!
St. James Flake in a small slight bend black sandblast 2000 D.R. Ardor Urano Ninfea Fatta A Mano author with a silver spigot military bit and a black acrylic stem.
Hey Jim, do you find that Amsterdam #83 pretty strong in the nicotine department? I had a bowl this morning and I got higher than a Georgia pine....Quote:
Originally Posted by JimInks
Just finished a bowl of Elizabethan Mixture in this little pipe. It's a no name that I picked up at a flea market. I'm not sure what it is made of (I think some kind of fruit wood) but it's not briar.
It is light as a feather and a pretty fair smoker. I enjoy it.
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Just got back from the Knoxville pipe club meeting. Tonight I had a bowl of GH Kendal Kentucky, followed by a bowl of Peterson's 1865 mixture. Later a friend bought a tin of GLP The Virginia Cream and passed it around. Everyone was impressed with it. If this is an aromatic, then it's the driest one I've ever tried, even fresh. It actually gets better about halfway down the bowl, at least to me.
Looks like pear to me, but let's ask the expert, @bluenoser .Quote:
Originally Posted by Cool Breeze
And meanwhile, having some nice Penzance in a cob. Took a while to convince it to stay lit, but we're smokin now :)
Peretti’s No. 1072 in a 2003 URAL full bend big bowl egg shaped Lattice meer with a black acrylic stem.
No. I'd rate the nic-hit as mild to medium, slightly more to medium than mild. But, I'm comparing it to ropes and other real heavy stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by droy1958
GH Louisiana Perique flake in a Mastercraft billiard.
Finishing up a bowl of H&H Burley Kake in a Savinelli Series III.
About to pack a bowl of St. James Flake in a MM Country Gentleman.
Earlier, Daughters & Ryan Sigaro in a MM cob.
Now, Frog Morton's Cellar in a Comoys bent bulldog
MacBaren Modern Virginia Loose Cut in a post WW2 Pre-Republic Peterson Dublin straight smooth X155 Bulldog with a sterling silver band and a black vulcanite p-lip stem.
Far from an expert but does looks like it could be pear. Similar in grain and color to mine.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruck
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C&D black gold maple in the mm Ozark mountain
Just packed my last bowl of the evening. Nightcap in my Savinelli Punto Oro Mr. G.
2012 Rolando’s Own in a smooth straight WW2 Pre-Republic Peterson Sterling Canadian with a sterling silver band and a black vulcanite p-lip stem.
Yesterday I finished off my sample of Hearth and Home AJ's Vaper in my Savinelli.
I was using the Savinelli for English Blends, but have not been smoking them lately.
Every time I want to have a bowl I reach for Vapers or Aros.
Not what I was expecting when I first started smoking pipes.
Just about finished with this bowl of Milan Hazelnut in a 1979 medium bend etch relief meerschaum lined TinderBox Arabesque with a black vulcanite stem.
Capstan Blue in a very early Ascorti straight New Dear KS billiard with a smooth shank and a black acrylic 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.
Almost finished smoking Circa 1970 Half & Half in a 1970s slight bend black sandblasted Comoy's Silver Cloud 624 sitter with a silver pearl gray acrylic stem.
I don't smoke my pipes as much as I used to. This past winter was cold and long and I took refuge in snuff to avoid the cold. Now that it's porch weather again(though it did snow a bit yesterday), I haven't backed off on the snuff and picked up the pipe again.
Last night I had a small bowl of Peter Stokkebye Luxury Bullseye Flake in a Dr G. It's not well aged HV, but it's good.
Half way through this bowl of Jim's Va/Bur in a 2015 Basil Meadows Bing Crosby Merchant Service replica with a smooth straight thin shank, aluminum band and black ebonite stem. A bottle of Sprite is my drink.