Just finished smoking MacBaren Burley London Blend in a three quarter bend 1983 Jobey Danski 2 straight grain freehand rough top sitter.
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Just finished smoking MacBaren Burley London Blend in a three quarter bend 1983 Jobey Danski 2 straight grain freehand rough top sitter.
Sir Walter Raleigh in a smooth three quarter bend 1979 Ben Wade Golden Matt freehand sitter with a brown pearl acrylic stem.
Half way through this bowl of C&D Burley Flake #3 in a 1980s Peterson 314 Full Bend black Sandblast system pipe with a black vulcanite p-lip stem. Simply Apple is my drink.
Just finished smoking Jim's Half Va., Half Burley with dark fired Kentucky in a 2015 Basil Meadows Bing Crosby Merchant Service replica with a smooth straight thin shank, black ebonite stem with an aluminum band. A bottle of 7-Up is my drink.
Peretti’s Ultra Light in a 1979 smooth natural Rossi1886 OomPaul 124 with an amber acrylic stem.
Smoking half a bowl of C&D Small Batch Carolina Red Flake in a 1970s smooth straight rough top Charatan's Make (Lane) Perfection Deluxe Extra Large with a black double comfort vulcanite stem. This will finish the sample.
Motzek Scottish Blend in a 2002 smooth natural straight silver banded Ardor Venere Extra Fatta A Mano Maigret billiard, signed by Dorelio Rovera and a black acrylic stem. Have enough left for one more bowl.
50 year old Jim Mate’s Aromatic Pipe Mixture in a 2002 IMP smooth full bend egg shaped meer with a black acrylic stem.
I just smoked a bowl of GH Dark Flake unscented in a Sunrise Amber Grain billiard.
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.
Dunhill Elizabethan Match in a smooth 1977 Medley (GBD second) medium bend billiard with a flat underside with a black vulcanite stem.
Try Old Joe Krantz or Haunted Bookshop. I think they're both pretty good....Quote:
Originally Posted by BryGuySC
Just finished smoking Sir Walter Raleigh in a medium bend 2002 MM Legend cob.
Stokkebye Highland Whiskey in a 2013 slight bend grain etched briar John Barrett Volcano with a walnut shank.
Half way through this bowl of Peretti’s Park Square in a 1988 smooth full bend Peterson System Standard XL 315 with a black vulcanite stem and p-lip.
G&H Louisiana Perique - lightin up the old nicotine receptors!
Pipe: Brylon straight pot with square sides. I think it's a Yello Bole, not sure, it's the brand with the club (shamrock) symbol on the side. I quit using this pipe a while ago as it was a severe gurgler, but I thought I'd give it a try again tonight, as I've graduated from pipe noob tenderfoot second class to pipe noob tenderfoot first class. So far so good, but it has required a few more relights than I prefer.
Dunhill London Mixture in a Peterson Kinsale XL26
Stokkebye Evening Treasure in a 2003 IMP horn Meer with a black acrylic stem.
Sounds like a Kaywoodie to me, friend.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruck
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Finishing up a bowl of FVF in a Savinelli Series III.
This is the first time I've tried a flake using the cube cut method. I think I like it.
Just about done with some LJ Peretti 1072 in a nice Custombilt.
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Rattray's Marlin Flake in my Rossi Prince.
Standard Tobacco Company of Pennsylvania War Horse Ready Cut in a 2015 smooth unfinished Savinelli 320KS author with a black vulcanite stem.
Had some Milan Sportsman in a cob while recording my review of it. That will be up tomorrow.
Now I am enjoying my last bowl of the evening, Samuel Gawith Cabbie's Mixture in a cob.
Peretti’s Boston Slices in an egg shaped medium bend smooth Burgundy colored 1985 Caminetto with a black acrylic stem. Have enough left for a bowl or so.
Almost half way through this bowl of Orlik Racing Green in a 1979 medium bend etch relief meerschaum lined TinderBox Arabesque with a black vulcanite stem.
Part 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.
Part way through this bowl of MacBaren Symphony in a slight bent black pattern etched 1979 Lorenzo Lorsan Sigma tilted top with a gray swirl colored stem. Simply Apple is my drink.
I really like the flavors cube cutting tends to bring out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cool Breeze
My only problem is that I prefer to just gravity fill the cube cut, but I also like to keep my ash relatively clean. It is hard to dump the ash when your tobacco wants to fall out with it!
But some flakes are worth the hassle.
If you're smoking outside, just loosen the ash a bit with a pick and blow lightly across the bowl. That's what I do, it just whisks away the ash and leaves the heavier, un-burned tobacco behind.Quote:
Originally Posted by BryGuySC
I might have to go for some FVF flake or Newminster 400 later this afternoon. I have a pipe with a slight latakia ghost right now and it goes good with VA flake... either that or I'll have to beef up the lat ghost with another bowl of Gaslight... further details as events warrant.
You sound like a man that would really like SG Navy Flake. It's a great Virginia/Latakia blend.Quote:
Originally Posted by Emperor Zurg
Yes, I do have a few lbs of it squirreled away :p :p :p :pipe:Quote:
Originally Posted by Cool Breeze
I also have a store of F&K Lancer Slices. It's not as good as Navy Flake but it's not too shabby either... and it's CHEAPER!
Just finished smoking MacBaren Burley London Blend in a 2015 three quarter bend two tone Chacom UPO Rouge squashed tomato with a black acrylic stem and shank.
Now smoking Stonehaven in a 1984 black sandblasted straight Dunhill Shell 4103 Billiard with a black vulcanite stem. A bottle of Coke made with pure cane sugar is my drink. Watching Mad Dog Russo.
Lunchtime Elizabethan Mixture in a MM Legend.
Now smoking Capstan Blue in a very early Ascorti straight New Dear KS billiard with a smooth shank and a black acrylic stem. Have enough left for one more bowl.
Davidoff Red in a 1975 medium bend sandblasted looking, smooth on the sides yellow Pioneer meer with a black vulcanite stem.
Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 1982 black sandblasted paneled slight bend Savinelli flat bottom sitter with a black vulcanite stem.
15 year old Penzance in a 1990s smooth Peterson Captain Pete XL80 bulldog with a black vulcanite stem and p-lip.
2003 Peter Stokkebye Virginia Flake in a 1985 Tilshead Natural taper billiard.
Great day!
Spent the first half of the day smoking and talking with legendary pipe maker, Barry Jones, at his house with Ken Barnes and my wife. Barry broke out a box of aged tobaccos including this Stokkebye VA Flake. Later had dinner with Ken's 91-yo mother at her lovely home and she's always wonderful. Only negative is our accommodations at the inferior Premier Inn, 3X the price of a Red Roof Inn and lacking in comparison.
Tomorrow we leave Ken and head into London for a few days.