A couple minutes away from smoking The Smoker Legacy in a 2003 medium bent Ural meer with a lined and etched egg shaped bowl.
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A couple minutes away from smoking The Smoker Legacy in a 2003 medium bent Ural meer with a lined and etched egg shaped bowl.
Another bowl of Mississippi Mud....
I am getting it. It is really quite good too....One of the harder blends I have had to smoke to appreciate I must admit.
About half way through this bowl of Model Match in a 1979 Ascorti Business KS Oom Paul with a black pearl acrylic stem.
Chatham Manor in a black 1997 Brebbia Jubilee 925 silver banded grain sandblast briar calabash.
Drying right now is some Gawith Hoggarth Dark Cherry Twist to be layered in a small pipe with the finest aromatic in the world: Dan Sweet Vanilla Honeydew. This ought to be good! :pipe:
Starting off my smoking day with Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 1982 black sandblasted paneled slight bend Savinelli flat bottom sitter. Simply Apple is my drink.
2014 Mixture #1010B (jared on 9-23-14) in a 1986 Radice Rind KS liverpool.
We got the sun back, nice late Winter day but still cold.
Brebbia Calvados in a smooth, Dr. Grabow Patriot. :pipe:
Now smoking McClelland Emperor Leopaldo in a post WW2 Pre-Republic Peterson Dublin straight smooth X155 Bulldog with a sterling silver band. Have just enough for one more smoke.
2014 Mixture #1001D (jarred 8-23-2014) in a 1981 Mastro de Paja 1C sandblast lovat.
This is a classic light English with 15% latakia. Testing it in a very reliable smoker.
Only Royal Yacht today in a Nording smooth Rhodesian and a Savinelli bent rusticated apple.
The last of my stash of Two Friends Heritage in a straight 2012 Rekamepip made Sugar Barrel pipe.
Three Nuns in a MM Country Gentleman while trying to rationalize popping a 4 year old 8 oz. tin of H&H Anniversary Kake when I already have too many open tins.
Now smoking the last of my stash of the best tobacco made today: Strang in a smooth three quarter bend 1970s Charatan Belvedere 4211DC. Gonna go sulk now. :(
The Smoker Legacy in a 2003 medium bent Ural meer with a lined and etched egg shaped bowl.
A bowl of OGS in a brand spanking new Dr. Grabow Omega.
Rattray's Old Gowrie in a Mark Tinsky 1/8 bent Coral bulldog.
2014 Gawith Hoggarth Dark Flake (unscented) in a 1930s Barling Ye Olde Wood smooth billiard taper (gr 4 size).
Half way through this bowl of Epiphany in a 1975 full bend black Dunhill Shell 52021 with a black vulcanite stem.
A couple minutes away from smoking Old Joe Krantz in a 1970s small bowl smooth medium bend Danish Sovereign 324 volcano with a black vulcanite stem.
Smoking half a bowl of McClelland Emperor Leopaldo in a post WW2 Pre-Republic Peterson Dublin straight smooth X155 Bulldog with a sterling silver band. This will finish the sample.
Louisiana Red in a smooth rough top Savinelli Autograph 5 medium bend sitter.
Old Joe Krantz in my green Shannon Airport bulldog.
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Took the dog for a walk with my MM Ozark and a bowl of MM Missouri Pride. learned not to bring the dog while smoking a pipe. He doesn't like to stop to tamp, lost half my bowl and almost dropped the pipe. Think it'll be just cigars with him for a while...
2014 Gawith Hoggarth Broken Scotch Cake in a 1950s Barling Ye Olde Wood #1372R smooth billiard.
This is a very elegant billiard, small (for me) gr. 2-3 size bowl with a very long hand made stem. I reacquired the pipe about 15 years after a buyer refused to pay for it (showed up at his door in the Midwest to get it back). The pipe went out pristine but came back a disaster with serious heat checks and the rim badly gouged and out of round. Heavily buffed too. Forgot I had it until tonight when I went looking to add a couple of lesser used pipes to my rotation. I'd cleaned it when I got it back but it's been well over 30 years since I smoked it and I have no memory of it's performance then.
The damage to the tobacco chamber is severs so using the broken flake should give an even pack and slow burn. Starting out a little sharp and there's some faint ghosting. I didn't wish to retort this pipe and risk worsening the bowl damage. Slow rebuilding of a dense cake is required,
Evening heading home from the office, Escudo in a MM Country Gentleman
Right now, Sutliff P.S. Maple Street in a MM Country Gentleman
Rather late getting online, so I guess I'll just report my last smoke of the day
Solani Silver Flake + D&R Rimboche A.B. in an Ehrlich rusticate Oom Paul (a great high-capacity smoker with no gurgle issues)
Half way through this bowl of Peretti’s #333 in a 2003 black sandblasted medium bend Karl Erik Ekstravagant blowfish.
Had a bowl of Paladin Black Cherry for our OTC review. I'll smoke a couple more bowls, maybe in a couple different pipes and then write a review. My initial opinion is that it's not bad at all. I want to try it in a few different sized bowls though. I've learned that can make a pretty big difference with some baccys. :pipe:
Continuing my adventures with Mississippi Mud...went from not liking this blend at all to falling in love with it in a matter of 6ish bowls. Just goes to show you that you can't judge a blend by a single bowl!
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2014 Gawith Hoggarth Broken Scotch Flake in a 1964 Barling smooth brandy.
Out here in the dark I can't see the number on the pipe. First time for a pipe that I purchased last fall and it's ghosted.
I date this pipe as a 1964 based on certain characteristics of the pipe.
Low Country Cooper in a 2002 Ser Jacopo Delecta Fatta A Mano R1 sandblast Rhodesian with a smooth extension at the shank.
Edward G. Robinson's pipe blend in a MM Legend. First time I've had this, very nice.
Escudo in a Highlander Mt. Laurel pot
Dunhill Elizabethan Match in a really big 2002 three quarter bend paneled light brown sandblasted Ardor Urano Fatta A Mano square shaped bulldog sitter.
Troost Aromatic in a slight bend black sandblasted Lorenzo Elba Imperia 8636 with an amber colored acrylic stem.
Chatham Manor in a black 1997 Brebbia Jubilee 925 silver banded grain sandblast briar calabash.
Brebbia Balkan in a Dr. Grabow Starfire :pipe:
Technically it was last night, but it was Sutliff Trafalgar in a MM Morgan cobb.
H&H Chatham Manor courtesy of Tobias in a Malaga. Quite a tasty blend.
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