What Did You Smoke Today? (Pipe Edition)

Half way through this bowl of HU Aus Dem Krater No.4 in a 2003 straight grain Karl Erik Ekstravagant A medium bend freehand sitter and black acrylic stem. This will finish the sample.

This evening I am having a bowl of Drew Estate Gatsby Luxury Flake in an extra large Rossi freehand.:pipe: Today I got my order from "Pipes and Cigars" including the "Gatsby Flake". I ordered this tobacco to round out my order to qualify for free shipping. I have not ordered any tobacco for more than a year; in the last year I have been primarily interested in cigars.:) When I first started back with cigars and the pipe in 2009 and joined the old "Puff Forum" there was an old timer who knew that I had retired an had a limited money source for tobacco and he suggested that I should concentrate on tobacco instead of cigars for the first few years because he felt that the bans on cigarettes that there would be restrictions on tobacco worst than cigars.:concern: So I did just that and it was a pleasure looking at my jars of Stonehaven and Penzance that I had gotten when it was still possible to order;:santa: but I will admit that in my early years of smoking cigars from "Thompsons Cigars" was not a great time, but it did allow me to eventually understand and enjoy good quality cigars. So this evening it was especially enjoyable to view my many jars of tobacco that I love.:chicken: In reference to this evening my Gatsby Flake seems to be enjoyable and I am topping off this smoke with an ice cold mug of "Guinness Draught" brew and life is well.:beerchug:

Just finished smoking St. Basil’s Peter the Great in a 1979 medium bend etch relief meerschaum lined TinderBox Arabesque with a black vulcanite stem.

Now smoking STCoP Dobie’s Four Square Virginia in a 2014 Savinelli Gaius smooth brown slight bend black acrylic stem and ferrule 320KS author. Working and listening to The Jack Benny Program.

Old Colonial in a medium bend beater 1979 Aalborg natural freehand made by Nording with a black vulcanite stem.

I just opened a 50g tin of Fribourg & Treyer Special Brown Flake – 17 months of age on it. The tin note is tart, even sour, but the smoke is delicious. The judiciously-applied topping is quite unusual: said to be rum-flavored. Could be, but I'd never have guessed rum. Like all of the F&T Virginia flakes that I've tried, the tobacco is excellent. I recommend SBF as a nice change-of-pace Virginia.

When I was a college student on a tight budget, I used to buy "Rum Crook" cigars at the drugstore. They were inexpensive, and I found them to be tasty – they definitely had rum flavor! In those days, most Midwestern drugstores carried an assortment of pipes, pipe tobacco, cigars, snuff, etc. Those days are gone.

Just finished smoking John Barrett Salad Bowl Mixture in a 2015 John Barrett slight bend smooth rock maple poker with a walnut shank and a black vulcanite stem.

Now smoking STCoP Dobie’s Four Square Cavendish in a 2002 IMP smooth full bend egg shaped meer with a black acrylic stem. A bottle of Coke made with pure cane sugar is my drink.

Half way through this bowl of STCoP Murray’s 1921 Cunningham in a 1984 three quarter bend medium brown Ascorti KS Business Dublin with a black acrylic stem.

Just finished a bowl of CB original in a Bruce Peters straight,
am fixing to load a Willard straight with CB Gold and then
follow up with a cob of CB Cherry.DANG,this turned into a
GOOD DAY! Thanks @GWBowman !!

LL BL/WB in a Grabow Savoy

Almost finished smoking Salty Dogs in a much cherished smooth straight grain three quarter bend 1979 Becker M 4 heart brandy with a black acrylic stem.

About a third of the way through this bowl of Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 1982 black sandblasted paneled slight bend Savinelli flat bottom sitter with a black vulcanite stem. Ice water and bergs is my evening drink.

Now smoking STCoP Dobie’s Four Square English in a 2003 medium bent Ural meer with a lined and etched egg shaped bowl with a silver band and brown pearl acrylic stem.

STCoP Murray’s 1862 Whitehall in a black pebble finish straight 2003 Cavicchi C. Fatto A Mano lovat and a black acrylic stem.

Newminster #84 Oriental Pipe Cut in a Canterbury straight billiard

HU Scotney in a medium bend raw sienna toned early Radice sandblast egg with bamboo carving on the shank and a black acrylic stem. Have enough left for a bowl or so.

A couple minutes away from smoking STCoP Dobie’s Four Square Virginia in a 2014 Savinelli Gaius smooth brown slight bend black acrylic stem and ferrule 320KS author.

Just finished smoking Stokkebye Highland Whiskey in a 2013 slight bend grain etched briar John Barrett Volcano with a walnut shank.

STCoP Dobie’s Four Square Cut Plug in a slight bend black sandblasted Lorenzo Elba Imperia 8636 with an amber colored acrylic stem.

St. Basil’s Rasputin in a 1982 smooth straight Sasieni Ivory 105 Apple with a black vulcanite stem. Working and listening to Bob Dylan demos.

About half way through this bowl of Sir Walter Raleigh in a medium bend 2002 MM Legend cob.

Some English style house blend in my cob with a cappuccino while watching the rain come down. I dried the tobacco out a bit before lighting and this made I big difference.
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Starting the day with a DG Lark filled with CB Gold.Drinking coffee,
and missing the days when I would trip into town every morning
for a Latte at the Coffe Shop.

Not far from finishing this bowl of Jim's Va/Bur in a 2003 smooth medium bend Peterson Sherlock Holmes Series Baskerville with a sterling silver band and black vulcanite p-lip stem.

Now smoking Ogden’s Walnut in a 2002 medium bend smooth Rinaldo EGEA 03 Silver line spigot 10 with a black acrylic stem. A bottle of Orange Nehi made with pure cane sugar is my drink. Watching Casablanca. I fight with Bogart at 6 EST in Key Largo on TCM.

Almost finished smoking MacBaren Symphony in a very ugly reddish color 1980 medium bend Lorenzo Leganza Sigma 8635 etched rough top.

Just finished some ancient Velvet in a no-name briar. I don't know how old this Velvet is, but the can did not have a UPC bar code on it.

Now smoking Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 1982 black sandblasted paneled slight bend Savinelli flat bottom sitter with a black vulcanite stem. I had no choice in the matter! :)

Ah,I have started in my feeble attempt to fix an oil leak and change the spark plugs
on a 1990 f150.It has EFI,so as you may know,this entails removing the intake,or at
least the air intake.There is one small bolt/screw that I have to find a star-bit to
remove it.Simple but through aggrivation.So,in my time of need I will load my cob
with a simple yet tasty concoction,I'm thinking some Carter Hall.Easy burning,
and full flavor.Something cool smoking so I can cuss that dang truck.

Now smoking STCoP Murray’s 1862 Whitehall in a black pebble finish straight 2003 Cavicchi C. Fatto A Mano lovat and a black acrylic stem. A bottle of Mountain Dew made with pure cane sugar is my drink.

STCoP Dobie’s Four Square English in a 2003 medium bent Ural meer with a lined and etched egg shaped bowl with a silver band and brown pearl acrylic stem.

STCoP Murray’s 1A Linfield in a 2002 Ser Jacopo Delecta Fatta A Mano R1 sandblast Rhodesian with a smooth extension at the shank with a black acrylic stem. Ice water and bergs is my evening drink.

Savinelli 140˚ in a 1978 smooth three quarter bend Danish Special with a black vulcanite stem.

Golden days of yore in the semi bent, squared shank billiard

About two thirds of the way through this bowl of St. Basil’s Peter the Great in a smooth straight late 1970s Tinderbox Selected Grecian Briar Dublin with a black vulcanite stem.

Samuel Gawith Best Brown in a Country Gentleman. Sweet cereal goodness.

C&D Exclusive in a Grabow Savoy

About a third left of this bowl of Dunbar in a post WW2 Pre-Republic Peterson Dublin straight smooth X155 Bulldog with a sterling silver band and a black vulcanite p-lip stem.

Having a late night bowl of Samuel Gawith Commonwealth from @AndyCAYP in a Captain Black billiard:

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