Just finished smoking G&H Sweet Rum Twist in a 2013 bent MM Missouri Pride Legend.
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Just finished smoking G&H Sweet Rum Twist in a 2013 bent MM Missouri Pride Legend.
Country Squire Senior Chief in a 1975 medium bend sandblasted looking, smooth on the sides yellow Pioneer meer with a black vulcanite stem.
Just had to have some Three Nuns, so I popped another tin. It's drying now and will be my last smoke of the day, in a virgin MM Country Gentleman factory second.
Just finished smoking Dunhill 221B Baker Street in a 1982 black sandblasted medium bend W.O. Larsen freehand with a black vulcanite stem.
STCoP Dobie’s Four Square Virginia in a 2016 PSF POY quarter bend black sandblasted Vermont Freehand egg with an aluminum band and amber tortoise saddle stem.
Old Colonial in a medium bend beater 1979 Aalborg natural freehand made by Nording with a black vulcanite stem.
I started today with something new,to me at least.Orlik Golden Sliced in a Casillero.
I certainly will.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pugsley
Thanks.
What did you think of the Golden Sliced? It's said to be a VaPer, but I don't taste much perique. In general, I wasn't impressed by it. Personal preference, of course.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lostmason
Dang,I knew it was gonna be a good day !
Lit up a bowl of Rattray's Marlin Flake in my Middeltonian and am getting spoiled on these VaPer blends.
It's a fine smoke,by that,it's light and airy.The flavors are subtle and not overwhelming.I caught just a hint of citrusQuote:
Originally Posted by Pipe Smoker
and the grassy flavors were smooth and easy on the draw.The Perique presented as just a nice spicey nip along the
tongue.I would definatly keep this on hand,But have to say I do like Dunhill Flake a bit more.
Just finished smoking Paul’s Amphora Match in a straight 1979 MM Legend. A bottle of MistTwst is my drink.
Second mug of coffee and first pipe of the day, SPC Mississippi River in a straight, smooth John Bessai bulldog as I settle in to watch the Red Sox / Rays game.
Jim's VaPer in a 2003 medium bent straight grain Two dot 2 P. Ardor Venere Extra Bucaneve with a silver ferrule signed by Dorelio Rovera and a black acrylic stem.
A quarter of the way through this bowl of Dunhill 221B Baker Street in a 1970's medium bend big bowl rusticated Sienna colored Savinelli Estella with a pearl grey stem.
Much better. It's more of a match for the Murray's rather than the new version, which I am not overly crazy about. Here's my review of the Match:Quote:
Originally Posted by Cool Breeze
I’ve compared this to the original (which once was a regular smoke for me) and I'd say this blend is fairly close, but not an exact match. It’s certainly closer than the current DE production by Dunhill, which I consider to be inferior to both the original and the Sutliff Match. The Murray’s version was a little more complex in taste, and had just a little more bright lemon Virginia. The perique is very peppery in both, slightly more plumy here. The brown Virginia is virtually identical: a little grass and earth and some citrus. As much as I liked the Murray’s product, I would say this may be as close as you can get these days. A little more sprinkling of citrusy, spicy floral lemon Va., and it’d virtually be the same. Because the new version is different from the Murray’s, which is what the Match attempted to copy, I would not consider them to be similar. The proportion of ingredients in the new version is different, and the shag cut is as well.
The Murray’s version of DE was one of the very few blends m'lady openly complained about. When they quit making it, she was very happy. A couple of years back, I tried the Match for the first time. Five minutes after I started smoking it, she came back to the studio and said, "Are you smoking that crap again? I thought they quit making it." Telling me that she recognized the smell after several years just struck me kinda funny. That, besides the taste, amplified my assessment that the Match is close indeed.
I gave the Murray's version four stars. Couldn't do that for the new release, which is a two star blend.
All this talk about Elizabethan Mixture, guess what I'm having right now in a 1/4 bent massive Mastro Beraldi Dublin with tight straight grain around the bowl and lots of bird's eye on the broad rim.
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. Getting ready to watch Vin Scully's last Dodgers home game.
Year 1978 MacBaren Dark Twist Roll Cake in a straight black sandblast 2 star Ferndown Bark Prince with a Cumberland stem.
Decided to revisit the OGS,this time in a figural meer.
There is more citrusy sweetness,could also be that it had a few hours dry time.
The Red Sox have put their 11th consecutive victory in the books, and after a lunch of Manhattan clam chowder, (liberally spiced up with Tabasco), and a few Ritz crackers on the side, I've turned my attention to the Dodgers game and Vin Scully's final broadcast. My companion for the game is a MM Diplomat filled with R.O.'s Acadian VaPer.
Half way through this bowl of St. Basil’s Ivan the Terrible in a smooth straight WW2 Pre-Republic Peterson Sterling Canadian with a sterling silver band and a black vulcanite p-lip stem.
Special Latakia Flake in a 1990s smooth Peterson Captain Pete XL80 bulldog with a black vulcanite stem and p-lip. Ice water and bergs is my evening drink.
STCoP Murray’s 1862 Whitehall in a black pebble finish straight 2003 Cavicchi C. Fatto A Mano lovat and a black acrylic stem.
C&D Epiphany in a Grabow pot
Just finished smoking St. Basil’s Rasputin in a 1982 smooth straight Sasieni Ivory 105 Apple with a black vulcanite stem.
Iwan Ries Three Star Blue in a 2002 IMP smooth full bend egg shaped meer with a black acrylic stem.
Part way through this bowl of Sir Walter Raleigh in a medium bend grain etched undated Preben Holm Ben Wade Prominence B freehand with a black vulcanite stem.
Heine's Blend in the third pipe I ever bought ($1.95), a 1974 smooth straight French briar Hadley Apple with a black vulcanite stem.
Starting early today with some Orlik DSK in a MM CG.
Kast week of moving stuff out of the Inn,promises to be
a push.Gonna really need some prayers for strength
and endurance.(as well as patience)
I will pray for your strength and endurance. You are a fine fellow.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lostmason
About a third of a bowl left of Jim’s B Blend in a smooth 1998 Parker 489 three quarter bend Billiard with a black vulcanite stem. A bottle of Sprite is my drink.
A quarter of the way through this bowl of Stonehaven in a 1984 black sandblasted straight Dunhill Shell 4103 Billiard with a black vulcanite stem. Cleaning a few pipes as I wait for Mad Dog Russo at the top of the hour.
Starting my day with a huge bowl of Carter Hall in an absolute monster of a Canadian. It's a hand made Mastro de Paja Limited Edition that makes my Savinelli KS Canadian look like a dainty lady's pipe in comparison. Really don't know what I was thinking when I bought this behemoth. A beautiful pipe but it takes forever to smoke a full bowl in this thing.
Escudo in my straight Irish Second
Granger in a smooth straight 1980s James Upshall Walnut pot with a tapered black acrylic stem.
I've used Tabasco nearly my whole life. But for the past couple of years, Cholula has become my favorite hot sauce.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pugsley
Now puffing Escudo in my venerable Kirsten Mariner. Perique is the Tobasco of tobaccos!
Now smoking year 1975 Dunhill Ye Olde Signe in a 1938 straight black grain relief Dunhill OX Shell bulldog with a silver band repair and a black vulcanite stem. Delicious!
Over the years I've had occasional flings with other sauces, but I always come back to my first love, Tabasco.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pipe Smoker
Makes for decent relief for a sore throat too, believe it or not; gargle with a teaspoonful or so and swallow.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pugsley
Capsaicin is a nerve blocker, the relief kicks in as the burn diminishes - 'bout 10 minutes or so.