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Yes, it is. It rehydrated well and has some deep inner moisture. The flavor is still there; it is a good medium Virginia flake.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aguineapig
Last night I smoked bowls of H&H Sweet Cask, SG Commonwealth, and the last of the CCC Ready Rubbed and Burley flake scraps mixture.
Peterson's Sunset Breeze in a Cassillero billard with a saddle bit and coffee.
Yesterday afternoon had 6 white tail doe stop by for dinner. They were milling
around the backyard about 30 ft from my south window.
Puffing Wessex Classic Virginia. This red Virginia VaPer is superb. I highly recommend it for anyone that likes this type of tobacco.
Just started my 3rd bowl of 1Q, this one in a Grabow. Earlier I thought it was a good day for a cigar.
So I grab one at random out of my tupperdor. As luck would have it I grabbed aMy Father Maduro.
Now I've been a cigarette smoker for over 30 years. I've dabbled with pipes since 1982. Been serious
with pipes and cigars for about 3 years now. This is the first time I've ever had a nicotine buzz. WOW !
So the wife and I had our dinner, and that settled things down, so of course it was time for another pipe.
Puffing F&T Cut Virginia Plug. Savory! And thinking about lunch, which will have to be light to atone for my weekend eating binge.
A recent trade has left me a bit overwhelmed, ok alot Overwhelmed. So I'm gonna grab my Dunhill canted dublin
stuff it with some Penzance and head for the porch to contemplate the nature of the universe.I expect to see
pretty colors.If not I'll lie and say I did.
I thought I'd give Mississippi River another try in my Dunhill billiard this evening. It doesn't appeal to me on the second time around either.
Puffing Solani 633, Virginia with Perique, from a just-opened tin. After two prior fills, neither of which went down particularly well, I'm happy to say that this one really hit the spot.
Smoking a bowl of P&C Match Presbyterian in a Dunhill billiard. This is a tasty smoke. I haven't had the original Presbyterian yet so I can't compare them.
Smoking a bowl of Margate in a Savinelli Trevi 320.
Started the day with Pipework &Wilke Wilke Rumcake wich was so good
I followed it with Watch City Americano. What's next,,,,,,,,,,,,,I'll get back with you on that.
I've had a plug of my English shelf blend (aka leftovers) in the press for the past two weeks. Took it out last night and smoked some this evening. I really like it!
I had just enough in the jar for one more plug (which I put in the press this evening), then that particular "blend" will never again be duplicated.
Pipeworks&Wilke Vermont Maple in a Brigham Brandy Pot.
Lane BL/WB in a MM cob
Last night I had another bowl of P&C's Match Presbyterian in a Dunhill billiard. This stuff is growing on me; it smokes cool and dry. It's mostly Virginias and Orientals with a touch of Latakia. But I better not get attached to it because its on backorder at P&C - maybe on the list to be discontinued?
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Woke up early enough for another bowl of my English Shelf Plug with my morning coffee.
probably most of the P&C matches will be goners. I'm not sure. I bet with your blending skills you could come up with something that would scratch the same itch though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Haebar
just finish a bowl of Watch City Deluxe Crumb Cake in my Wiley Rodesian.
I haven't smoked any English mixtures for years and years. Something put me off them, but it was so long ago that I don't remember what it was. But a nudge by @Aguineapig induced me to give them another go, so I ordered a tin of Solani 779, English Luxury Mixture, and I'm now puffing my first fill.
I chose that one for a couple of reasons: First, I've been impressed by the quality of Solani tobaccos. Second, reviews of the 779 were generally positive, and a couple of them said that the Syrian Latakia had been judiciously applied -- that sounded good to me.
So how do I like it, you ask. Well, the tin note is quite nice -- even exotic, for a Virginia guy like me. And it tastes pretty good too, by golly, and is a change of pace for me. I suspect that I'll be ordering a few more tins.
All the basics are met too: it packs nicely, and takes fire easily. So thanks for the nudge, @Aguineapig !
A little variety can be a nice thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pipe Smoker
That's the spirit!Quote:
Originally Posted by Pipe Smoker
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Just popped a jar of AJ's Vaper from 12/15.
Quite enjoyable.
D&R Rimboche SJ in a Willard small straight billiard
A little SPC Plum Pudding in a little Sav King's Cross......
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Last night I smoked a mix of SG Commonwealth and P&C Match Presbyterian - a good combination! I'm still trying to make it through all my small amounts of various blends; determined to smoke them all.
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FVF in a tiny Jeantet prince. First bowl of this, very tasty. Spendier than my usual fare but I might spring for 8 ounces at some point.
Mystery Mix #3 in my 3/4 bent Tally Ho
Wife got to watch the deer playing in the yard tonight,
They're really pissing her chaweenies off though.
Not a pipe rotation day, but I had a shipment of cigars come in so while doing some errands and yard work I chewed through 2 Gran Habano 2002 vintages, a 5 Vegas classic, and a HC Habano^2. Really enjoying the 2002 vintage and the 5 Vegas, HC was nice but first lighting up it is SPICY. Mellows out nicely though.
I'm smoking a bowl of G&H Curly Cut in a Dr. Grabow billiard.
Puffing:
#1 - Solani 633, Virginia with Perique
#2 - F&T Cut Virginia Plug
#3 - Solani 779, English Luxury Mixture, my new friend. Yesterday evening I ordered 10 more tins. Yeah, I like this stuff.
Waitin for the grill to heat up. Enjoyin some Vermont meat candy in the pick axe.
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Had a self-blend I made of approx 60% D&R Windsail (Bright VA), 30% D&R Two Timer (Burley) and 10% Perique. Pressed into a crumble cake in a little wooden mold I made. I was shooting for something that'd taste similar to C&D three friars. This is a bit spicier with more woody notes, but I like it fine. The pressing helps to deepen the flavors a little bit and marry things together (along with light hydration before hand). Pretty good in a cob. Flavor picks up about 1/4 of the way into bowl.
After my weekly fill of aged FVF, now puffing Wessex Classic Virginia. Such an excellent vaper. And getting ready to head out to Kaiserhof. They have such good soups. Last week it was liver dumpling. Their split pea soup is the best I've ever had. And yes I've had the famous Anderson's split pea soup in Buelton, CA.
Puffing Solani 779, English Luxury Mixture, in my elegant little Dunhill 2110 Liverpool (bruyere finish). It doesn't get any more English than that.
And thinking about lunch, which will feature sautéed cremini mushrooms.
Enjoying a bowl of MacBaren HH Vintage Syrian in a Hendon billiard.
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McClelland 2020 matured cake in a Sasieni 2nd, Old England, sitting around what is probably our last time around the fire pit until this fall. Fireflies are starting to come out, but so are the mosquitoes.
A bowl of R.O. Firestorm in a Grabow Golden Duke. Wasn't feeling it today. I think it was the pipe.
This evening I am having a bowl of Dunhill Mixture BB1938 in my extra large Savinelli 606.:pipe: At the end of the summer of 2016 I took advantage of the "End of Summer" sale including a 20% off at Pipes and cigars.com with buying 19 tins of tobacco that I had not used before.:santagrin: I have been really enjoying these tobaccos and BB1938 is one of my favorites. This evening smoke is quite delicious and I am topping it off with a small glass of Costco's Kirkland brand of spiced rum which is absolutely delicious; needless to say that I am very relaxed after a busy day.:thumb:
I loaded up on Dunhill tins during that sale; have never seen such good prices on tins, especially with the 20% off!Quote:
Originally Posted by coffeecup
Smoking an early morning smoke of HH Vintage Syrian in a straight Guildhall billiard. Going in to work at 6:00 today in order to get my field work done when it is cool.
Puffing Solani Aged Burley Flake. I don't know how much age Solani puts on it, but I put an additional year on top of that. It's good stuff.
A Solani kind of day for me. First, 633, Virginia with Perique. Then 656, Aged Burley Flake. Now 779, English Luxury Mixture. All good stuff.