Had some lane limited rr in a stanwell billiard. Not sure if I’m getting a cold but I could barely taste or smell it.
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Had some lane limited rr in a stanwell billiard. Not sure if I’m getting a cold but I could barely taste or smell it.
Starting the new year in style! Just opened a tin of Dunhill DLNR with 5+ years of age on it. And yes, it has "De Luxe Navy Rolls" on the tin label, rather than just "Navy Rolls". This stuff is regal tobacco.
Happy New Year everyone!
That's why I don't smoke aromatics. I can barely taste or smell any of them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scott W.
Warhorse Bar in my "Acadian" billiard. :p
I just started smoking this and I think I’m going back to my English blendsQuote:
Originally Posted by Emperor Zurg
Try some of the McClelland Grand Orientals. Very nice IMO and a nice change of pace. Sometimes I get tired of latakia and want something that doesn't contain it but still has lots of good flavor and no burley. This Warhorse Bar supposedly contains burley but I don't taste it - at least not that carfboardy flavor I detest. Orlik Dark Strong Kentucky and MacBaren Old Dark Fired are good too. This is just some 'what I like' offered FYI in case you're looking for a little variety.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scott W.
Thank you sir. I do have the ODF and orlik Kentucky and enjoy them both very much.Quote:
Originally Posted by Emperor Zurg
I still have a sweet tooth going,I still enjoy my aromatics.
But,the Orlik blends are HIGH on my Favorites list.Right now
I'm finishing another bowl of LL Dark Red.
This doesn't count as "today" but I'm just getting around to signing back in.
Had a bowl of Tewksberry Celtic Blend and another of C&D Pirate Kake with my pipe-smoking and hunting buddy while we were carrying guns around in the woods the other day.
I always bring two pipes in my portable pipe satchel and I'm glad I did - and I learned a lesson. Don't bring meers out in the cold! I knew that but had a brain cramp that day (I also forgot my blaze orange as well, so I was prepared to defend myself on religious grounds should I encounter a ranger). Anyway the bowl just broke right off of it. Fortunately it was one of those cheap, pressed mini-meers so no great loss.
Oh no! Where is the 'don't like' button?!?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruck
I almost always carry cobs as pocket pipes while hunting. It's hard to find a pipe that will stand up to more abuse than a corn cob.
Puffing Dunhill De Luxe Navy Rolls in my Luciano squat bulldog. It's a fairly small pipe, but its wide bowl makes it very comfortable to hold.
Smoking C&D Billy Budd in a cheap little Baraccini stack poker (they call it a poker anyway, looks like a cherrywood to me). This is not a blend I would normally smoke as I don't care for burley or cigar leaf but I was looking for a change of pace and this fit the bill nicely. The latakia is very nice; smoky of course but with a lot of subtle spice and even hints of rosemary/evergreen. There's a subtle sweetness that appears once in a while then disappears completely. It's rather creamy which I (perhaps incorrectly) attribute to the cigar leaf. It's also a bit peppery which must also be the work of the cigar leaf because according to TR, there's no perique in it. No cardboard burley flavor at all... in fact I don't notice any burley although TR says it's in there. I notice it scorches easier than most on relights so the flame has to be applied lightly.
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Orlik dark strong in a Nording
ODF in my stanwell bulldog
Oi !
At last ! time for a smoke.....:yes!:
Peterson's Sunset Breeze in my Tally-Ho
Earlier today I had a fill of Dunhill Navy Rolls, then a fill of Hamborger Veermaster. I usually find both of these to be excellent, but neither seemed quite right today. Now puffing Solani 763 (Black Cavendish, Syrian Latakia, Virginia), and that hit the spot. It's good to have a broad arsenal!
Gotta pack something for the road tomorrow. Will be absent for a while,, heading to aroostook county for some winter logging work. everyone be good!
It's a Captain Black night here,I'm on my third bowl of CB Royal.
Doing it codger style,using one pipe.My DG Savoy
Last night after shoveling snow
Velvet in a no name tomato pipe
OGS in my stanwell bulldog
Mixture 965 from 2012 in my stanwell freehand
Nightcap from 2012 in my baraccini poker
Good night
Lane ready rubbed in the tomato pipe
Yesterday, Dunhill Navy Rolls just wasn't going well for me. I'm happy to report that it's going great today. I smoked three fills this morning. Now puffing Wessex Classic Virginia, an excellent ready rubbed vaper.
Yoo !! Hoo !! The weekend !!!!
Already got my self kicked to the porch,,,,Alexander Bridge in my Brigham Brandy pot.
Digging out my lat blends for some sunny days. Weatherman promised at least
3 to 4 days of higher than normal temps,so I'm going to make use of them.
Just finished a bowl of McClelland 5100 Red Cake in a Hendon billiard.
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Smoking a bowl of G.L. Pease Embarcadero (thanks to @Aguineapig ) in a Yello-Bole billiard.
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Some Ashton artisan blend in a bent viking
I love the red cake, too bad it’s no longer out there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Haebar
Smoking EGR in my Dunhill now,,Had a bowl of Warhorse Green in one of my Stanwell Dublins
Yesterday I drove to a B&M in Knoxville and bought the last 3 pounds of it that they had. Put it up in some Ball Mason jars this morning. A big loss for the U.S. piping community.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scott W.
I’ve been looking too, nice score.Quote:
Originally Posted by Haebar
I bet it will be brilliant in a few years
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Velvet in my stanwell billiard while out running errands
I smoked my new Ropp squat bulldog for the first time today, using Wessex Classic Virginia for the break-in tobacco (5 fills). Not great, but not too bad either — thankfully, there was no noxious coating in the chamber
I bought this little pipe from SmokingPipes:
Ropp Vintage Stout Smooth Squat Bulldog | Buy Ropp Tobacco Pipes at Smokingpipes
I was attracted to it because the squat bulldog is my favorite pipe shape. Lots of character, and I like pipes with broad, shallow bowls — I prefer the taste of smoke from tobacco that hasn’t filtered too much smoke.
This $72 pipe is undoubtedly machine made, rather than hand made. But I don’t care, because it’s well made. E. g., the shank and bit join together with no discernible discontinuity. The grain isn’t going to knock your socks off — kind of mottled, rather than bold streaks. But the mottling is uniform over the whole surface, and looks rather nice, in hand. At least, after I improved the luster of the finish by applying a thin coat of EVOO. And this modest little pipe has some nice features:
1. Horn bit. I didn’t know that pipes with horn bits were still available — I’d never seen any until I noticed that some Ropp pipes were offered with horn bits.
2. Delrin tenon. The best tenon material IMO — tough, elastic, and has a low coefficient of friction.
Re: “I love the red cake, too bad it’s no longer out there.”
From Tobacco reviews:
“When it comes to straight red Virginia that's meant to be smoked instead of blended, there's not a lot of competition - for me it came down to McClelland's 5100 or Wessex Brigade Classic Virginia, and Wessex won.
It's ready-rubbed, easy to maintain, cool smoking, and less sweet. Rich, deep, complex, earthy flavors all the way through, it makes me want to bake bread.”
Wessex - Classic Virginia (Brigade) - Tobacco Reviews
I always have some of the Wessex Classic Virginia (actually a vaper), on hand.
Nice, thank you for the info!
My tires. I smoked my tires after getting stuck in a snowbank.:highly_amused:
Had a new offering from LFD at my local shop yesterday.
Fantastic cigar.
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Smoking a bowl of GL Pease Embarcadero in a McCranie billiard. Drinking Red Rose Iced Tea.
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My report from yesterday - last day of deer season, didn't see a darned thing, but did have a couple bowls of Penzance while freezing my keester off on the mountain :)
2012 Nightcap in my Erlich Lovat
Velvet in the tomato
Smoking Edward G Robinson's blend in my Dunhill Dublin and my Lunar Dublin.
Switching back and forth for five bowls total. If this stuff didn't taste so good,
I might of opened another jar maybe an aro. But DANG, today was cloudy and a
bit windy.It called for a "Solid" smoke.
I just opened a tin of Solani 779, English Luxury Mixture. Filled my pipe, then put the rest in a Weck canning jar. This is seriously good tobacco! Savory.
Where do you buy Weck canning jars? I've never seen them in stores here in Tennessee.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pipe Smoker
About to rub out some Wessex Gold Brick Virginia and smoke it in a McCranie billiard. Drinking Luzianne iced tea.
Carter Hall in a "Falcon" type straight billiard
Battling a sore throat, no pipes today or tonight most likely