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Had a cobload of an old favorite while on the river yesterday: Samuel Gawith, Chocolate Flake. Haven't visited this one in quite a while but it's always very nice. Pipe was heavily ghosted with Ennerdale so the SGCF was rather perfumey, especially toward the bottom. Still not bad tho.
J.F. Germain, Plumcake from 2014 in a Barling Canadian 5574
Special thanks to @NeverBend for the pipe and @Tobias Lutz for the weed. This is nothing short of excellent.
Small bowl of SG 1792 flake in a Savielli price: pepper, vanilla and... something else. Very nice.
A bowl of Esoterica Stonehaven in a Pete spigot.
Glass of petite sirah makes a very nice pairing.
Puffing The Mallard (Dan Tobacco) in my Ardor Rhodesian. Recently it’s been hot here, but the thick bowl walls of this 3.2 oz pipe stay cool!
Italian Estates Ardor Urano Rhodesian with Boxwood (DR) (2019) | Buy Italian Estates Tobacco Pipes at Smokingpipes
TM is a mild and tasty Virginia grown in tropical Africa and press fermented. The fermentation process gives it a distinctive flavor.
Puffing Patriot Flake (Dan Tobacco) in my old Kirsten. Maybe my favorite tobacco. Certainly my favorite Virginia. A blend of Virginias grown in tropical India and the US. An intensive fermentation process gives it an interesting and unusual flavor. Another Dan Tobacco, The Mallard, is also fermented, but less intensively.
Puffing Super Value Black Cavendish in my Kirsten.
Super Value Black Cavendish 1.5oz | Buy Super Value Pipe Tobacco at Smokingpipes
The blurb says it has “a citrus and vanilla aroma”, but I can’t smell or taste anything but tobacco. I find it to be quite good. Mild, and inexpensive to boot.
Burned a bowl of Germain Plum Cake last night around the campfire. Then half a bowl of Solani 660. Given the campfire, it probably should have been a lat blend but I digress. Tonight probably Stonehaven but we'll see...
Correction. A couple of posts above I said I was Smoking Super Value Black Cavendish. But no, it was this Super Value Natural Cavendish:
Super Value Natural Cavendish 1.5oz | Buy Super Value Pipe Tobacco at Smokingpipes
Very good tobacco at a moderate price. Yesterday I ordered two more pouches of Super Value cavendishes: Amaretto and Cherry. Looking for good aromatics that aren’t too intense. I’m hopeful. :)
I'm pessimistic. Good luck anyway tho.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pipe Smoker
Bowl of Sam Gawith, Navy Flake in a Rossi
Milkshake stout for a palate reset every once in a while.
Puffing Tordenskjold Pibtobak (Dan Tobacco) in my Ardor Rhodesian.
Dan Tobacco Tordenskjold Virginia Slices 50g | Buy Dan Tobacco Pipe Tobacco at Smokingpipes
It has the most intense flavor of any Virginia I know of. There’s a light topping, but I don’t think that’s the source of the intense flavor. Unfortunately, I don’t like that flavor. :(
I’ll try it again in a few days. I didn’t like Hamborger Veermaster at first either, but like it now.
Puffing Gordon Pym (Dan Tobacco) in my Kirsten Mariner. The only English mixture I like.
Then off to get two crispy shell chicken tacos at Carmen’s Mexican Food. Comes with rice+beans by default, but I always get beans+beans instead. Also has cheese, lettuce and tomato by default, but I tell ’em to skip the lettuce and tomato. Then they give me more cheese, and it gets melted into the taco. Salsa and lots of chips are provided too. So good.
Had a bowl of Germain Plum Cake late last night in the Dagner poker. A Spanish red on the side.
Puffing Tordenskjold Virginia Slices (Dan Tobacco) in my Ardor Rhodesian. Very mild, and I’m liking its intense flavor much better than my first go.
And lighting it with my week-old Jet Line Pipe Pro:
Pipe Pro — Jetline Lighters
I think this is the best pipe lighter I’ve ever owned. Total length is 4-1/2”. No singed fingers from an adverse breeze with this baby!
Puffing Tordenskjold Virginia Slices (Dan Tobacco) again in my big Ardor Urano Rhodesian. I didn’t like this stuff the first time i smoked it, but 7 or 8 fills have quite changed my opinion.
Lots of flavor, and an interesting tin note too. Maybe fermentation? The SmokingPipes blurb says it has “a whisper of Perique”, which is certainly fermented, but maybe the Virginias are fermented too. Very mild and burns readily right out of the tin. The flakes are fragile.
Speaking of SmokingPipes and perique, I just ordered a tin of Solani 633 Virginia Flake.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pipe Smoker
They just sent me an email saying that Kendal Plug was available so, being helpless against the temptation of a quality Virginia plug, I ordered a couple boxes to squirrel away like some kind of deranged, pipe smoking pack rat. Needed a little something to boost the order to free shipping so Solani 633 it was. Updates as far as actually smoking the stuff in the weeks to come. Smoked a few bowls in 1 day and got burned out on tobacco - everything tasting the same - been giving it a rest lately. Usual pace is maybe a bowl every few days or so but what is one to do during this campfire season that is suddenly upon us?
Out camping this weekend.
H&H Armada
in a MM cob.
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Solani 633 Virginia flake with perique in an un-named french made Canadian.
The French make a pretty nice Canadian. Go figure.
Anyway this is good stuff. Gotta hand it to Solani on this one.
Just cracked open a tin of Fribourg and Treyer Special Brown Flake.
Never had anything of theirs before. Saw this at my local B&M and thought I'd give it a try.
Just a quick update, the F&T Special Brown Flake is fantastic.
I read that it has a rum topping, but I can barely tell.
It just tastes like a sweet Virginia to me, and it is great.
Any idea of the r00m note?Quote:
Originally Posted by Cool Breeze
Always nice to find a blend that not only tastes great but smells good too.
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Originally Posted by Emperor Zurg
I've only smoked it outside alone.
I'll try to get Mrs. Cool Breeze's opinion this weekend.
Burned the first sample of my new Kendal Plug over the weekend. I so love plug tobacco - I don't even know why. I'd be all over some St James plug. Maybe I'll have to launch a search for it. Anyway, the KP was OK but seems a little sharp like it's kinda young. Does show lots of promise. Out of the chute, the Solani 633 was a nicer smoke.
Having some St. James Flake in a stubby little Rogers Rarity.
Man this stuff is good. Haven't had it in a while.
Burned a bowlsworth of Samuel Gawith, Navy Flake in my custom -butchered Dagner poker.
Burned it off and on all day long. Just dumped it out a few minutes ago; little dottle, mostly ash.
How many of you cigar smokers can burn one smoke all day long and have it still be enjoyable???
Answer the question bitchez!!
Had a smallish bowl of Esoterica Stonehaven last night in a Barling Canadian to help ward off the CoVids.
Also had a glass of petite sirah to boost the anti-covid properties of the tobacco. It was an hour of intense therapy.
We all have to do what we can to keep our immune systems in top working condition...
Just lit a bowl of McClelland 2015 VA/Perique Flake in a Savinelli Sherwood Rock Briar Canadian.
I allow myself a bowl of McClelland about twice a month to make it last. Man, I'm gonna miss it when it's gone.
5 Brothers in a Savinelli billiard
Now usually I detest burley but tonight this tastes like anything but. What a spice bomb! And with a mild top note of some kind - possibly the lightest hint of vanilla. It's almost like I'm smoking a bowl of straight perique.
Tried the Cringle Cake last night.
It started off slow and didn't seem to have much flavor, but the flavor seemed to build through the bowl and I ended up enjoying it quite a bit.
Got a bowl or Rattray's Red Rap burning in a Rattray's cherrywood army mount
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Smoking a bowl of C&D Burley Ribbon in a Dr. Grabow Royal Duke billiard.
Had a nice bowl of PS Lux Bullseye Flake followed by a partial re-fill of Red Rap last evening.
Burned a small bowl of Stonehaven tonight in a Savinelli prince. 3/4 of a bowl actually.
Glass of Spanish red to go with it. Pretty nice.
This will probably be it for me till after Christmas unless I get unusually un-busy in the next few days.
Having a bowl of McClelland 2015 and a glass of Spanish red. Glad I bought a decent amount of this before McC went away. It's quite nice. Also have a decent supply of 5100 but right now I like this better. I enjoy the pepper.
PA in a cob last night, smoking off the dollar menu. One light, one tamp, burnt to spotty ash. You really can't beat the classics.
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Does this count?
Of course it does, Gandalf.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tombstone
Now you just need the right hat...
Was reminded today that life is short.
So, I opened a tin of the good stuff.
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Bowl of G&H Rum flake and a bowl of G&H Louisiana flake the past couple nights. That'll probably be it for the week. Got other things to do...