What Did You Smoke Today? (Pipe Edition)

Sutliff Voodoo Queen in a churchwarden

Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 2014 Basil Meadows smooth slight bend squashed tomato with an aluminum band and a black pearl acrylic stem.

About a third of the way through this bowl of Greve Gilbert Hamiltons Blandning in a 1980 smooth Lorenzo Ambra 803 Oom Paul with an pearl colored acrylic stem.

Just finished smoking D&R Rowland Regular in a slight bend 1984 Stanwell Antique 124 grain etched with a smooth front.

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2012 Rolando’s Own in a 2015 smooth unfinished Savinelli 320KS author.

Heine's Blend in the very first pipe I ever bought ($2.49) in 1974; a smooth three quarter bend Dr. Grabow Omega.

A disappointing bowl of my whiskey pipe. It smells great, like you're sitting around a campfire roasting marshmallows with a drunk in the background, but the flavor just isn't there... Not sure if I should just walk away from this - trying my hand at aros - and concentrate on normal blends, or keep at it.

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Originally Posted by AndyCAYP

A disappointing bowl of my whiskey pipe. It smells great, like you're sitting around a campfire roasting marshmallows with a drunk in the background, but the flavor just isn't there... Not sure if I should just walk away from this - trying my hand at aros - and concentrate on normal blends, or keep at it.

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You probably have to use an extract. I'd imagine whiskey itself probably doesn't have enough of the actual whiskey flavor to stick around after the alcohol and water evaporate off. Maybe try something like this --> Amazon.com : OliveNation Bourbon Whiskey Extract 4 oz. : Natural Flavoring Extracts : Grocery & Gourmet Food

OTOH, @Tobias Lutz sent me a sample of some whiskey blend flake he made a while back (he called it 'whiskey gogo') and it was really good. I hate the taste of actual whiskey - it all tastes like used paint thinner to me - but the flavor in the tobacco was noticeable and went well with the smoke.

Smoker’s Pride Rich Taste in a 1970s medium bend smooth Ben Wade Golden Walnut freehand.

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Originally Posted by Emperor Zurg

You probably have to use an extract. I'd imagine whiskey itself probably doesn't have enough of the actual whiskey flavor to stick around after the alcohol and water evaporate off. Maybe try something like this --> Amazon.com : OliveNation Bourbon Whiskey Extract 4 oz. : Natural Flavoring Extracts : Grocery & Gourmet Food

OTOH, @Tobias Lutz sent me a sample of some whiskey blend flake he made a while back (he called it 'whiskey gogo') and it was really good. I hate the taste of actual whiskey - it all tastes like used paint thinner to me - but the flavor in the tobacco was noticeable and went well with the smoke.

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I was thinking about that. I want to get a semi-usable Lakeland essence ready to spice up boring tobaccos, so when I look into that I'll order some other extracts to play around with.

In the meantime, I found about two bowls worth of 2001 Erinmore Flake buried underneath some other stuff this morning, so that's what I'm smoking. This stuff is jet black.

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Originally Posted by AndyCAYP

I want to get a semi-usable Lakeland essence ready to spice up boring tobaccos...

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Oh that's an easy one. You can buy that stuff right at the grocery store.

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