Part way through this bowl of Flying Dutchman Match in a slight bend black sandblasted Lorenzo Elba Imperia 8636 with an amber colored acrylic stem. Watching Kid Galahad with Edward G. Robinson and Humphrey Bogart.
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Part way through this bowl of Flying Dutchman Match in a slight bend black sandblasted Lorenzo Elba Imperia 8636 with an amber colored acrylic stem. Watching Kid Galahad with Edward G. Robinson and Humphrey Bogart.
Who forgot to wash out the coffee pot?
2015 Gawith Hoggarth Louisiana Flake in a 1961 Barling's Make #5179 smooth saddle billiard.
Crisp morning with a beautiful sunrise and some poorly made coffee (cause some nit didn't clean the pot) that nonetheless hits the spot.
That belt buckle is superior!Quote:
Originally Posted by Branzig
Hal o' the Wynd in a MM Diplomat with my second mug of mocha java.
GH Louisiana Flake in a 1990 Ser Jacopo
Beautiful day. @Branzig , I agree, belt on the CB is mucho kewl.
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Originally Posted by freestoke
Thanks guys! I am quite fond of it as well. I looked for a long time to add one of these to my collection.Quote:
Originally Posted by NeverBend
Just got home from work. Gonna hit the hay. When I wake up, I think Mr. Durbar and I may have another round. Gonna try drying it out in different intervals and see how that goes.
In case you guys haven't noticed, I'm having a hard time giving up on this stuff lol.
D&R Three Sails in a 2003 Stanwell Golden Danish 56 Rusticated Canadian.
This morning, during my morning commute up the mountain to work, I had my first taste of an Esoterica blend. It was Woodbridge. It's a mix of LOTS of different VA's with a fruity topping. I could only taste a hint of the topping now and then. The VA's were excellent. Started off very smooth and soft, and picked up flavor and "oomph" as the bowl burnt.
While smoking this Woodbridge in a Falcon, I came around a corner on this two-lane mountain highway to find a small rock slide had blocked the on-coming lane, and a group of bighorn sheep were blocking my lane. They were all standing around in my lane of the highway watching a pair of bighorns "get it on". The sex act had them all enthralled and they weren't looking at my truck, they were ignoring me. I dropped my truck into third gear, then second, then rolled right up on the pair that were rutting, stopping with my front bumper about two feet from the pair. The male looked at me then, but wouldn't stop rutting and wouldn't move. Several LONG blasts from the horn (from only two feet away) finally made the male dismount and move off the highway.
If those rocks are still on the highway when I get off work, I'll pull off the highway and clear them.
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.
C&D Mississippi Mud in a MM (is there any other kind worth smoking?) cob w/ muchas gracias to @Branzig .
Perfect burn and dry right to the bottom. You're right tho, it will take a few to 'get' this one. HOT Pepper powder pizza for lunch ain't helping either.
Good tho. I can see me warming up to his one. :pipe: Need to try it without temporarily nuked taste buds :p
Now smoking D&R Two Timer in a 2015 Basil Meadows smooth slight bend tomato military mount with an aluminum accent, horn ferrule, and cumberland p-lip stem. I got samples of 14 D&R blends from the Raleigh pipe show, so they'll keep me busy for a while.
This is my 1,000 post. Sure got here pretty quick.
Just smoked some London Mixture. I have decided to make a regular rotation by choosing a Latakia blend, a Virginia or Vaper, a burley blend and Royal Yacht and try making myself smoke from the four jars rather than reaching for the RY every time. I will still smoke RY more often than the others.
Half a bowl of some crunchy scraps from a tin of Bell's Three Nuns I thought was empty. Should have just thrown it out
2007 Filmore in a 1980 Stanwell 668 medium bend with a ferrule, half black sandblasted, half brown smooth, rough top. Have enough left for a couple of bowls.
First Responders in a medium bend raw sienna toned early Radice sandblast egg with bamboo craving on the shank.
Nachman,Quote:
Originally Posted by Nachman
Sounds like a plan, however, as you know, when it comes to pipes and smoking them, :pipe: well, I wish you luck.
Out on my balcony right now enjoying this gorgeous weather we're having in central Arkansas.
Having a pre dinner smoke. Mac Baren Navy Flake in a MM Huck Finn.
"Aristocrat" blend by John B. Hayes of Winchester VA
What a difference a clean pipe makes. Finally got around to cleaning a few pipes yesterday, one of which was my favorite flake pipe, a Peterson sterling silver mounted Spigot X105 straight fish tail. Popped a tin of aged FVF, cut a flake into 4 half inch pieces, dried it, twisted the sections and packed them in the bowl, and I'm now enjoying one of the sweetest smokes I've had in a long time.
Just finished smoking 4 Noggins Down By the River in a 2014 smooth medium bend Basil Meadows egg with an aluminum band and a "root beer swirl" acrylic stem. Next is the last of this sample of Reiner Long Golden Flake in a 2014 smooth quarter bend Basil Meadows horn.
Ramon Allones Extra 2011LE
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Nuked taste buds def won't help you appreciate that tobacco :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Emperor Zurg
It took me a few more tries in multiple pipes, but now I can get it to where I want it just about every time I smoke it.
Enjoy brother :pipe:
Model Match in the first pipe Trever Talbot made when he went to France many years ago. It's a smooth straight Algerian briar Billiard bowl with a long Canadian stem, unbranded.
Dinner is over. Chicken soup was too salty. Cornbread was a disaster. But, Carter Hall in a freshly cleaned cob and a gin and tonic, I'm a happy guy.
Update: Carter Hall does not pair well with a gin and tonic. Trust me on this one.
SG Westmorland in a 2003 medium bent Ural meer with a lined and etched egg shaped bowl. Have enough left for one more bowl.
Jim, I'm getting concerned. Seems you're down to one or two bowls of a lot of your stock. Are you about out of tobacco?Quote:
Originally Posted by JimInks
No, I'm fine. I just have a lot of small to medium size trade samples I am smoking up as well as samples I picked up from vendors at pipe shows. I'm trying to reduce the number of open baggies I have, nothing more. I thank you for caring enough to ask.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alligator Gar
Absolutely. A can or two isn't going to make a difference to me if someone's running low. I'm doing the same thing, working my way through sixteen Pugsley samples, a Tobias purchase and a bunch of samples and tins from a buddy on r/pipetobacco. I've got to eradicate some baggies before I pop another tin.Quote:
Originally Posted by JimInks
Virginia Spice in a 2014 John Barrett smooth short shank slight bend olive wood poker.
Going to follow @JimInks ' example and have a bowl full of H&H Virginia Spice.
A couple minutes away from smoking HU Balkan Passion in a full bend black pebble finish 2001 Rinaldo Lithos YY8 Titania Silver Line egg. Have enough left for one more bowl.
GL Pease Cairo in a square-shanked no-name billiard
Part way through this bowl of Chenet’s Cake in a slight bend rusticated 1979 Savinelli Estella 310 poker. This finishes the sample. Sure is delicious tobacco. :pipe:
SWRA in a straight black sandblast undated Savinelli Hercules 115EX pot.
Flying Dutchman Match in a slight bend black sandblasted Lorenzo Elba Imperia 8636 with an amber colored acrylic stem.
Bjarne Viking Wm. the Conquerer in a MM Legend cob.
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One good thing about pulling some over night shifts? It makes Scotch acceptable for breakfast!
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Durbar in a 1940s Custombilt Lovat.
I've finally beaten Durbar!!! 10 minutes drying time helps. But the true secrete? Packing lighter. This blend wants a loose, air pocket pack. Finally getting this blend. Excellent Virginia sweetness and tangy/spicy Orientals. The latakia is playing second fiddle. It is excellent.
And that, boys and girls, is why you never give up on a blend until you've tried it in multiple pipes with varying drying times as well as different packing techniques.
Picture included for Mr. @Alligator Gar of course.
Fantastic looking pipe! Now if we could just get Bent, Inks, McDill and some of the other frequent flyers posting pics... just think of the knowledge base this thread would become. I'm living proof that Luddites can be cured.Quote:
"get Bent" Heh.
Oh, you dreamer, you!!!! Luddites die hard and eat quickly! :whistle:Quote:
Originally Posted by Alligator Gar
Half way through this bowl of Edgeworth Ready Rubbed Match in a 1970s three quarter bend half smooth, half rusticated Savinelli Autograph 4 with a lucite stem and ferrule.
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Originally Posted by JimInks
Shhhh. Show... don't tell.