What Did You Smoke Today? (Pipe Edition)

**Alligator Gar** · 11-05-2015, 09:14 PM

Originally Posted by JimInks

Listing this early so that I can concentrate on work for a while: Edgeworth Ready Rubbed Match in a 2015 Basil Meadows smooth straight thin shank and stem with an aluminum band Bing Crosby Merchant Service replica. Thought I'd take another go at breaking in my new pipe.

Yay for pictures! Thanks Jim.

**Alligator Gar** · 11-05-2015, 09:22 PM

Originally Posted by JimInks

Thank you, Andy. I've always wanted one, and now I have one. I'm on my second bowl and it already tastes like it's broken in. In fact, two people on another forum saw this pipe and what I had to say about it, and Basil Meadows got two orders for Bing pipes today. Isn't that something? Check out his website to see his other pipes. reddog.com I own five of Basil's pipes and I find them to be great smokers at very reasonable prices.

I love his stem work.

**Alligator Gar** · 11-05-2015, 09:30 PM

Originally Posted by AndyCAYP

Nothing burning right now, but @Alligator Gar 's post in the Blending Experiment thread got me thinking, and this thread gets the most play...

He certainly makes Star of the East sound like a great blend. I've been hoping to find a bulk Oriental-forward that I could keep around to save some $$$. Something very incense-y, tea-like, musty, bright but hearty, etc. etc. etc. An "exotic" blend that brings a variety that's missing from my rotation. That said, it looks like SofE is 50% Lat which would lead me to believe it's not what I want. I have more heavy Lats than I'll probably ever smoke.

Anyone have any suggestions?

Oddly enough, the question of how much is too much Lat goes unanswered in SoTE. The lat in that blend is not annoying (bearing in mind my tin was three YO.) The Star is the Oriental(s). You hit it on the head. Musty and incens-y. That "must" is what sold me. I'd share some but I smoked it all and gave my replacement tin to a buddy. I think I'm going to smoke a bowl of the Skiff you gave me to celebrate taste.

**AndyCAYP** · 11-05-2015, 09:35 PM

Originally Posted by Alligator Gar

Oddly enough, the question of how much is too much Lat goes unanswered in SoTE. The lat in that blend is not annoying (bearing in mind my tin was three YO.) The Star is the Oriental(s). You hit it on the head. Musty and incens-y. That "must" is what sold me. I'd share some but I smoked it all and gave my replacement tin to a buddy. I think I'm going to smoke a bowl of the Skiff you gave me to celebrate taste.

@Nachman mentioned Skiff. I'll have to try a bowl again because while I found it very good - it's actually a great "old fashioned" English blend to my tastebuds - it didn't have quite enough ooomph to push it to 4 stars.

Seems like that's what I'll take to work tomorrow to give it another go!

**Bruck** · 11-05-2015, 09:40 PM

Penzance in a no-name unfinished briar.

**Alligator Gar** · 11-05-2015, 09:46 PM

Started the evening with a GOF Serie B 2011 edition and then eased into a bowl of Nightcap. Next up is Skiff Mixture for the actual nightcap. My son is taking a full ride from the USAF at UCF and all they want in return is his Dad to show up on time for his induction ceremony. Early night. Pax vobiscum.