What Did You Smoke Today? (Pipe Edition)

[JimInks]

Half way through this bowl of Stonehaven in a 1998 smooth medium bend Peterson Limerick 69 with a nickel band with a black vulcanite p-lip stem. A bottle of 7-Up is my drink.

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking Jim's Va/Bur in a 2015 Basil Meadows Bing Crosby Merchant Service replica with a smooth straight thin shank, aluminum band and black ebonite stem.

[JimInks]

Now smoking the brand new release of Standard Tobacco Company of Pennsylvania War Horse Bar in an undated fancy designed tall, thin bowl medium bend Warren Zeichen Viennese Coffeehouse Bombay clay with a white acrylic stem. Sure has a helluva strong kick to it!

[JimInks]

Half a bowl of 1970s War Horse Bar in a 2002 IMP smooth full bend egg shaped meer with a black acrylic stem. Doing a comparison with the new release. Listening to Vin Scully.

[Emperor Zurg]

Trying a bowl of G&H Bright CR Flake today - cubed up to fit in the little Savinelli
This is a different sort of Va than I'm used to and so far I'm not too impressed - but then again I never like the first bowl of anything so I didn't really expect to like it right off.

First impressions:
Initial light: Sweet and fruity - thought I'd gotten Glengarry Flake by mistake
Once it got underway the sweetness faded and at different times I thought of...
Wood, Dry Grass, Slightly Bitter (like an orange rind is bitter but without the citrus hit), Floral, Slightly Fruity, Salt, BandAids, Slightly Sweet

With the bitter and floral, I'd imagine this would go good alongside an IPA if I could find one that's not too bitter, but I generally don't like IPAs. Then again, it might go good alongside a box of BandAids if you're into eating them...

[JimInks]

Now smoking Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 1982 black sandblasted paneled slight bend Savinelli flat bottom sitter with a black vulcanite stem. Got a lot of nicotine in me from those two bowls of War Horse Bar. A bottle of Cherry Coke is my drink as I listen to Vin Scully call the Dodgers game on MLB TV.

[JimInks]

MacBaren Raw Classic in an egg shaped medium bend smooth Burgundy colored 1985 Caminetto with a black acrylic stem.

[JimInks]

Not far from finishing this bowl of Stokkebye Natural Dutch Cavendish in a 1970s medium bend smooth Ben Wade Golden Walnut freehand with a black vulcanite stem. Ice water and bergs is my evening drink.

[JimInks]

Now smoking St. Basil’s Golden Brown in an early smooth Radice Tiger Eye G medium bend pipe with a bamboo-style carving on the shank with a black acrylic stem. This is the first of the five new blends from the new company.

[JimInks]

Now smoking St. Basil’s Ivan the Terrible in a smooth straight WW2 Pre-Republic Peterson Sterling Canadian with a sterling silver band and a black vulcanite p-lip stem.