What Did You Smoke Today? (Pipe Edition)

[Bruck]

Probably @Bruck .
Don't think I've had any P.A. that old in my possession.

Yes, mighta been me - I do keep some of the ancient stuff around.

[Emperor Zurg]

Got a cobload of Sam Gawith, Navy Flake smoldering along in my deer blind. Got some hot coffee to accompany it.
I never smoke in the morning unless I'm hunting. Coffee goes good with this.

[bluenoser]

A little rubbed out Erinmore flake in this little un-named number.



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[BryGuySC]

Got a cobload of Sam Gawith, Navy Flake smoldering along in my deer blind. Got some hot coffee to accompany it.
I never smoke in the morning unless I'm hunting. Coffee goes good with this.

Love that stuff!

[Pipe Smoker]

That “unnamed number” looks like a nice little pot, Blake.

Puffing F&T Vintage in my old Kirsten.

[Emperor Zurg]

Now doing a little afternoon hunting (armed smoking) with a MM General full of G&H, Louisiana Flake

[Brimy]

Pace yourself!
...or don't. Then tell us how it went.

I don't seem to be picking up the flavors!
The only one that came across as flavorful was the 515RC Virginia.

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[BryGuySC]

I don't seem to be picking up the flavors!
The only one that came across as flavorful was the 515RC Virginia.

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Go slower.
Try packing it a little bit firmer, with a milkshake consistency when you test the draw.
That's not a hard rule, but helps me with that problem sometimes.

[Emperor Zurg]

I don't seem to be picking up the flavors!
The only one that came across as flavorful was the 515RC Virginia.

That will come in time. Try the above and see if that helps any. Drawing slow is certainly key.

Also, if you've found a blend that works for you, stick with that for the time being and use the occasion to develop technique. Then try other blends from time to time and see how they compare. I didn't get much from the ropes and twists at first either... well, nothing but a woozy feeling that made me want to lie down. (I was smoking them too wet and puffing too fast but ymmv) Also, don't be stingy with the retro. Pipe blends do tend to lean toward the fragrant end of the taste vs smell spectrum. Not all of them tho.

[Haebar]

Yes, mighta been me - I do keep some of the ancient stuff around.

I thought it was you, thanks. And it is Velvet and not Prince Albert like I said it was.

I've smoked several bowls of Five Brothers in an oval-shank Dunhill billiard this morning.