What Did You Smoke Today? (Pipe Edition)

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking Jim’s C Blend in a smooth medium bend straight grain 2001 Karl Erik Ekstravagant brandy with a leaf engraved silver band. Next is St. James Flake in a straight sandblasted pre-transition Barling Exel 249 Fossil T.V.F. black billiard with a silver band and military bit.

[NeverBend]

Thanks, Pete - another really interesting post. I tried a search on TR for blends with coumarin and they don't even have it as a category. Only about 10 have tonquin, and most of those are SG or GH.

What's your opinion of the K&K versions of the McConnell blends? Do they hold a candle, or even have similar flavor profiles? I've only had the Original Oriental and it's one of my favorite tobaccos so far (out of the merely dozen or so I've tried).

I was really interested to read about Elephant & Castle and your posts about it in a thread I found on another forum. Are you still blending, and do you have any recommendations that might be along the lines what E&C produced? Sounds like some pretty amazing blends!

Another reason I like latakias is that my dad smoked them, so to me it's what pipe tobacco is "supposed" to be. I've always liked smoky stuff in general, like Islay whiskies, smoked cheeses etc. My burley and VA uncertainties might be party due to being a former cigarette smoker. The VA I've enjoyed most so far was Firedance Flake, which is odd since I thought I didn't like strong aros.

(Sorry for threadjacking guys, but I wasn't sure what kind of new thread to start since we're touching on a lot of topics here - hope nobody minds).

Hi Chico,

I'll answer you in a new thread.

I opened a tin of Samuel Gawith 1792 Flake from 2000. Still has a big tonquin nose although not as bright as when new.

smoking now...
2000 Samuel Gawith 1792 Flake in a 1930s Barling's Make Ye Olde Wood saddle billiard (group 4 size).

smoked before...
2015 Orilik Golden Sliced in an April 1983 Ser Jacopo Gemma Granato taper stout billiard with an engraved gold and silver band.

Pete

[JimInks]

SPC Mississippi River in a 2003 medium bent Ural meer with a lined and etched egg shaped bowl.

[JimInks]

Skipper’s Flake in a post WW2 Pre-Republic Peterson Dublin straight smooth X155 Bulldog with a sterling silver band. Starting to run low on this now.

[JimInks]

Having a short smoke:Vincent Manil La Brumeuse Semois in a straight 2012 MM Pony Express cob.

[Alligator Gar]

GH Balkan Mixture in a GBD Clubhouse. Also scored a bag of Stonehaven from Pipes by George in Raleigh this morning. Great shop and great guy. Sad I didn't have time to accept his invitation to smoke a bowl with him.

[JimInks]

MacBaren Burley London Blend in a 2001 black sandblasted three quarter bend Rinaldo Lithos YY bulldog with an amber colored stem.

[NeverBend]

2015 McClelland #2010 in a 1982 Ser Jacopo Gemma Rubino canadian. Ice water, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, finishing up The She Wolf on a lovely night.

Yanks lost 2-1, Mets won 8-6.

Matt Harvey threw 88 pitches, 64 for strikes, left leading 8-0. His pitching line: 7-2-0-0-0-6. Dazzling.
Four relievers made a game of it so that Familia got a save! Their combined line: 2-8-6-6-2-2. Ugh.

[JimInks]

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.

[JimInks]

2011 Villiger Maryland No. 333 in a 2004 smooth long stem Canadian Trever Talbot Ligne Bretagne Faite en Bretagne 4/3.