*** What Are You Smoking?*** (September 2019)

[cortezattic]

C&D Billy Budd Blonde in a no-name classic claw & egg meer, with coffee.

 

[cigrmaster]

2012 Peterson Univrsity Flake in a Wayne Teipen Apple.

 

[bnichols23]

Old (70s, natch) Ben Wade Martinique flame grain with Captain Black Copper. Not too bad, actually.

Bill

 

[bnichols23]

Morning Crooner in a Bonsai Pipes Volcano
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Looks so much like Banjo.

 

[JimInks]

Starting off my smoking day with 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 in the military mount style. A bottle of Cheerwine made with pure cane sugar is my drink.

 

[cshubhra]

Tabac Vincent Manil La Brumeuse Semois In a handmade Vicar’s Pipe with flame/straight grain. Same pipe same tobacco and same me as last evening so no photo this time

 

[JimInks]

Good morning Jim. Have you spoken to John about bringing back this blend? I’m sure it would be very popular.

I have indeed. John Brandt worked his tail off trying to duplicate Nut Brown Burley, but he couldn't get close enough to an acceptable substitute to market it, so it's not coming back. Btw, you may be interested and surprised to know that Carole told me when she was blending it, that it wasn't a big seller .

 

[cigrmaster]

2015 Orlik Dark Strong Kentucky in a Scott Thile Bulldog.

 

[JimInks]

Enjoyed a tasty ham cheese roll ups and hummus lunch, and am a quarter of the way through this bowl of Tsuge Gunjin in a medium bend smooth paneled 2017 Celebi Turkish Meerschaum with a gold and black swirl acrylic tapered stem.

 

[perdurabo]

OJK in a Basket Briar reading Sisterhood of Dune

 

[samw74]

I have indeed. John Brandt worked his tail off trying to duplicate Nut Brown Burley, but he couldn't get close enough to an acceptable substitute to market it. so it's not coming back. Btw, you may be interested and surprised to know that Carole told me when she was blending it, that it wasn't a big seller .

That’s too bad, but I give him credit. Many blenders unfortunately will release a different blend and use the old name when some tobaccos are no longer available. I could think of at least two dozen easily.

 

[samw74]

Wessex Gold Brick in a Savinelli Chiara prince, sliced , folded and stuffed.

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking Sullivan & Powell Gentleman's Original Mixture in a 1999 Brebbia black sandblasted quarter bend egg small pocket pipe with a black vulcanite saddle stem.

 

[cigrmaster]

2012 Solani 633 in a Rad Davis Dublin

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking 2013 Capstan Blue in a straight smooth patent era 1952 Dunhill Bruyere ODA apple 806 B124 with a black vulcanite tapered stem.

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking 2016 Anniversary Kake in a smooth 1979 Chippendale (Charatan second) Rhodesian 49 with a black vulcanite saddle stem. Ice water and bergs is my evening drink.

 

[hsnzz]

Escudo in a Peterson Aran 106. I had forgotten how peppery this gets. Could’ve done with more drying, but I had limited time and decided to just go for it. Might dry a coin for later on tonight to compare experiences.

 

[samw74]

Peter Stokkebye Black Cavendish in a Lady M cob.

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking Watch City VaBur Test Sample in a black straight, grain etched family era (Post WW2) Four Dot Sasieni “Appleby” apple with a tapered black vulcanite stem.

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking early 1970s MacBaren Burley London Blend in a smooth medium bend 2011 Rinaldo Collection Fiammata Silver Line 7 Odea 04 flame grain bulldog with a silver band and a tortoise shell acrylic saddle stem.