Royal Yacht in a Peterson silver mounted Kildare to start a busy day off.
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***What Are You Smoking, January 2023?***
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Orthodoxy at its finest in the background.
Eccentric in a Star Meerschaum Pipes straight Dublin 
2 parts C&D Burley Ribbon Cut, 1 part C&D Izmir Turkish in Morgan Bones Porch Buddy.
Joe wants in but I’m holding firm. Smoking Epiphany.
On my last couple ounces of Red Cake 5100 from a 1988 Dunhill Shell
WCC Old North Church in a Peterson
A newly stemmed WDC with some CH
The wheel horse Weber gets it again. Trying to close out the work day with some of that Newminster English Oriental.
Some C&D Eight State Burley earlier, now GL Pease Cumberland. Savinelli Noce 315 KS. 
A couple bowls of Stonehenge in the dedicated Rossi Belge while doing yard work.
It is a burley kind of day. In the garage with Semois in a Brulor Pot.
Been looking at bulk blends on Smokingpipes; I could start with C&D Bright Virginia Ribbon. I look the look of the Gawith Kendal Gold and think it would suit the King's Clay. Shouldn't be hard to find a nice golden or dark Cavendish to go with any of these. I imagine "Clay King" to be a golden coloured Virginia / Cavendish baccy; the closest commercial baccy to "Clay King" is Samuel Gawith Black Forest. Gawith blends always seem to sell out on Smokingpipes though. Might get a tin of Sillem's Musketeer though as I like the tin art. Lane HS-3 is another close match to my "Clay King" specification but SG Black Forest is the one!
My specifications for "Clay King" are:
1) Virginia / Cavendish blend.
2) Low nicotine strength
3) No Latakia!
I did smoke a clay bowl of Latakia in my clay pipe at the Nottingham pipe show though...
My specifications for "Clay King" are:
1) Virginia / Cavendish blend.
2) Low nicotine strength
3) No Latakia!
I did smoke a clay bowl of Latakia in my clay pipe at the Nottingham pipe show though...
Did a second set of walks, and smoked a bowl of year 2016 D&R Two Timer Gold in a 1982 smooth straight Sasieni Ivory 105 Apple with a black vulcanite saddle stem.
Now smoking Seattle Pipe Club Hogshead in a well appreciated medium bend, smooth brown pre-Republic Peterson 999 Dublin chubby Rhodesian with a tapered black vulcanite p-lip stem.
Oh yeah, baby!
First smoke in this recently acquired Antique Store find. New stem by JM Boswell. House of Robertson bent brandy and some May 21 Windjammer. With a little age on this blend it really has improved. A wonderful smoke.
I recently had one of my hats cleaned and reshaped. Thought I’d post a picture after seeing @reloader in his Black Cowboy hat.
I recently had one of my hats cleaned and reshaped. Thought I’d post a picture after seeing @reloader in his Black Cowboy hat.
Well, a friend gifted me a tin of Cult Blood Red Moon. 
Just cracked it today. Hmmmm. The immediate tin note was Robitussin cough med. Let some dry for a while, then packed a cob and lit up. Hmmm again. Ummm, it was the thought that counts, right? Right? Will jar it for now and try it again later. I drew a red marker on the the cob shank, just so there's no mistakes. Nonetheless, it was a nice gift
Just cracked it today. Hmmmm. The immediate tin note was Robitussin cough med. Let some dry for a while, then packed a cob and lit up. Hmmm again. Ummm, it was the thought that counts, right? Right? Will jar it for now and try it again later. I drew a red marker on the the cob shank, just so there's no mistakes. Nonetheless, it was a nice gift
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Still hanging onto the Christmas spirit with White Knight in my Saint Nicholas Savinelli 673. 60-degree weather in January is quite a gift!
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