***What Are You Smoking, December 2023?***

[HeavyLeadBelly]

I’m enjoying Uhles PPB with black coffee this morning.

 

[Scottmi]

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[rsshreck32]

Three Friars in a Radice Clear.View attachment 269304

Glad to see you're back in action @RobNYC

 

[Ben.R.C]

Royal Twist in a Satou

 

[Gimlet]

Petersons 965 in a Vauen Mokka bent apple.

 

[Ben.R.C]

Royal Twist in a Satou
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This same stump had a hornets nest that attacked my wife. Poor thing.

 

[RobNYC]

Glad to see you're back in action @RobNYC

Thank you, I appreciate that.

 

[Rockyrepose]

Salty Dogs with a bit of age in a Nuttens Bing, it's what's for breakfast, black coffee on the side.

 

[JimK]

Good day all! Starting with KBV Red Line and an Upshall sandblast Canadian size 4.

 

[yanoJL]

My first time trying Gawith Hoggarth Rum Flake, in a BBB 304. What a fabulous blend! Special thanks to my Secret Santa @CoffeeAndBourbon for turning me on to this.

 

[RobNYC]

HH Old Dark Fired in a Savinelli Extra Dry 111 KS.

 

[Barkman]

Some Chelsea Morning in my Radice Rind Billiard. In love with the color and texture of this finish

 

[atwaterville]

GL Pease Samarra in a Rattray's TGD billiard.

 

[cshubhra]

Daughters and Ryan Three Sails spiked with Angostura Orange bitters in a MM Eaton Cob

 

[dunnyboy]

Stonehenge Flake in a Castello great line.

 

[yanoJL]

BCF in an Altinay Meer and coffee ️

 

[Friendly Piper]

Working from home today and decided to do a little experiment with The Royal Yacht in a few different pipe materials:

(1) my Old German Clay “The Offering” tester;
(2) my AKB Meerschaum smooth cherrywood tester; and
(3) my Rattray 100 Goblin (dedicated to this blend for some reason)

Also loaded a bowl of Elizabethan Mixture into my new Chacom 996 Rhodesian, which has been perfect for this blend.

Question: for some reason, I really love The Royal Yacht and I wonder if you all can help me to explore blends similar to this “unique” mixture. What I enjoy isn’t the Vitamin N, but rather the way the Virginias are so smooth and subdued (in some blends I like them to sing, but here they just hum comfortingly in the dark), and the fact that the topping is “deep” flavored (not flowery or sweet). Thanks!

 

[Ben.R.C]

CRFP in an S Bang

 

[ADKPiper]

At the moment Ratray Sterling Flake in a Nording.
Bliss

 

[Winnipeger]

@Winnipeger
Happy Belated Birthday!

Thank you man!