'07 McClelland Black Sea Sokhoum in the Yeti Liverpool.
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2 morning bowls of Pegasus in a Fatih, followed by breakfast and now...
Dockworker in an H Ege hammer and some morning news.
Dockworker in an H Ege hammer and some morning news.
'99 McClelland Xmas Cheer in the Yeti Dublin w/ Bakelite.
I've never been a HUGE proponent of the Xmas Cheers ( I mean- they're great, and maybe the first few I tried didn't hit me right), but this '99 vintage is fantastic. A truly complex straight Virginia- a bevy of varying Virginia notes and they're all delicious.
I've never been a HUGE proponent of the Xmas Cheers ( I mean- they're great, and maybe the first few I tried didn't hit me right), but this '99 vintage is fantastic. A truly complex straight Virginia- a bevy of varying Virginia notes and they're all delicious.
I tried Mac Baren Vanilla Roll Cake for the first time last night (Ashton Pipe Club of London PotY ‘25) and liked it so much I smoked a second bowl (Peterson Dublin Bulldog). Wonderful non-chemically vanilla flavor and also really great tobacco flavor. A ‘sophisticated’ aro for sure; glad I bought a few tins.
Also smoked Firebird Flake for the third time last night (Rattray’s Beltane’s Fire). I didn’t like it the first time (but was smoking outside with a lot of controlled burns going on in the area). Just didn’t get it the second time (more controlled environment at home). The third time was the charm for me. There is a lot going on but it is a very subtle dance. I really had to slow down and pay attention, but then was rewarded for the effort.
Also smoked Firebird Flake for the third time last night (Rattray’s Beltane’s Fire). I didn’t like it the first time (but was smoking outside with a lot of controlled burns going on in the area). Just didn’t get it the second time (more controlled environment at home). The third time was the charm for me. There is a lot going on but it is a very subtle dance. I really had to slow down and pay attention, but then was rewarded for the effort.
After enjoying a Joya de Nic Silver this morning I had a hankering for a little something sweet to compliment the chocolatey vanilla i got from the cigar. Queue C&D mocha in my MM Country Gentleman. The blend paired nicely with the remainder of my coffee and kept me company while I ground up coffee beans for the week.
A codger breakfast means contentment, the morning is cold but the pipe and coffee are hot. Half&half in a Morgan. I love being a retired codger, it’s something I never thought about achieving. But once you realize that you are one, with all benefits that come with it, you never want to go back. Thinking about a walk or a book? Decisions, decisions 
C&D Exclusive in a Radice Chubby Billiard and Coffee 
️ on the side.
️ on the side.
Firebird Flake in a Wiley. My second bowl and am really enjoying it. First bowl was uneven because I rubbed it out and didn't dry it. I also used a pipe dedicated to English blends, so not a great way to sample a new blend.
Old Joe Krantz in a Den's Freehand. 
Cigar Time: San Lotano Requiem Habano
Mrs Badger and I made a pilgrimage to one of the remoter spots in the county (Ratlinghope, pronounced 'Ratchup'), the resting place of Richard Munslow (d. 1906), the last sin-eater in England and Wales. Then home, to a pipe of Peterson's Irish Flake in the Comoy seconds zulu. Turns out it's not really a flake pipe :-(
A third of a bowl left of pre-2014 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. I tried to feed all the ferals, but Tomato the Brave and Abner the Eager, both of whom spent the night inside, only wanted to go out. Harry the Hairy ate outside. Daisy the Feral Princess ate inside, and is snoozin' on her blanket. Tomato and Abner will be back to eat at some point. Fed Sleepy Suzy and Molly Danger, too. Ice water and bergs is my drink.
First try with Navigator. In the Briarworks 10th Anniversary Blasted Zulu with morning coffee. Easy light... quite nice..!
Is this one of her clamshell p-lips?
Brown Flake Scented in a Ropp Vintage with horn stem
Had some of my Dark Sails mixture this morning in the Ropp J11.
Yesterday I had a couple undocumented smokes of Ryback+P in it as well.
Undocumented because I was busy installing the light you see above my thumb-we’ll be needing Gracie later next month/March and will use the light to simulate longer daylight hours to kickstart her breeding cycles.
Yesterday I had a couple undocumented smokes of Ryback+P in it as well.
Undocumented because I was busy installing the light you see above my thumb-we’ll be needing Gracie later next month/March and will use the light to simulate longer daylight hours to kickstart her breeding cycles.
That’s good stuff there, I like the smooth strength and that the rum is quite in the background as opposed to center stage like it is in Windjammer.
Sir John's Flake Virginia in an Altinok.
One more before heading off to be a social butterfly. Visiting a friend in Tacoma for a smoke and then down to have dinner with my mom later.
Makhuwa in a Ser Jacopo.
Makhuwa in a Ser Jacopo.
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