***What Are You Smoking, October 2025?***

[xrundog]

Scottish Flake in a pencil shank Dublin with a 14k gold engraved band from Shreve & Co. jewelers San Francisco.

 

[Sobrbiker]

GH&Co Black Twist (sliced) in the anomalous 8751 push stem Kaywoodie.

Reverse

 

[JimInks]

Half way through this bowl from a freshly opened pouch of year 2022 Mac Baren Original (Walnut) Flake in a 1960s Austrian meerschaum bent apple with a tapered yellow stem. Ice water and bergs is my drink.

 

[PaulRVA]

HU Edward G in a Castello 55
and Diet Coke on the side.

 

[Backwoods Briar]

A cob today, filled with Broken Feather, a brick a B&M blend

 

[JazzInAZ]

A gorgeous afternoon -- one of the best days of the year, here.

Second bowl of Pesse Canoe Purple Pearl, this time in an unbranded Meerschaum. Really, really nice. I'm getting more of a blackberry note, I think, for the fruit. Maybe even a very faint anisette, as well. Really pleasant.

Indian Masala Chai.

 

[Jo L.S.]

Savinelli Black Cavendish in an Ashton Bulldog Saddle LX, for me.

 

[Phiredog]

To quote @JimInks , “after a set of walking reps…” I’m finishing a bowl of B. Frog’s Throgmorton in an Amphora X-tra 813 author with Spindrift Grapefruit. So good!

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

Peterson 125th Anniversary B42 and Cult.

 

[infectedpsyche]

Loading my Dwarf Cobbit with some Newfound Blend. Getting chilly so expect more cobs and aeromatics out of me in the coming months

 

[Speak Easy]

Some Pegasus in a GBD Speciale Standard dog with a diamond shank.

 

[BigR]

A cob today, filled with Broken Feather, a brick a B&M blendView attachment 425570

I like that little revolver tamper.

 

[Fralphog]

Productive day working off items on my Fall Task List.
I’m enjoy an ice cold Belgian Bier and some aged GLP Maltese Falcon in a MM Cob.

 

[JimInks]

Near the first third of this bowl of year 2022 unreleased Sutliff Brown Virginia Flake in a straight smooth brown post-WWII Comoy’s Grand Slam billiard 27 Canadian patent 341422 with a black vulcanite saddle stem. This broken flake is a slow smoking blend. Harry the Hairy nibbled and left. Daisy the Feral Princess came in to eat and then went out. Tomato the Brave is in and eating wet food.

 

[PrivatePiping]

Autumn Evening in a MM Autumn Apple while doing some after work yard work.

 

[Jwebb90]

Frog Morton Across the Pond in a Savinelli. This is the last of the sample given to me by an employee at Boda. I have very much enjoyed it.

 

[dottlejockey]

Afternoon bowl of Exclusive in a KJ Swanson bamboo.

 

[VDL_Piper]

Man that's a nice 301! do you know what year? Nice write up on these here: 133. The 301 ‘Short Dutch’ and Other 40th Anniversary Shapes - https://petersonpipenotes.org/133-the-short-dutch-and-other-40th-anniversary-shapes/

Its not old that's for sure, maybe 7/8 years but its a heck of a smoker and get nearly daily use.


Smoking some 965 agin this morning in a Pete squire with coffee whilst the showers persist and I watch an episode of Slow Horses.

 

[Choatecav]

This morning, after chores, I had some Royal Yacht in a Vauen 3501.



Then, after feeding, I had some Low Country Pee Dee in a Tekin Meer. Some refreshing coconut water on the side.

 

[sparker69]

So, I wanted to share this big news with all of you—last night, Susan and I tied the knot!

It was a beautiful night. I’d never seen so many stars in this area before (you could see more than just Orion’s belt and shoulders in the constellation). The little fire we had going in the firepit was very cozy and kept us comfortable.

Wasabi was the cutest groomsman ever:

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Watching the broadcast of UFC Fight Night: Reinier de Ridder vs. Brendan Allen (also known as UFC Fight Night 262 and UFC on ESPN+ 120), taking place at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada. I’m starting off with Savinelli Doblone d’Oro in the first Savinelli Ottagono, a sandblasted, black, Straight Billiard (sort of a Pot after shaping) Limited Edition (No. 359/550), with a 9mm orange and black craquelure acrylic stem (I’m not using a filter; I opted for a 3mm adapter). This first Ottagono in the series used new old-stock stummels (probably made from leftover Octavia 138 stummels).

I’m following that up with Savinelli Brunello Flake in a sandblasted, black, Savinelli Ottagono Due (aka Ottagono II) Straight Dublin Limited Edition (No. 63/600, selected for my birth year, 1963); our buddy, John, is using his Ottagono Due (No. 76/600, selected for his birth year, 1976).

Next up will be Savinelli Juno in a sandblasted, black, Savinelli Ottagono Tre (aka Ottagono III) Bent Billiard Limited Edition (No. 484/600, selected for the two 4s and one 8 tying in with the octagonal theme). This pipe is based on the Octavia 638.

I got John a belated birthday present and thank you for being one of our witnesses last night: this year’s eight-sided release, a Savinelli Ottagono Long Sandblasted 138. I got him number 448 (mine is 484). I’m having Savinelli 140⁰ in it.

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John’s No. 448:

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My No. 484:

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Congratulations! (Just saw the post).
Love that Doblone d'Oro - one of my faves!