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    What Are You Drinking December 2025

    @shanez You’re right - they now have newer labels throughout the range I’m still going through bottles I bought some time ago
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    What Are You Drinking December 2025

    Bought some years ago. I think it was bottled in 2002 There is another Frapin XO (in a squat bottle) made from grapes from other parts of the Frapin estate. Raised in a different cellar, it has a much bigger body and more pronounced oak and rancio character. I prefer the more elegant and...
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    What Are You Drinking December 2025

    Finishing off the last of this bottle of Frapin Ch Fontpinot XO - one of my favourite cognac houses (along with Hine and Delamain) The Ch Pontpinot is a bottling from their single vineyard - the largest in Grand Champagne - which surrounds the family home For cognac fans, their basic VS...
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    What Cigar Are You Smoking? 2025

    A panetella - Partagas Serie du Connoisseur No 1 (no bands pre-2005, discontinued 2010)
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    ***What Are You Smoking, December 2025?***

    A cigar and cognac day Partagas Serie du Connoisseur No 1 - discontinued 2010, unbanded pre-2005 From one of my favourite cognac houses - Chateau Fontpinot XO
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    Minimal Happiness Requirements?

    I respectfully disagree - NO ! NO ! NO ! Minimalist smoking = cigarettes PipeS. LOTS ! And tampers. And lighters. And pipe rests. And tobacco trays. And knives. And pipe/tobacco pouches. And cleaning/ maintenance stuff 🙄 😂
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    Minimal Happiness Requirements?

    All hail the new @didimauw 😳
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    ***What Are You Smoking, December 2025?***

    The 2nd Soren Refbjerg Rasmussen is a straight canted tomato nosewarmer With a bowl of MacBaren’s Mixture Scottish Blend
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    Retro Hotrod Style Pipe Identification

    Outboard motor !
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    ***What Are You Smoking, December 2025?***

    A couple of Soren Refbjerg Rasmussen pipes today 1st a squat rusticated straight Bulldog With a bowl of cube-cut MacBaren’s Navy Flake
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    Freezing Temperatures And Robust Briar

    Antarctica explorers Roald Amundsen and Sir Ernest Shackleton were noted pipe smokers. I doubt they gave any thoughts to coddling their pipes
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    What's Wrong With You Pagan Idol Worshippers?

    One of the benefits of having a hindsightscope 😢
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    The "Lakeland" of Marzipan

    Niederegger is my absolute favourite brand of marzipan