Really enjoying my first bowl of Haddo’s Delight in a well smoked Roma 707. The tin note is really something...anyone else get a Camembert cheese note?
Quite a haul for me this week:
1 tin Esoterica Dunbar (from local B & M)
2 tins St. James Flake
3 tins Squadron Leader
1 tin Black Frigate
1 tin Solani 633
1 tin H & H BlackWatch
1 tin each GLP: Fillmore, Haddo’s Delight, Quiet Nights
I would say most of my bowls last at least an hour. I have found that if I clench while doing something else, I smoke faster. Lately, I have been intentional about enjoying the ritual of smoking a pipe without distractions and that extends the time it takes to finish a bowl. Slow and steady...
I enjoy a good English blend in the morning/afternoon and a Va/Per at night - the sweetness of the Virginia makes it more of a dessert smoke for me. I hope there is always room for both in my pipe smoking future!
Ready to load up some Savinelli 140th anniversary blend in this brand new Volkan Antiqua bent Rhodesian. It took almost 4 weeks to arrive from Italy and I’m looking forward to breaking it in!
For me, while I enjoy Solani 633 &
De Luxe Navy Rolls, GLP Fillmore is my #1 VaPer - Not sure how Perique forward these blends are, but they have all become a regular part of my rotation.
Since my reentry into the pipe smoking world in March of this year, I have 15 in mason jars that is smoke regularly and another 10 unopened tins. It seems that every time I log into this forum my, Smoking Pipes wishlist grows...