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  1. JimInks

    ***What Are You Smoking, January 2024?***

    I am starting off the New Year with a bowl from a freshly opened tin of year 2001 Murray's Dunhill Navy Rolls in a 1984 black sandblasted straight Dunhill Shell 4103 Billiard with a black vulcanite tapered stem.
  2. JimInks

    Jim's Seattle Pipe Club Christmas Spirit 2023 Review.

    This goes on sale at Smoking Pipes sometime on Wednesday. The Cyprian Latakia produces an abundance of smoke, earth, wood, floralness, herbs, vegetation, and mild spice as a lead component although its role is lessened by the combination of the Orientals and perique. The sun cured Orientals...
  3. JimInks

    Jim's C&D Anthology 2023 Review.

    This goes on sale December 15 at 6 p.m. EST. The 2013 steamed Virginia dark red, 2019 Georgia red and orange, 2019 and 2022 North Carolina red and orange Virginias combine to offer an abundance of tart and tangy citrus, sugar, bread, grass, floralness, some tangy dark fruit, sour lemon...
  4. JimInks

    Arlo Guthrie Wishes Me A Merry Christmas.

    I can not believe this amazing, incredible, wonderful, exciting early Christmas present. You won't either!!!! Early, on time or late, it is the best Christmas present I have ever had. Thank you, @ClinchKnot ! Arlo Guthrie for Jim -...
  5. JimInks

    Jim's Watch City Santa's Sack Review.

    This goes on sale at 3 p.m. EST. Thanks to @atwaterville for asking for the review. The various Virginias provide plenty of tart and tangy citrus, bread, sugar, floralness, grass, stewed dark fruit, very mild earth, wood and spice. They are the lead components with the bright Virginias (cased...
  6. JimInks

    Jim's Sutliff Cringle Flake 2023 Review.

    This goes on sale December 5 at 6 p.m. EST. The stoved Katerini offers plenty of fermented stewed, creamy, sugary sweetness, spice, earth, wood, smoke, herbs, floralness, vegetation, sourness, some tangy citrus and dark fruit, peat, and light incense as the lead component. The last of the 2003...
  7. JimInks

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

    Just finished smoking year 2016 Sutliff 507-C Slices in a black sandblast PSB medium bend 2021 Peterson POTY 4AB No. 228/500 military mount with a silver cap and a tapered black vulcanite AB stem.
  8. JimInks

    Jim's Dreaming Pipes Mount Tai Review.

    This is currently on sale at dreamingpipes.com only. The various multi-continental Virginias provide plenty of tart and tangy citrus, grass, bread, tangy stewed fruit, some tangy dark fruit, sugar, earth, wood, floralness, sour lemon, vegetation, and spice along with very light acidity, and a...
  9. JimInks

    Jim's Drucquer & Sons King's Fool Review.

    This goes on sale November 28 around 10 a.m. EST. The year 2019 flue cured bright Virginia produces plenty of tart and tangy, citrus, bread, grass, some sugar, floralness, spice, sour lemon, light vegetation, and a touch of acidity. It takes a very small lead most of the time. The tangy dark...
  10. JimInks

    Jim's Sutliff Pipe Force Episode VI Review.

    This blend goes on sale November 25 at 6 pm. EST. The stoved Oriental Katerini provides a wealth of earth, wood, herbs, incense, floralness, vegetation, stewed creamy sweet and sour, tart and tangy citrus, spice, smoke, and mild tangy darker fruit as it takes a light lead. The smoky dark fired...
  11. JimInks

    Who Made These Pipes?

    The pipes are not stamped. There is stamping on the silver bands, and I am hoping somebody knows if this is a silver band maker's initials or the initials of the pipe company. The date may be 1896. https://www.silvermakersmarks.co.uk/Dates/Birmingham.html
  12. JimInks

    Jim's Watch City American Cut Plug Mixture Review.

    Ernie at Watch City is targeting the on-sale date for mid-November. Full disclosure: I am the co-creator of this blend. The various mixed cut burleys provide an abundance of nuts, earth, wood, bread, mild spice, sugar, light smoke, floralness and a touch of sourness. The molasses, cocoa, anise...
  13. JimInks

    Jim's Low Country Atalaya Limited Edition 2023 Review.

    This goes on sale Wednesday, Nov. 8. The 31 Farms perique provides a wealth of spice, dried plums, figs, raisins, earth, wood, and some floralness as the lead component. The aged Izmir and sun cured Basma produce a wealth of earth, wood, herbs, vegetation, floralness, spice, dry, sharp...
  14. JimInks

    Jim's a Comic Book Convention Guest, Nov. 12, in N.C.

    Sunday, November 12, I will be a guest at the Eastgate Comic Con in Greensboro, N.C., near the airport. The legendary Roy Thomas will be there as well. Lots of comics, toys, videos, cos-play events, too. If you're around, stop in and say "hi." Comic Con - https://www.eastgatecomics.com/comic-con
  15. JimInks

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

    Starting off this month with a bowl of year 2020 Watch City Rouxgaroux in a smooth medium bend 2021 Peterson POTY Natural 4AB No. 6/500 military mount with a silver cap and a tapered black vulcanite AB stem. Ice water and bergs is my drink.
  16. JimInks

    Jim's C&D From Beyond 2023 Small Batch Review.

    This goes on sale October 25 at 6 p..m. EST. The year 2018 Turkish Izmir and the year 2019 Greek Basma provide plenty of earth, wood, vegetation, floralness, herbs, smoke, some spice, peat, mild creamy buttery sweetness, incense, and a little dry sharp sourness as the lead components. The...
  17. JimInks

    Jim's Sutliff Maple Shadows Review.

    This blend is only sold in eight ounce cans, and will be available Friday, Oct. 13 at 6 p.m. EST. The dark fired Kentucky provides a fair amount of earth, wood, vegetation, herbs, floralness, some spice, nuts, mild sourness, and a bare hint of barbecue as the lead component. The earthy, nutty...
  18. JimInks

    Jim's C&D Warped: The Haunting Crumble Cake (Small Batch) Review.

    This goes on sale October 4 at 10 a.m. EST. The year 2020 AA grade Dominican Criollo cigar leaf provides an abundance of peat, earth, cedar, floralness, leather, some vegetative grass, smoke, herbs, mild tea and coffee, sourness, mild tart citrus, spice, and a few butter notes as the lead...
  19. JimInks

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

    Yeah, I'm starting this month's thread early since I'm working this evening. I always was a troublemaker. :) I'm almost half way through this bowl of 2021 Watch City Simply VOriental in a straight smooth medium brown 1930s Wilshire 5 bulldog (Comoy’s second) made for John’s Pipe Shop in Los...
  20. JimInks

    RIP, Brooks Robinson.

    Just heard that Brooks Robinson passed away today. I was fortunate enough to spend a little time with him on three occasions including once on the radio when I did a talk show back in the 1980s, early 90s. He was a very kind and friendly gentleman who enjoyed talking baseball with anybody at...
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