A Trifecta of Beauty!

[shanez]

Beautiful pipe, beautiful Cognac, and beautiful tobacco!



I was very fortunate to get this beautiful pipe directly from Silver Gray @Silvergraypipes (at a great price too) and I'm loving it. It's beautiful to look at, feels good in my hand, super light, and has a flawless draw.


Giving it it's inaugural run with one of my absolute favorites, and one of the few plugs I'll take the trouble for, Salty Dogs. I dutifully butchered the plug with a unique Japanese carving knife I have. Luckily Salty Dogs is fantastic no matter how badly prepped.



Such a pipe and blend deserve a pairing with something exceptional so I chose Navarre Souvenir Imperial Tres Vieille Reserve Hors d'Age. Now this is a Cognac! Of course 50 years of aging doesn't hurt either. I am in heaven tonight!

 

[olkofri]

What's it with the skiving knife? Strands of tobacco not thin enough? ?

 

[SpookedPiper]

Lovely trio indeed! Enjoy!

 

[irishearl]

Might take 50 years to spit out the name of that cognac. Congrats on the pipe.

 

[cshubhra]

Enjoy ?

 

[shanez]

What's it with the skiving knife? Strands of tobacco not thin enough? ?

It's kinda like a Japanese handmade x-acto knife. I got it on Amazon for around $8 I think. Very nice for more precise work.

 

[magicpiper]

I have recently dabbled in Cognac. Quite tasty stuff. I originally began searching out bottles of scotch distilled in my birth year. The older I get, the more difficult and expensive this hobby gets. Cognac has given me a great , and more reasonable, alternative to continue the search for my birth year. Prices are much less inflated in comparison to malt whisky. I quite enjoy it.

 

[jpberg]

I have recently dabbled in Cognac. Quite tasty stuff. I originally began searching out bottles of scotch distilled in my birth year. The older I get, the more difficult and expensive this hobby gets. Cognac has given me a great , and more reasonable, alternative to continue the search for my birth year. Prices are much less inflated in comparison to malt whisky. I quite enjoy it.

Now that you’re down the rabbit hole, don’t overlook Armagnac.
I didn’t exactly drop Cognac, but there’s a lot of flavors left in Armagnacs that have been distilled out of Cognacs.
Fun territory either way.

 

[eugenepark]

Looks like you had a fun evening!

 

[sandollars]

What a beautiful pipe! I have a Silver Gray on the way and I think when it arrives, I too, will christen it with Salty Dogs..

I sure would love to see your collection someday.... I've been following your purchases (often chasing them and or losing them to you ) and I bet it's amazing....

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Very nice! If I drank a whole glass of Congac like that, my wife would have to drag me out of the shrubs, ha ha.

Hey, you don't look anything at all like your avatar. Crap!! All this time I thought that I was being nice to an elderly gentleman, ha ha.

 

[NookersTheCat]

Here I thought I was being fancy with a Brigham, some C&D, and some Jacquin's cordials!
Beautiful setup, enjoy!!