If You Could Have Only One...

[OzPiper]

Not quite answering the OP
BUT if reworded “What You Would You Choose IF It Was Your Last Meal on Earth ?”

Would it be the finest Iranian oscietra caviar with a glass of your favourite champagne ?
Or your favourite meal as cooked by your mother/grandma ?

I know my answer would be a meal (ANY meal) cooked by my grandma
Familiarity and comfort over fancy, exotic and expensive

 

[BriarsAndBottles]

I’m gonna go with @SBC comment and say the one I’d have everyday isn’t necessarily my favorite. Just like food, my favorite meals are often rich and very sensory engaging experiences, but I need to have the time and head space to enjoy them properly. When I just wanna smoke I tend to reach for Virginias with a bit of dark fired like country squires kingsfoil, or macbaren Hh odk. But my favorites are probably well aged McClelland Virginias and complex englishes. Pipes you can’t go wrong with a Peterson with a little bend to it.

If coffees involved I might change my tobacco to a chocolatey aro like pipers pleasure from boswells.

 

[NomadOrb]

Pipe is tough, I'd probably go with my IMP bent Rhodesian meer for it's endurance capabilities.

Tobacco would probably be Mac Baren Navy Flake. It's not my favorite, but it's up there, and it's got enough going on to keep me satisfied.

 

[crashthegrey]

This Kaywoodie Super Grain Lovat and McClelland Black Shag.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Right here.

 

[Doctor Chopper]

Escudo in my Peterson system pipe. The pipe is a great all day smoker.

 

[Doctor Chopper]

I like to keep it under $100, if possible, but could go higher.

After seeing on the discussions on Meerschaum, I may have to try one!

Under $100 for the entire package? Just picked up a good choice today in Washington Missouri!

 

[JackOrion]

My Rhodesian Ser Jacopo Delecta, because it’s my favorite pipe of course.
Bengal Slices because it’s so rich and satisfying. I smoke far more Virginia dominant blends, and straight flakes but I would miss the luxurious smoke of Bengal Slices.

 

[Searock Fan]

A touch over-reacting! .

We can suggest some soothing interim steps. Or at least point out the backyard is much prettier- and newsworthy!

I guess that would be the end of my smoking...for a day, then I'd choke down the CBR until it tasted ok.

My back yard is too sunny and I'm afraid of getting melanoma.

 

[Cyxelsid]

Under $100 for the entire package? Just picked up a good choice today in Washington Missouri!

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No, $100 for the pipe alone. That looks pretty cool!

 

[BriarsAndBottles]

View attachment 229468This Kaywoodie Super Grain Lovat and McClelland Black Shag.

Your avatar makes you look more like Amish Paradise and this pic makes you look more Gangtas Paradise. What is on your shirt, looks like a band called “bat death” but that didn’t return any search results.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Crash's photo says to me "I've made up my mind and am certain about it."
(That's a compliment, to be clear.)

 

[jpberg]

Post what you you don't know the answer or just your experience up to now. I is good to hear from you. People who are tired of the question will ignore the post and others won't. Remember there are also newbies who will like your posts. In part this is what drives the Forum.

Glad you know what drives the forum. After five minutes here.
Hey, what do you think is the best bang for your buck pipe?

 

[BriarsAndBottles]

Right here.

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I thought you were an aromatic guy? I’ve got one tin of that stuff, haven’t opened it yet, looking forward to it. I’m assuming that’s your favorite McClelland, what’s most similar and what’s a close second favorite?

 

[Lucashly]

Glad you know what drives the forum. After five minutes here.
Hey, what do you think is the best bang for your buck pipe?

?

 

[WerewolfOfLondon]

If we have to get Highlander about it, and there can be only one, for me, it would have to be SG FVF. The pipe would have to be a Barling.

 

[LeafErikson]

A Savinelli and Pegasus. A meer would work too but it would become tedious having to gently ream it constantly if it was all I had. I don't have to be as gentle with briar.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I thought you were an aromatic guy?

I'm a Virginia and straight oriental guy that enjoys aromatics.

I’m assuming that’s your favorite McClelland

Absolutely. The latakia is Syrian and really in such an amount that you only notice it I'd you're looking for it.

what’s most similar

Nothing I'm away of.

what’s a close second favorite?

Straight ribbon cut Yenidje or Macedonian Prilep.

 

[Chasing Embers]

If we have to get Highlander about it, and there can be only one

 

[smmirza]

My Butz-Choquin supermate pipe and Full Virginia Flake!