***What Are You Smoking, April 2021?***

[telescopes]

How is that Old Black Magic? It is one of the few Watch City cakes I haven't tried, but it sounds interesting... Reading the description always left me wondering what exactly it was in terms of blend type.

Great question. My favorite is Flake 558 and I compare it to eating a whole dinner. Old Black Magic, which I am getting ready to light up another bowl, is perhaps a step down in terms of the number of flavors that are going on at any one given moment. It comes across in a more singular way - certainly not flat or one note. In fact, the perique's sweetness is evident. I think of a nice fruit cake or raisins. The woodsy flavors punctuate the notes and balance them quite well.

Although many only give it 3 stars on Tobacco Reviews, I can't help but wonder if they are trying too hard to compare it to something it is not.

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking D&R Raccoon’s Delight in my very reliable smooth straight WW2 Pre-Republic Peterson Sterling Canadian with a sterling silver band and a black vulcanite p-lip stem. Going to the studio to finish an Archie job I took a break from. Ice water and bergs is my drink.

 

[telescopes]

Peterson Limerick with Old Black Magic under a pink moon. Magic it is.

 

[craig61a]

Mac Baren HH Virginia #1 in an Edward’s 700-M.

 

[telescopes]

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Peterson Limerick with Old Black Magic under a pink moon. View attachment 77260Magic it is.

Did I say Old Black Magic? Whoops. That’s Artisan in that bowl. Wow.

 

[telescopes]

Great question. My favorite is Flake 558 and I compare it to eating a whole dinner. Old Black Magic, which I am getting ready to light up another bowl, is perhaps a step down in terms of the number of flavors that are going on at any one given moment. It comes across in a more singular way - certainly not flat or one note. In fact, the perique's sweetness is evident. I think of a nice fruit cake or raisins. The woodsy flavors punctuate the notes and balance them quite well.

Although many only give it 3 stars on Tobacco Reviews, I can't help but wonder if they are trying too hard to compare it to something it is not.

Okay. My apologies. Everything I wrote about it was true until the part where I actually lit up and started smoking. Then it turns out, I am referring to Artisan because that is what I had previously put into the bowl. I kept thinking, “wow, this tobacco has suddenly come alive!” The sentence that begins with “In fact” is the Artisan. Everything before that refers to Old Black Magic.

 

[UncleRasta]

Good stuff. Hope you enjoy!

It is and I am.

 

[coming to_falling too]

Year 2008 Samuel Gawith 1792 Flake in a MM country gentlemen.

 

[Simmerdown☕️]

About to shave some thin sheets off this hunk of St. James Plug for this custom Tinsky. ️

 

[UncleRasta]

Cornell & Diehl Burley Flake #1 in a Savinelli Series III lumberman.

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I really enjoy my unfinished Savinelli's.

 

[edger]

C&D Bayou Morning in a straight Falcon with a blasted Bantam Genoa bowl. Costco scotch. This tobacco is one of C&D's best. Buckets of great flavor and inexpensive(relatively) to boot. Shout out to @jeremyreeves!!

 

[danimalia]

I really enjoy my unfinished Savinelli's.

Same! It has made me want to try other pipes with a natural/virgin finish.

Now joining other shrewd judges with some Orlik Golden Sliced in a Peterson System Spigot 314.

 

[JimInks]

About a third of a bowl left of Low Country Pipe & Cigar Natural Virginia & Burley in a 2020 straight black sandblasted Merchant Service “Bing” Standard with a nickel band and black vulcanite tapered stem. Working and listening to Gangbusters on the XM.

 

[Ettrick puffer]

The Royal Regiment of Scotland ???????? Oh do tell please, what we are looking at ? ?

The silver ware is a sporran adornment worn with the kilt. It’s a Kings Own Scottish Borderers one and was worn by the Pipes and Drums. This Regiment was merged with the Royal Scots to make the 1st Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, the Royal Scots Borderers in 2006. The tartan is Leslie and was the KOSB tartan in honour of Lord Leslie our founding Colonel. Thanks for your interest.
Happy smokes.
Ettrick puffer

 

[coming to_falling too]

Samuel Gawith St. James Flake in a Charles Towne Cobbler

 

[JimInks]

Not far from finishing this bowl of year 2008 Dunhill 965 in an undated, unbranded made in Italy smooth, medium brown, medium bend egg with a nickel band on a black tapered vulcanite stem. I did finish the Archie job.

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

a Morning smoke of Mc Barens HH Burley flake in a Dunhill shell grope 3 short canadian ,
very nice tobacco indeed similar to Amphora Burley but somewhat more complex & refined blend,perhaps a tad stronger too?

 

[JOHN72]

Good morning folks. Enjoying now with. C&D Mountain Camp, in corn pipe Charles Towne Cobbler. Beautiful day of rain and cold. With irish coffee............

 

[mithridate]

Mac Barens Classical in MM Morgan Natural. My first smokes of this pipe. A very pleasant hour. I was afraid the tobacco would taste all too vanilla flavored, but it actually didn't. Good stuff!

 

[JimInks]

Just finished cleaning the kitchen, and this bowl of D&R Windsail in a 2018 full bend smooth Peterson Sherlock Holmes Lestrade with a silver band and a black vulcanite saddle p-lip stem. M'lady will be very pleased when she wakes up, and sees it.