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

[tirefire]

April has been spent sampling a few Englishes and Balkans . . . The tirefire standings:

1. GLP Quiet Nights
2. Arango Balkan Supreme
3. LJ Peretti Cambridge Flake (this is a surprise)
4. LJ Peretti Royal Blend
5. LJ Peretti Tashkent

 

[JimInks]

Enjoyed a tasty lunch, and was shocked to find that yesterday's off diet marathon did not put any weight on me! That, of course, is wonderful news for me. Anyway, I'm close to finishing this bowl of Erik Stokkebye 4th Generation Evening Flake in a smooth medium bend 2021 Peterson Ebony POTY 4AB No. 422/500 military mount with a silver cap and a tapered black vulcanite AB stem. Lavazza Classico, neat, is my drink.

 

[JimInks]

Did a second set of walking reps, and smoked a bowl of year 2015 D&R A.B. Rimboche in an undated slight bend, smooth flame grain Wessex Standard egg with a brown accent on the black vulcanite saddle stem.

 

[bobpnm]

Chicken thighs about to go on the kettle. Virginia Spice in this Savinelli Eleganza 320 KS.

 

[JimInks]

First time smoking year 2016 Peter Stokkebye Luxury Navy Flake in a straight smooth terracotta 2014 Sherlock Holmes Baker Street bulldog with sterling silver band and a tapered black p-lip stem. This pipe was a generous, thoughtful present by a fellow pipe smoker on another forum. I admired the one he had as I always wanted this model as a smooth finish with a p-lip, and as of today, I have one.It was unsmoked until now. Just amazing!!!!

 

[The Clay King]

Going to gift one or more of my clays. Need to make sure I don't buy any more pipe baccy for a bit. I will smoke a clay when I go to the Pirate Mutiny and Lace Wars / Redcoats & Revolutionaries. Might get it lit from the blacksmith's forge again. Don't want to give anyone a pipe that's been in my mouth!
If I get given any pipe baccy at Nottingham I could save it for Nantwich 380 in January.
Do you think the Clay King will miss his clays and baccy?
I might get a tin of the Musketeer for any of the clay pipe era re-enactments; going to leave it sealed until the day of the event though; I think it's a shame to smoke a new clean white pipe!

 

[Steddy]

I’m trying to cultivate a taste for straight Virginia, C&D Derringer in a Peterson System Standard 312.

 

[Ben.R.C]

Former Cross Grain Flake in a Comoy Blue Riband. First time with this blend, it’s good, a little too light for me though.

 

[The Clay King]

Photo of the Matlock Bath Pirate Mutiny; I'm in the bottom right hand corner with my pirate outfit, pewter tankard and a clay pipe. Need to make sure I don't blow clay pipe smoke in anyone's face!

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[JimInks]

Mr Jim, for my education and to satisfy curiosity, may I ask why is this shape considered a Lumberman and not a Canadian?

Because it has a saddle stem.

 

[JimInks]

I believe it is considered a Lumberman because it has a Saddle Stem:

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You beat me to it. Good graphics, man! Thanks.

 

[bobpnm]

Classic Burley Kake in this Wessex.

 

[bobpnm]

First time smoking year 2016 Peter Stokkebye Luxury Navy Flake in a straight smooth terracotta 2014 Sherlock Holmes Baker Street bulldog with sterling silver band and a tapered black p-lip stem. This pipe was a generous, thoughtful present by a fellow pipe smoker on another forum. I admired the one he had as I always wanted this model as a smooth finish with a p-lip, and as of today, I have one.It was unsmoked until now. Just amazing!!!!
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Beautiful pipe! What a gift! I like p-lip stems.

 

[k_as_in_knife]

Enjoying teh heck out of some Stonehenge Flake in a Stanwell. Lovely cool evening on the back patio.

 

[haebar]

Smoking some SG 1792 Flake in a MM Country Gentleman.

 

[ThermionicScott]

Now having the last crumbles of a tin of 2017 Dunhill Nightcap in my Dr Grabow Regal bulldog. It lit especially easily and I’m having a tasty smoke.



I’m also trying out those Falcon-branded pipe cleaners, which are supposed to be extra thin. There’s definitely less cotton around them, but the wire actually seems to be a thicker gauge than my BJ Longs pipe cleaners. So they’re still a tight fit in a couple of my pipes with smaller draft holes. I’m sure they work great in Falcon pipes, though.

 

[Brewfan]

1/3 of the way to Christmas Jolly Old St. Nicholas in my Santa Claus meer. 8 months to go!

 

[das3353]

Géométrie in a Pete

 

[Fralphog]

Got a lot of Spring Projects completed today!
Grabbed the Vauen Lexus, Bent Brandy and a home mix of Va, Bur, Blk Cav and Izmir Oriental. Pulled a beer from the kegerator- Colorado Brewery, Prost’s Kolsch.

 

[craig61a]

WCC Waltham Broken Cake in a Savinelli 601 Churchwarden.