Beautiful WV evening - smoking some Arrango Balkan Supreme in my Boswell twisted and bent billiard - some rye whiskey on the side.
***What Are You Smoking, April 2023?***
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GH Bob’s Chocolate Flake in a Rossi Vittoria
War Horse Green, in my little Kaywoodie Campus.
It's that Aperitif time of day...but this time testing out the so-called 'clone' by McConnell called St. James Park. Tin note, quite different. Aperitif has latakia. didn't really smell that coming forward in the so-called clone. Cut and appearance and texture pretty close. The so-called clone looked like it had a few rougher pieces. Mix of colors and overall cut looking at them side by side in jars is indistinguishable. Heading out to light up...
Wrapping up the day with Ennerdale in a Peterson Classic Deluxe 80s PSB.
Running back KBV Sakura in a Jim Gilliam tadpole. The cherry is so subtle that when you get it . . .it’s quite delightful.
Evening bowl of some Rouxgaroux in a Castillo “sea rock” Dublin. My seconded bowl of this so far and I have to say I’m really enjoying it. It is a unique Va/Per that I am going to stock up on every release for awhile anyway.
1997 St James Woods in my Castello shape 215.
about a 1/3 way in... some differences. not the same thing, but not sooo far off. btw, Dunhill tin from 2019, the McConnell is 2020.
on the light, no latakia at all, "What latakia? We don't need no stinkin' Latakia!" came to mind. once going, i can tell it is in there, not as forward as in the Dunhill. Also, the Dunhill is a touch sweeter and smoother/rounder. perhaps the cavendish or the virginia is off the mark. Volume and ease of the smoke is..same. retro a bit spicier and is a bit acid sharp on back of throat, where the Dunhill did not do that. It's a Scottish, but from a county or two to the west and south. Nic..a touch stronger. A fair effort to be sure. But not the same. Look forward to continuing to compare as it gets some time in the jar. Very glad I collected up the tins I could of the Dunhill!
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Relaxing after a wonderful salad, chicken legs and green beans dinner with strawberries for dessert. I'm close to finishing this bowl of year 2021 Watch City Glass Slipper Micro-Batch in a post-2000 straight brown sandblasted Tom Eltang cherrywood with a black acrylic saddle stem. Watching the Braves-Reds game.
You have so many great pipes, and this is another outstanding example. How many in your collection?
Good question. I haven't counted them.
Now smoking C&D Yorktown in a smooth medium bend 2021 Peterson POTY Terracotta 4AB No.108/500 military mount with a silver cap and a tapered black vulcanite AB stem. Community Coffee, neat, is my drink.
Rouxgaroux in a IRWINS London made, very windy day, cold beer cheers!
Breaking in a brand-new Muxiang I 'modded myself with some 1-Q!
I took a stubby Oom Paul and swapped the stem for a churchwarden which I then bent so that holds the pipe rim level. Now I've got my first Churchwarden Hungarian.
I took a stubby Oom Paul and swapped the stem for a churchwarden which I then bent so that holds the pipe rim level. Now I've got my first Churchwarden Hungarian.
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