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

[Ben.R.C]

First bowl of the day, VA Jazz in my, apparently weekly, new Ferndown. Would you call this shape a “muscular” Prince? I mean, it’s built like a Mack truck, it doesn’t remind me of anything princely

 

[milk]

 

[milk]

Onto my second bowl )back-to-back) of Sillem’s Black

On the 2nd of 2 Moretti Rhodesians - the morta

I had emailed Marco (Moretti pipe maker) to request a Bulldog.
He sent me photos of these 2 pipes.
I couldn’t make up my mind and got them both
While awaiting the Bulldog with a horn stem which I commissioned

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Sillem’s Black is a crossover English/aromatic blend

The Latakia is muted in the briar and it smokes more like an aromatic

In the morta the Latakia is at once “brighter”,
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I’m really interested in this product and thinking of getting it, which is no easy matter living in Japan. I have to risk a customs charge. I’m leaning towards yes. Honestly, I sometimes still have trouble smoking aros - avoiding bite. I’m wondering if this behaves itself more like an English blend or what. I have the same question about Edward G. This may be the wrong place for the question. Great looking pipes!!

 

[isaac liu]

Bengal slices & Flake medallions.
I'm too lazy to take a new photo

 

[isaac liu]

I’m really interested in this product and thinking of getting it, which is no easy matter living in Japan. I have to risk a customs charge. I’m leaning towards yes. Honestly, I sometimes still have trouble smoking aros - avoiding bite. I’m wondering if this behaves itself more like an English blend or what. I have the same question about Edward G. This may be the wrong place for the question. Great looking pipes!!

Crossover English/aromatic blend are basically English blends with a slightly aromatic flavor, they won't bite.

 

[milk]

Crossover English/aromatic blend are basically English blends with a slightly aromatic flavor, they won't bite.

Wonderful! Much appreciated. It's worth sending for. Many mainstream blends are available in Japan but there are simply no crossover blends like this available here for the general smoker. - not even one in Japan. You would think there would be one from Dan, Macbaren, Samuel Gawaith, Rattray, Pease, Dunhill/Peterson, etc., that found its way into the mainstream over the years, but no. Nada. Thanks!

 

[Lost Somnambulist]

Gawith Hoggarth Balkan Mixture in an E.A. Carey meerschaum pipe.

 

[JimK]

Good day all! Starting with KBV Brown Flek (matured brown Virginia flake) in a companionable Tilshead smooth Billiard with sleight-bent saddle stem.

 

[Brewfan]

Newminster 400 in my J Mouton. Picked up this beautiful tamper from him yesterday. Mrs Brewfan just brought out her new birth year Dunhill with some 1Q to join me.

 

[AJL67]

A bowl of Opening Night with a punch of 5100 mixed in, in an autograph. I’m loving this stuff to add to other blends. It really is a condiment tobacco in that way.

Bonus points if you spot the squirrel hanging upside down from the screen eating a peanut.





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[captpat]

Best Brown No. 2 in a Stanwell Bulldog, shape 32.

 

[Ben.R.C]

CRF w P in a 1999 xx Ashton

 

[AppalachianPipe92]

Started the morning with some Acadian Perique, now on to some Brunello Flake from a Jason Patrick egg.

 

[Ben.R.C]

I always seem to think I can fit more tobacco I better fix this before lighting

 

[Jwebb90]

Elizabethan Match in a Peterson.

 

[Ben.R.C]

First bowl of the day, VA Jazz in my, apparently weekly, new Ferndown. Would you call this shape a “muscular” Prince? I mean, it’s built like a Mack truck, it doesn’t remind me of anything princely
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Ah, maybe it’s a friggin tomato

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

CH in a 60’s cob with a yellow stem and a nickel band.

 

[Doctor Chopper]

Bought a new meer at the Chicago Pipe show. Going to break it in with a new blend Erik Stokkebye was introducing at the show. He gave me a couple of coins to try. I forgot the exact name.

 

[daytonsean]

Early Morning Pipe from 2013 in a Rossi.

 

[Scottmi]

Bayou Veermaster in the 6 panel bent lattice meer with morning coffee. Heavy dew on the lawn, which will get the first mow of the season today once that dries up a bit...