***What Are You Smoking, April 2024?***

[scottbtdmb]

Enjoying a beautiful evening on the deck with some GH Black Irish XXX in a Savinelli Estella (316EX). Don’t smoke this one too often, but was in the mood to sip some Bulleit bourbon and this is just about the best thing to pair with this tobacco, aside from a cigar!

 

[Sobrbiker]

The little Peterson has put in a harder day than I have
Nice bowl of Winchester for the drive home.

 

[TN Jed]

That's a beaut! Looks like very clean execution.

The lattice is nicely done and it smokes great. The slight bend won't pass a pipe cleaner while the stem is attached which is a little disappointing. Luckily it smokes well enough I haven't had a need to swab the draft.

 

[newbroom]

Straight Picayune in a no name straight rusticated square shanked octagon sitter.

 

[TN Jed]

Awesome, its a cool looking pipe Jed.

Thank you!

 

[alwayslit]

Vauen #14 in a Castello this morning

 

[JimInks]

Just finishing this bowl of year 2014 Dunhill Flake in a straight smooth dark brown 1916 Barling The Hunt with beautiful silver work and a black vulcanite saddle stem with an orific bit.

 

[Speak Easy]

Montecristo Epic Churchill whilst doing some chores.

 

[BrightDarkEyes]

Cornell & Diehl’s Old Joe Krantz in my Vauen Dr. Perl 4048 with a tapered vulcanite stem and 9mm filter.

I bought this pipe never smoked before as new old stock. I’ve only smoked it a couple times, so the grey bowl lining can still be seen near the top of the bowl.

The old vulcanite on these pipes is really great. It’s still jet black after who knows how many decades.

 

[condorlover1]

Just finished a rather interesting herring salad followed by a couple of Vaasa crackers and blue cheese. This will be my last bowl for the day and I am happy to report I am almost at the end of this never ending jar of Broken Flake No:7. In fact it has grown on me so much I think I might order another pound of the stuff as I am sure the flake will mix well with other things, if not I rather like it on its own. My pipe for this evening is the rather fun stubby 5 inch meerschaum 'cutty' pipe with silver shank repair by Northern Briars very own Ian Wilson whose handy work I heartily recommend. The orific amber stem is a rare survivor from the late 19th century Viennese meerschaum pipe making trade and smokes really well. Enjoy your evening and I will see you all tomorrow if the 'Big Fella' upstairs says it is to be so. Good night all.

 

[FurCoat]

Smoked some Crooner while watering the plants

 

[FurCoat]

Now enjoying an after dinner smoke of ES Evening Flake

 

[Laurent]

Now enjoying an after dinner smoke of ES Evening FlakeView attachment 303802

That’s a sweet Meer you got there.

 

[Laurent]

Sitting down with some Mac Baren Plumcake Navy Blend in my Meer and a glass of Noah’s Mill.

 

[warren99]

Bill Bailey’s Balkan Blend in a Tonni Nielsen No. 3 cherrywood.

 

[alwayslit]

WCC Glass slipper in a Castello

 

[FurCoat]

That’s a sweet Meer you got there.

Thank you sir. It was one of those pipes I knew I had to have as soon as I saw it.

 

[ThermionicScott]

2021 Union Square (from @AcesAndEights ) in the Medico pot (from @Servant King .) After a fiercely stormy day, it has settled into a beautiful still afternoon.



I’m having my best smoke of this stuff so far. I don’t know if it’s the pipe, the weather, or my technique is improving, but I’m able to hold it in that “sweet spot” a lot better. What I’ve heard described as a “fizzy candy” flavor and started to repeat might actually just be what others call citrusy and tangy. Every so often, I get ghosts of the Kendal tobacco I’ve smoked in this pipe, but I’m not mad about that at all!

 

[StuporSpoopy]

Sutliff Red Virginia Ribbon in the Falcon with the 1913 Pipes turquoise bowl, might have a dram of scotch to go with it.

 

[woodsroad]

Sutliff TS19 Turkish in a Juan Urqiza acorn cutty.

EDIT:
This is a very enjoyable smoke!