***What Are You Smoking, April 2025?***

[dottlejockey]

Bouncing between Altinok Meer and Urushi, with the goal of finishing my Seersucker today.

Pretty sure I have a second tin at home, which I'll probably either try to trade or give away, since it's good enough to smoke but I don't think I like it enough to go through a second plug of.

Keep me in mind, if you do. I like it enough to have thrown a couple extra tins on a recent order, just to have some around. Happy to work something out.

Well, 90% of my errands are done for the day at this point and it's a nice day, to boot. Heading out for a little lunt with the pooch and a bowl of Black Locust in an HS Studio blasted freehand.

 

[alwayslit]

It's the cigar time and I'm not ready for what feels like 90° heat...... LOL

 

[BayouGhost]

First time in the wild for the new Radice. Bayou Morning ribbon of course for the break-in.

 

[dottlejockey]

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First time in the wild for the new Radice. Bayou Morning ribbon of course for the break-in.

Nice pipe...and a cute little outcropping of Trametes Versicolor. Medicinal Turkey Tail tea, anyone?

 

[das3353]

Glengarry Flake in a Radice Silk Cut 55

 

[JoeW]

Red Rapparee in my new meerschaum Falcon bowl.

 

[JimInks]

Close to finishing this 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.

 

[TubbyInTweed]

When you get there, don't think you can't afford artisan pipes, too. If you want artisan pipes, but without spending 4 figures, your job is to find people who'll be charging $1,500-2,500 for their pipes someday, but who are just getting started, yet are really, really good already. With other hobbies taking up funds, too, I can't afford artisan pipes now from several I bought from when they were starting out. It's kind of neat to see a pipe go up on SP for $1,500 to $2,500, and know you have a similar one you paid $200-500 for, from the same maker.

This is solid advice, thank you for the pearls!

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking year 2012 Esoterica Dunbar in a smooth straight, dark brown 1960s Lane era Charatan Selected 43 Dublin with a black vulcanite double comfort saddle stem. This pipe was formerly owned by actor William Conrad.

 

[Pooh-Bah]

Alright, mission complete, Seersucker finished. Dug out the hyberbole for the last of it.

 

[thomasw]

A bowl of HH BF in a 1950 shell briar shape 60 billiard.

 

[Scottmi]

KBV Stampede Kek in the Pete 606 Short Army Pot.

 

[Scottmi]

Been too busy the last couple weeks to catch up with this thread and post my smokes but today was a slow day at work so I finally managed it! Had my gran's funeral the week before last, and a friend's this Thursday, Bill Door has certainly been busy. I'm sure a handful of you will know the reference. This morning I smoked my first ever bowl of Gawith Hoggarth's Skiff mixture, followed by another bowl of the same. It might be my favourite English already, needless to say I have no desire to buy EMP ever again. This afternoon I've just enjoyed my first bowl of Sam's Chocolate Flake (I couldn't get anymore Bob's). I'm undecided if I prefer it to Bob's as it's such a different beast, the best comparison I can make is a slightly sweeter version of Solani Aged Burley Flake with fewer "rough notes" as I believe Jim calls themView attachment 388840

Man, I'm sorry for your losses. Family and friend back to back is a way tough deal. And good to see you back, friend.

 

[infectedpsyche]

Trying something new to me. Carter Hall in my Hillbilly this evening.

 

[ashdigger]

Capstan Blue in a 1904 Peterson Patent Footed Meer - with sympathetic Stem Repair

 

[happy_lunter]

Sillem’s Black in Nording freehand.

 

[Bbailey324]

GH Bob's Chocolate Flake in a Peterson Donegal Rocky 69.

 

[JimInks]

Relaxing after a wonderful salad, chicken legs and green beans dinner with strawberries for dessert. I'm almost a third of the way through this bowl of year 2020 Pfeifen Huber Virginia Golden Flake in a 1938 smooth straight brown patent Dunhill R 115 bowling ball apple with a tapered cumberland stem. Community Coffee, neat, is my drink. Fed the ferals earlier. Abner the Eager came back to eat, and he's laying by my feet. Watching the Braves-Rockies game.

 

[PrivatePiping]

KBV Fuzzy's Pepper Jelly in a Morgan Bones "Larry". Meowsa IPA on the side.

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking year 2017 Esoterica Dorchester in a straight smooth dark brown octagonal paneled mid-60s-early 70s Corporate Era Barling 4945 London England T.V.F. billiard with a square shank and black tapered square stem. This pipe is from the estate of David Cuneo.