*** What Are You Smoking?*** (August 2016)

[weezell]

Lane HGL Blend in a MM Hardwood...

 

[stoker]

FVF in a stanwell bent egg.

 

[papipeguy]

Bengal Slices in a Peterson Irish Harp bent bulldog.

 

[JimInks]

Two thirds of a bowl of HU Brullende Leeuw in a black pebble finish straight 2003 Cavicchi C. Fatto A Mano lovat and a black acrylic stem. This will finish the sample. Listening to Vin Scully on the XM.

 

[weezell]

CONDOR Plug in a Cutty Meerschaum...

 

[derfargin]

C&D's - Billy Budd in a Country Gent.

 

[lordofthepiperings]

Peterson's Summertime 2016 in a MM Mark Twain Straight cob

 

[papipeguy]

Salty Dogs plug in a Larrysson Dublin.

 

[JimInks]

The last of my stash of Stokkebye Black Coffee in a 2002 IMP smooth full bend egg shaped meer with a black acrylic stem. An under rated coffee blend.

 

[davet]

Sutliff 507C Virginia Slices in a Rossi Rubino Author

 

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking Stokkebye Highland Whiskey in a 2013 slight bend grain etched briar John Barrett Volcano with a walnut shank.

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking 2003 GLP Charing Cross in a 2002 Ser Jacopo Delecta Fatta A Mano R1 sandblast Rhodesian with a smooth extension at the shank and a black acrylic stem. Working and listening to the MLB talk on the XM.

 

[JimInks]

1970s Edgeworth Aromatic (Red) in a light brown 1979 rusticated medium bend Italian Sir Jeffrey Dublin sitter with a flared top and yellow stem.

 

[newbroom]

A mix I put together: C&D Dark Burley, C&D Izmir, C&D Latakia, McLelland's Latakia, and McLelland's cut Perique in a Benton Select no ring 1/4 bent smooth bulldog. Heavy on the Burley with Izmir and 2 to 1 McL's over C&D Lat and a smaller portion of perique. It came out great! A happy success by trail and error, likely never to be duplicated because all I do is eyeball the quantities.

What I really like is that I can put a blend together with quality bulks for less than $2.00 and oz....

Thankfully, Perique makes a difference even in small quantity. It costs around $3.75 oz in 1lb. increments.

(still less than half the cost of a 2oz. C&D blended tin)

 

[andystewart]

Rich Dark Flake in a black, ringblasted Blakemar cutty. I'm next to John Marshall's Millville stall in Jermyn Street Market.
Andy

 

[newbroom]

I saw an auction, bid on it and won the whole shebang. 5 MM mini cobs! unsmoked! $7.50 free shipping!

So, what do I do with one of these little toys?

First thing was to open the airway in the stem and shank by hand twisting a drill bit through the offending orifices.

I've got one filled with a robust C&D Big n' Burly. Just right for a quick nic hit! I can burn this for a half hour, probably and it is TINY.

 

[ericthered]

LJ Peretti Burley Slice in my mini-meer lion head figural.

 

[jerwynn]

Sillem's Black and then Mac Baren Virginia #1 in a Design Berlin Junior:

 

[andystewart]

The last of my University Flake in a black Blakemar cutty.
@newbroom - I love the mini cobs. I use them to try new blends and to smoke smaller bowls of blends that I know would otherwise crucify me!
Andy

 

[lordofthepiperings]

Peterson's Summertime 2016 in a General MM Cob