***What Are You Smoking, August 2020?***

[ophiuchus]

Did some kitchen staple shopping and got some household chores done and still managed to spend enough fun time outdoors to sustain a minor sunburn on my forehead. Over the course of it, enjoyed a bowl of Dunhill Dark Flake (rubbed out and packed last night) with a good morning cup of Starbuck’s Pike’s Peak, and later squeezed in a bowl of that 60/40 Peter Stokkebye Amsterdam/Turkish mix, in this Stanwell Deluxe 86 ...

Somehow, this 86 got skipped the last couple rounds, so I thought I’d run some smoke through it again. (You can’t really see it well, but the pipe sock is from a a sponsor of this site.)

 

[renfield]

Country Squire 50th Anniversary in a Sav Qandale.

 

[cshubhra]

Germain’s King ? Charles Smoking Mixture (3+ years of age) in a Sasieni Four Dot Amesbury

 

[marlinspike]

Wilke Chocolate in a blasted-finish Volkan bullcap.

 

[petes03]

Having a desert smoke after a nice big medium rare filet mignon dinner. A roughly 50/50 mix of G&H Kendal Gold Vanilla Shag and Five Brothers in an Ardor Old Briar.

 

[canucklehead]

"Leftover English" (my scrap jar + a bunch of latakia) in a Medico VFQ bulldog. Wife trying to avoid the camera lol. I'm not a cowboy, I just sunburn easily?.

 

[mikestanley]

I am currently moving between a jar of 2008 Sam's Flake and a large tin of 2006 McClelland #27. Finished a tin of Skiff I enjoy in the car or out on the deck. A win,win,win.


Mike S.

 

[bullet08]

Normally, one bowl a day. But felt like another one. This tiny pipe comes handy in such a situation. Smoked Half & Half I've been neglecting for awhile. Felt it was dry, so shove the pipe in the pouch and loaded some. Put the pouch in a mason jar that was hanging around. Lit the tobacco, but it didn't feel right. Ember went out pretty soon. Even the tobacco on top and gave it true light. Moisture harshness. I guess I should have dried it. But with breath smoking, it was rather good. Better taste then before.

 

[weezell]

Starting off with Sir Walter Raleigh in a MM Cob with a Forever stem...

 

[Chasing Embers]

HH Rustica in the magnum Dunhill.

 

[cshubhra]

Dunhill Three Years Matured Virginia in a Bruce Weaver Bamboo Apple ?

 

[hawky454]

I hope everyone is having a peaceful Sunday. I’m currently smoking Savinelli 140 in my favorite Meerschaum!

 

[tmcg81]

C&D Pegasus in a Peterson bent pot. I really wanted Solani Aged Burley Flake, but when I rubbed it out, it clearly needed like an hour of dry time and I decided to throw it back in the jar. I'm very impatient.

 

[trubka2]

GH Co Brown Flake Unscented in a KBB Yello Bole Woodstock.

 

[hawky454]

Erik Stokkebye 4th Generation Small Batch Aged Virginia in a Sasieni Four Dot Hurlingham S

I remember you saying that this one bit you pretty bad, are you having better luck with it now? When I first tried it, it obliterated my mouth on first sip, it just did not agree with me, so I jarred it’s up and forgot about it but it may be time to revisit and let my mouth acclimate to the chemical burn I was getting from it. I really did enjoy the blend however, my mouth did not.

 

[weezell]

Now some Glorious Warrior Plug in a Meer...

 

[hawky454]

A rare two pipe day. Cobblestone Mocha Flake in an SMS Lattice bent billiard meer. This was my second bowl of Mocha Flake and it was not nearly as good as the first. Now onto St Bruno flake in a Pete System 305. I really like this blend but would be happier with a little more strength and a little more topping. Good stuff though! Just finished a Heyman’s Old Tom Gin martini. Good but not a favorite.

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I have had good luck adding a bit of SG Lakeland Dark for a little extra body, I also add it to Erinmore Flake. To my palate it makes them taste a lot more like the original blends. If you have some on hand it might be worth giving it a try, I let the blend marry for at least two weeks.

 

[hawky454]

Now some Glorious Warrior Plug in a Meer...

Glorious indeed! I still have about ten pouches left, I may just have to slice into one!

That is another beautiful meerschaum by the way!

 

[ak2000]

Have you ever tried smoking slow? Please excuse my interference, but I cannnot imagine your smokes being very pleasant.

How is a bowl lasting 90 minutes not slow?

 

[tfdickson]

Viprati in my BST oval shank billiard.