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

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking year 2012 Rolando’s Own in a smooth straight early ‘60s Lane era “William Conrad” Charatan Executive Extra Large stretch apple with diagonal channel cuts on the lower right and left of the bowl along with a black vulcanite double comfort saddle stem.

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking Wilke Gentry Royal Blend No. 2 in a 1975 three quarter bend black Dunhill Shell 52021 billiard with a black vulcanite saddle stem. Cleaning a few pipes.

 

[hawky454]

Smoking some Skiff Mixture in a St. Regis



& Orlik Golden Sliced in a Bones

 

[atomic]

It is drier today, not as hot or humid, with an ever so slight cool breeze. Thus I finally felt the call to pull out C&D's Habana Daydream to smoke in an artisan Fat Bastard nose warmer crafted by Alex, an affable and very communicative pipe maker in Denmark. It's a large 'extended play' pipe that smokes wonderfully. It has been rather lonely as I have dedicated it to the few latakia blends I still enjoy.

 

[The Clay King]

Raining heavily here; only got one pipeful left in my open packet so I'm saving it for when the rain stops!
At least the wind kept my fire stoked and I got a bit of warmth from the clay pipe; the smoke was warming as well!
I know I wouldn't normally but I took a mouthful of pipe smoke down into my lungs to get my fire going!
I'm saving my other blends for a special occasion!

 

[JimInks]

Did some snacking, and am now smoking Watch City Rouxgaroux in a smooth straight late ‘50s, early 1960s Lane era Charatan Selected 43 Dublin with a black vulcanite double comfort saddle stem. This pipe was formerly owned by actor William Conrad. Chatting with the fella who gifted me the pipe.

 

[trubka2]

Brigham Klondike Gold in a Guildhall.

 

[shanez]

Hello all! Been insanely busy and haven't smoked/posted in a while so....

Chose some GH&C Cherry Cream Flake for the first smoke in this skull with tentacles meer by artist Ismail Celebi meer with a glass of Navarre Vieille Reserve Cognac. This is one heckuva pipe! A little on the heavy side. So much so that it hurts to try to clench it. Also, this is an outstanding Cognac! Probably my favorite spirit overall.

 

[hawky454]

HU Sissinghurst in a falcon

 

[musicman]

Enjoying some Dan Tobacco Gordon Pym in a Mastro de Paja Classica bent billiard. The only blend I have with Syrian Latakia. Absolutely elegant!

 

[JimInks]

Last smoke of the day is year 2014 HU Makhuwa in a straight sandblasted black billiard 2013 PSF POY Kaywoodie with an amber colored lucite tapered stem. Watching Patton.

 

[dino]

I had a late afternoon smoke, with my own Dino's Mixture (FVF, University Flake, 50 year old Latakia and Mahalla and a hint of Samovar) in the Peterson Pipe of the Year 2002, that my wife bought me at the Grafton Street store, during our 2002 Ireland trip. A glass of Honey Jack with bergs slaked my thirst.

 

[tomatamot]

TAK - Old Curly Mixture in a Turkish Meer.

 

[The Clay King]

Is it possible to enjoy a clay pipe without getting addicted?
I've probably been smoking a bit more than normal since I got the gift pipes & baccy, but I've only bought one packet (when I went to the Co-Op to post a parcel).
Some advice I've given myself includes:
1) Don't take your pipes out.
2) Don't take any money with you.
3) Don't go to shops that sell pipe tobacco (or don't go to the tobacco counter).

 

[judcole]

Golden Extra in a Country Gent.

 

[The Clay King]

Time for another warming blast of pipe smoke - the Cavalier hat keeps me dry in this rain and the wind stokes my fire!

 

[Paul lec]

Reached for the Five Brothers again this morning,black coffee while reading the papers.

 

[The Clay King]

Finished my open packet of pipe baccy in my clay despite the wind & rain - the wind stoketh my fire!
Not smoking anything in the next couple of days!

 

[newbroom]

Five Bros. in an old square shank MM bent with a really nice hefty factory stem. A wonderful pipe to walk with.

 

[BROBS]

That Dark Cream Shag sounds delicious!
A fellow pipe smoker I met at the pub let me have a pipeful of MacBaren Vanilla Cream to smoke in my clay pipe earlier this year and today another pipe smoker have me a pipeful of Clan.

It’s 2/3 Kendal Gold Vanilla shag and 1/3 Dark Birdseye both Gawith&Hoggarth!