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

[marlinspike]

Hurricane came and went. It’s still drizzling rain, so I’m cleaning up the shop and having some C&D Bluegrass. Truly a great sleeper blend if you like Burley and dark fired Kentucky. Notes of cocoa, grass, and toasted breads, with a nice slightly smoky kick from the DFK.
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Did your property get damaged much in the storm?

 

[tnfan]

LGF in a Castello Old Antiquari 55.

 

[marlinspike]

Trying out a blend new to me: KBV Byronic Slices, in a bent-stem Falcon with a dublin-style briar bowl. First thoughts are that Byronic would actually work really well in a blend with other tobacco types. It's tangy-sweet and more than a little funky. Truth be told, I'm probably less a fan of VA-heavy 'baccy as I get older.

 

[JimInks]

Now 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.

 

[virkia]

Early 20th Cent. GBD + Cornell & Diehl BUFFALO SOLDIER:-

 

[gerryp]

Black Irish X, homemade cherrywood.

 

[das3353]

Newminster No. 400 SNF in an Il Ceppo

 

[jaytex1969]

LJ Peretti Thanksgiving Day Blend in a MM Cob.

 

[cshubhra]

Cheroot Time- Toscano Extra Vecchio

 

[BROBS]

1996 Esoterica Dunbar from a previously unsmoked Ascorti New Dear Bent Egg. Surprised this isn’t a KS!!

 

[Country Bladesmith]

1996 Esoterica Dunbar from a previously unsmoked Ascorti New Dear Bent Egg. Surprised this isn’t a KS!!
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Now that’s a nice looking pipe. ?

 

[BROBS]

Now that’s a nice looking pipe. ?

Thanks man. My favorite thing about them is the “rotting flesh” rustication ?

 

[Scottishgaucho]

Having had dinner now it's time for the serious stuff. Condor in the Falcon, cofee and a dram of whisky.

 

[Country Bladesmith]

Did your property get damaged much in the storm?

Nah, I fared just fine. I got some water in my shop, but nothing important got wet. I do need to check the roof on the house tomorrow though. It was only category 1 by the time it got to me, and then it veered east, so we only got some of the outer bands really. Unfortunately a young girl close to here was killed when a tree fell on her house. I know her family must be devastated. Lots of uprooted trees and downed power lines, but not too much structure damage here. I think the folks from Alexandria south to the coast really got hammered though. I hope not much loss of life. Keep those folks in your thoughts and prayers.

 

[Scottishgaucho]

Nah, I fared just fine. I got some water in my shop, but nothing important got wet. I do need to check the roof on the house tomorrow though.

Glad to hear it.
Once experienced a tornado here which caused a lot of damage around the town. Nature is full of beauty but can be frightening at times.

 

[MattRVA]

Dunhill Ready Rubbed in a Stanwell 98 Golden Danish lovat.

 

[latoyii]

Rattray's Accountants' Mixture in a very Italian shape by Proietti.

 

[JimInks]

Relaxing after a wonderful salad, perch and sugar snap green peas dinner with strawberries and cherries for dessert. Now smoking J.F. Germain’s Rich Dark Flake in a 1998 smooth medium bend Peterson Limerick 69 with a nickel band and a black vulcanite p-lip stem. Getting ready to clean a few pipes. And I'm going to give El Salvador Dali Coffee a chance. Hope it's good.

 

[hawky454]

Hurricane came and went. It’s still drizzling rain, so I’m cleaning up the shop and having some C&D Bluegrass. Truly a great sleeper blend if you like Burley and dark fired Kentucky. Notes of cocoa, grass, and toasted breads, with a nice slightly smoky kick from the DFK.
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So not too much damage in your area then?

 

[Country Bladesmith]

So not too much damage in you area then?

No, not really, other than downed trees and power lines.