Easing into the work week with some 2013 Samuel Gawith Best Brown Flake in a Caminetto Business.
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Good morning All
A bowl of Rattray’s Bagpiper’s Dream in a GQ Tobaccos Mocha Matt Billiard. A tasty change. Bees are a bit sleepy today.
Happy smokes
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A bowl of Rattray’s Bagpiper’s Dream in a GQ Tobaccos Mocha Matt Billiard. A tasty change. Bees are a bit sleepy today.
Happy smokes
Ettrick puffer
HU Nyala in a Kaywoodie Rhodesian from 2020
Working from home today, so I took advantage of the cooler morning temperature and smoked a bowl of SG Best Brown.
Now it‘s back to the grindstone.
Love the deerstalker man.
EMP in a GBD Tahiti to start my smoking day.
Good Afternoon Folks, Gawith Hoggarth American Caribbean Coconut in a Sandblast Black Meerschaum Rhodesian. Had a no name Senoritas Brazilian cigar, (I put them in a ziplock bag with a Humidor pouch).
Thanks mate, I’ve worn them since I started working as gamekeeper over thirty years ago. They’re an excellent choice for all weathers?
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Good afternoon All
A tea break bowl of Orlik Golden Sliced in a BJV Pipes Shotgun Poker.
Happy smokes
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A tea break bowl of Orlik Golden Sliced in a BJV Pipes Shotgun Poker.
Happy smokes
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After my usuall walk of more than 5 km, this morning the rain stoped me, now havimg Black Parrot in a Nate King
HH Mature Virginia in an IMP. Wish Mac Baren still made this blend, perfect blend for first smoke of the day with coffee. It's a rather unique Virginia blend, not sure why they discontinued it.
Peretti Oriental # 40 in a Jeantet Super Olympic. For whatever reason this pipe is fast becoming the one I prefer with oriental blends.
@jiminks -- Good Morning, Jim-
Thnx for your great reviews! I'm guessing that you must be a, "supertaster," according to some (albeit dated) online material I read from Dr. Linda Bartoshuk.
A "Taste of Home" video got me thinking about tasting recently. Many spend lots of time tasting (tobacco, coffee, tea, etc) and/or reading reviews like your great ones and for me in particular--you are a big help. Learning about taste and identifying particular notes enriches my experience.
Yes--I can spot right off what tastes good to me or not, yet there's more to than that--the pleasures of nuances and education as to what I like and don't (and why) are fun! And if Dr. Bartoshuk is correct, and I have no reason to argue with her findings and postulations, some people have lots more "taste buds" (my phrase, not her's) than others--and I'm talking WAY LOTS MORE. These folks are, "supertasters," and I'm thinking that may describe you, kind sir! Also, while she mentions chefs in the cadre of supertasters, my guess is that blenders like Jeremy and smokers like Shane fit this model.
I wonder if blenders are aware of these details in their understanding of their customer base. Perhaps "codger blends" have less subtleties than others since aging may bring on a further diminishment of flavor awareness.
Hope your week's super, Jim.
kindly to all,
mike
ps--seems to me that knowing my limitations is part of wisdom and so, knowing that one of my family members is a "supertaster," and thus more sensitive than I--is immensely helpful as I season what I cook for the Family, smoke in Family areas, etc
)-- Again, for me!! Of course, knowing what, "is" versus, "why" interests some of us and not others. To each his/her own )Interestingly, Dr. Bartoshuk has several spin-offs from this work that others may find worthwhile considering, including potential consequences for health-in particular for women, understanding aspects of aging, etc.
Good day all! Starting with Wilke Lizzie Blood Red Virginia in a Nachwalter straight grain Scoop quarterbent with plateau rim and cumberland stem.
I’m having a lunch break smoke of Esoterica Dunbar in a MM Country Gentleman.
The rain is back, it is fantastic to see and hear the water falling on the canvas of the porch of the house after months, now that I am only a couple of hours, it is just the ideal time to be on the porch reading for a while, while I enjoy Condor RR in a Aldo Velani olive wood and rainwater from our cistern to drink
After dinner smoke of Mc Barens ODF in an Ashton xx Pebble grain Bulldog
Well, the Braves got the best of the Giants over the weekend. The Braves look really good right now, and it's hard to imagine how dangerous they'd be with Mr. Acuña Jr. healthy.
Now smoking Gawith, Hogarth & Co. Dark.Plug in a Savinelli Series III lumberman
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