2016 Balkan Sobranie in a SMS Smooth Bulldog Meerschaum 
***What Are You Smoking, August 2022?***
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Recently, I received a box of mature Comoy’s pipes - old Comoy’s are a favorite and @ashdigger apparently noticed and well, I was a bit speechless! I prepared two of them for today - the 1908 Cecil and the little Old Bruyere 168, circa 1920/1921. In researching what a No. 168 is, I found it has a nice history on here and was a restoration of @ssjones and so I really enjoyed reading about that on Reborn Pipes (a favorite site). Because I’m enjoying the reports from the Ohio show, I decided to start with the Cecil and some 2018 Carolina Red Flake obtained from @hoosierpipeguy - it is so mellow! Rewatched @Chasing Embers video posted above for some preparation reminders and setting about getting back into Virginias for a bit and taking a little break from some of the rum, maple, sweet aromatics I’ve been into lately. Sun is out after a rain, will be grilling soon and reflecting on how much I enjoy these forums - will be paying forward again come holiday season!!!
Double-header this p.m., C&D Mountain Camp (burley, Va, Oriental, Lat & per) in a Thompson Cigar house pipe, slightly bent freehand with plateau brim with tortoise shell stem, and SG Squadron Leader in a Caminetto Hawkbill that was the prize in a Forums limerick contest offered by bayareabriar. Just back from the produce farm stand on a mild and cloudy August afternoon.
Not far from finishing this bowl of F&T Blackjack in a straight smooth brown post-WWII Comoy’s Grand Slam billiard 27 Canadian patent 341422 with a black vulcanite saddle stem.
A storm’s a’coming so I’m getting in this mixture of two-thirds EGR and one-third of Barking Dog in a Kaywoodie bent egg.
Thanks for that, will have a look...
Smoking Sunset Breeze in a Peterson XL02, cup of espresso, waiting to watch KC-Rays game.
Not far from finishing this bowl of 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.
GLP Renaissance Reserve in a Savinelli Trevi 626 with some black tea. Love the use of both Syrian and Cyprian latakia in this blend.
Taking a break from smoking down my overflowing collection of English blends by having some PS Danish Export in the Chacom 871 bent apple.
Happy Sunday everyone. I’m up way to early for a Sunday but the coffee is on, daylight is seeping across the eastern sky whilst the moon still shines and I’m about to load a Castello #33 with some Mac Baren Balkan Blend. Terrible pic I know but it’s still pretty dark and my eyes aren’t really open yet ?
First go at Rattray's Marlin Flake.
So far so good. ?
So far so good. ?
Vauen No. 14 from a Karl Erik while walking through the woods with wife and kiddos. Harvesting mushrooms while we get a break from the rain. Pictured is some Reishi (Ganoderma) for tea.
(Savinelli giubileo d’oro 207)
Did a second set of walking reps, and smoked a bowl of 7-20-4 Queen City (Briary Blends) in a 1980s White Pipe straight, smooth octagonal paneled billiard meerschaum with an acrylic yellow cream colored saddle stem. Putting the finishing touches on this review.
Enjoyed a late, but tasty lunch, and am a quarter of the way through this bowl of Mac Baren Presbyterian Reformulation in a medium bend fumed tan crackled year 2020 Ahmet Govem reverse calabash meerschaum with a military mount silver band and black acrylic stem. Working on a review of this blend.
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