A third of the way through this bowl of year 2020 Watch City Rouxgaroux in a smooth medium bend 2021 Peterson POTY Natural 4AB No. 6/500 military mount with a silver cap and a tapered black vulcanite AB stem. Larry's Espresso #9, neat, is my drink.
***What Are You Smoking, August 2023?***
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Warped Scarecrow in SMS Meer.
Frog Morton On the Town in a Flavia Rodrigues blasted 55 clone.
Hamborger Veermaster in a no-name Canadian meer.
Bayou Morning in a Savinelli Autograph 5.
Earlier in the morning I smoked Five Brothers in a Balandis sandblasted billiard
Now it’s cigar time - Cain Daytona
Now it’s cigar time - Cain Daytona
Lunch break..
'17 Miskatonic in the Le Nuvole S3.
'17 Miskatonic in the Le Nuvole S3.
Left work early, so F&T Vintage from a Tendi four square. Enjoying on a cool and breezy day with some of B&W's funkiest roast.
Breaking in a Peterson 12.5 deluxe system pipe with some Solani Aged Burley. 
McClelland Classic Samsun in a Peterson 408
Enjoyed a tall stack of cinnamon raisin French toast wwith a big peach on the side. I'm a third of the way through this bowl of Hearth & Home AJ’s Vaper in a pre-1952 Sutliff Falcon 372 (made by Comoy’s) smooth light brown straight bulldog with a tapered black vulcanite stem. Going to the studio to do a little work.
Love the pipe . . . I bought the same this month and it has become a favorite.
Some sutliff Elizabethan match in my Ian Fisher bent bamboo billiard with green ebonite stem.
Virginias and Vapers
The new journey into Virginias and VaPers continued this month. Decided pretty early that I prefer Union Square over HH Virginia Flake as I found myself reaching for the former over the latter. I could smoke Union Square every day - good stuff. Old Dark Fired was added to Virginia Flake definitely gave the mix some backbone that I like. Tried my first VaPer, Telegraph Hill . . . Weird how a tin note of vinegar tastes like black pepper, especially on the retrohale. After several bowls, I am underwhelmed and decided to let it age some. I did take a bit of it and added some ODF and like the mix a bit better.
Englishes and Balkans
Not much change in the standings this month, Quiet Nights remains in the top spot, followed by Royal Blend and Cambridge Flake. Others on the list are Balkan Supreme, Tashkent, Maltese Falcon (cannot get past the "ginger" topping - what does MF taste like without it?), and Chelsea Morning. I do have an unopen tin of Meridian to see if it can crack the top 3.
Other
I had a tin of Pegasus that I wasn't getting any satisfaction from (even ODF didn't help much). BUT, I added in some Black Virginia and ended up with my very own codger blend!
The new journey into Virginias and VaPers continued this month. Decided pretty early that I prefer Union Square over HH Virginia Flake as I found myself reaching for the former over the latter. I could smoke Union Square every day - good stuff. Old Dark Fired was added to Virginia Flake definitely gave the mix some backbone that I like. Tried my first VaPer, Telegraph Hill . . . Weird how a tin note of vinegar tastes like black pepper, especially on the retrohale. After several bowls, I am underwhelmed and decided to let it age some. I did take a bit of it and added some ODF and like the mix a bit better.
Englishes and Balkans
Not much change in the standings this month, Quiet Nights remains in the top spot, followed by Royal Blend and Cambridge Flake. Others on the list are Balkan Supreme, Tashkent, Maltese Falcon (cannot get past the "ginger" topping - what does MF taste like without it?), and Chelsea Morning. I do have an unopen tin of Meridian to see if it can crack the top 3.
Other
I had a tin of Pegasus that I wasn't getting any satisfaction from (even ODF didn't help much). BUT, I added in some Black Virginia and ended up with my very own codger blend!
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