***What Are You Smoking, August 2024?***
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Hello all.
Smoking Capstan Blue Flake in a new Altinay.
I wanted a small pipe for short smokes in the morning - and trying new blends.
Already a good smoker after about 15 bowls.
Smoking Capstan Blue Flake in a new Altinay.
I wanted a small pipe for short smokes in the morning - and trying new blends.
Already a good smoker after about 15 bowls.
Starting off the day with Meridian in a Dublin poker.
Working on it, but rhythm doesn’t come easy to me (I gave up guitar decades ago on account I couldn’t play and tap my foot at the same time
).I’m sure I’ll get the hang of it soon!
Been having a hard time finding the right leaf in the heat of the summer lately. Probably my best tin over the last couple months was Steamworks. Glad I grabbed more for the cellar.
Went home last night and looked for something open but not grabbed recently. Found a little bag tucked away inside a little jelly sized jar with a dark plug sample labeled PP SR. Threw me for a loop for a bit trying to recall what it was, but I thought I'd try it anyway.
Shortly after firing up I realized it was Plum Pudding Special Reserve. And I'm not sure I had tried it before.
Well, despite likely being the "wrong time of year", I tried to pull out the flavors as best I could. Didn't enjoy it. It was all hot air, sort of like my experience with MacBaren Navy Flake recently - I'll likely be giving both away when I can. Come to think of it, I was disappointed with Plum Pudding quite a while back when I was still all about big English blends. Maybe SPC products aren't for me, as it seems I'm 0 for 2...
Not sure what the similarity is between the two, if there is any, but my palate is changing or is confused. I thought my order of Sun Bear should have arrived but I didn't see it. Found it later in an odd drop-off location and opened a tin right away for a whiff. That's nice!
Loaded a tiny pipe this morning for a very short one with some coffee. It's a winner. And my palate isn't dead, it's simply on the move. And I've more of this in the cellar now.
Cheers
Went home last night and looked for something open but not grabbed recently. Found a little bag tucked away inside a little jelly sized jar with a dark plug sample labeled PP SR. Threw me for a loop for a bit trying to recall what it was, but I thought I'd try it anyway.
Shortly after firing up I realized it was Plum Pudding Special Reserve. And I'm not sure I had tried it before.
Well, despite likely being the "wrong time of year", I tried to pull out the flavors as best I could. Didn't enjoy it. It was all hot air, sort of like my experience with MacBaren Navy Flake recently - I'll likely be giving both away when I can. Come to think of it, I was disappointed with Plum Pudding quite a while back when I was still all about big English blends. Maybe SPC products aren't for me, as it seems I'm 0 for 2...
Not sure what the similarity is between the two, if there is any, but my palate is changing or is confused. I thought my order of Sun Bear should have arrived but I didn't see it. Found it later in an odd drop-off location and opened a tin right away for a whiff. That's nice!
Loaded a tiny pipe this morning for a very short one with some coffee. It's a winner. And my palate isn't dead, it's simply on the move. And I've more of this in the cellar now.
Cheers
Sutlif Silver Quarter in a Novak 192 with some lite reading
Blood Red Moon in an MM Legend cob. After spending time outside while the septic tank guys were here, it was a necessity.
PA in a Ropp sandblast canadienne
I have two of these and they are two of the finest smokers I own.
A steal for the price
I have two of these and they are two of the finest smokers I own.
A steal for the price
Its a mix of London blend 1000, a pinch of zulu and a little extra perique in a Paul Becker Pot. Pretty tasty.
Match Victorian, and here’s the other side of the Ropp MidCentury 513
Peterson Navy Rolls in a Castello KK
Pot
Pot
Father Dempsey and Nightcap for me so far today. The little Morgan cob doing the work. 
Rainy morning (where did summer go!?) with Burley Morning Pipe and coffee.
Passing the quarter mark of this bowl of pre-2014 Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 2014 Basil Meadows smooth slight bend squashed tomato with an aluminum band and a black pearl acrylic stem in the military mount style.
Half Low Country Rum, half Dark Fired in an antique store find
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