Heck yeah man! That's awesome
***What Are You Smoking, August 2025?***
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Smoking some Boswell North Wood in the Blatter - reading a good book and hanging with the chipmunk!
Now smoking year 2021 first production Watch City Simply Orange Virginia in a black sandblast medium bend Peterson POTY 4AB No. 182/500 military mount with a silver cap and a tapered black vulcanite AB stem. Got everything done for the moment.
Love that Roush Poker. Really gorgeous.
Started the day with Five Brothers and onto my second bowl of Sun Bear Black Locust 2024 in a Tekin meerschaum. It’s windy outside today and that’s why I bring a meerschaum when I go out.
Smoking this makes me remember a video I watched on YouTube by Timbrdrifter. He was smoking some Sun Bear Tupelo and said he would like a pallet of that to smoke. Yep! Whatever tobaccos are lost forever I am sure glad Mr. Reeves and C&D are still around.
OJK in Radice Rind. In also smoked a Quorum Classic Short Robusto and a The King is Dead Manzanita which was really good. Will have another tommorow. Need to place a cigar order.
Thank you Mark! Sounds like a great trip.
You got a buddy! That's awesome
70/30 Modern Virginia & 507C Virginia Slices in a Peterson Dracula D17 Spigot.
Butter Berry from Milan Tobacconist in Roanoake VA. In this Altinay spigot billiard
Late start to my smoking day; did not get more than a couple puffs this morning because I was walking dogs in the rain. After the rain I traded many dogs for one, and he and I wrapped up his second walk today with Special Guest Dread Pirate Roberts filled with Haunted Bookshop Cake
After the walk, it was back to the desk, where I enjoyed another bowl of Haunted Bookshop Cake in my Peterson Donegal Rocky 103 billiard.
Now I am working my way through the second half of this bowl of Purple Cow in this Missouri Meerschaum BWC#3
Pretty ding dang excited to be done with work for today! I’m thinking I’ll get into something extremely uncomplicated and easy to smoke this afternoon and evening. Hope everyone is well today, I know north Texas got some heavy rain early this morning, at least we didn’t lose any trees but boy howdy was the thunder crashing!
After the walk, it was back to the desk, where I enjoyed another bowl of Haunted Bookshop Cake in my Peterson Donegal Rocky 103 billiard.
Now I am working my way through the second half of this bowl of Purple Cow in this Missouri Meerschaum BWC#3
Pretty ding dang excited to be done with work for today! I’m thinking I’ll get into something extremely uncomplicated and easy to smoke this afternoon and evening. Hope everyone is well today, I know north Texas got some heavy rain early this morning, at least we didn’t lose any trees but boy howdy was the thunder crashing!
Milan Diplomat in a Riberg Grandfather's Gun with a cup of black tea.
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There are several with lengthy ingredients. 3 quick examples for yas, since i'm not sure what your tobaccos of choice are (from oldest to newest):
1. "Pease Punch" -- 25g 2008 Cumberland, 23g 2013 Laurel Heights, 18g 2010 Montgomery, 22g 2006 Filmore and then the punch: 15g 2024 HH Rustica
2. "Evening Aperitif" -- 25% FVF Burnt Ends, 25% Ryback, 20% Evening Flake, 15% FVF, 15% C&D Granulated Perique for a nice V forward smoke with a little burley and Kentucky for body/depth and perique to enhance complexity. Aptly titled, since i love this for a before-dinner bowl.
3. "Mars Lander" -- 40% HU Old Fredders, 35% C&D Winchester and 25% Savinelli Jupiter. I also did one called "Mars Orbiter" just because the blend was centered around a red VA base, but this is the fuller flavored of the two and is, therefore, my preference.
Keeping it fun!
This chippy pic belongs in @Chasing Embers "Morning Coffee Companion" thread. If only i was a mod...
Moving on to a bowl of HU Dockworker in a Luigi Viprati wire rusticated poker while contemplating picking up some light lumber for a planter box / pergola project for my mom's garden. Or i may just sit here, smoke and put it in the planner for tomorrow. Hard to motivate in the afternoon.
Impressive! So you're not just using components, but blending blends and adding blending components. I imagine that's some real complexity!There are several with lengthy ingredients. 3 quick examples for yas, since i'm not sure what your tobaccos of choice are (from oldest to newest):
1. "Pease Punch" -- 25g 2008 Cumberland, 23g 2013 Laurel Heights, 18g 2010 Montgomery, 22g 2006 Filmore and then the punch: 15g 2024 HH Rustica
2. "Evening Aperitif" -- 25% FVF Burnt Ends, 25% Ryback, 20% Evening Flake, 15% FVF, 15% C&D Granulated Perique for a nice V forward smoke with a little burley and Kentucky for body/depth and perique to enhance complexity. Aptly titled, since i love this for a before-dinner bowl.
3. "Mars Lander" -- 40% HU Old Fredders, 35% C&D Winchester and 25% Savinelli Jupiter. I also did one called "Mars Orbiter" just because the blend was centered around a red VA base, but this is the fuller flavored of the two and is, therefore, my preference.
Keeping it fun!
This chippy pic belongs in @Chasing Embers "Morning Coffee Companion" thread. If only i was a mod...
Moving on to a bowl of HU Dockworker in a Luigi Viprati wire rusticated poker while contemplating picking up some light lumber for a planter box / pergola project for my mom's garden. Or i may just sit here, smoke and put it in the planner for tomorrow. Hard to motivate in the afternoon.
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Not far from finishing this bowl of year 2012 Rolando’s Own in a smooth straight 1960s 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. Ice water and bergs is my drink.
C&D XXV Reserve Dawn in a Pete 9B
Smoking Peterson Sherlock Holmes in a UniqueMeerschaum Bacchus. 
Waiting on my order from P&C.
Waiting on my order from P&C.
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