***What Are You Smoking, August 2025?***

[JazzInAZ]

A 3rd burley blend - the much maligned Mixture 79.
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I love all things aniseed/licorice - root beer, black jelly beans, aniseed-flavoured tooth paste, star anise, Chinese 5-spice. So this is a no brainer
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I, too, love all those flavors you mentioned. I've almost finished off my Lane Andullo, which is anisette flavored, although not at all sweet. This looks very much like a "love it or hate it" kind of blend. I'll order an ounce next time, assuming they still make it. Thanks for pointing out the flavors. Cheers, mate!

 

[JazzInAZ]

It's a cigar night. Trying something new -- Camacho Connecticut. It's really nice, considering my fave is not usually Connecticut Shade.

Drink is Tamnavulin Single Malt Scotch finished in Sauvingon Blanc casks.




Also, my Mantis friend seems to have molted again and now has wings! (I can't be 100% certain it's the same one, but I'm going to pretend/assume it is.) @Benedict Munsinger

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[Sobrbiker]

Still trying to find a blend where I like orientals, trying some Savinelli 140 (thanks Jeff) in a ring blast M Cermak slightly bent brandy with a contrast stain and Cumberland saddle stem.
Unfortunately, use of a softee bit by a prior caretaker discolored the bite zone.

 

[JimInks]

Near the last third of this bowl of Ken Byron Ventures Mr. Christian’s Brown Flek 2021 in a smooth brown full bend 1984 Peterson Mark Twain military mount egg with a silver cap and tapered black vulcanite p-lip stem. Daisy the Feral Princess had fun with a catnip sock again.

 

[Bananacaravanadium]

LJ Peretti Blend No. 52 in a Vauen Patina tonight.

 

[OzPiper]

I, too, love all those flavors you mentioned. I've almost finished off my Lane Andullo, which is anisette flavored, although not at all sweet. This looks very much like a "love it or hate it" kind of blend. I'll order an ounce next time, assuming they still make it. Thanks for pointing out the flavors. Cheers, mate!

Unfortunately with the demise of Sutliff, Mixture 79 is no more

I was lucky enough to score a tub after Sutliff’s closure.
This bowl was from an ounce I jarred a few months ago.
The aniseed note is not as strong now,

 

[Scottmi]

Peretti 150th in the Li'l Pete 317.

'twas a good day: coffee -> site prep for a new shed -> sailing. On a dry sunny day that maxed at 70F. Heck, I should've popped a tin of "Perfection!"

 

[Roach1]

Briar Fox in a Pete SPD 2011 69.

 

[JazzInAZ]

Unfortunately with the demise of Sutliff, Mixture 79 is no more

I was lucky enough to score a tub after Sutliff’s closure.
This bowl was from an ounce I jarred a few months ago.
The aniseed note is not as strong now,

Ah, yes that makes sense. Will have to keep my antenna up for a nice licorice/anisette blend.

 

[JimInks]

Not far from finishing this bowl of Wilke No. 72 in a pre-1974 dark brown straight Larus & Brother Co. Signature billiard with a nickel band and a tapered black vulcanite stem with the initials LCR on the top of the stem. This blend was smoked by Walter Cronkite. Reading baseball box scores.

 

[alagaren]

Robert McConnell’s Barking Road and a cup of oolong tea to start the day.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

5/21 MB HH Pure Virginia in an Altinay.

 

[JimInks]

A quarter of the way through this bowl of Wilke Little Round Top in an undated straight smooth brown pre-Republic Peterson’s Sterling bulldog 150 with a sterling silver band and a black vulcanite saddle p-lip stem.

 

[Roach1]

Briar Fox in a Jirsa 210.

 

[JimInks]

Near the half way mark of this bowl of year 2020 H&H Chatham Manor in a straight black sandblasted, smooth dark brown top bowl 2021 Jim Brown stack Rhodesian with a tapered black vulcanite stem. Tomato the Brave came in to eat, and is playing with a catnip sock. Those socks are more popular around here than I am.

 

[JimInks]

Near the first third of this bowl of Wilke Pickett’s Charge in a post-WW2 straight smooth brown pre-Republic Peterson’s Dublin 3 bulldog with a nickel band and a tapered black vulcanite p-lip stem. Fed all the ferals, and am reading while this bowl lasts. Bedtime follows this smoke.

 

[bersekero]

Castello #67 with g.l.pease Cairo.

 

[Benedict Munsinger]

It's a cigar night. Trying something new -- Camacho Connecticut. It's really nice, considering my fave is not usually Connecticut Shade.

Drink is Tamnavulin Single Malt Scotch finished in Sauvingon Blanc casks.

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Also, my Mantis friend seems to have molted again and now has wings! (I can't be 100% certain it's the same one, but I'm going to pretend/assume it is.) @Benedict Munsinger

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Colleague, that’s how true scientific journeys begin — first you observe a mantis molting, and before you know it, you’ve become a budding entomologist.

 

[Benedict Munsinger]

Peterson Christmas 2012 xl90
Robert McConnell Marylebone
Pros: a balanced blend of Virginia, Burley, and Latakia; smooth yet flavorful; works well as an evening smoke; medium strength.
Cons: the light sweetness may not suit everyone; Latakia is more in the background, so fans of full English mixtures might find it too mild; can overheat if puffed too quickly.

 

[Roach1]

Finishing a bowl of Haunted Bookshop Cake in a Savinelli Tortuga 673KS.