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

[JimInks]

Just started the September smoking thread. See you folks there.

 

[shanez]

Technically still August for me so it's a Montecristo No 4 with a glass of Martell VSOP while overlooking Bahia de Banderas:

 

[dino]

This past afternoon was beautiful, 72 degrees, blue sky and a gentle breeze. It was perfect for sitting in the yard with a good cigar and a great beverage. The cigar was a 2015 toro sized Buenaventura, the beverage was The Macallan 12.
The cigar was wonderful, and I smoked it till it burned my fingertips and singed my moustache. A lovely experience.

 

[JazzInAZ]

One of my favorite moments happened only just today. Got to smoke a couple pipes while drinking decaf coffee and Balvenie 12 year out on the Hilton Anatole’s smoking patio in Dallas with my wife. Started raining and was fortunate enough to see the stragglers from the pool sprinting back to the hotel hooting and hollering. One little girl, maybe five years old, shrieked “this is my favorite outfit!!”
It was a nice rain, one of those sweet, fragrant summertime rains that doesn’t really mean any harm. I feel like I must owe someone a debt for feeling this good. Both smokes were my own Red Virginia and Perique mix; first out of the first briar pipe I ever owned, the little Peterson junior lovat with the nickel band, and later the Pete emerald rusticated 106, a fine pipe in its own right, in my opinion. I’ve resolved to press this blend of mine into a cake, and age it for ten years or so. I think it might have some legs on it. Louis Prima is in my head, singing “Lucky-me lucky-me lucky-me… I’m in love.” View attachment 414500View attachment 414502

Hey man, awesome, I've been sitting out and enjoying that same rainfall here in Fort Worth. Pretty heavy at times, but almost no wind and perfect temps! Just beautiful.

Glad you're enjoying your stay "up North." See you on the September WAYS thread!