***What Are You Smoking? December 2019.***

[cshubhra]

C&D Morning Drive in a Sasieni 4 Dot Ruff Root

 

[SaviSmoker]

C&D John Marr in a Savinelli 128ks billiard.

 

[rushx9]

SH Cognac Mixture in a Medico Meer. I really enjoy this blend, and trying it this morning with a fresh palate and a clean meer was an experience. All of the flavors really popped. Then I took my first sip of coffee... Chinese food? The combo really tastes like soy sauce and funky wine vinegars. Still tasty, just a little weird. I think I'll relegate this to an evening smoke from now on.

 

[Mis Pipas]

RATTRAY'S OLD GOWRIE IN SAVINELLI PORTO CERVO 614

 

[cigrmaster]

2012 Mac Baren Old Dark Fired in a Rad Davis Zulu.

 

[olkofri]

Just had some Ole Shenandoah Appalachian Harvest in my Brigham Heritage Canadian.

 

[JimInks]

About a quarter of a bowl left of 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. Listening to a Russell Johnson interview. He sure had a poor memory.

 

[JimInks]

Escudo in an Old England 730R (rustic apple). This was actually my first try of Escudo (the modern incarnation), and I have to say, to me it tastes a great deal like cardboard.

It was an excellent blend before they cheaped out by switching the Virginia to a Stokkebye one. Maybe some years of aging will save it? I know a bunch of Escudo lovers who won't touch it now.

 

[danimalia]

Rattray's Red Rapparee in a Peterson Shannon 150

 

[JimInks]

About a quarter of a bowl left of Wilke Lizzie Blood Virginia in a straight 1960s Lane era Charatan black with burgundy undertone sandblasted billiard 420 with a black vulcanite tapered stem. Rainy today.

 

[cshubhra]

Samuel Gawith Black XX Twist in a Forecaster Superb

 

[condorlover1]

I thought I would take out one of my 'foot longs' and I am not talking about a sandwich from the Subway shop! This late nineteenth century meerschaum is 12" long from tip to toe and I have not smoked it in ages. It is the perfect pipe for smoking whilst doing ones tax returns since a bowl of plug in this thing will happily go an hour and a half!

 

[seanv]

Gh&co brown flake unscented in a very tiny jeantet with fantastic blast

 

[Fooberticus]

Finished my pouch of Burlier Morning Pipe in an IMP meerschaum bent apple. A few more ounces should be coming in the mail this week. I'm either cracking a tin of War Horse or Black Frigate this afternoon, can't decide which.

 

[mso489]

My "Monday Morning" home mix, C&D Cigar Leaf and PS Black Cavendish, 3:2, in a Joh's Canadian.

 

[odobenus]

That’s the popular opinion. I’m moving to Davidoff Flake Medallions as my “easy to come by”, everyday Virginia flake.

I should try that Davidoff, gamzultovah. My go-tos lately have been Capstan Blue and SG FVF (or BBF), though I can only characterize the latter two as 'easy to come by' because I've stashed away a fair amount.

 

[odobenus]

It was an excellent blend before they cheaped out by switching the Virginia to a Stokkebye one. Maybe some years of aging will save it? I know a bunch of Escudo lovers who won't touch it now.

Thanks for the clarification, Jim. I may let it sit a while. Lately I've been hard-pressed to find an STG product I like, with the notable exception of OGS.

 

[odobenus]

I love my Blakemar's, classic, traditional English pipes, perfect for smoking my English blends ??

Agreed! Blakemar's is high quality and dependable. My woodstock is the pipe I chose for a trip to Iceland because it's so reliable.

 

[hauntedmyst]

Esoterica Margate in a Dunhill Cumberland billiard 6103 the size of a billy club.

 

[cshubhra]

More Samuel Gawith Black XX Twist in a Forecaster Superb. I will continue to smoke this today until I finish Black XX Twist stock or get palette fatigue. About one and half bowls left of that stuff after the current bowl