2012 John Aylesbury Luxury Flake in a Jack Howell Billiard.
***What Are You Smoking, December 2021?***
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C&D Derringer in a Falcon with black coffee. Missed you guys!
Thanks!Great to have you back, @edger
Now smoking Ken Byron Ventures Mr. Christian’s Bright Side in a 2002 IMP smooth full bend egg shaped meer with a black acrylic saddle stem. Working on a review of this blend.
Afternoon everyone, I was so impressed with the H&H Viprati that I decided to try some more of their blends, I love Bengal Slices so I thought I’d try the Russ Ouellette version, Fusilier’s Ration. I packed it straight out the tin and into my Kiko meer poker, Fxxk me it’s good, the top is much lighter than BS and the tobacco comes through a lot more, I found that BS needed a couple of months in the jar before mellowing but this stuff is pure genius. Will it replace Bengal Slices on my shelf? No, they’re both great blends in their own right and I think I’ll be keeping both on hand. 
Way to rub it in. Luckily, winter only lasts 6 months.
As I’m sure some of you are aware, I’m a sucker for the Ornsby Pipe, I was fortunate enough to get one at the weekend with the original tube it was sold in and paperwork that came with it. They were only in production for the second half of the 1970’s and the company was closed in 1980.
I’m about to give the newest addition a go with some 633.
I’m about to give the newest addition a go with some 633.
Good day all! Starting with C&D Blockade Runner in a Savinelli Autograph sandblast Fan.
C&D Blitzen in a Sandblasted Peterson SH Baker Street.
GH Rich Dark Spring Dew in a Nording Cut.
Good Monday morning all. Edward G Robinson to start the day.
Close to finishing this bowl of Ken Byron Ventures Mr. Christian’s 1928 Preserve in a 1980s White Pipe straight, smooth octagonal paneled billiard meerschaum with an acrylic yellow cream colored saddle stem.
Wilke Lizzie Blood Red English in a Brebbia Plum Calabash
Hello brothers in smoke.
A rare afternoon (instead of morning) bowl today. With Amphora original. In a noname, low cost, basket olive wood pipe, which I purchased during my summer holidays in the island of Crete (olive trees grow there for thousands of years, some exist still!). Lots of fillings in this pipe but I don't especially care, smokes well.
On the side a hot, red drink with spices (but without alcohol).
May you all have a good week good people.
A rare afternoon (instead of morning) bowl today. With Amphora original. In a noname, low cost, basket olive wood pipe, which I purchased during my summer holidays in the island of Crete (olive trees grow there for thousands of years, some exist still!). Lots of fillings in this pipe but I don't especially care, smokes well.
On the side a hot, red drink with spices (but without alcohol).
May you all have a good week good people.
Another bowl of Fusilier’s, this time in a Ropp De Luxe Junior cherrywood, first time smoking this little pipe. 
Thank you for sharing a very thorough elaboration of the various pipes Holmes had smoked according to the stories. Being a new pipe smoker, I'm not yet ready to start collecting antique pipes so will have to start with new and affordable pipes in the shapes as depicted in illustrations and in the films. So far I have two straight billiards and about to pick up a clay pipe. I missed the chase for the limited edition of Peterson 4AB so I plan on getting a XL315 at some point for the iconic Calabash shape that's often associated with Holmes in films and pictures. I'm a big fan of Jeremy Brett's interpretation of the famous sleuth who often smoked various churchwarden pipes so it's a shape that I would like to acquire at some point.
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