***What Are You Smoking, December 2021?***

[JimInks]

Relaxing after a wonderful salad, chicken legs and sugar snap peas dinner with strawberries for dessert. I'm a quarter of the way through this bowl of year 2013 Dunhill Flake in a straight smooth 1960 Dunhill DRA 137 group 4 root briar canted dublin with a tapered black vulcanite stem. Community Coffee, neat, is my drink. Watching an episode of The Untouchables.

 

[Winterreise]

Lane Limited Ready Rubbed into a MM Natural Morgan , i really love this little tamper i got this week best 10 bucks put on accessories .

 

[OzPiper]

First bowl of the day.

A pipe buddy came over yesterday and we had such a great time that I neglected to record what we were smoking.

A bowl of Druquer's Red Lion
In a 1910 straight billiard with army mount Amber stem, orific bit. Birmingham hallmarked Josrph B. Brown, importer of tobacconist goods, Hull.

With a glass of 50yo Henriques&Henriques Tinta Negra Madeira. Tinta Negra is the ubiquitous vine that was planted after phylloxera ravaged the island and usually used for blending. This was from an exceptional vat deemed too good for blending and was bottled on its own.

 

[JKoD]

SPC PP Barrel Aged in a Savinelli Xmas 606 KS. Decided to smoke “English” blend in the pipe…courtesy of another member - I will always use this pipe at Christmas time…and start that season in September. Why? Simply to increase the amount of time I can spread Christmas cheer. I’m guessing I may place it in a highly visible shelved location which maintains the appropriate lighting to encourage year-round thoughts of generosity.

Anyway - I will share a picture someday…just not today. Sometimes simple things and acts of kindness launch actions that domino. May it carry forward always. ?

Peace.

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking Watch City Simply VOriental in a straight smooth medium brown 1930s Wilshire 5 bulldog (Comoy’s second) made for John’s Pipe Shop in Los Angeles with a black vulcanite saddle stem. Off to work now.

 

[JKoD]

SPC PP Barrel Aged in a Savinelli Xmas 606 KS. Decided to smoke “English” blend in the pipe…courtesy of another member - I will always use this pipe at Christmas time…and start that season in September. Why? Simply to increase the amount of time I can spread Christmas cheer. I’m guessing I may place it in a highly visible shelved location which maintains the appropriate lighting to encourage year-round thoughts of generosity.

Anyway - I will share a picture someday…just not today. Sometimes simple things and acts of kindness launch actions that domino. May it carry forward always. ?

Peace.

I forgot to mention - Bombay Sapphire dirty martini (dry - stirred) goes excellent with an English blend. Crazy - Gin - Christmas tree juice by winter - lime drink by summer. Such a versatile spirit. Anyway - just had to plug a quality cocktail - so, for the cocktail doers - a spread of holiday cheer. Do it. It’s good.

 

[craig61a]

1991 McClelland Mixture #6 in an E. Andrew Dublin.

 

[tnfan]

2011 Mac Baren Navy Flake in a J.T. Cooke Poker.

 

[OzPiper]

Now for a 2nd bowl of McClelland's Bombay Court

In a 1921 FLC chubby billiard. London hallmarked, French made from Algerian briar.
A very similar (I would say identical) 1920 Loewe was posted by member @danielplainview (Loewe&Co Early Haymarket Era Restoration) some years ago.

 

[AlanH]

Jack Knife Plug in my Regaire dog, a spot of mead, and some BritBox.
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I like that zippo!!!

 

[Winterreise]

1792 into an Ali Cutty Meer with earl grey .

 

[username]

C&d toboggan run in a claw meer

 

[Puff nstuff]

Small bowl of Hansom Flake in a Huck Finn cob is doing me just fine. Good night to you all.

 

[cshubhra]

Hearth & Home White Night in a Paykoc Meerschaum Dr Watson - From Sherlock Holmes/ Dr Watson two pipe set

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

2013 St James Flake in a Paulsson.

 

[jewman22]

Luxury Twist Flake in a Peterson System.

 

[JimInks]

A third of the way through this bowl of Watch City Rhythm & Blues in a straight smooth brown 1920s-30s Sasieni patent 8 dot Marborough lovat with a black vulcanite saddle stem. Ice water and bergs is my drink. Listening to Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel BBC recreations of the old Groucho and Chico radio series as I work.

 

[Steddy]

GLP Cumberland in a Savinelli Petite 626.

 

[UncleRasta]

It's been a Solani 633 kind of day. My goodnight smoke will be Maltese Falcon.

 

[JimInks]

Close to finishing this bowl of Wilke No. 44 in an undated straight, smooth light brown unbranded short shank Bing-ish billiard with a long, tapered black vulcanite stem. Snacking is next!