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

[edger]

Sutliff’s Mixture 79 in a cob.
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I just bought a pouch of 79 the other day. Such a controversial mixture! I hadn’t smoked any since 1972 when a San Diego Opera chorus member insisted I try it. I thought,at the time, that it was awful. Surprise! It was quite pleasant to my more mature palate if a little mild. Enjoy!

 

[Sweet Home Alabama]

Yes. Please do. Do you like Aly Bain?

I sure do. Here he is with the late J.P. Fraley from Kentucky. J P Fraley - YouTube

 

[Sweet Home Alabama]

I’ve decided to fire up some of my more neglected pipes this weekend.
I’m about to fill this 7 & 3/4 inch cutty with some Savinelli Janus. The pipe was from a gentleman who worked for GBD throughout the 1930’s - late 50’s, it’s unmarked because there’s a small inclusion on the stem that’s barely noticeable and was probably a reject, I brought a couple more pipes from this chap also unmarked but said to be ‘30’s GBD’s. View attachment 115503

Love that Opinel.

 

[edger]

I can barely lift my arm today, after my booster yesterday.
PS Sweet Vanilla in one of my drip dogs.
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Just curious, but why do you call self pleasuring your “booster”?

 

[wayoutwest]

5 year aged Orlik Golden Sliced in an MM Dagner cob.

 

[edger]

Email sent, ? hoping a bulk option becomes available lol

Thanks!

 

[ScienceSmoker]

I took my home blends out of the press this morning. I have 4 that I really like. I'm smoking some of the Black Balkan this morning from my unmarked straight grain. I used to call this blend Black English, but I tweaked the recipe, and it's definitely a Balkan now.

 

[JimK]

Good week and pipes to all! Starting with C&D Burley Flake #1 in a small Savinelli Autograph sandblast Fan.

 

[edger]

About to have Seattle Pipe Club Plum Pudding Bourbon Barrel Aged in my Oguz Simsek Frankenstein Creature/Boris Karloff pipe.

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Putin’ on the ritz!

 

[edger]

I craved a shmeck tabac after a late dinner, and so, stuffed a half slice of Full Virginia Flake into my clay. Very enjoyable.
You know, I think Samuel Gawith flakes are well suited to clays!

Schmekel?

 

[Charlie718]

I was thinking about more drying time but the fact is, I had opened this tin at least over a month ago and forgot to jar it up. It still may have had some excess moisture. And I ran a pipe cleaner through it a couple times which is some thing I almost never have to do. Very strange.

To me that blend or type of cut can burn hot which causes moisture. It’s the one VaPer in my collection that doesn’t smoke so well in my Meer, for me it smokes better in a small wide bowl then a deep narrow one. The first few times I smoked it I smoked to fast just to keep it lit and that caused a lot of moisture

 

[edger]

Good morning All
A bowl of Peter Stokkebye’s Luxury Navy Flake in a Mr Brog Morta billiard. Loving this pipe and how it smokes.
Happy smokes
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Nice! I’ve always wanted a morta from Irish bog oak, but alas, too expensive. Mr Brog seems a better deal. Enjoy!

 

[gamzultovah]

Schmekel?

Yiddish much?…

 

[Ettrick puffer]

Nice! I’ve always wanted a morta from Irish bog oak, but alas, too expensive. Mr Brog seems a better deal. Enjoy!

@edger thanks mate ?I’m well impressed with it.
Happy smokes
Ettrick puffer

 

[Charlie718]

Starting the day with a MM 5th Ave Legend packed with Crooner and a cup of black coffee on the side.

 

[LotusEater]

I’ve decided to fire up some of my more neglected pipes this weekend.
I’m about to fill this 7 & 3/4 inch cutty with some Savinelli Janus. The pipe was from a gentleman who worked for GBD throughout the 1930’s - late 50’s, it’s unmarked because there’s a small inclusion on the stem that’s barely noticeable and

I’ve decided to fire up some of my more neglected pipes this weekend.
I’m about to fill this 7 & 3/4 inch cutty with some Savinelli Janus. The pipe was from a gentleman who worked for GBD throughout the 1930’s - late 50’s, it’s unmarked because there’s a small inclusion on the stem that’s barely noticeable and was probably a reject, I brought a couple more pipes from this chap also unmarked but said to be ‘30’s GBD’s. View attachment 115503

You have some very cool stuff Birddog. Love the GBD cutty and the story that goes along with it is even better .
That pipe rack looks fantastic!

 

[Ettrick puffer]

Good afternoon All
A bowl of Presbyterian Mixture in a Blakemar Briars King’s Imperial Calabash. Awaiting the arrival of the train and my eldest son who is home for Christmas ? A full house this year ?
Happy smokes
Ettrick puffer

 

[LotusEater]

EMP in a Bjarne with my espresso this morning

 

[Sunny.M.R]

Morning: DTM Gordon Pym in an old Kiko meerschaum
Afternoon: Penzanze in a F.Yavuz meerschaum
Night: Beck's Bastard in a small meerschaum

 

[Bowlsmoker67]

We 3 kings in a cob