***What Are You Smoking, December 2022?***

[AppalachianPipe92]

Smoking some 507 VA Slices from a Jim DeSchaine sandblast. Enjoying with some light roast and Erroll Garner.

 

[originalnutcracker]

My “new” meerschaum from didimaauw with We Three Kings from secret Santa.
Pretty decent start to the holidays….

 

[cshubhra]

Esoterica Margate in an Altinay translucent meerschaum billiard

 

[onestrangeone]

19*f and dropp 20+MPH wind
Pegasus in a Castello four square panel

 

[NomadOrb]

Semois in a Falcon on the way home.

 

[reloader]

Having Low Country Natural Virginia that has been aged for about 6 months. Needs a while longer, but was still pretty good. Packed into a Peterson Donegal Rocky. Still drinking spiked coffee. The arctic blast that everyone is waiting for hasn't gotten her yet so its still nice outside.

 

[JimInks]

Relaxing after a wonderful salad, steel head trout, and snow peas dinner with cherries for dessert. I'm smoking year 2012 Rolando’s Own in a smooth straight early ‘60s Lane era “William Conrad” Charatan Executive Extra Large stretch apple with diagonal channel cuts on the lower right and left of the bowl along with a black vulcanite double comfort saddle stem. Getting ready to clean some pipes.

 

[Servant King]

Another first timer today, Sutliff Creme Brulee in my MM Country Gent. In all honesty, I was a bit apprehensive at first, just laying it out on a paper towel. Holy PG, Batman! I mean, it made Captain Black Royal look like dry tinder by comparison, no joke. I let it dry for almost three hours, and it barely seemed to change texture at all. The tin note was off-putting too; my wife liked it, but I found it artificial and chemical-y. Honest to God, it's as if the surface of the tobacco was glistening with a PG coating. Never seen anything like it. Left a collage of brown dots on the paper towel square too.

Anyone get through my novel?

Fortunately, the smoke was VERY pleasant. Took some cajoling with the flame at first, but once I got through the first quarter, it behaved very nicely, and didn't go out once more. A little dottle, but surprisingly little moisture at cleanup time. Moral of the story: don't judge a book blend by its cover tin note.

Bird report: Everyone showed up today, save for the red-tailed hawk. Must be the room note!

I know I'm a day early, but wishing everyone a...

 

[The Amish Tyrant]

If you want to retain the blue finish, it might be a good idea to regularly wax the stummel after use. I have seen and read a number of instances where the blue finish has worn away from normal use within a year.

This man speaks the truth.

I received the pipe below for Christmas and took the photo in July. Note, I generally only smoke weekends.

It's a great smoker and has character, but I wouldn't purchase one as a result.

 

[addamsruspipe]

Modding some cobs. Having some 30 year old Skandinavik Natural in a old meerschaum.

 

[Backwoods Briar]

Country Squire Old Toby, first ever bowl, and I love it a very nice aro. Will definitely try more of their house blends. In a BBB, some Jameson whiskey. Prost to all the Brothers and sisters (Carol) of the Ieaf!

 

[craig61a]

2019 C&D Small Batch Sansepolcro in a Poul Winsløw Crown 300 Bent Egg.

 

[tfdickson]

Makhuwa in my 1978 Dunhill Root ODA.

 

[Hillcrest]

CS Old Toby in a Savinelli 2614KS with 6mm charcoal filter. An almost 40 year old pipe. Great as always.

 

[PipeIT]

Going to have Prince Albert (newer batch from the Dominican Republic) in a Dinant Prince Albert Figurative Clay Commemorative/Souvenir pipe from Belgium with a horn (orific) and cherry(?) stem, circa 1914, depicting the Belgian prince, not Edward VII. This is one of my dedicated Prince Albert pipes, even though it’s not the same prince as depicted on the tin.

View attachment 189022

The tin in this photo is the second version of the pocket tin from 1913–1938 with a hinged lid (the first version from 1909–1913 said “NOW KING,” and was changed to “CRIMP CUT” from 1910–1913). The notched lid was introduced in 1938.

View attachment 189024

I have a sealed tin, late 60s early 70s I believe. I wanted to open, rehydrate and smoke it, but I was told it would be like smoking paper. LOL

So I’ve never opened it...

 

[Hillcrest]

SWRA at work.

View attachment 189091

What brand pipe is that ? My favorite shape !

 

[yohanan]

Hearth & Home Obsidian from 2014 in a MM Diplomat, Thanks Russ!!!

 

[PennyStonks]

Finishing off this freezing night with some night train in a country gentleman

 

[reloader]

Finished off the night with "bottom of the barrel" blend. Just like most of the members, I keep all the scraps from blends I've smoked and mix them all together. Smoked in a MM Ozark Mountain hardwood and had some white wine to go with the pipe.

 

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking Wilke Lizzie Blood Virginia in a straight black with burgundy undertone sandblasted early 1960s Lane era Charatan 420 billiard with a tapered black vulcanite stem. An apple follows this smoke. Community Coffee, neat, is my drink.