Rattray’s Old Gowrie purchased May 2020 in an Altinay translucent meerschaum billiard
***What Are You Smoking, December 2022?***
- Thread starter JimInks
- Start date
PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor
Site Sponsors
PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor
PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor
PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor
PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor
- Status
Another Arrowhead fan hear. It's my favorite aromatic and I'm guessing most pipe smokers from or in Michigan would agree.I love that Arrowhead, and cold coffee works for me all the time!
To those who left Michigan or are interested in trying this kitchen sink aromatic, with vanilla, carmel, black Cavendish, burley, Virginia, and a touch of Latakia that's not noticable, give Paul's Pipe Shop a call. They take phone orders and a portion of their tobacco menu can be found online.
GH Dark Flake Aromatic in a C&D Cob.
Now smoking year 2020 D&R Raccoon’s Delight in my very reliable smooth straight post-1938 pre-Republic Peterson Sterling Canadian 263 with a sterling silver band and a tapered black vulcanite p-lip stem. Off to work I go!
Boswell’s Countryside in a Peterson 2022 Christmas on the way to another night shift 
Settling down for the 1st smoke of the day with a bowl of GL Pease's Blackpoint
In a thick shanked GBD Apple with a tapered stem.
French hallmarked silver band (diamond & boar's head), no date letter.
In a thick shanked GBD Apple with a tapered stem.
French hallmarked silver band (diamond & boar's head), no date letter.
1Q in a Kaywoodie lovat. Back when I first started smoking a pipe, I had tried a few blends and really enjoyed all of them. Then for some reason I ordered an ounce of this and from the time I lit it up, I knew that I loved smoking a pipe. 1Q is for sure the blend that made me a pipe smoker. I have a pound or so stashed but I'm starting to think that I may need more. As much as I love my Burley flakes and fancier pipes, if all I had was this blend and this pipe for the rest of my life, I would be very happy.
well it is a mighty fine looking failure. does it smoke the way a meer should?
Year 2010 GL Pease Jack Knife Plug. Deep flavors, strong and satisfying. 
Now smoking Wilke No. 222 in an undated straight, smooth light brown unbranded short shank Bing-ish billiard with a long, tapered black vulcanite stem.
I scored some 2013 JKP and really enjoy it. Also, enjoy the 2013 Gaslight.
Yesterday was an aromatic blend day.
I had packed them for my trip to Melbourne so as to have a couple of blends with an acceptable room note. But did not get the opportunity to light up
Today onto my second bowl.
Another of GL Pease's Latakia blends - well dried and broken up Quiet Nights
In an erstwhile Apple.
This 2011 Jimmy Craig pipe was from Blue Room Briars and was listed as a straight Apple.
I thought that it looked more like a straight Prince - the outer diameter of the bowl being greater than I ts height.
I asked if they could put a slight bend in the stem, and this is the result.
I had packed them for my trip to Melbourne so as to have a couple of blends with an acceptable room note. But did not get the opportunity to light up
Today onto my second bowl.
Another of GL Pease's Latakia blends - well dried and broken up Quiet Nights
In an erstwhile Apple.
This 2011 Jimmy Craig pipe was from Blue Room Briars and was listed as a straight Apple.
I thought that it looked more like a straight Prince - the outer diameter of the bowl being greater than I ts height.
I asked if they could put a slight bend in the stem, and this is the result.
Last edited:
Hadn't heard of the Dark Flake Aro before - just looked it up and sounds really good! but the cited nic-level is making me woozy from here..
Nice, I smoked some fresh Jack Knife Plug and thought it could use some more time in the tin. Pipestud to the rescue with the 2010 tin and damn it feels good to be right once in a while!
A couple of minutes or so away from smoking 2021 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.
I’m going to vanquish this deer tongue ghost with some Old Joe Krantz. I don’t need to call no stinking Ghostbusters for the cob but I might need them for my back porch, mouth, and sinuses. 
Really digging my 50/50 Velvet & SWR mix. Smoked it all day.
- Status