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

[Backwoods Briar]

Watch. City 4-Q, in a Stanwell Hans Christian Andersen Church Warden, just finished an IPA called “The Therapist “ 10.5 %, 2 fingers of Scotch and that’s all the therapy I need. Contemplating my next pipe and bowl.

 

[tnfan]

HH Pure Virginia in a Tinsky Tan Blast Bulldog.

 

[JimInks]

Relaxing after a wonderful salad, two big French cut pork chops and pinto beans dinner with a slice of rose lemon cake for dessert. I just finished smoking Seattle Pipe Club Hogshead plug in a well appreciated medium bend, smooth brown pre-Republic Peterson 999 Dublin chubby Rhodesian with a tapered black vulcanite p-lip stem. Ice water and bergs is my drink.

 

[JimInks]

That’s a beauty. I didn’t want to start a new thread with this question so I thought I’d try it here: I’m thinking of buying an antique pipe with an orific bit. Is there any bad point about such a bit? I mean to the smoking experience? I’m supposing not since I seem to recall that you have more than one pipe as such? Thanks!

I had to learn how to clench it so it wouldn't roll around in my mouth when I smoke a pipe with an orific bit. Generally, I choke up on the bit anyway, so it wasn't hard for me to get used to. Otherwise, it's like smoking any kind of of non-p-lip regarding smoke distribution.

 

[LotusEater]

Bijou in an Ardor Beehive

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking 7-20-4 Queen City (Briary Blends) in an undated, unbranded smooth dark brown Bruyere Extra made in France chubby squat egg with an aluminum band and a tapered black vulcanite stem. First time smoking this pipe.

 

[cshubhra]

Esoterica Margate from August 2019 in a Dunhill Shell Cherrywood Poker from 1976

 

[addamsruspipe]

Working on modifying some cobs. Having some McClintock Black Cherry in a carved Orezza.

 

[Scottmi]

Sillem's Blue in this curious little dublin I cleaned up today from my father's pipe collection. Seemed natural to me to put a curious aromatic into a curious pipe. Using underscores for unintelligible letters, the only stamp on the pipe reads :
MA _ _ IED BRIAR or possibly MA_RIED BRIAR. anyone have any ideas? Pipe is probably from the 60s give or take a few years. Starting Chapter 7 in "Back from the Ashes"

 

[PennyStonks]

Trying out C&D Night train for the first time

 

[JimInks]

Sillem's Blue in this curious little dublin I cleaned up today from my father's pipe collection. Seemed natural to me to put a curious aromatic into a curious pipe. Using underscores for unintelligible letters, the only stamp on the pipe reads :
MA _ _ IED BRIAR or possibly MA_RIED BRIAR. anyone have any ideas? Pipe is probably from the 60s give or take a few years. Starting Chapter 7 in "Back from the Ashes"
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Imported Briar.

 

[bluegrassbrian]

I have the same year and model pipe. Wonderful smoker.

A group 3? I'd love to see it.
Mine is a "made in 1961, sold in 1962".

 

[Backwoods Briar]

Wilke 193 in a Bones squat Brandy, just finished dinner, lasagna, salad and pinot. After dinner Scotch, pipe and tobacco!

 

[JimInks]

Enjoyed a tasty Jazz apple, and am smoking year 2013 Esoterica Tilbury in a smooth medium bend 1999 Peterson Sherlock Holmes Series Milverton with a sterling silver band and a black vulcanite p-lip stem.

 

[Scottmi]

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Bankside in a Blackmeerschaum at my local B&M.

Fine reading there, sir.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Vauen No 14 in a Rubio.

 

[JimInks]

A couple of minutes or so away from smoking year 2018 Esoterica Dunbar in a smooth straight, dark brown early 1960s Lane era Charatan Selected 43 Dublin with a black vulcanite double comfort saddle stem. This pipe was formerly owned by actor William Conrad.

 

[ThermionicScott]

I fell down the rabbit hole of War Horse Bar threads again this afternoon, and decided it was high time to crack the tin I’d purchased recently. The smell was milder than I was expecting. I was pleased by how well the bar fit in one of those low-profile 8oz canning jars:



I loaded it up in my Kaywoodie "42" apple which I decided would be my pipe for DFK-based blends when I got it back from @peteguy. Then, life intervened, so the pipe got about 4 hours to air out before I could actually light it up.



From reading so many of @woodsroad and @condorlover1's posts beforehand, I braced myself for something weird and awful, but to me it just had a nice dark rich tobacco taste with something interesting to the aroma I couldn't put my finger on. I started to feel slightly woozy at the 2/3 mark, so I took a break before finishing it. Good thing I had eaten dinner beforehand! Looking forward to how this stuff tastes after the pipe has been seasoned with a few more bowls of it.

 

[DanWil84]

Smoke #9 in the one year meer was DTM St Bernard Flake.

 

[ashdigger]

Hal O’ The Wynd in an early 1900’s Meer with Amber Stem