***What Are You Smoking, December 2023?***

[JimInks]

Now smoking year 2014 Dan Tobacco Hamborger Veermaster in a smooth straight brown 1950 Dunhill 48 bulldog group 4 root briar with a black vulcanite fish tail saddle stem.

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

Very nice! What kind of pastries are you making?

Just some basic ones - little squares folded in to make a well with some lemon and some apple filling, some icing after baking. Can't remember where I first saw them, could be a Paul Hollywood thing, lol.

Actually using puff to make some pheasant/onion/gravy "sausage rolls" for dinner tonight - my tolerance for making puff pastry from scratch only extends to sweets, lol, and not that often - it's time consuming to get the layers.

 

[ravkesef]

Watch City Blue Ridge in a Dunhill Shell Briar Prince

 

[BenMN]

Got a clay on the way as well as some a little bulk! The super briar has been getting the reps today. Had some Penny Farthing and Pegasus now having some some Exclusive.

How are you liking that Penny Farthing?
I grabbed a couple tins from the local shop, I think from 2019. One will be opened when my current tin of Hal is gone.

 

[BenMN]

Cob full of 5 Brothers and a nice walk on this unseasonably warm day.

 

[Green Hill Hermit]

 

[Sidehatch]

Finally relaxing after some furious shopping/wrapping and food prep for the upcoming feast. WCC Old Black Magic in a Sav 626. Underrated blend.

 

[BenMN]

Back inside, tenth bowl of Pegasus in the G Canadian


Castello- the Italian cob

 

[Cloozoe]

Sam's Flake in a Stanwell pee-wit on a nice evening

 

[Tate]

How are you liking that Penny Farthing?
I grabbed a couple tins from the local shop, I think from 2019. One will be opened when my current tin of Hal is gone.

I'm liking it! Definitely one I'll pick up again! I love the cut It's pretty close to Five Brothers in how fine it is but the strands are shorter. The mechanics are golden and I like the flavor. I think the dark Kentucky interplays with the VA and Perique nicely. It melds together but you can also notice the contrast if that makes sense. A kind of sweet and savory sensation. Still trying to learn to articulate tobacco stuff.

 

[FurCoat]

WCC Elf Dandruff in a Savinelli St. Nicholas 673

 

[das3353]

Capstan Blue Flake in an Altinay

 

[Singed]

Smoking now another self-made "blend" which is a mix of mixes, actually leftovers, scraps, bits and pieces from finishing tins e.t.c. For obvious reasons I call it "Frankenstein Mixture" and it has never failed me, no matter what the combination is.
I went to the flea market yesterday. Because some days ago I found there a used Falcon. I am a Falcon fan. The bowl was not something special, although not the same with any of the 10 pcs I already have. The stem was bronze colored, not available in the local market. The bit was the so-called "dentist" type, and the color (or the material) was peeled off at some points. I passed. Mainly because of the bit poor condition and also because I have never bought a used (and not restored) pipe. In the next days I had second thoughts. I haven't asked the price but somehow, I was sure that it would be low. And I have ahead of me 2 full free weeks, off work. I could try some restoration. If unsuccessful, well the investment would be unimportant, If successful I would have my 4th Falcon stem and my 11th bowl. But I found out that the pipe was missing! Somebody else has taken a decision faster than me! Well, that's life, I guess.
I'd like to wish you all a nice Christmas Eve and a nice Christmas day.
Please allow me to especially wish John, the good man from Spain, who is facing difficulties lately. Courage brother!

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Love it! I'll have to consider starting my own scraps jar.

 

[BenMN]

I'm liking it! Definitely one I'll pick up again! I love the cut It's pretty close to Five Brothers in how fine it is but the strands are shorter. The mechanics are golden and I like the flavor. I think the dark Kentucky interplays with the VA and Perique nicely. It melds together but you can also notice the contrast if that makes sense. A kind of sweet and savory sensation. Still trying to learn to articulate tobacco stuff.

Makes sense, thanks for sharing!

 

[troutface]

Tashkent in my own make. I recently did some reshaping on this old pipe. The shank was tapered and the cheeks weren't at all defined. I also took an 1/8" off the top. A friend who carves helped me out and then reblasted it and gave it a couple coats of oil. I like it much better now.
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After

 

[Ben.R.C]

Plum Pudding,in a Satou. Been off English for a few weeks. This is a good one.

 

[PaulRVA]

Capt. Earles Ten Russians in a Dunhill Ring Grain 3109 Canadian

 

[rsshreck32]

LJ Peretti BPC in a Boswell. Watching the Steelers beat up on the Bungles!

 

[Birddog66]

Smoking a 7# Pork Butt... Then will follow up with a bowl of 2014 Billy Budd!

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I didn’t know R2D2 doubled as a smoker but seeing as it retroactively learned to fly I guess anything is possible.

 

[LeafErikson]

Burley flake #1 - tekin bowl 38