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

[VDL_Piper]

Good morning all. Out in the garden but not for long as the wind is in the south and given that the only landmass to the south is Antarctica it’s pretty darn cold, light showers and it would not be inconceivable that we had snow showers on the high points today.
MB’s Balkan Blend in an old sea rock #33

 

[VDL_Piper]

I never thought much about lovat vs lumberman, but now that I have two I really like the oval shank better on a lumberman, cool and wide looking,
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There is some magic that happens with an oval shank Ben, can’t explain it but it exists.

 

[JimPM]

Just woke up from an afternoon nap. A year’s end extended PTO, and the eighth day of restfulness to get right back into the crap for 2024. December 2027 cannot come fast enough. Restocked the active rotational jar of Hal O’ The Wynd and am trying one of those weirdo organic teas that my oldest daughter got us for Xmas. Something involving chamomile, vanilla, and manuka honey, whatever the heck that is. It’s not bad, but at the same time, it’s not good. But hey the cob of HOTW seems very tasty.

 

[happy_lunter]

Sillem’s Red in a cob, while grilling some chicken livers.

 

[PaulRVA]

HH-Pure Virginia in a Miscoi Canadian

 

[woodsroad]

Five or six years ago, I had some bulk John Cotton blends left after the FDA banned giving out free samples, so I mixed them all together, dampened and pressed them into jars. This stuff is superb!

 

[JimInks]

Just finishing this bowl of Sutliff Cringle Flake (Holiday Edition 2023) in a straight black sandblasted WW2 Barling’s Make SS billiard with a black tapered vulcanite stem.

 

[Tbaggins]

Oriental no.40 for a first bowl in a new Cavicchi Bologna gigante.

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking SWRA in a straight black sandblast undated Savinelli Hercules 115EX pot with a tapered black vulcanite stem. Getting ready for a visit from my old college room mate and his lady.

 

[cshubhra]

Gawith Hoggarth’s Dark Birds Eye in an Altinay translucent meerschaum billiard

 

[TN Jed]

Beautiful pipe!
My Kids and Grandkids live in Townsend TN.

That's God's Country. GO Vols!

 

[Briar Lee]

A huge charge of PS Luxury Navy Flake in Marxman 400 D 334

 

[dublinpiper90]

Squadron Leader in a Kaywoodie Billard

 

[TN Jed]

Soon will channel my inner @dino and @hoosierpipeguy (and other influencers) with this little Olivia CR Petite Corona as the winter 23/24 small cigar experiment continues. Celebrating a fine Xmas holiday and kicking off New Year weekend. Enjoy all! View attachment 275057

A tasty looking stick. Go Vols!

 

[AppalachianPipe92]

KBV Brown Flek in a Jerry Nelson egg.

 

[metalheadycigarguy]

Enjoying some Trout Stream from 4Noggins in my Tekin - Lion-In-Claw meer. It's an amazingly carved and great smoking pipe.

 

[das3353]

Capstan Blue Flake in an Altinay

 

[LeafErikson]

Pegasus for bowl 64 in the tekin.

 

[JimInks]

Half way through this bowl of Watch City American Cut Plug Mixture in a smooth medium bend terracotta Peterson POY 2023 X160 464/1100 military mount egg with a silver cap and a tapered black vulcanite AB stem. Enjoying company.

 

[Laurent]

Finishing up in the shop and sitting down with some more country squire cowboy coffee in my Paul’s Cayuga pipe with a glass of Buffalo Trace.