***What Are You Smoking, December 2024?***

[The Clay King]

HU haymaker in the clay.

These are the best smokes ive ever had. The clarity of the flavour is mind blowing in a clay.
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@gcm Welcome to the Brotherhood of the Clay! Uhle's Hunt Club in mine; thanks @Speak Easy.

 

[wyfbane]

Clearing out the latakia with Lane buttered rum in an Estella 310 with green lucite stem.

 

[rsshreck32]

You got 'em narrowed down?

I'd guess Burley Flake #2, Chenet's made your cut...

Pegasus? Kajun Kake?

Well, here's my tentative list so far, not in any order of preference:
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Burley Flake #1
Burley Flake #2
Chenet's Cake
Pegasus
Briar Fox
Bayou Night
Night Train
Dark Bird's Eye--I've smoked both the shagand ribbon cut, I prefer the shag cut.

Some possibilities are Haunted Bookshop and Old Joe Krantz. I may grab some Match Ready Rubbed while it's available, that's a good all day smoke. Winchester is also growing on me. I love Five Brothers but who knows if that'll stick around, I hope so.
I'm going to give Kajun Kake a try. I have a cabinet full of blends that I don't really care for as I found my preferences. And then some I like but not enough to stock up. Most of my 10 are C&D because they're good, they're available, and I can stock up for a decent price. I'm sure I'll miss some good blends, but I don't do FOMO. As you can see, I like stronger blends, most mid strength blends and lower are just boring to me.

 

[Ted Vig]

Last smoke of the night (probably) is Cabbie's mixture in a Vauen by Mastro di paja

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

Morning smoke of Half&Half in an Ashton XX pebble grain long Lumberman

 

[Roach1]

Haunted Bookshop Cake in a Pete SPD 2011 69.

 

[Scottmi]

Scheduled or unscheduled maintenance/repair?

unscheduled, but not unexpected. the deteriorating starter finally gave it all up. at least it had the grace to do so in its place in the driveway with garage and tools at the ready. gots to troubleshoot, make sure is not the relay, etc but pretty sure it's the starter. a christmas project! ;-)

 

[Speak Easy]

@gcm Welcome to the Brotherhood of the Clay! Uhle's Hunt Club in mine; thanks @Speak Easy.

You’re very welcome!

 

[Ted Vig]

OK, last smoke of the night is Maple Shadows in a little Viprati.

 

[JOHN72]

Smoking the second tobacco, with, Rattray's# Marlin Flake, in a Stanwell Calabash. My deepest condolences to the affected families, citizens, for the cowardly, brutal and cruel terrorist attack, in the city of Magdeburg, Germany.

 

[wyfbane]

Savinelli 140th in my first ever commission, a Zach Hamric morta author.

 

[Roach1]

HU Nyala in a Gatlinburlier Christmas pipe from 2007.

 

[Sigmund]

Lighting up some morning White Horses in a Paul Becker pot.

 

[samuelgawith01]

Cornell and Diehl Burley Flake #5 in this old production Dr.Grabow Billiard.

 

[wyfbane]

I smoked half a tin of Gaslight and gave it away to a guy at pipe club. I then experienced what's it's like to be near someone smoking Gaslight. It was... something

Love your cob lineup by the way!

Burley Flake #2

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Thank you!! It's proof I'm not lying when I post "smoking in a cob" and don't do a pic each time. lol

 

[BlueRidge]

Good morning. Le Petite Robin and a coffee to start the day

 

[SmokeyJock]

Bob's Chocolate Flake in the Rattray's Fair MaidView attachment 357253

starting the morning with the same in the same

 

[Roach1]

Haunted Bookshop Cake in a Karl Erik Handmade.

 

[MisterBadger]

Old Reliable Meer (aka, "Emina", I finally named her). C&D Virginia Ribbon, topped off with the last of this tin of War Horse.

"(She), The Faithful One", if my Turkish is up to the mark? Lovely name for a lovely-looking pipe. Good to see it's not just me and Carl Jung who name their pipes - I was beginning to worry

 

[Sigmund]

Im hoping this is better than the morning pipe I dumped. I either didnt like it this morning or the pipe was dirty. I scrubbed out the stummel. Moving on to some HU Delight in a Ser Jacopo calabash.