***What Are You Smoking, December 2025?***

[warren99]

Samuel Gawith Commonwealth in a Kurt Balleby “B” bent brandy

 

[Roach1]

Hamborger Veermaster in a small Stanwell Freehand.

 

[Sobrbiker]

Mama thought the buttermilk she bought last week for a recipe “smelled funny” so I’m running to the circus grocery store for another bottle, which will smell funny too-because it’s buttermilk

Oh well, good reason for another smoke: McConnell’s Scottish Cake in a pre-republic Peterson’s 3 medium bulldog.

 

[warren99]

Ashton Artisan’s Blend in a Barling EL Ye Olde Wood Fossil bulldog.

 

[Choatecav]

Mama thought the buttermilk she bought last week for a recipe “smelled funny” so I’m running to the circus grocery store for another bottle, which will smell funny too-because it’s buttermilk

Oh well, good reason for another smoke: McConnell’s Scottish Cake in a pre-republic Peterson’s 3 medium bulldog.
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Now THAT was a funny post.

 

[Fralphog]

After a hearty lunch, I'm relaxing out of the wind and rain with some Watch City Bi-Polar Expesss in the Ali.
Mug of Puerh tea with honey.

 

[JazzInAZ]

Greetings to all on this Christmas Eve. C&D Bayou Morning in an IPM Bent Dublin. On the side is a pot of JazzinAZ Blend (75% Harney and Sons Russian Country and 25% Harney and Sons Lampsang Souchong).
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Ha ha, I hope the "blend" was excellent! And man that's a gorgeous Meer.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Sir John’s Flake Virginia in an Altinay.

 

[bluegrassbrian]

McClelland 2010 in the Blakemar Champion.

 

[PaulRVA]

Bob’s Chocolate Flake in an IMP Reverse Calabash and Hot Chocolate ️ on the side.
Merry Christmas

 

[tartanphantom]

It's Christmas Eve.. going to smoke my father's favorite two pipes today. He passed away on this day last year at 91 going on 92. Without going into details, it was sudden, quick, and family was there. The way he had hoped it would be. A couple years before I had sent these two pipes (pictured below) to Rich at Briarville for cleaning and brought them around to my dad. He held onto them for a year but decided he didn't want to start up smoking again and gave them back. I've been keeping them aside since then. Both are no name pipes. Pipe on top is a bent meer billiard. Pipe below is a meer-lined leather wrapped briar with a twist-stinger and acrylic stem.
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Decided to break out two new to me blends: a 2023 Dunbar, and 2017 McClelland No.27. First up with this morning's coffee is the Dunbar in the meer-lined briar. Later will be the No.27 in the Meer. Love you, Dad. Miss you. Thank you.
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Quite a fitting tribute to your father.
Keep the legacy alive.

 

[JimInks]

Did a little snacking, and then smoked a bowl of year 2020 Watch City Original Crumb Cut in a 1950s-60s straight smooth brown Bertram 07 octagonal paneled billiard with a square shank and a tapered black vulcanite stem. Ice water and bergs is my drink.

 

[TubbyInTweed]

just popping in to thank y'all for the beautiful pipe porn. I was admitted in Seattle for a new treatment protocol, which was planned months ago. So not at all a surprise, nor emergency - though it is quite extensive. The trip to Texas was for results needed to be able to qualify for this current treatment. I haven't had a smoke in a few days and won't for some time yet, but in the meantime i'll be leaning on the fine fellow enthusiasts of the leaf here by sojourning along with you through your pictures, words and daily experiences just the same as often as possible. All is well and - rest assured - i'll be back to posting as soon as i'm back to smokin'.

For now, i'll leave y'all with a pic of the last pipe i had just before admitting. It was a nice bowl of Krater-Plug in one of my all-time favorites: a commission piece from Ahmet Govem.

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And to accompany it, a Haiku i had written for such a time as this:

Transcendent thoughts;
The chaos of life abides.
Listen: barking dogs!

Like a wise man once told me, "Don't sweat the small stuff...and it's all small stuff," this little ditty is in that same spirit, chalking it all up to noise. In other words, we'll all find out in the end that whatever life threw at us was essentially all bark and no bite, regardless of what we thought about it at the time.

In any event, take care my friends and i'll be in touch soon...

I hope you get well soon!

 

[LiveAsALyon]

Pipe: Ropp Geant Sandblasted Sitter
Blend: C&D Carolina Christmas (‘24)
Pairing: apple cider old fashioned
Creepypasta: I’m A Guard Stationed At A Secret Government Prison

 

[tartanphantom]

Wow. Not sure what to do.. I've never been finished with Christmas Eve errands and honey-do's this early in the afternoon!

Got double-checked clearance from the wife to make sure that she didn't need anything else done, and I'm headed to the front porch for an late afternoon smoke.

Just got in a bag of Jim's Golden Ticket from Watch City Cigar a few days ago, and I'm ready to sit down and give it a whirl (first time, never had it before).

It's packed in a very special bespoke clay, my "Nessie" clay pipe which I purchased in 2003 from Heather Coleman (aka "Studio Devona") in Devonshire, UK. Heather has been researching old archaeological clays and throwing reproductions since 1998. She's also made period-correct pieces for several film and television productions, and I think she does an incredible job. I have purchased no less than a half-dozen various pipes from her over the years, both traditional historic and bespoke custom jobs, and I've never been disappointed. Ever.

All I know is, NESSIE LIVES... at least in my pipe rack.

 

[BCF]

Merry Christmas to all! Burning up more Redburn in this Rattray's apple.

 

[TubbyInTweed]

Next up on the menu was a delightful bowl of Cringle Flake from 2022 loaded in my Chacom Noblesse while I watch the heavy rain.

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking and reviewing KBV Eldritch Pipes Goblin Bells in a 1960s Austrian meerschaum bent apple with a tapered yellow stem. Ice water and bergs is my drink.

 

[Roach1]

Nutty Irishman in a Vauen Basic Bent Egg.

 

[The Hermit]

And on account of it being Christmas and that I am off, I'm stepping out to enjoy a second bowl, this time We Three Kings in a Savinelli 315 KS Prince. I'm not much of an aromatic guy, but concede this is pleasant smoke, and fitting for the season and the evening.

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good pipe