Well, its winter, again. And cold. As such Ive got the space heater going and a hot cup of coffee Im enjoying while smoking a bowl of Uhles Blend 44 in a Brebbia bent bulldog. 
***What Are You Smoking, December 2025?***
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Haunted Bookshop in a Pete Donegal Rocky XL90.
Wintry morning smoking some Pfeifen Huber English No18 out of a cob.
C&D Exclusive in a Merchant Service Bing Standard and the last of the Coffee 
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Good morning! Stormy and grateful for some much needed rain. Coffee, burley, cob.
Starting December off with a wildly old jar from my cellar:
McClelland Christmas Cheer 2001
I had my doubts, having recently read (1) that cellared tobaccos really don't improve beyond ten years and (2) that some had found their old tobaccos tasted like dirt. However, I'm pleasantly surprised! It's not as tangy and bright as Christmas Cheer was, fresh from a new can. But it's a pleasant, sweet (if not subdued) flavor on the first third of the bowl. I'll report back later.
McClelland Christmas Cheer 2001
I had my doubts, having recently read (1) that cellared tobaccos really don't improve beyond ten years and (2) that some had found their old tobaccos tasted like dirt. However, I'm pleasantly surprised! It's not as tangy and bright as Christmas Cheer was, fresh from a new can. But it's a pleasant, sweet (if not subdued) flavor on the first third of the bowl. I'll report back later.
My morning Steamworks in the Le Nuvole S3 Orientale.
Brothers in Arms in a Wessex billiard and black tea.
Put the rest of the mock Riverboat Gambler mix I made in a bowl but there wasn't enough to fill it, so I topped it with some Burley Flake #1. I thought man this might really go sideways but it didn't, smoked great and I really enjoyed it, smoked it in my Savinelli Cumberland, didn't take a picture because we almost missed the bus this morning. Weather terrible, cold and rainy.
McConnell's Black Parrot in a Peterson Irish Army 999: well, I bought the stuff, so I'm dam' well going to finish smoking it all before I allow myself to go on to anything else... this time, to my surprise, I could taste the previously-undetected Perique, which I assume is because of the randomness of the rubbing out of the flakes. Unless my palate had been sensitized by a couple of pints of Guinness...
Punkeedo, while I have not smoked any McClelland C. C...... I really do appreciate posts like this that give insight to what certain blends do after extended aging. It helps me learn what types of tobaccos do over time. Thanks.
Perhaps I should start a separate post to discuss with others. Thanks for the feedback!
The last of my WCC Old Dominion on a bed of C&D Exclusive in a Merchant Swan Neck
Haddo's Delight in my Merchant Service Short Dark Cutty, with morning coffee
@Sigmund that is a striking pipe! Who/what is RQ? new name to me!
Mixed TPT Flake 50 with Elizabethan Mixture. TPT Flake 50 is a Virginia and Turkish blend with a very light fig and molasses topping.
Subtly sweet and overall great smoke.
Paired with linden tea steeped with quince.
Subtly sweet and overall great smoke.
Paired with linden tea steeped with quince.