*** What Are You Smoking?*** (February 2017)

[oldgeezersmoker]

London Mixture, fresh as of last August, in a Ser Jacopo S2 Maxima, kind of a poker. First bowl of London Mixture I have had since the late 1990's. Smoked prodigious amounts of it in the early to mid 1980's.

 

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 2014 Basil Meadows smooth slight bend squashed tomato with an aluminum band and a black pearl acrylic stem.

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking P&W #531 in a 2002 smooth natural straight silver banded Ardor Venere Extra Fatta A Mano Maigret billiard, signed by Dorelio Rovera and a black acrylic stem. A bottle of Coke made with pure cane sugar is my drink.

 

[thefishguy]

My mixture 965 in a MM country gentleman.

 

[thefishguy]

Now some Ten Russians in a meerschaum lined Genod freehand tomato.

 

[oldgeezersmoker]

Giving London Mixture another try in a smaller bowl, an Il Ceppo 4 bent Dublin. First bowl was bland, lacked the spice notes I remember

 

[thomasw]

In a Castello Perla Nera shape 55 pot, I am just finishing a bowl of Solani ABF with some coffee.

 

[krizzose]

McClelland Classic Samsun in a Savinelli billiard

 

[JimInks]

HU Directors Cut in a smooth straight Lane era Charatan Executive Extra Large stretch apple with diagonal channel cuts on the lower right and left of the bowl along with a black vulcanite double comfort stem. This pipe was formerly owned by actor William Conrad.

 

[huntertrw]

Carter Hall in a well-used Missouri Meerschaum straight-stemmed Patriot. Simply satisfying.

 

[pagan]

Boswell's Northwoods in an Rusticated Acorn

 

[JimInks]

Half way through this bowl of MacBaren Burley London Blend in a 2015 three quarter bend two tone Chacom UPO Rouge squashed tomato with a black acrylic stem and shank. Ice water and bergs is my evening drink.

 

[davet]

Peterson 3P's in a Blatter & Blatter bent bulldog

 

[oldgeezersmoker]

JimInks, William Conrad had one of the all time great Charatan's collections.

 

[thomasw]

Black Mallory in a Castello poker

 

[JimInks]

St. James Flake in a straight sandblasted pre-transition Barling Exel 249 Fossil T.V.F. black billiard with a silver band, military bit and a black ebonite stem.
Oldgeezersmoker: I sure know that about Conrad. I waited for thirty years to own one of his pipes, never thinking it would ever happen. But, thanks to Sablebrush, I have one, and it's a great smoker. Being a big fan of William Conrad, this is a special pipe for me.

 

[troutface]

Gaslight in a Hansen lovat. This blend never ceases to amaze me.

 

[mso489]

PS Proper English, a lively English, in a Sav slightly bent 122 pot in the Aurelia series, nicely shaped and finished

 

[thomasw]

JKP in a Cavicchi horn/dublin

 

[papipeguy]

St. Bruno Flake in a L'Anatra poker.