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

[JimInks]

Now smoking Uhle’s Perfection Plug Burley in my old reliable 1986 smooth Peterson Kildare 999 Rhodesian with a black vulcanite p-lip stem. Have enough left for two or three more bowls.

 

[papipeguy]

War Horse Green in a Blakemar Litchbruyere Woodstock.

 

[davet]

C&D Bayou Morning in a Peterson Castle Birr

 

[ashdigger]

Klondike Gold in a Ryan Alden Blasted Billiard

 

[papipeguy]

Revor Plug in a Blakemar bulldog.

 

[JimInks]

Sam Gawith Medium Virginia Flake in a mid-1970s black rusticated straight Savinelli Estella 915 KS billiard pearl brown lucite stem.

 

[JimInks]

Not far from finishing this bowl of Jim's Va/Bur in a 2015 Basil Meadows Bing Crosby Merchant Service replica with a smooth straight thin shank, aluminum band and black ebonite stem.

 

[JimInks]

Amphora Original (Brown) in a smooth medium bend 2011 Rinaldo Collection Fiammata Silver Line 7 Odea 4 flame grain bulldog with a silver band and a tortoise shell acrylic stem.

 

[JimInks]

Sir Walter Raleigh in a medium bend 2002 MM Legend cob with a black stem.

 

[newbroom]

D&R Rimboche S.J. with added Latakia in a smooth '0' grade Savinelli Freehand w/incredible straight grain

 

[pagan]

EMP with morning coffee and my favorite Bulldog

 

[ericthered]

Billy Budd in my mini-meer lion head figural.

 

[newbroom]

A big ole MM Freehand full of sweet unadulterated VA from D&R, PenHooker

 

[bluegrassbrian]

Mcclelland Epitome in the Kyriazanos dublin.

 

[JimInks]

Starting off my smoking day with circa 1970 Edgeworth Ready Rubbed in a 2002 smooth top, black sandblasted quarter bend Karl Erik Ekstravagant horn with an acrylic horn insert in the ferrule and black acrylic stem. A can of the very delicious Hansen's Creamy Root Beer made with pure cane sugar is my drink. Watching Gunsmoke.

 

[ericthered]

Emerson's Cigars (local B&M) bulk blend Peaches & Cream in my mini-meer lion head figural.

 

[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.

 

[piffyr]

Day three, smoke five of break-in for the Purdy-blasted Old Jersey Reserve Special. Carter Hall is, as always, the break-in smoke of choice. I’m not getting that bare-bowl, woody taste that I expected with this one. I don’t know if it’s because of the 30-odd years of extra curing or what, but I’m pleased. So far, it’s been the smoothest break-in of an unsmoked pipe that I’ve ever had.

 

[mso489]

Frog Morton Cellar in a Peterson Killarney 999 Rhodesian P-Lip; this blend goes especially well in this pipe.

 

[JimInks]

Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 1980s black sandblasted slight bend Savory’s Argyll 281 Cherrywood with a black vulcanite stem.