***What Are You Smoking, February 2022?***

[Jwebb90]

Robert McConnell’s Covent Garden in a Ben Wade.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Vanilla Roll Cake in an Altinay.

 

[telescopes]

Up next, 73 Canadian and then a 49 Pot. With the Americanas in my rear view mirror, my British pipes continue and as such begin this month‘s pipe smoking. Loaded with Artisans.

 

[FurCoat]

SWR in a Grand Duke

 

[JimInks]

Did a brisk set of walking reps, and am close to finishing this bowl of year 2016 D&R Three Sails in an undated straight brush etched black Molina apple with a nickel band and a black tapered vulcanite stem.

 

[UncleRasta]

Happy February all. Starting the month with Chelsea Morning in a Savinelli Apple.

 

[JimInks]

About half way through this bowl of year 2001 VaPer Three Nuns in a 1938 straight black grain relief Dunhill OX Shell bulldog with a silver band repair with a black vulcanite saddle stem. Ice water and bergs is my drink.

 

[JimInks]

Gotta ask ,Have you noticed some kind of difference with the aging process of this blend ?

None at all. Eventually the topping will weaken in a tin, so I'm smoking up my tins. Tubs hold the flavors better. Generally, aros don't improve with age because the toppings prevent the tobaccos from aging as one would normally expect. Long term, if the toppings in an aro fade, the tobaccos may age, but I am talking many years in this instance. And generally, I find long term aged aros have a less attractive flavor.

 

[weezell]

St. Bruno: Ready Rubbed in a Meer...​

 

[Paul lec]

MB Plumcake in a Sav. Blue Alligator Poker on a beautiful day along the Gulf Coast.

 

[Winterreise]

None at all. Eventually the topping will weaken in a tin, so I'm smoking up my tins. Tubs hold the flavors better. Generally, aros don't improve with age because the toppings prevent the tobaccos from aging as one would normally expect. Long term, if the toppings in an aro fade, the tobaccos may age, but I am talking many years in this instance. And generally, I find long term aged aros have a less attractive flavor.

Thank you for the info ! Good to know i can keep it in the tub that’s exactly what I’m doing

 

[cigrmaster]

2012 John Aylesbury Luxury Flake in a Jack Howell Rhodesian.

 

[Carol]

Starting the month with Haunted Bookshop in my small briar. Happy Oneth of the Month everyone

 

[didimauw]

Daughters at school, wife's at work. Finished doing some stuff around the house, so now it's my time. I don't start my new job untill Thursday. Brought my whole glass jar of perfectly dried Carter Hall into the garage, and enjoying a bowl in my SMS meer apple, while having some root beer to drink.

 

[Carol]

Captain Black Royal into a MM Dagner Poker with coffee , waiting for my banjo ? like a kid . Lets go UPS let’s go ?
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For a second I thought I saw a fellow fly fisherman. But it looks like you are an insect collector. Well, that's cool too.

 

[Tom Sawtooth]

Robert McConnell Latakia Flake in a HCS Stanwell with a cup of black tea on the side.

 

[timt]

Dunbar in an Altinay.

 

[krizzose]

KBV Hellstar The Endless Void (2021) in a Savinelli billiard

 

[Duck]

Another evening, another bowl of Revor Plug in an Oom Paul. This time it's a sandblasted Ropp Heritage with a tapered vulcanite stem. Also in the picture is a Gigi Oom Paul that I'm in the middle of restoring.

 

[lonepiper]

Bowl of Mac Baren Seven Seas Regular in a Butz Choquin. Cup of decaf on the side.