***What Are You Smoking, February 2023?***

[Fralphog]

Compliments of @SBC , I’m smoking Apr 2012 C&D Night Train in the Altinay Rusticated Dublin Meer. Cup of strong black Kenya tea accompanying.
I’m not sure how this would smoke fresh out of a new tin, but first impression is very favorable - bold, smooth, subtle pepper and some woodsy-smokiness going on. I keep sipping along looking for some more subtle sweetness from the Virginia’s, but they seem fleeting . The black tea with a little of sugar is going well with this also.

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

Yeah I got it off a guy on EBay (Aaron I think his name was) who was selling off a bunch of early American pipes lately.

Yep, I bought a few from him as well. I was watching that one. Nice score!

 

[AppalachianPipe92]

Astleys 109 from a Charatans Belvedere

 

[onestrangeone]

Mac Baren pure Virginia in a Ryan Alden apple

 

[AvgKsHunter]

Enjoying a bowl of Bob’s Chocolate Flake out of an old Royal Guard.

 

[The Clay King]

Going to put my clays and baccy in the loft for over Lent to resist the urge to smoke a clay pipe.
Do you think the Clay King will miss his clays and baccy???
Need to avoid going to the pub except on days out to resist the urge to smoke as well
I'd like to learn to light my clay pipes with flint & steel & a slow match to reduce my use of my cheap made in China lighters. Got 2 refillable lighters (1 Clipper, 1 BIC - both made in Spain) but I've never refilled lighters before...
I think lighting my pipes with flint & steel or a slow match would be more historically correct!

 

[The Clay King]

Mac Baren pure Virginia in a Ryan Alden appleView attachment 203958

@onestrangeone Sounds like it would suit the King's Clay!

 

[telescopes]

Marxman Four Panel rusticated straight pipe with G&H brown flake aromatic. Classic pipe with classic tobacco.

 

[JimInks]

Close to finishing this bowl of Peretti Royal in a black sandblasted medium bend 2013 Mark Tinsky Coral 5 cherrywood with a smooth dark brown shank and bottom with a tapered black briar accented acrylic stem.

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking KBV Mr. Christian's Haunted Virginia in a straight burgundy sandblasted year 2019 straight Ryan Alden J billiard/pot with a tapered cumberland stem.

 

[Deano]

Sutliff Tropical Sunset in a meer this evening.

 

[Hillcrest]

Old Toby loosely packed with a few strands of Newminster 400 in a Comoy London Pride 215 bent billiard (22x52mm chamber). Learning to properly smoke the Peterson second XL339S has helped me slow down and sip slow enough to enjoy the Comoy which similarly, has a wide open draw. A pipe I once rarely smoked is now enjoyable.

 

[john19]

Davidoff Malawi in Alexander pipe.

 

[quietlife]

F&T Cut Blended Plug from a Lane era Charatan Distinction

 

[Briar Lee]

Smoker Friendly Cherry in a 7 point Lee Three Star Medium Author.

 

[renfield]

Rattray’s Jock’s Mixture in a GBD Prince shape.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Union Square in an IMP.

 

[GatorElGato]

Carter Hall In an MM General.

 

[Brewfan]

Putting a bow on the weekend with Reserve du Patron in a little meer calabash.

 

[jakesmokes]

Bullseye flake in a Peterson professor