My first impression weren’t great, King.
***What Are You Smoking, February 2024?***
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Passing the first third of this bowl of Watch City SEPC McClouxgaroux 2023 in a 1920s-30s Grant’s Pipe Shop Corinthian Deluxe 409 (made by Comoy’s) smooth brown medium bend bulldog with a tapered black vulcanite stem.
Castello “Castello” KK Pot just Arrived today. Loading up it’s first smoke with some Capstan Blue.
Royal Twist in an Ashton XXX straight bulldog.
2008 Telegraph Hill in a Dublin RC by Rusen Rusanov. 
I think you misunderstood me. We aren't tweaking the blend. We went through seven versions until we got what is on the market now. What I have is small batches of all the earlier versions, and I'm going to occasionally smoke them since I have them here. Some were pretty good, but not quite what we wanted Ernie to sell. Ernie was picky, but I was much pickier about it than he was. We wanted an all day upscale OTC-like BurVa, and I think being as detailed as we were finally made it work to our satisfaction.
Old Gowrie in billiard. Italian carver based here in the UK, his name escapes me for the moment. First time I've smoked OG, can't say I'm overly impressed so far. We'll see:
First bowl of February is my 2nd to last bowl of Esoterica And So To Bed (sample) in a Savinelli Bacco 321 rusticated bent author, in my workspace, enjoying the calm before the storm. The soil here is utterly saturated, and we're right at the snowline at about 5,500 feet, so...needless to say, I'm hoping this one is snow.
Bird report: California scrub-jay, Dark-eyed junco, Steller's jay, California towhee, California quail, White-crowned sparrow, Chipping sparrow, Spotted towhee, White-breasted nuthatch, American crow, and Oak titmouse.
Bird report: California scrub-jay, Dark-eyed junco, Steller's jay, California towhee, California quail, White-crowned sparrow, Chipping sparrow, Spotted towhee, White-breasted nuthatch, American crow, and Oak titmouse.
Half way through this bowl of 2017 Watch City Deluxe Crumb Cut in a 2016 Peretti's M.T. Natural made in Holland straight smooth brown Algerian briar billiard with a tapered black acrylic stem.
Dhill gold spigot stuffed with some Sutliff Mocha Strips.
Ahh, so it was you!!!
Awesome pipe, and in my opinion under-graded. I sincerely hope you enjoy. Looking forward to seeing it here.
@JimInks ,
Thanks for the reply. All your hard work paid off IMHO. I find myself bypassing other BurVa “blends” I have to smoke ACPM.
As I posted previously, this baccy is on par and in many cases rivals most “OTC’s” available and will earn a place over time as a hallmark, anytime, all day smoke.
ES Evening Flake in my grandfather's Kaywoodie Supergrain 93B.
The wife made pancakes and bacon for dinner...mmmmm.
Anyway, packed up some CRF in last year's Christmas Sav with some coffee.
Anyway, packed up some CRF in last year's Christmas Sav with some coffee.
Sun Bear Tupelo in a sandblast bent billiard Peterson House Pipe. Finally stopped snowing, we got around 10 inches of heavy, wet snow. My trees and shrubs should be thankful as it's been very dry for the last 25 days.
The rain continues. Brewed up some strong French Press coffee and grabbed the 2009 Boswell Poker packed with HH Burley Flake. This combo never fails to please.
@The Clay King Absolutely!
Last night's Cornell and Diehl Burley Flake #1 in the Castello Collection Grade Greatline. 
Smoked a second bowl of SG Fire Dance. Definitely has some bite to it. Not bad. But I won’t be getting anymore. Whittled on a piece of apricot wood whilst smoking it.
Thanks, i guess it was me. I had watched that one for quit awhile
and finally went with it.
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