***What Are You Smoking, February 2024?***

[JimInks]

Never really slept, so I'm passing the first quarter of this bowl of Wilke Lizzie Blood Virginia in a straight black with burgundy undertone sandblasted early 1960s Lane era Charatan 420 billiard with a tapered black vulcanite stem. Just fed Abner the Eager new-to-us dry food from Costco. He loved it. So did Daisy the Feral Princess.

 

[BCF]

Granger in a itty-bitty Boswell. Threatening 50 degrees today so loading up the truck and going fishing.

 

[UncleRasta]

Good Sunday morning all. As usual, I'm up way too early and about to watch Premier League footie. Going to start the smoking day with some Opening Nightin a Rossi 8404.

I changed my mind and went with Capstan Blue in the Rossi Lucca 121 EX.
This may turn out to be a good pipe after all.

 

[Speak Easy]

ES Evening Flake in the little Ropp J10. Guy Clark singing Stuff That Works off the Dublin Blues album. Music is befitting of the pipe and the flake.

 

[Ben.R.C]

Haddo’s in an S Bang lovat, pretty decent grain, albeit not perfectly straight.

 

[bluegrassbrian]

Steamworks in the Radice Silk Cut bent. Such a reliably great smoker.

 

[judcole]

Milan's KCM in an MM Boone.

 

[Sobrbiker]

Having finished my original mixture of Dark Annie (50/50 ODF and H&H Anniversary Kake) I have put together Dark Annie ll The Bludgeoning, it’s the same but with a healthy pinch of ‘21 Rustica and same of C&D’s The Beast. Having regained consciousness after the first few puffs in a Kaywoodie medium billiard I can say with authority that it’s pretty darn good. Not an all day smoke however.

That’s some solid recipe inspiration right there!
I love it when I can catch tidbits from the WAYS threads, often I’m too busy subconsciously working on honing PAD goals.

 

[Cloozoe]

Seem to be smoking a disproportional amount of PFVI - apparently I like it.

So if I buy ten more tins, I'm guaranteed to get a toy, right?

 

[Two Pipes Crossing]

GL Pease Gaslight 2013 in this Peterson’s Kinsale XL13.

 

[DrBryant]

Bowl of 2018 Bayou Morning Flake in a ‘75 Peterson Premier shape 313.

 

[Bright Orange Red]

KBV Burley Morning Pipe in a cob reserved for coffee aromatics with a cup of coffee.

 

[bluegrassbrian]

Tudor Castle in the Marco Bacigalupi blasted Dublin.

 

[PaulRVA]

C&D Exclusive in a Castello Old Antiquari KK 10

 

[Sobrbiker]

Feeding and mucking stalls with GH&Co Dark Birds Eye in an early 09B KW FlameGrain Meerschaum.
You can tell by the horses’ pinned ears they’re not happy I’ve made them wait.

 

[Birddog66]

That’s some solid recipe inspiration right there!
I love it when I can catch tidbits from the WAYS threads, often I’m too busy subconsciously working on honing PAD goals.

Thank you, it’s got a lovely flavour but is way up there in the strength department, I might have to add a little Golden Extra to mellow it out a little and I think it would complement it pretty well. I need to put a Estervals order in as I’m getting low on some favourites.

 

[Cloozoe]

About to light* a bowl of Full Virginia Flake.



*since the name of this thread is "what are you smoking", as opposed to "what are you about to smoke", I always make a point of lighting up prior to the photograph, hence the scrupulousity of my phrasing as I neglected to do so this time. And to those of you who post pictures of a pipe from the seller's website and claim it's "what you're smoking"...for shame!

 

[HeavyLeadBelly]

Enjoying Uhles Bishops Move in an old Peterson. With coffee, black

 

[bluegrassbrian]

'13 H&H Virginia Night in the Tekin bent brandy w/silver rim.

 

[Birddog66]

I’m watching a very informative documentary on the Great Fire of London in 1666 that goes through the events hour by hour. Some very interesting archeological finds have been made in the layer of charred earth from that time, including some scorched clay pipes and articles of clothing. Anyone interested should read the contemporary diary of Samuel Pepys which offers a fascinating insight into 17thC life in London.

About to walk WeeBay with the Astley’s filled with Druquer Blairgowrie mix, I’ve had that, Trafalgar and Levant sitting on the shelf since ‘21 and the few years in the jar has improved them considerably, mellowing and integrating the flavours to make them more complex and smooth.