Very cold night here last night, down to 4c which is very chilly. Smoking Ennerdale Flake in a Pete 301 system trying to warm up a little, hot chocolate is my drink.
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Smoking some GLP Cumberland in a Peterson. Mighty fine blend for smoking out a blizzard.
Now smoking my Ser Jacopo bent apple La Fuma with some Chocolate Manhood tobacco. Found this really nice Dutch humidor jar at the local antique store, and after giving it a good cleaning I loaded it up with my current "go-to tobacco".
GH&Co Brown Twist (sliced) in a Martin Cermak I horsetraded into.
I think this batch will get another few hours outside the jar to dissipate its flame retardancy.
I think this batch will get another few hours outside the jar to dissipate its flame retardancy.
C&D Chenet's Cake in a Peterson Christmas 69.
Continuing my hernia lockdown in style, practicing slow smoking techniques with various pipes, and tobaccos. and basically smoking my brains out. The main personal observations I have at this point regarding slow smoking, is it tastes better, you smoke less tobacco, which especially with small pipes gives substantially more longevity to prized, scarce stock. But most noticeable so far has been that the dreaded tongue bite is minimized drastically.
Not going through everything but I'll itemize my best smoke of the day, and my only failure so far. All is not peachy perfect in learning land.
Best smoke: A month ago, I would have said "No way!!" but after my crow eating confession, a certain tobacco has risen to the top echelon to my heap of favourintes. A fantastic smoke with my Brigham Tundra B7, which has a very large bowl, stuffed it with Autumn Evening. I did a loose 2 pack anticipating about 50 minutes, and got 75 easily. Tasted every nuance, including the wonderful maple notes. I'm a convert. Pipe and tobacco worked perfectly together.
Shown with my new Linux Distro which is still flummoxing me somewhat, but it'll be fine once I'm used to it. Much more security added onto it after being hacked a couple of times.
Now for the failure, bigtime. One of my favourite tobaccos, TobaccoBarn's "Traditional English" coupled with one of my best smoking pipes, an English dedicated Brigham Tundra 026S rusticated Rhodesian, which had never failed to deliver before, did today.
Reason? Tobacco was WAAYYYYY too moist. I'd refilled the jar out of the bag, and didn't dry it. I struggled with dying cherries, relights, and frustration. This tobacco in my past experience tasted best when quite dry, and this was plain and simply carelessness. I was frustrated throughout, and got a dose of tonguebite as well. Not bad but . . . .
I'm drying the tobacco now, and will repeat the smoke with the same duo day after tomorrow. Going to lick my wounds now.
Not going through everything but I'll itemize my best smoke of the day, and my only failure so far. All is not peachy perfect in learning land.
Best smoke: A month ago, I would have said "No way!!" but after my crow eating confession, a certain tobacco has risen to the top echelon to my heap of favourintes. A fantastic smoke with my Brigham Tundra B7, which has a very large bowl, stuffed it with Autumn Evening. I did a loose 2 pack anticipating about 50 minutes, and got 75 easily. Tasted every nuance, including the wonderful maple notes. I'm a convert. Pipe and tobacco worked perfectly together.
Shown with my new Linux Distro which is still flummoxing me somewhat, but it'll be fine once I'm used to it. Much more security added onto it after being hacked a couple of times.
Now for the failure, bigtime. One of my favourite tobaccos, TobaccoBarn's "Traditional English" coupled with one of my best smoking pipes, an English dedicated Brigham Tundra 026S rusticated Rhodesian, which had never failed to deliver before, did today.
I'm drying the tobacco now, and will repeat the smoke with the same duo day after tomorrow. Going to lick my wounds now.
I call my tailings "Skragg." After Olive Oyle in Popeye
I think we all have pet names for this universal lack of discipline and cheapness!!
PS Cube Cut in a nameless eBay billiard. It is windy in the Old Dominion tonight.
Relaxing after a wonderful salad, chicken legs and green beans dinner with strawberries for dessert. I'm half way through this bowl of year 2019 C&D Yorktown in a smooth medium bend 2021 Peterson POTY Terracotta 4AB No.108/500 military mount with a silver cap and a tapered black vulcanite AB stem. Community Coffee, neat, is my drink.
Canadian made Brigham Sportsman with LNF
G&H Brown Flake A in a Sasieni Mayfair apple.
More Chenet's Cake in a Peterson SPD 53 this time.
Very little time for pipe smoking lately and even less time for posting on forums. Began training as a firefighter. The academy plus family stuff has left me very little time or energy to enjoy a pipe. We're off for President's Day tomorrow so tonight I enjoy some GLP Cumberland in my Savinelli 310 KS while having a quick check in on the forum and then back to reading my very large EMS textbook.
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First smoke of Peretti blend 2/14 in a new Savinelli SPC 25th anniversary sandblast. Glühwein on the side.
Id seen this somewhere, and I'm pretty sure they were correct. Left side is two year old LBF, right side is Peretti 2/14. Well, the "chocolate essence" does add a nice touch.
Id seen this somewhere, and I'm pretty sure they were correct. Left side is two year old LBF, right side is Peretti 2/14. Well, the "chocolate essence" does add a nice touch.
Half way through his bowl of year 2018 Sutliff Dunhill Elizabethan Match in a 1982 smooth straight Dunhill Root Briar 31051 dublin with a tapered black vulcanite stem.
Going to touch up the pages of the Archie story I've been working on. Listing my next smoke early: year 2020 D&R VIP in a 2004 smooth long shank Trever Talbot Ligne Bretagne Faite en Bretagne 4/3 lumberman with a tapered black vulcanite stem.
Going to touch up the pages of the Archie story I've been working on. Listing my next smoke early: year 2020 D&R VIP in a 2004 smooth long shank Trever Talbot Ligne Bretagne Faite en Bretagne 4/3 lumberman with a tapered black vulcanite stem.
Smoked a bowl of Charing Cross this morning. It really hits the spot when I smoke it for a heavier Latakia blend. It has this nice, sweet Latakia flavor with tones of cocoa and ginger unlike any other blend. I love when Pease uses ginger. After work now, smoking Nightcap.