Gawith 1792 in a Brebbia. The Savinelli 321 is included for comparison. One is much easier to clench. 
***What Are You Smoking, February 2025?***
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Mac Baren Scottish Mixture in a Peterson Dracula 80s. Off to bed after this.
For the IPSD Zoom chat, Bob’s Chocolate Flake in a Boswell
After that, Reserve du Patron in a Falcon.
After that, Reserve du Patron in a Falcon.
2019 Capstan Blue Flake in an Altinay.
Near the last third of this bowl of year 2014 Sam Gawith Best Brown Flake in a straight smooth brown 1933-1945 Comoy’s patent Grand Slam 159 *4 apple with a tapered black vulcanite stem. Took a break from watching the Thomas Jefferson series to fed the ferals. Abner the Eager wasn't one of them, but the others ate well. Tomato the Brave is rather hyper, and m'lady's trying to settle the rambunctious fella down.
Finally getting to my IPSD smoke, and smoking my "new-to-me" no name Italian billiard I just acquired from eBay. Breaking it in with some Chocolate Manhood.
Tonight's last smoke for IPSD: 1958 Dunhill Canadian root briar, and Plum Pudding BBA.
Morning smoke of Mc Barens HH Burley flakes rubbed out in a Dunhill shell 3 109 short canadian
I had a late evening smoke for ISPD, a bowl of Samovar in my 1964 Dunhill 83 F/T Tanshell Zulu. A small glass of Jack Daniel's Single Barrell Barrell Proof (135°) was my tipple.
Happy IPSD! C&D White Lightning in a Don Carlos 2 note tall Dublin.
Half way through this bowl of Ken Byron Ventures Jim’s Special Flake 2023 in a 1984 black rusticated full bend Peterson Mark Twain military mount egg with a silver cap and tapered black vulcanite p-lip stem. Ice water and bergs is my drink. Sleepy Suzy has been by my side nearly all.
Final IPSD smoke. Going out with a bang! HU Aus Dem Krater Plug in an Ahmet Govem commission piece with a nice dram of Rock Oyster 18 year. 
Haunted Bookshop Cake in a Pete SPD 2011 69. 
Unusual late night pipe for me, but hey, IPSD! Peretti 150th in the little clay, before bed. Delightful smoke but i've said it before and it is still the case: the jar note on this 150th, for me, is KELP. Strangest thing.
Lovely! Is this new?! some fancy finish work on that rim!!
this different performance of filters is very interesting (to me at least!) thank you for sharing!It might just be my personal mouth chemistry, but for me bright Virginias always sting the everliving daylights out of the roof of my mouth and have the same effect on my sinuses when retrohaled, which I always attributed to the pH of the tobacco. I don't get any sting from Burleys or Latakia, just a little sting from red Virginias, less from stoved Virginias depending on how heavily they're stoved, and none at all from dark fired Virginias. For my mouth chemistry at least the more alkaline a tobacco is the more comfortable a mouthfeel the smoke will have.
Running bright Virginias through a filter does take away the sting to varying degrees depending on the type of filter though. Balsa wood filters have zero effect on it, activated charcoal filters reduce it somewhat, Medico paper tube filters reduce it a bit more, and Dr. Grabow paper tube filters take the sting away completely. I'm not exactly sure what the mechanics of that process are, but that certainly is how it works for my mouth. Your results may vary.
Did a little low calorie munching, and am a third of the way through this bowl of first production Watch City American Cut Plug Mixture in a straight smooth brown undated Gesandt Canadian Made in England with a tapered black vulcanite stem. This pipe was originally owned by Poul Schluter, who was the Prime Minister of Denmark from 1982-1993.
OGS in a little Thomas James is the last smoke of the evening.
Enjoyed a tasty golden delicious apple, and am near the last third of this bowl of year 2014 Edgeworth Ready Rubbed Match in a very much appreciated 1979 brown, slight bend grain etched flat front Stanwell Rego 969-48 (09) with a black vulcanite saddle stem.
With any luck, my last smoke of the day will be well aged 4Noggins Bald Headed Teacher in a medium brown, smooth octagonal paneled bowl and shank, medium bend 2016 Tim West Book Keeper 6 with a black acrylic saddle stem. The shape was designed by my great friend, the late Art Arterburn. Art gave me a fair amount of this blend as well as the pipe. When I asked him when he bought the BHT, all he could remember was that it was before 2010. Sure do miss that man.
