'08 McClelland Yenice Agonya in the Kai Nielsen JoD B Cross Grain.
Splendid morning, splendid smoke.
Splendid morning, splendid smoke.
***What Are You Smoking, February 2025?***
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Ken Byron's Noble Aztec (vanilla room perfume) in my Peterson Sherlock.
This blend really shines once it's dried to a crisp.
This blend really shines once it's dried to a crisp.
Match Victorian in the workhorse Ropp J11P, waiting on barricades to start ripping out some concrete.
Parson’s Blend from The Country Squire in this lovely brand-less apple.
Having CS Cowboy Coffee in a Grabow. 
One of the luxuries of North Florida living is these gorgeous warm February days. A break from yard work. Continuing with the Mid-Town Series, Chestnut in this 2022 Christmas Pete.
G&H Brown Flake A in a Jesse Jones.
I'm on my second walk of the morning and trying out a mix of 2/3 Lane RLP-6 and 1/3 Five Brothers, in a Country Gentleman cob.
If you want to increase a blend's nicotine content without appreciably affecting the flavor, smoothness, or mechanics then Five Brothers seems to be the right tool for the job! Having just finished the pipe, the only difference at all I noticed in the taste of the smoke was that it was a little less sweet than RLP-6 usually is, but oh boy did that Five Brothers ever amp up the nicotine content!
It went from being a squarely mild blend to the lower end of strong, about the same as Nightcap in terms of nicotine strength. Nice for the evening, but a bit jarring to start my day with. In my future blending endeavors I think I'll cut the Five Brothers down to about 1/4 of the mix for a more medium strength smoke. Still, I do think it was a successful blending endeavor and that I have finally found the right mixer to increase a blend's Vitamin N content without altering the flavor.
If you want to increase a blend's nicotine content without appreciably affecting the flavor, smoothness, or mechanics then Five Brothers seems to be the right tool for the job! Having just finished the pipe, the only difference at all I noticed in the taste of the smoke was that it was a little less sweet than RLP-6 usually is, but oh boy did that Five Brothers ever amp up the nicotine content!
It went from being a squarely mild blend to the lower end of strong, about the same as Nightcap in terms of nicotine strength. Nice for the evening, but a bit jarring to start my day with. In my future blending endeavors I think I'll cut the Five Brothers down to about 1/4 of the mix for a more medium strength smoke. Still, I do think it was a successful blending endeavor and that I have finally found the right mixer to increase a blend's Vitamin N content without altering the flavor.
After breakfast bowl is Kendal Dark in a Tekin pear today.
Brothers in a tavern clay, coffee then yard work 
A third of a bowl left of year 2024 Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 2014 Basil Meadows smooth slight bend squashed tomato with an aluminum band and a black pearl acrylic stem in the military mount style. Fed Sleepy Suzy and the irrepressible Molly Danger, who proceeded to jump up and down on my pillow after she finished with a lot of glee. Daisy the Feral Princess ate rather quietly. Tomato the Brave quickly gulped down his wet food, and has been roaming around the den looking for things to bat around. Harry the Hairy is eating outside although I know he wanted in. Haven't seen Abner the Eager yet.
MB Classic Rollcake in a Jirsa. 
Some Penzance in the Neptune. Love this little pipe!
2017 Lane Dark Red in a Don-Lou Hardwood Sitter.
G&H Louisiana Flake in a Sav.
Beautiful day again today, smoked a cigar yesterday.
Beautiful day again today, smoked a cigar yesterday.
Chenet’s in a Kurt Balleby
Did a set of walking reps on this sunny day, and smoked a bowl of year 2016 D&R Three Sails in a slight bent black pattern etched 1977 Lorenzo Lorsan Sigma level top billiard with a gray swirl acrylic saddle stem. Tomato the Brave kept hiding behind a car on the street, and every time I walked by, he pounced at me. He followed me back to the house, and is eating again.
Gool ole cigar blend in an SMS to finish out the morning.
Been about seven years since I’ve had to run a hoe tearing a little piece out without tearing everything up, but got it done.
Irish Flake in the J11P helps.
Irish Flake in the J11P helps.
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