More Ultimate Cherry with Choc Cav. I wanted a bigger bowl of this so I’m using my Peterson 312 rustic. It’s hard to take it easy with this, very tasty. Cuban rum to accompany.
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Wow--Kentucky--I've got Kentucky by HH MB but the only bowl I smoked got me really dizzy and sick at my stomach! Seriously!! I don't know how to get accustomed to this kind of tobacco (but I want to!)--I must be doin' something wrong!1998 Orlik Dark Strong Kentucky in a Rad Davis Billiard.
best to all,
mike
Yes it is, and that little clay smokes almost as stubborn! It's got a very thin draft, so I have to basically gravity fill and very lightly tamp.
Plum Pudding in an IMP Rhodesian while reading a book and listening to John Coltrane on my break.
Earlier, I smoked Sutliff Dunhill Elizabethan Match in a 1982 smooth straight Dunhill Root Briar 31051 Dublin with a black vulcanite tapered stem.
Apparently, I didn't hit the "post" button on my last smoke.
Dozed off for few minutes, and am now about a third of the way through this bowl of D&R Penhooker Silver in an undated straight brush etched black Molina apple with a nickel band and a black tapered vulcanite stem. Time to do another set of walks.
Dozed off for few minutes, and am now about a third of the way through this bowl of D&R Penhooker Silver in an undated straight brush etched black Molina apple with a nickel band and a black tapered vulcanite stem. Time to do another set of walks.
Got my hands on some MB Rustica. Only dried a flake out for a 1/2 hour wrapped in a napkin. My initial impression of the Rustica is favorable. Kind of reminds me of Bold Kentucky with a very slight floral, grassy component, not so much so that it was bad or distracting. I get a bit of sweet and tart, bbq, fruit and some spice. It is full bodied and definitely has a nic hit but not so much so to make me dizzy or nauseous. It is a bit tough to keep lit but I didn't dry it much. Not an all day smoke for me but it wouldn't bother me to smoke it twice in a day. Generally, I would smoke this after a heavy meal or at the end of the day. I think a shot of bourbon would go really well with this blend. If it comes available again, I would buy another dozen tins.
I smoked it in the small, figurine Meer. I haven't smoked this one much but it has colored a bit.
I smoked it in the small, figurine Meer. I haven't smoked this one much but it has colored a bit.
Finishing up a bowl of GLP Embarcadero in my Dr. Grabow Riviera...not even through my first tin of this stuff but think it's gonna be part of the rotation for quite a while. 
Just finished a bowl of Dunhill Royal Yacht in a Castello hawkbill.
Possibly the last bowl of the night, Charatan Black Flake in Falcon Bulldog. More rum and a purple panther porter, lockdown has me all confused and it feels like a Friday night.
Your least favorite online retailer has it “in stock“ ?
GLP Abingdon in a Saseini 4 Dot Root Dark #12 Billiard
I am thinking you get a kick out of pointing this out to me don't you? LOL
Haven't opened mine yet. It's stamped Feb. 2020, only been a year. Have few tins to open at 2, 5, and 10 years. Do you think it will benefit from ageing?
Not really. I am actually quite empathetic. I hate those sort of conundrums myself.
I think most tobaccos benefit from aging, no idea how aging will affect this one though. I didn't detect many rough edges with the Rustica. I think aging with make this one smoother but I wouldn't look for the same degree of change as you find with Virginia blends. I hope i get to purchase some more so I can find out.
Who knows, I may break down and break my vow after smoking more of the Rustica. I'm old enough to have learned you never want to cut off your nose to spite your face.
I just finished a bowl of Haunted Bookshop in my new Pete 80s Irish Harp. Currently have what will be my first bowl of 965 resting as I just popped the tin.
Will probably use the same pipe..new toys and so forth, plus I am not too sure about that bowl coating.
Will probably use the same pipe..new toys and so forth, plus I am not too sure about that bowl coating.
Going to get another clay bowl of Clan down my throat - not smoking anything tomorrow or Saturday!!!
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