***What Are You Smoking, January 2022?***

[OzPiper]

Another day of 80+F temp and 80+% humidity after a week of rain.

Received a few bags of samples.
Having the 1st bowl - Samuel Gawith St. James Flake. I'm on a VaPer discovery journey of late.

Smoking a couple of Bulldogs - both hallmarked 1922.
The 1st - a Half-bent tapered stem GBD Xtra with imported London silver hallmark.
This pipe was written up in a 17th Sept 2014 Forums thread under the heading "GBD Xtra Bent Bulldog" by member Jason (@klause)

Alcohol-free day after a mid-week dinner with a fair bit of wine

 

[Brewfan]

Sutliffe Virginia flakes in my new House of Uhle's estate Canadian.

 

[jewman22]

HH Pure Virginia in a Chacom.

 

[timt]

Followed the last bowl of Coniston Cut Plug with another bowl of Coniston Cut Plug - same meer. That’s it for today. See you all tomorrow.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Pegasus in my Ardor Giant.

 

[jaytex1969]

Mac Baren HH Balkan Blend in a Savinelli 606KS Bianca.

 

[username]

St Bruno ready rubbed in a claw meer.

 

[Winterreise]

Sutliff Rum & Maple into a MM Dagner Poker with coffee , enough mandolin practice for today wanna share with you the unusual shape of this beauty made in Québec. One of the smallest mandolin i own but the loudest hands down which is perfect for sessions at the pub.

 

[hauntedmyst]

GH&Co Dark Birds Eye in my butchered Orlik.

 

[FurCoat]

I found a small jar with some Lane Andullo from 2018. As I recall I wasn't a big fan back then, and after almost 4 years of age I'm still not. At all.

I have two tins from 2016 in the cellar. I've personally never tried it.

 

[tfdickson]

The perfect pipe?

I’m not sure if anything can be perfect , but this pipe definitely falls into the “cold dead hands” category.

 

[select565]

2017 Dark star in a pre transition barling Guinea grain.

 

[jlopez]

First bowl - 504C Aromatic English in a cob
Currently- McClelland Take 6 in a MacArthur cob

 

[OzPiper]

2nd bowl of the afternoon - SG Ennerdsle Flake.
The (in)famous rose geranium scent immediately assaults the nostrils as soon as the pouch is breached. My very 1st experience of that Lakeland essence.

In another 1922 (both pipes celebrating their centenary this year, along with my father). A squat straight tapered stem Bulldog with London hallmarks.

I wonder at the relative scarcity of old Civic pipes in contrast to other Britwoods like BBB, GBD, Orlik, Loewe, Barling etc. Were they more of a "working man's" pipe to be smoked to death and discarded rather than one to be cosseted like the other brands ?

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking D&R Penhooker in a straight smooth light brown circa post-1932-40s Linkman’s Dr. Grabow billiard with a square shank and tapered black vulcanite stem. First time smoking this pipe.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

University Flake in a Cermak.

 

[cshubhra]

GL Pease Chelsea Morning from October 2011 in a Paykoc Meerschaum Dr Watson - From Sherlock Holmes/ Dr Watson two pipe set

 

[JimInks]

A third of the way through this bowl of D&R Penhooker Silver in a slight bent smooth brown circa 1950s-60s Orlik De Luxe London Made L174 woodstock with a tapered black vulcanite stem. First time smoking this pipe.

 

[redglow]

Nightcap in a Savinelli Hercules. Coffee.

 

[JimInks]

Not far from finishing this bowl of Wilke Surbrug White Label in a 2003 medium bent Ural meer with a lined and etched egg shaped bowl with a silver band and a pearl brown acrylic saddle stem. Ice water and bergs is my drink. Working on a review of this blend.