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

[The Clay King]

Thanks for the reply @jiminks . It says it's Syrian on the label, but my experience isn't broad enough to really make out whether or not what I'm tasting is actually Syrian or Cypriot. It's not smoked or leathery tasting, it has kind of a sweet, resiny taste that really comes out when I retrohale. It makes me think of incense that has a pine quality to it. The tin has a fruity vinegar scent to it, kind of wine like.

Big picture, it probably doesn't matter. I enjoy the blend, and just wondered if you knew definitively (or anyone else for that matter!) if it is Syrian, it's likely to be the only Syrian I ever taste!


And now I'm moving on to some Penny Farthing in my Danmore 6025, Oom Paul shaped sitter with an ebonite shank and military mount.

@Jacob74 I still think Latakia sounds like a cheap car made in Syria before the uprising
I read that Latakia lost all its trade when civil war broke out; it had been a major shipping port until then...

 

[The Clay King]

This is the blacksmith who kindly lit my clay pipe with an ember from his forge:

https://www.facebook.com/RedCoatsAndRevolution/photos/4450118891667514

I had to find him every time I was ready for a smoke

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Mississippi River Special Reserve Flake in a cob.

 

[STP]

I’m smoking Peterson Connoisseur’s Choice in my Peterson Cara XL90, which is one of my largest pipes, which I like a lot

 

[Winterreise]

Starting the day with Captain Black Royal into a meer with chai masala tea.

 

[The Clay King]

Condor moment...

https://www.facebook.com/RedCoatsAndRevolution/photos/605573462788762

 

[Christos D. Tsatsaronis]

Weinig no 7 again. In a -made in Poland- Mr Brog pipe. Many begginer pipe smokers buy Mr Brog pipes, as they want to build their rotation set fast. So did I. I have 3 of them, 2 are modified and repaired. I smoke them regularly. Would I buy them again if I started now, but with the "experience" I have? Well, I don't know but I guess that if this hypothesis could be reality, there are other things I would care about, more than pipes.
The brass tamper is made (in Greece) by KG - Kostas Gourvelos pipes. The spike is magnetically attached to the main body.

Be all well good people.
Courage. Weekend is coming our way. My My, Hey Hey.

 

[lonepiper]

Extremely frigid day here in Virginia. G.L. Pease Meridian in a Butz Choquin. Hot black tea on the side. Just what Pease says to do on the tin label. And I won’t argue with that. I wouldn’t tell Willy Wonka how to make chocolate either.

 

[lonepiper]

This is the blacksmith who kindly lit my clay pipe with an ember from his forge:

https://www.facebook.com/RedCoatsAndRevolution/photos/4450118891667514

I had to find him every time I was ready for a smoke

I used to work in a steel mill and one of my coworkers used to stick his head right into the 1600 degree furnace to light his cigarettes.

 

[Winterreise]

Currently 19 degrees here in SE PA…stay toasty my friend. ?️

-25C in Québec right now ️

 

[Bowlsmoker67]

Haunted bookshop in a Peterson Sherlock Holmes

 

[RobNYC]

Big 'n Burley in a Savinelli Venere 812.

 

[Fralphog]

Got the snow shoveling done, and the sun is out! Gonna sit on the patio in the sun and have a smoke. Smoking C&D baccy mix: 50/50 Burley and Izmir Turkish in my MM Country Gentlemen Cob. Cup of black tea.

 

[Simmerdown☕️]

Going to see these guys at Cromford Mill in May:

Redcoats and Revolutionaries | 18th Century Re-Enactment Group in the UK

Redcoats and Revolutionaries is an association of UK-based 18th century re-enactment groups for the American War of Independence (1775-1783). They peerform at public events throughout the UK, with an expansive Living History and Battle display. Volunteer members study, interpret and reproduce...

www.redsandrevs.co.uk

Might take one of my Jamestown pipes; need to make sure I've got plenty of pipeweed as I'll probably demolish a packet
Any suggestions on suitable soldier's rations to take with me???

-25C in Québec right now ️

 

[lonepiper]

Got the snow shoveling done, and the sun is out! Gonna sit on the patio in the sun and have a smoke. Smoking C&D baccy mix: 50/50 Burley and Izmir Turkish in my MM Country Gentlemen Cob. Cup of black tea.View attachment 123275

Sounds tasty. I’m starting to experiment more with Turkish tobacco. I like the mug as well.

 

[Winterreise]

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Yesterday i opened one window for ventilated the apartment, 15 min later it was frozen in place i had to use my wife hairdryer to melt it ?

 

[JimInks]

Not far from finishing this bowl of year 2014 Solani 660 Silver Flake in a medium bend smooth paneled 2017 Celebi Turkish Meerschaum with a tapered gold and black swirl acrylic stem. There are differences between the 2014 and current production, which is mellower. Going to smoke a little more before adding an update to my review.

 

[JimInks]

Thanks for the reply @jiminks . It says it's Syrian on the label, but my experience isn't broad enough to really make out whether or not what I'm tasting is actually Syrian or Cypriot. It's not smoked or leathery tasting, it has kind of a sweet, resiny taste that really comes out when I retrohale. It makes me think of incense that has a pine quality to it. The tin has a fruity vinegar scent to it, kind of wine like.

Big picture, it probably doesn't matter. I enjoy the blend, and just wondered if you knew definitively (or anyone else for that matter!) if it is Syrian, it's likely to be the only Syrian I ever taste!


And now I'm moving on to some Penny Farthing in my Danmore 6025, Oom Paul shaped sitter with an ebonite shank and military mount.

That sounds like Syrian to me.

 

[Simmerdown☕️]

Yesterday i opened one window for ventilated the apartment, 15 min later it was frozen in place i had to use my wife hairdryer to melt it ?

I’m sure ?? is wonderful…just not at -25 degrees my brother. ?️

 

[Bowlsmoker67]

Match field and stream in a rossi