***What Are You Smoking, January 2023?***

[tfdickson]

Alchemy Parish in my 1978 Root Briar ODA.

 

[Elric]

Tried Sutliff blend B38 Dark Obsession tonight in a Stanwell Dublin. Very little to obsess over. Course cut, jet black tobacco with a complement of twigs/stems included. Very little flavor, nicotine, room note, etc. My father-in-law's bowl of Granger completely overpowered it. On a positive side, no bite or lingering aftertaste, so 2 stars out of 5.

 

[tnfan]

Escudo in a Castello Old Antiquari Hawkbill.

 

[Brewfan]

HH Burley Flake in a Peterson 80s PSB

 

[LotusEater]

Enjoying a great bowl of Grousemoor in a meer.

 

[sjohnston0311]

Irish Flake in a Peterson zulu. With a fine Irish stout to tie it all together.

 

[TN Jed]

Relaxing after a wonderful salad, wild caught catfish and green beans dinner with strawberries for dessert. I'm almost half way through this bowl of year 2016 Sutliff 507-C Slices in a sandblasted medium bend 1950s Reuben era Charatan Deluxe 11 billiard with a tapered black vulcanite stem. First time smoking this pipe. Not sure what Va. to devote to it, but I have enough pipes dedicated to the 507-C Slices as is, so I need to figure something out. However, I have found this blend to perform exceptionally well in detecting ghosts from previously smoked blends. No ghost in this pipe.
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Your post make me hungry for strawberries and stimulate my TAD and PAD all at once

 

[JimInks]

Almost half way through this bowl of year 2013 Dunhill Flake in a straight smooth 1960 Dunhill DR 137 group 4 root briar canted dublin with a tapered black vulcanite stem. Community Coffee, neat, is my drink.

 

[das3353]

Nice grain in that one.

Thank you, sir.

 

[Scottmi]

in re "still white" meer.
i'm going to have to keep at it! ;-)

 

[atwaterville]

515 RC in a Scotty billiard.

 

[ThermionicScott]

Just had a quick bowl of C&D White Burley in my #1 cob. Quick, because it was fairly windy out and the angels took more than their usual share. I didn't get quite as many of the cigar notes as my first bowl of this, and the toasted wheat flavors came through more this time. Not bad. I need to get some red Virginia to try blending with it next.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

2017 Union Square in an IMP. This blend ages well, has gained significant sweetness and the rough edges are gone.

 

[JimInks]

Enjoyed a tasty golden delicious apple, and am going to work with a bowl of D&R Raccoon’s Friend in a pre-1980s straight dark brown Comoy's Sandblast 186 billiard with a tapered black vulcanite stem.

 

[tnfan]

Last smoke for the night is 2012 McClelland Christmas Cheer in a Castello “Castello” Hawkbill nosewarmer.

 

[yohanan]

G. L. Pease Jack Knife RR in a MM diplomat,

 

[reloader]

Had quite a few pipes tonight. Ended with Smoker's Pride Classic blend in a Morgan Bones Oom Paul.

 

[alaskanpiper]

2014 McClelland Yenice Agonye in a Yuwei bent apple.

 

[Fralphog]

Surprised by how much I enjoyed this. Gonna help myself to a second bowl.View attachment 194699

I’ve got a tin I picked up from SP in 2021. Been letting it age some- waiting until I smoke the open tins before I get into it.

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking D&R Penhooker Silver in a straight smooth brown undated pre-Republic Peterson Shamrock 263 Canadian with a nickel band and a tapered black p-lip stem. Just fed Suzy and Molly.