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

[BlueRidge]

Burley Morning Pipe in the Rossi 8313

 

[samuelgawith01]

MacBaren HH Rustica in this Ropp Etudiant.Small pipe,big tobacco.

 

[Ben.R.C]

More golden slice in this Caminetto bent egg

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Stoved Luxury Twist Flake in an Altinay.

 

[Scottmi]

Evening all.
Pembroke in a Peterson 11s.
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Love the color on that stummel.

 

[JimInks]

Did a set of walking reps, and smoked a bowl of year 2016 D&R Three Sails in an undated straight brush etched black Molina apple with a nickel band and a tapered black vulcanite stem.

 

[JimK]

Good day all! Started by finishing a bowl of C&D John Marr in a "wrong" pipe (7/8" bore); for me, this one needs a wider bore bowl (1" or more). Followed by an afternoon bowl of Peterson Flake in a Tilshead smooth Semibent with tapered stem.

 

[Scottmi]

Peretti 333 in the Bones Poker, pictured here with the Morgan Strawberrywood poker for size ref. And coffee.

 

[Nevaditude]

Yesterday, at the SMOKER, smoking HH MacBaren's Old Dark Fired Ready Rubbed in my Peterson System 307 Spigot rusty~

 

[VA_Red]

HHOld Dark Fired in a short plump Morta. 6 inches of snow but plenty toasty.

 

[onestrangeone]

2019 Carolina Red Flake in a Silver Grey Hawk’s egg

 

[craig61a]

Carter Hall in a Pipe by Lee, the pipe Par Excellence, preferred by captains of industry, celebrities, the man about town… Don’t you envy me?

 

[Briar Tuck]

Smoking Davidoff Scottish Mixture in the Kiko. Pipe Tobacco is getting rarest in the Southern Hemisphere. At least I found a guy who has some more of those tins.

Any ideas of cleaning up the leather hood on this pipe?

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I use Saddle Soap on mine and it works pretty well.

 

[Nevaditude]

Also yesterday, ES4G's Morning Blend in a Peterson System XL315 Rusticated Spigot

 

[VA_Red]

I have posted all my pipes since mid Jan, so figured I'd fill in the first couple of weeks for tracking purposes/science/ocd, etc...

Started year 1/1 w/ Esoterica ASTB in Mastro de Paja followed by White Knight in a German dB tomato that I often reach for when latakia is involved.



1/2 2018 Capstan Blue Flake in ?? then SG Firedance in a Molina Poker.

1/6 Bengal Slices Single Barrel in an Ortonpipes Poker.

1/7 KBV Mona Lisa Overdrive in an Italian basket pipe.

1/8 GLP Quiet Nights In a 1960s Castello workhorse; Solani 660 Silver Flake in a Nording Freehand.



1/9 Warped St. Espresso in an Eltang Basic.

1/12 Folklore in a Falcon with briar bowl; KBV Ahab's Comfort in a Yiannos Kokkinos.

1/13 SG St James Flake in EMC Custom Cob; KBV Notorios in a Peterson System sitter.

As much as the relaxation of the smoke itself, I really enjoy figuring out the perfect blend/pipe combo to fit the mood and situation. At this point in my piping journey I find it hard not to try something new or at least that I havent had in awhile, when I have time for a bowl. So many great tobaccos to enjoy but I need to start finishing a few jarred tins before opening more...

 

[TN Jed]

McClelland No. 2015 in Savi 320 KS Trevi.Still trying to decide who to root for today.

 

[Ben.R.C]

HH Burley Flake in a Caminetto bent egg. Going to a friends house tonight to introduce him to pipes, hopefully the right way! No cheap aromatics! Also, being shown how to pack in person is ideal I think. This is the second friend I’m trying to corrupt , the first bought my first pipe off me, Savellini 321, great little starter pipe.

 

[Nevaditude]

Today leaving the latest snow outside, now in the shop enjoying some G.L Pease's Virginia Cream in my Peterson System Standard 312 while listening to the 49er's & Eagles.

 

[krizzose]

2013 OGS in a Savinelli Punto Oro 707.

Pairing well with a tea hot toddy. There was just a little bit of Crown Royal left in the bottle, so that seemed like a good way to finish it off.

 

[FurCoat]

Elizabethian in a Peterson Phoenix