Finishing a wonderful hump day with "Glorious Haunted Bookshop" in a Morgan Bones Oom Paul. Lord how much have I had to drink? Yes, there is a pipe in the beard.
***What Are You Smoking, January 2023?***
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Enjoyed a tasty golden delicious apple, and am off to work with a bowl of Watch City Blue Ridge Special in a straight smooth ebony post-WW2 LHS Sterncrest 91 bulldog with a sterling silver band, a rectangular shank and a tapered black vulcanite stem. First time smoking this pipe.
Penzance in a ‘63 Dunhill Shell straight billiard, paired with a glass of Lagavulin 16. The tobacco/scotch pairing is spot on, like the two were made for each other.
Night all.
Night all.
2014 Mac Baren Navy Flake in a Savinelli Giubileo d'Oro Bent Egg 627.
Amphora English Blend in a 1984 Orlik Jubilee.
More St James Flake from a 1942-1950 Barling 1372, paired with Amaro Angeleno
That one. 
OK, I'm back. Solani 779 in a tom eltang bamboo poker.
COVID-19 deprived my sense of smell and taste and caused mild myocarditis, fortunately, there were no symptoms of pneumonia. After 12 days of olfactory exercise (coffee beans, tobacco, spices, lemons) and zinc gluconate supplementation, my taste and smell have recovered to a certain extent.
At present, I am more sensitive to English blends. The richly deep smokey campfire flavor of Latakia in Balkan Supreme or Artisan‘s blend can be tasted, while the mildly tart and tangy citrusy, sugary, are difficult to taste in Virginias like No400 navy flake or OGS.
Sadly, I can easily get complete licorice flavor in the mixture 79 , damn it.
COVID-19 deprived my sense of smell and taste and caused mild myocarditis, fortunately, there were no symptoms of pneumonia. After 12 days of olfactory exercise (coffee beans, tobacco, spices, lemons) and zinc gluconate supplementation, my taste and smell have recovered to a certain extent.
At present, I am more sensitive to English blends. The richly deep smokey campfire flavor of Latakia in Balkan Supreme or Artisan‘s blend can be tasted, while the mildly tart and tangy citrusy, sugary, are difficult to taste in Virginias like No400 navy flake or OGS.
Sadly, I can easily get complete licorice flavor in the mixture 79 , damn it.
Earlier was Bankside in a H Pipes Freehand Egg at my local B&M for our weekly pipe night.
Almost half way through this bowl of Wilke Crystal Palace in a dark brown smooth straight post-WW2 LHS Certified Purex 79 bulldog with a nickel ferrule and tenon with a black vulcanite saddle stem. Thought I'd smoke my other LHS bulldog.
Thanks. And the first smoke in it was excellent. I'm smoking another one from the same company right now.
Glad to see some progress. Hope you keep on getting better, man.OK, I'm back. Solani 779 in a tom eltang bamboo poker.
COVID-19 deprived my sense of smell and taste and caused mild myocarditis, fortunately, there were no symptoms of pneumonia. After 12 days of olfactory exercise (coffee beans, tobacco, spices, lemons) and zinc gluconate supplementation, my taste and smell have recovered to a certain extent.
At present, I am more sensitive to English blends. The richly deep smokey campfire flavor of Latakia in Balkan Supreme or Artisan‘s blend can be tasted, while the mildly tart and tangy citrusy, sugary, are difficult to taste in Virginias like No400 navy flake or OGS.
Sadly, I can easily get complete licorice flavor in the mixture 79 , damn it.
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Hamborger Veermaster in a Peterson Patent Bulldog with Ryan Alden Stem.
Much better when they take the lead in the 3rd, rather than giving up the game-winning shorthanded goal like they did Saturday. Their head coach must need some high strength blood pressure medication, I tell ya...
Thank you very much for your concern, @JimInks . It may take another week to get back to normal, but it feels great to be back!
Starting the day with Haunted Bookshop in a Tekin. This pipe will get me through my Bulgarian lesson on Zoom.
Almost finished smoking Wilke No. 72 in a pre-1974 dark brown straight Larus & Brother Co. Signature billiard with a nickel band and a tapered black vulcanite stem with the initials LCR on the top of the stem. This blend was smoked by Walter Cronkite. Ice water and bergs is my drink.
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