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

[didimauw]

Amphora Burley, doing some reading, waiting for the daughter to finish her dance classes.

 

[Fralphog]

Before dinner smoke- the Peterson 106 Derry with a 50/50 mix.
2021 C&D Bright Virginia Ribbon and 2021 Sutliff J4 Burley.
I smoked this yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed it.
A wonderful coder-esk mix. slightly sweet, bready, toasted walnuts and coco.

 

[onepyrotec]

HU's Tillerman in a cob warden

 

[Briar Lee]

My $30 Benchmade Jumbo Marxman came today and I’m as tickled with it as a kid under the Christmas tree after Santa Claus arrived the night before.

This is a gorgeous, huge, beautiful billiard that I doubt was smoked five times. It cleaned up to brand new.

Smoker’s Pride Cherry Cavendish tastes like smoking cherry cotton candy.

Life is good, very good.

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[Akoni808]

Beck’s Old Limey Bastard in a cob. This one was gifted to me from my secret Santa.

 

[Brewfan]

Folklore in a Peterson Deluxe PSB straight pot.

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking KBV Samsun and Delilah 2023 in a 1986 three quarter bend Bacchus face CAO meer with a tapered dark tortoise shell colored acrylic stem. Working on a review of this blend.

 

[Fralphog]

C&D Briar Fox. This has been my go to blend for the woods. Just a tastes right in the great outdoors. View attachment 195198

Where’s the Turkeys?

 

[das3353]

2018 Brown Clunee in a Pete

 

[sjohnston0311]

LJ Peretti's 150th Anniversary Flake in an unbranded zulu, also from Peretti.

 

[Scottmi]

First go with the pressed “we three kings“, cube cut and loaded into the Santa Sav.

 

[bluegrassbrian]

Tilbury spiked with some Katerini - in the Kyriazanos Greek Dublin.

 

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Been smoking this Peterson Spigot 302 a lot this month. This time packed with some Pegasus. I haven't had this blend in months and had to pop open a jar. Sitting on the back patio listening to 80's music and drinking spike coffee.

 

[Fralphog]

First go with the pressed “we three kings“, cube cut and loaded into the Santa Sav.
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It looks a little darker in color than a freshly opened tin. How exactly did you prepare it? Was there any casing added before it went in the press?
how long was it in the press?
Looks delicious! I have four of these in my cellar. Might be a fun project?

 

[Waning Embers]

2014 The Solent Mixture at work.

 

[JimInks]

Just passing the quarter mark on this bowl of 2018 Sutliff Walnut Match in an early smooth brown Radice Tiger Eye G medium bend bulldog with a bamboo-style carving on the shank with a two dot black acrylic stem.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Vauen No 14 in an IMP.

 

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Second happy hour bowl of Crooner in a Gigi 50th anniversary pipe. Sour mash to drink.

 

[trouttimes]

Castello nite with a load of home blended Hobbit Weed, cha tea and small cakes. Waiting for an elf to stroll by.

 

[mso489]

C&D Bayou Night, a burley blend just this side of overbearing that I greatly enjoy, in a Savinelli Opera 673 KS slightly bent bulldog in a dark mahogany stain with thin two-tone bands. C&D also makes the same blend in different proportions for an entirely different experience, in the medium-mild range, called Mountain Camp, which I also like. These illustrate the difference proportions make in blends.

Yesterday I bought a 4' step ladder for indoors, like changing light bulbs, in a light blue, made of fiberglass, so as not to be conductive, and therefore suitable for electrical work, if changing bulbs qualifies. It has really good footing, both in its wide stance, and in its wide rungs, so I can hang onto the top of the ladder while I work with the other hand. A good cautious ladder for a guy who ain't no spring chicken.