***What Are You Smoking, January 2024?***

[Ben.R.C]

I can't believe how smooth the Virginias are in this blend. There are many Virginias that don't agree with me. For me, this one is perfect!

Ditto, not a friend of many VA, this one has plenty of perique and some burley to balance.

 

[dublinpiper90]

Pipe Force 6 in an Eltang. A toasty 39 here in NC, dropping again tomorrow.
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The cold is coming again for sure get ready Lol

 

[JSPiper71]

Antique Edgeworth Ready Rubbed from the late 1940’s in my little Smithhouse Pipes natural bulldog.

 

[Bbailey324]

Bob's Chocolate Flake in a Peterson bent Aran. First pipe of the day, oddly enough.

 

[JSPiper71]

Ugggh what a day. Dropped my daughter off at school, started heading towards work and a radiator hose blew. I don’t know why automotive companies use plastic parts on radiator lines, so dumb. Anyway, after my wife picked me up and took me to the auto store, bought what I needed to fix it, I got back and fixed it only to find the 30 minutes that I was gone with my four ways on, turned out I also needed a new battery lol. $300 later, I’m not working on pipes tonight, just straight to the Sutliff Virginia flake in a Savinelli with a glass of whiskey. View attachment 280663

My battery went first day of the cold snap. Same, $300! Can’t believe the prices on those now. Pretty sure I paid ~$150 seven years ago when I last replaced it. Also have had quite a few issues with coolant for the same reason. Cheap parts even on expensive vehicles.

 

[FoggyMorning]

I don’t know how much you’re prepared to spend but I’ve seen some beautiful ones on eBay, antiques that were owned by the Samurai class with incredibly designed holders and pouches. They’re works of art.

Yup! Having the same effect on me. Now I have to get one of those cool Japanese pipes! This forum is hard on people with budgets!
In the meantime, I enjoyed some Mississippi Mud in my rusticated Brigham. Good stuff it is!

Only a week ago, I was determined to take a break from buying pipes to save money for my first meer.

I was faithful back then

 

[FoggyMorning]

Sutliff Virginia Slices in a MM Little Devil Cutty.

 

[spearheadbill]

Peretti Cuban mixture in my Trevor Talbert Oom Paul.

 

[Cloozoe]

Dregs of a tin of 1792 with FVF, coffee and dessert - three for a buck in a basket at the checkout

 

[AppalachianPipe92]

Home blended VaPer from an unbranded lovat this evening.

 

[spearheadbill]

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Finally smoking after 4-5 days of illness. I had a bowl of Marlin flake and now enjoying some Pegasus. Ended up dumping the Marlin with about 1/3 left. That blend is so hit or miss for me based on how I prepare it. I think I didn’t let it dry enough maybe.

Love that meer

 

[tfdickson]

Scotney in my Suhr dublin.

 

[LeafErikson]

Love that meer

Thanks! It’s the only pipe I’ve smoked since I got it Dec 12, excluding a single bowl.

This is how it looked the day I got it

 

[JimInks]

Been relaxing after a wonderful salad, chicken legs and snow peas dinner with strawberries for dessert. I'm just finishing this bowl of year 2014 Dunhill Flake in a straight smooth dark brown 1916 Barling The Hunt with beautiful silver work and a black vulcanite saddle stem with an orific bit.

 

[Cloozoe]

Oh, Lovely shape…looks like it’s sweet in the clench. Enjoy! ️

Thanks again. It's a subtle shape with details that would require pictures from different angles (and bottom) to see, but still adequately "pipe-like" for a standard shape guy like me. Yeah, very light, great bit, wonderful clencher.

 

[Simmerdown☕️]

Been relaxing after a wonderful salad, chicken legs and snow peas dinner with strawberries for dessert. I'm just finishing this bowl of year 2014 Dunhill Flake in a straight smooth dark brown 1916 Barling The Hunt with beautiful silver work and a black vulcanite saddle stem with an orific bit.
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Pretty sure I know where/from whom you got that one Jim…Lovely! ️

 

[brandaves]

507C in an Alden.

 

[samuelgawith01]

Cornell and Diehl Burley Flake #1 / MacBaren HH Rustica in the Castello Sea Rock billiard . I had a few shots of the Devil's Cut prior to lightning up.As you see,the bottle is getting empty.

 

[JimInks]

Off to work with a bowl of year 2017 Esoterica Dorchester in a straight smooth brown 1920s KBB Rocky Briar 1582 patent no.298978 with a B in a circle bulldog with a tapered black vulcanite stem. Community Coffee, neat, is my drink. Listening to a CBC episode of Nero Wolfe.

 

[tnfan]

Watch City Simply Red (2019) in a Lee Erck Brandy.