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

[The Clay King]

I’m totally stuffed after a massive bowl of carbonara and enjoying a glass of Cab atm. I finished off the ODF/Anniversary mix I put together earlier in a 1902 Charles Maas and now I’m moving on to PS Bullseye in a Ferndown Tudor Root with gold band. Les recognised this pipe and told me he made it for a friend who I assume had passed on as I can’t imagine anyone getting rid of a present like that. View attachment 283292

@Birddog66 I enjoyed the 1792 Flake in Nantwich; just about finished the pouch now. Saved it specially! The Musketeer wasn't handling gunpowder when he lit my clay with his match cord Saving my long clay for Jason the blacksmith to light with ember tongs

 

[warren99]

Brebbia Latakia Flake No. 9 in a a Castello Collection Occhio di Pernice billiard.

 

[Sobrbiker]

Airing out some rubbed out GH&Co Coniston Cut Plug to enjoy in an early Relief Grain 4holed Kaywoodie.

 

[BenMN]

Same cob, now Burley Flake #3

 

[JimInks]

Part way through this bowl of year 2013 Capstan Blue Ready Rubbed in a smooth dark brown post-WWII Comoy’s Grand Slam 340 patent billiard with a tapered black vulcanite stem. Gold Star Nightwish, neat, is my drink.

 

[sardonicus87]

 

[The Clay King]

Too much strong pipeweed goes to your head!

 

[thesmokindragon]

Low Country Cooper in Boswell Bent Rusticated Shotshell - these two seem to really like each other - going to keep them going

 

[Sobrbiker]

Passing the quarter mark of this bowl of Sutliff States of Virginia Limited Edition ’23 in a smooth, fumed top three quarter bend 1970s Peterson military mount meer with a nickel cap and a black vulcanite saddle stem. Despite a dozen salt and Everclear treatments, sanding out the carbon and tons of elbow grease, the Lakeland ghost is still present. Dunno what else to do since I don't smoke Lakelands these days.
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Luxury problems.
I’m over here trying to figure out which pipe I should dedicate to the scentier blends I’ve begun enjoying.

 

[craig61a]

2015 Condor Plug in a Penn Valley Gouda Clay.

 

[das3353]

Nice looking billiard!

Thanks!

 

[lithicus]

I cracked open a tin of C&D 2023 Small Batch Carolina Red Flake w/ Perique about a week ago. I'm relatively new to pipe smoking and bought two tins before I had ever even tried a Va/VaPer. Since making that purchase a few months ago, I've tried a few Va's/Vaper's and like them more than English, Burleys, or Aromatics.

I'd heard before about plum and fruity notes. But, this was the first tobacco where I could ever really pick it out. This stuff is delicious for sure! I'll save the other tin to cellar until a later date. I've heard 2, 5, and 10 year marks are good milestones to try to hit when cellaring Va's/VaPer's.

 

[JimInks]

Luxury problems.
I’m over here trying to figure out which pipe I should dedicate to the scentier blends I’ve begun enjoying.

But it's not a luxury if you can't enjoy it. I couldn't even taste the tobacco I had in it, so I'm retiring the pipe.

 

[Bbailey324]

RLP-6 in a KBB Gravity straight apple.

 

[thesmokindragon]

Five Brothers in a new Bracken Bent (6mm) MM Cob

 

[das3353]

2018 HH Pure Virginia in a Radice Silk Cut 55

 

[AppalachianPipe92]

Post-hike boost. '21 Waccamaw in a pre-war BBB.

 

[BCF]

GLP Navigator in a Brigham

 

[JimInks]

Passing the quarter mark of this bowl of Ken Byron Ventures Jim’s Special Flake 2023 in a 1984 black rusticated full bend Peterson Mark Twain military mount egg with a silver cap and tapered black vulcanite p-lip stem.

 

[rsshreck32]

Having some Old Joe Krantz in a Rossi Mezzanotte Bent Brandy this evening. Watching some football in the garage.