***What Are You Smoking, January 2025?***

[JimInks]

Now smoking year 2000 VaPer Three Nuns in a 2003 medium bend straight grain Viggo Nielsen freehand dublin sitter with a cumberland saddle stem. Haven't smoked this pipe in a year because I usually smoke this blend in my 1938 Dunhill.

 

[Ben.R.C]

Chenet’s in a Herbaugh, nice craggy blast on this one. Should hold me till the end of work.

 

[Fralphog]

Decided to trade in some pipes that I didn’t smoke anymore. Most of them large bowled pipes that don’t appeal to me anymore. So, I used my new SP house account to buy this Ashton Pebble Grain Apple w/ silver XX. And I still have some “tokens” to spend
First smoke WC Waltham Broken Cake. A mug of Earl Grey tea w/ honey.

 

[Brad H]

Sutliff crinkle cake 2024
Peterson tavern

(Finally took a decorative picture for yall)

 

[keith929]

G.L. Pease Six Pence in 1930s Dunhill billiard.

 

[tschiraldi]

Got one loaded up with LTF in a Jones Brandy for when I get off work tonight.

 

[FurCoat]

More playing in the snow. This time Peterson Navy Rolls in the same Molina as earlier

 

[BCF]

Decided to trade in some pipes that I didn’t smoke anymore. Most of them large bowled pipes that don’t appeal to me anymore. So, I used my new SP house account to buy this Ashton Pebble Grain Apple w/ silver XX. And I still have some “tokens” to spend
First smoke WC Waltham Broken Cake. A mug of Earl Grey tea w/ honey.
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Beautiful pipe @Fralphog !!

 

[JimInks]

Half way through this bowl of year 2017 Velvet in a straight smooth medium brown post-1940s Comoy’s Tradition 110B billiard with a tapered black vulcanite stem. Have enough left for four or five bowls. Ice water and bergs is my drink. Abner the Eager and Harry the Hairy showed up to eat today, but were spooked by my neighbor working on our dishwasher. As soon as they ate, they wanted out. I fed them in the den so the racket was less bothersome to them. At least they ate.

 

[dottlejockey]

Afternoon errand run done and back in the lounge for another round. Trying something new in a Brian Doran.

 

[anthonyrosenthal74]

Just about finishing up another pipefull of The Country Squire's Old Toby (now called Tombigbee for anyone interested). This is one of those aromatics I'll never get tired of.

 

[Tbaggins]

Odyssey in a Cavicchi.

 

[jpberg]

Happy Wednesday,

I’m smoking some Dark Plug in a Castello.



I’ll let you guys in on a little secret - this pipe has changed. Back when I bought it it was much lighter, and the inside of the bowl was much cleaner.
I don’t know what the hell is going on at Castello these days, but I’ll tell you what, when I see a problem I’m not going to sit idly by, no sir. I’m going to make a spectacle of myself on this forum until something changes.

Edited to add: Sorry, wrong thread.

 

[Backwoods Briar]

Danish Gold in a Mayfair. Tea, the Sun is out today

 

[Sobrbiker]

Ryback+P in the Illustrious.

 

[Steddy]

C&D Autumn Evening in the first pipe I bought, a Lorenzetti. Spent the day enjoying a favorite pastime, sitting in the DMV, waiting for the privilege of being allowed to hurtle 5,000 pounds of steel along public roads.

 

[Ben.R.C]

I like multiples from the carvers I like best. 3 so far from Johannes Rasmussen (Suhr pipes), there will be at least 7 more over the next few years. Fabulous artist with hard to beat prices considering his background and skill level. This brandy is likely my fanciest from him. He does do great blasts as well, though I do t see them often. also, he does Tom Eltang’s rustication, so his rusticated pipes are in the same Eltang style.

 

[Ben.R.C]

I like multiples from the carvers I like best. 3 so far from Johannes Rasmussen (Suhr pipes), there will be at least 7 more over the next few years. Fabulous artist with hard to beat prices considering his background and skill level. This brandy is likely my fanciest from him. He does do great blasts as well, though I do t see them often. also, he does Tom Eltang’s rustication, so his rusticated pipes are in the same Eltang style.
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Decided to trade in some pipes that I didn’t smoke anymore. Most of them large bowled pipes that don’t appeal to me anymore. So, I used my new SP house account to buy this Ashton Pebble Grain Apple w/ silver XX. And I still have some “tokens” to spend
First smoke WC Waltham Broken Cake. A mug of Earl Grey tea w/ honey.
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great blast on that Ashton!

 

[brian64]

I’ll let you guys in on a little secret - this pipe has changed. Back when I bought it it was much lighter, and the inside of the bowl was much cleaner.
I don’t know what the hell is going on at Castello these days, but I’ll tell you what, when I see a problem I’m not going to sit idly by, no sir. I’m going to make a spectacle of myself on this forum until something changes.

Edited to add: Sorry, wrong thread.

Try an Abbott next time...they're much more consistent.

 

[Fralphog]

I like multiples from the carvers I like best. 3 so far from Johannes Rasmussen (Suhr pipes), there will be at least 7 more over the next few years. Fabulous artist with hard to beat prices considering his background and skill level. This brandy is likely my fanciest from him. He does do great blasts as well, though I do t see them often. also, he does Tom Eltang’s rustication, so his rusticated pipes are in the same Eltang style.
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great blast on that Ashton!

Thanks Ben!
I really like the ring grain. The Silver work is very nice as well. And the first smoke was fabulous.