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

[dozicusmaximus]

1q mixed with C&D dark burley and a dash of super dry Haunted Bookshop in a cob. Trying to come up with a decent smelling bowl with nic/flavor. So far I'm pleased.

Well the smell wasn't offensive. "It doesn't smell that bad." I was hoping the old man would walk into the garage and the smell would transport him back to when he was 15 smoking a pipe. I don't think the kerosene torpedo heater was doing me any favors either.
Luckily this dark burley is pretty stout. So I can up the 1q portion. I have few other Lane samplers coming. Maybe I'll pick up some white burley too.

 

[shanez]

Excellent bier choice! One of the better domestic renditions of Belgium bier to be found.
Doesn’t the Marlin flake wreak havoc with the hot tub filter?

This one and their Trippel are great.

Also, the hot tub spills into the pool and the pool vacuum can handle flakes, shaggy, ready rubbed, and even plugs.

 

[keith929]

John Bull in a demi churchwarden African meerschaum.

 

[BenMN]

'99 Xmas Cheer in the Kai Nielsen JoD B "Cross Grain".
This well aged, superb blend of Virginia leaf sings fermented songs of cane sugar, sea salt, and rich soil replete with earthworm castings.
A+

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Nice pairing

I'm smoking Kajun Kake in a Kai

 

[Roach1]

Old Joe Krantz in a BC Big Bowl.

 

[pipeboy122]

2017 Dobie’s Four Square English in a SMS Floral Basketweave Meerschaum

 

[BenMN]

Maiden voyage of this 11’s which arrived last night. As is my tradition for 95.7% of break ins, Peterson Flake is called to order.
Two Peterson firsts for me, the shape and finish. The wife quickly proclaimed it’s her favorite of my growing collection so I guess I did good. I hit add to cart the moment I saw the depth of flame and its orientation, in hand it doesn’t disappoint. Still not a big fan of the stem shape on the deluxe systems but I’ve learned to overlook their awkwardness. I much prefer the B stem shape. Overall I think it’s a sharp pipe and as I’m writing this it’s smoking nicely as a system should. A few smokes and the flake will be excellent in this one.

Great looking Peterson

Nice picture too

 

[JimInks]

While waiting for lunch, my breakfast was a big bowl of Raisin Bran with extra raisins, and unsalted peanuts on the side. I followed that up with a large pepperoni pizza, a golden delicious apple, and a small bowl of butter pecan ice cream. I'm close to finishing this bowl of year 2000 VaPer Three Nuns in a 1938 straight black grain relief Dunhill OX Shell bulldog with a silver band repair with a black vulcanite saddle stem. Gold Star Nightwish, neat, is my drink. M'lady is making chicken soup ( my mother's recipe), and before long I'll have a bowl or two. Been watching The Lone Ranger.

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking year 2020 Watch City Rouxgaroux in a smooth medium bend 2021 Peterson POTY Natural 4AB No. 6/500 military mount with a silver cap and a tapered black vulcanite AB stem.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Sir John's Flake Virginia in an Altinok.

 

[umbrella001]

GLP Fillmore in a Peterson meer.

 

[spearheadbill]

wow... this is nothing like what I expected. I don't get licorice in the tin or really in the smoke. I don't really smoke many shag or ribbon cuts and I don't care at all for American style aromatics and thankfully this is none of that. I was expecting a stronger licorce flavor but that's fine. I really enjoyed my first bowl. Full tobacco flavor, it's not really an aromatic in my mind, like I said very little trace of licorice. As usual with GH to tobacco is top shelf and the star of the show. I can see where there will be some guys buying this thinking there will be much more licorice and maybe expecting a bit of a gooper and they will be disappointed. Oh well, on it's own merits this is very good product but I will need to smoke some more.

 

[Ben.R.C]

Just got out of the IPSC zoom meeting, smoked my two bent Suhr pipes, brandy and billiard. Love them both.

 

[VDL_Piper]

I’m not a very active member when there’s no game afoot

Pleased to hear it, thought maybe you had fallen foul to some devious Mod intervention or some such

 

[Fralphog]

Back at it with some more Burley. WC Waltham Broken Cake in the House of Robertson Lovat and some espresso.

 

[das3353]

2020 C&D Opening Night in a Pete PSB Strand

 

[JimInks]

Am at the last quarter of my previously posted smoke. I interrupted this smoke to enjoy a big bowl of freshly made, delicious chicken soup. I'm a few minutes away from smoking year 2016 Sutliff 507-C Slices in a black sandblast PSB medium bend 2021 Peterson POTY 4AB No. 228/500 military mount with a silver cap and a tapered black vulcanite AB stem. Ice water and bergs is my drink. Watching more Lone Ranger.

 

[WirelessSmoke]

Watch City's Old Dominion in a Crown Jewels billiard as the sun went down. Had to give this blend another try today as I really enjoyed my first smoke of it yesterday. Yup, two for two, I really dig this blend.

 

[spearheadbill]

Some lovely Germaine Brown Flake (care of jaingorenard, by way of Mrs. Pickles) in the Musico Floodlight 2x Special Prince.

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WoW.. love this pipe... what are the chances of me finding something similar? I shall look around. Bravo

 

[VDL_Piper]

Smoking 515 in a cob this morning with coffee, puppies are close by chewing bones. Of all the Sutliff this is the one I’m gunna miss the most. I would suggest too that this blend did a lot of heavy lifting in each and every Cringle Flake rolled out over time. It might be a while till I miss it though as I have a few kilograms stored in Mylar and I just opened a fresh pound bag