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

[Christos D. Tsatsaronis]

Smoking now a bit more of the random mix of mixtures which I call "Frankenstein blend". In a small, chubby, olivewood pipe, made in Greece by Epsilon2 pipes.
Short pipes are nice but not so suitable for fast smokers like myself (they smoke hot).
Putting my "Ex Libris" stamp and try to sort out the 14 books I got for presents on Christmans. When people know you are bad!... I mean when they know you have BAD... I thank them all and I wish: next year also (common Greek wish).
Have a nice first Saturday of 2025 good people!

 

[BenMN]

Laurel Heights again

 

[gord]

More Mycroft in an Italian no-name Author. View attachment 360835

Pretty spiffy lookin' no name! Still don't have a nosewarmer. Maybe for my birthday in April, if I make it!!

 

[gord]

Laurel Heights again

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At first glance I thought you'd been invaded by tapeworms, lol. That's a very interesting pipe btw. Info?

 

[Christos D. Tsatsaronis]

Going to have Captain Black Grape in a 3.25" tall Norm Triptow Bethlehem Olive bowl on a British Shillelagh Twisted Dark Gold/Grey Tube Falcon with a black mouthpiece and white logo.

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now, that's a very special Falcon bowl! enjoy!

 

[Speak Easy]

Pretty spiffy lookin' no name! Still don't have a nosewarmer. Maybe for my birthday in April, if I make it!!

Thank you, sir!
I sure hope you do!

 

[hoipolloiglasgow]

Smoking 2021 Mac Baren HH Balkan in a Grandslam. I like this one a lot as a light English with burley in it. I bought 25 more tins of it just to be good. It’s fantastic aged. I wonder why more people don’t smoke this blend? I think it’s better than a lot of Pease Latakia blends.

 

[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. Tomato the Brave finally showed up, and ate heartily. Now, he's roaming around the den looking for something to do. Everybody else is snoozin'.

 

[Carol]

Mixture 79 in the MM hardwood.

 

[Bbailey324]

Sutliff 507c in a Peterson Dracula 80s.

 

[cshubhra]

Erinmore Flake from February 2022 in a Sasieni Claret Squat Bulldog

 

[JimRoseLV]

Samuel Gawith Black XX Twist.

 

[pipeboy122]

Carter Hall in a MM Country Gentlemen

 

[hoipolloiglasgow]

Old Dark Fired in Comoy’s. This is by far my favorite Kentucky flake. I find it smoother than the similar Gawith blends. Also, it’s pretty care free to smoke and deal with. I can’t believe it’s going to get cut along with the other HH blends. I’m stocked up, but hate to see it go.

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking year 2015 Mac Baren Virginia #1 in a pre-1923 smooth dark brown early Comoy’s Prior (Gros, Grenier, Ostero & Cie.) pot with a black vulcanite saddle stem. Ice water and bergs is my drink.

 

[tmc]

St. James Flake in a Ligne Bretagne prince.

 

[dottlejockey]

Sav 145th Anni in a smooth Stefano Santambrogio freehand panel with silver.

 

[PaulRVA]

GH Louisiana Flake in a Castello KK 10 and Diet Coke on the side.

 

[das3353]

GH Broken Scotch Cake in a Stanwell Hand Cut

 

[Scottmi]

Arrowhead, boosted with a little ODF, in a MM Let Freedom Ring cob. Man o man haven't smoked a cob in a while and what a nice smooth dry smoke!