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

[Scottmi]

Continuing to roll with Rouxgaroux in the morning, in my Merchant Service Short Dark Cutty

 

[Ben.R.C]

Gettin ready fer snow. Chenet’s cake in a Herbaugh

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Making some French bread in my 30 year old R2-D2 breadmaker.
Klondike Gold (circa 2016) in my custom banded Northern Briar.

 

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking 1970s Heine's Blend in a cheap, but effective, undated, unbranded slight bent smooth dark brown short shank Made in France Los Alton VBF billiard with a tapered black vulcanite stem.

 

[Ben.R.C]

Eh, it's alright.

Truly, it comes down to smoking style. I almost exclusively smoke C&D, and generally speaking my C&D blends "like" to be smoked a certain way. So when I step outside that house I need to adjust, and can/do. But it's not my speed, and that's worth acknowledging.

I sold off a bunch of Marlin Flake for this reason. Delightful stuff that, to me, feels like a fuss to smoke. But someone who loves 1792 may find Pegasus (or Exclusive, or whatever) to burn funny, for them

I’m with you on the CD train, I sold all my Rattray’s vapers.

 

[TheIronMonkey]

Going to have Dunhill My Mixture 965 (Murray’s) in a Longchamp Alligator Skin Leather Wrapped Billiard.

 

[hoipolloiglasgow]

Now smoking Marlin Flake. This is one of the few Virginia blends that I smoke.

 

[Sobrbiker]

Having lost my beloved with pipe, a Ropp Etudiant J11P before Christmas I was bummed to find no Etudiants stateside, let alone a J11.
I was able to find one (with a lead from a forum member) at Haddock’s in the Netherlands.
It arrived yesterday so I’m breaking it in with 5Bros, and then 5Bros/Dark BirdsEye.
All is well in the world again.

 

[PaulRVA]

GH Kendal #7 Shag cut in a Glenn Tinsky Billiard after a grocery / wine run for the wife prior to this evenings snow storm.
What a zoo at the store!

 

[PaulRVA]

Having lost my beloved with pipe, a Ropp Etudiant J11P before Christmas I was bummed to find no Etudiants stateside, let alone a J11.
I was able to find one (with a lead from a forum member) at Haddock’s in the Netherlands.
It arrived yesterday so I’m breaking it in with 5Bros, and then 5Bros/Dark BirdsEye.
All is well in the world again.
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A Bolt or BDL ?

 

[Tbaggins]

2016 Christmas cheer in a Ropp.

 

[keith929]

2015 MB Navy Flake in a Caminetto bent apple.

 

[JimInks]

Did a set of walking reps since the snow hasn't arrived yet, and am not far from finishing this bowl of year 2016 D&R Three Sails in a slight bent black pattern etched 1977 Lorenzo Lorsan Sigma level top billiard with a gray swirl acrylic saddle stem.

 

[steveg11]

Savinelli Brunello Flake in this Bill Walthers sandblasted canadian:

 

[Carol]

Haunted Bookshop in my small briar. Going for a walk, now that the temp is finally above 10F. Have a good weekend all.

 

[HeavyLeadBelly]

Afternoon bowl of 1792 Flake in a MM Dagner cob. With water. Neat

And it was a bit chilly yesterday morning, but beautiful

 

[BenMN]

Thanks! It’s a good one. I decided to get it after assuming you had sold the Nording I pm’d you about

Ah yes those Nordings went to a new guy "lurker" that I don't think has become really active here yet

I remember you said PM in January if I still had 'em!

 

[Sobrbiker]

A Bolt or BDL ?

Left handed 1976 700 BDL 7mag that was my dad’s (he’s got a bad right eye). Mama things it’s hers since she’s a lefty, but I’m gonna put a receiver mounted rear sight and use it for a close country deer/elk gun-scope’s just for load development.

 

[TN Jed]

Peterson Irish Oak in a Jacono. First pipe of the snowcation.

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

Happy Friday! Sitting in the garage with some music and relaxing with ‘21 Esoterica Dunbar I received from my Secret Santa in this beautiful Bruce Weaver I managed to find and receive right around Christmas. I guess “intricate” is the word to describe the blast and the balance, grain, easy sipping …. nice!