Starting off the New Year with Sutliff Per Georg Jensen Signature Series Pipe Force Episode I in a Peterson Pipe Notes Pipe of the Year 2024 Sandblast 309 System Spigot, (#164/175) Tenth Anniversary Commemorative 2014–2024.
***What Are You Smoking, January 2025?***
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War Horse Green in a perfectly sized pipe for it. After 25 minutes or so I am done with the strong flavorings. It’s like Sambuca, I love it in small doses. 
Exclusive in a Hans Christian warden, coffee and a book
This pipe looks confectionery to me. Beautiful.
Love the grain on this. I’ve got a Mattone 106 with interesting grain as well, pretty cool for a cheaper line.First smoke of the year was Captain Black Copper (sample) in a Savinelli Mattone 614 faux-Hungarian. Took about four or five hours to dry to what I deemed an acceptable level. All I can say is...
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8.5/10
Bird report: Dark-eyed junco, White-crowned sparrow, Chipping sparrow, House finch, California towhee, Oak titmouse, White-breasted nuthatch, American crow, California quail, California scrub-jay, Mountain chickadee, Steller's jay, Hairy woodpecker, Spotted towhee, and Northern flicker.
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2025 is shaping up to be pretty good. Prettty, prettty...prettty good!
I dig it too--has a unique matte feel to it, which I've always liked. This is actually my second Mattone; the shape of the first one just fell out of favor with me and I traded it away. But I still felt fond of the line, and when I had to replace a Tortuga 614 that I broke about a year ago, I saw this one come up on SP's estates page...well, I knew it was just meant to be!
Not far from finishing this bowl of year 2014 Edgeworth Ready Rubbed Match in a 2003 black sandblasted medium bend Karl Erik Ekstravagant scoop with a horn ferrule and black acrylic stem. Ice water and bergs is my drink.
A third of a bowl left of KBV Verge Engine Santa Drive 2023 in a 1978 Peterson Deluxe 20S medium bend smooth dark brown billiard with a silver cap military mount black vulcanite saddle p-lip stem.
Out and about exploring my new surroundings and this afternoon I’m down at Lake Barrington which is a sedate 5 minute drive from the cabin. I can see a boat will be needed to chase these piscatorial delights on a regular basis and as I dream of fishing adventures I’m smoking Capstan Blue in a Christmas Pete 
That’s a lovely stout little fella
I rang in the New Year with a crowd of old friends and family at my neighbor's house. He shared his stash of hand-rolled Cuban leaf cigars from Switzerland, beautifully made and of incredible taste and aroma (I smoked it 'til it burned my fingers and singed my moustache). I drank a Glencairn or two of Jack Daniel's Sinatra Select. An absolutely superb way to welcome 2025!
Happy New Year my Forum friends!
Happy New Year my Forum friends!
Not far from finishing this bowl of year 2014 Astley’s No. 55 in a 1915-1920 straight smooth dark brown BBB Own Make 150 apple with a silver band and a tapered black vulcanite stem.
A second bowl of Haunted Bookshop Cake this morning in an Irish Seconds Calabash 05.
Half way through this bowl of Wilke No. 515 in a 1998 smooth straight Butz-Choquin Bistro 1501 pot with a black vulcanite saddle stem. This was the original 515 that Basil Rathbone smoked. I'll end the day with this smoke. Been traffic copping feral feeding. At least they don't go to the bedroom so Molly Danger always eats in peace. Sleepy Suzy ate, too.
First pipe of 2025 is a Greek briar made by the traditional firm Pipex. In it, Amphora Virginia.
A happy new year with health and warm heart to all of you good people! Narrow passages may show up but in the end it's always the sea. And the sky.
A happy new year with health and warm heart to all of you good people! Narrow passages may show up but in the end it's always the sea. And the sky.
HU Tobacco- Louisiana Broken Flake in a Radice and a Cup of Joe.
