***What Are You Smoking, July 2021?***

[MrTom]

Good Night Folks, Nightcap in a Dracula.

 

[craig61a]

Beautiful piece of briar and the stem matches perfectly. Very nice job.

Thanks! A lathe, flat file, and some sandpaper.

 

[SpookedPiper]

Breaking in a new Castello "Bruscianaso" shape 10 blasted natural old antiquari with a mixture of Esoterica Blackpool and RO Arcadian gold.

Great clencher, getting used to a thicker bit that feels best on my left side. Also, has the new burn taste of a raw bowl that I am kinda digging, nice and dry.

Looking forward to my next few bowls for break in and coloring!

 

[--dante--]

The Pirates were my childhood team, being born in Altoona. I still follow them even thought management never cares if they win. Guess I'm a glutton for punishment.

I was born in Altoona too! Moved to Pittsburgh some 35 years ago, but still visit. Now they have the Altoona Curve, the Pirates AA team, based in Lakemont Park if you remember that. My dad worked the rail yards for PRR, then Penn Central, then retired when it became Conrail. It was a train town then, as I'm sure you recall.

 

[JimInks]

A quarter of the way through this bowl of Cascadia Campsite in a 1980s White Pipe straight, smooth octagonal paneled billiard meerschaum with an acrylic yellow cream colored saddle stem.

 

[JimInks]

I was born in Altoona too! Now they have the Altoona Curve, the Pirates AA team, based in Lakemont Park if you remember that. My dad worked the rail yards for PRR, then Penn Central, then retired when it became Conrail.

Wow! I had no idea you were from Altoona. I remember Lakemont Park. We lived on Eighth Avenue, not far behind the Mallo Cup factory. Anybody who's never seen the Altoona Curve section of railroad should Google it!

 

[Gus]

my last smoke of my day, Old London Pubble Cut in a Jack Howell

 

[FurCoat]

WCC Ahabs Comfort in a KB&B Chesterfield

 

[das3353]

Sutliff 507C in an Il Ceppo

 

[--dante--]

Wow! I had no idea you were from Altoona. I remember Lakemont Park. We lived on Eighth Avenue, not far behind the Mallo Cup factory. Anybody who's never seen the Altoona Curve section of railroad should Google it!

I know exactly where you mean (who from Altoona wouldn't know where the Mallo Cup factory is haha). Small world Jim! Back in the day, Lakemont Park was where the "after-school social" was held in early summer. Junior High, High School, whatever, that was the event of the year. Good memories. Agreed on the curve but I think only railroad enthusiasts would be interested. Take care Jim!

 

[Perique]

Previously, Wilke No.184 in a pearwood bent billiard.

Dinner break for a little charcuterie board with a gorgeous Rioja (R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Cubillo Crianza 2011) - an ass-kicker of a wine and an absurd value at this price point.

Much water swishing ensued. Gotta cleanse that palate, right? Delicious wine and delicious tobacco are not necessarily allies. And so, currently, Viprati in an older Bjarne Nielsen handmade tomato/ball home brew concoction, paired with the colonel. Taylor, that is.

I’ve lined up desert of some 2015 LNF in an Invicta Briars Dublin, sitting on my end table, and will bid you all an advanced good night.

 

[dcon]

GLP Abingdon in a Lane Era Charatan Distinction Straight Grain Freehand.

 

[F4RM3R]

I would have thought that packed quite a punch.

Flavourwise, ya it's a bomb for sure, definitely not an all day blend haha. 40-60% Kentucky or strong burley is around where I like for nic strength(unless it's got perique as well) This one isn't too powerful by my standards.

I'm actually gonna add a little perique and see how close to the edge of flavour bomb hell I can get before I loose all my senses haha. Wish me luck!

 

[--dante--]

Mac Baren Bold Kentucky in my new clay. With sake, because I just realized that's all I have in the house.

 

[cshubhra]

Watch City Old Dominion in a Macbaren Billiard handmade by Georg Jensen

 

[LotusEater]

Sitting in the sun with Peterson’s Original 1865 Mixture in a Ben Wade skater

 

[virkia]

RJ stamped on the mount with marks for Birmingham 1907
(R. Jordan - silversmith of 42 Southwark Park Road, London / first registered at Birmingham on the14th May 1902 and last registered on the 23rd May 1916)
+ Mac Baren VANILLA TOFFEE CREAM:-

 

[renfield]

Bothy Flake in a Willmer diamond shanked billiard.

 

[JimInks]

About a third of a bowl left of Angler's Dream in a 2018 natural smooth medium bend Peterson 03 apple silver spigot military mount with a tapered black acrylic fish tail stem. Dinner will follow this smoke. Watching the Braves-Brewers game.

 

[condorlover1]

Smoking a bowl of everlasting 'Open Water' plug made by the Wonka tobacco company I shouldn't doubt. It's a great plug but either I need a bigger 'cutty' or they need to make a smaller plug. This is unpaid advertising but if you haven't tried it you should buy a tin or two. Maybe tomorrow I'll get to tin number 2!