Well it is the first day of July isn't it and a hot one here in Ohio. After finishing my lunch and celebrated dessert tasty Wilke Peanut Butter, yum! , now I've progressed to some of C&D's Cordial in this (made for) Middleton Bull Dog/Rhodesian briar
Oliva, a small cigar but not a cigarillo, part of a "dog walking" sampler from Iwan Ries , twelve cigars I've been smoking the first of each month in 2022. Of course, this is number seven for July. A rich slow-burning, reasonably mellow little stick to celebrate the July 4 weekend.
Enjoyed a tasty lunch, and am a third of the way through this bowl of Mac Baren HH Burley Flake in a 1979 smooth straight dark brown Loewe Army 910 billiard with a silver cap military mount and a tapered black vulcanite stem. Time to clean a few pipes while I watch the ball game.
Whew, I really should get some corncobs for the days I want a second smoke to tide me over until I can get some more briars.
I think having that C&D House Reserve (stoved & unstoved straight Virginia flake) last night was a mistake. It's not bad just, a bit rich (like in the way a red velvet cake is more rich than a muffin). It was a bit much after that PS Bullseye earlier. I really ought to let that one sit a few years before dipping back in.
So this afternoon, just a bit of a palate cleansing, light easy smoke on PS Danish Export.
A third of the way through this bowl of Cobblestone Hiking (Outdoors) in a straight black 1981 Ascorti Business Billiard military mount with a tapered pearl gray acrylic stem. Taking a pipe cleaning break to work on a review of this blend.
And now to polish off this afternoon's smoke, some Sutliff Crumble Kake English #1. I really should have bought two tins of this stuff, I feel it's going to be my go-to between other smokes and when there's nothing in particular that I am wanting.
Now smoking year 2018 Esoterica Dunbar in a smooth straight, dark brown early 1960s Lane era Charatan Selected 43 Dublin with a black vulcanite double comfort saddle stem. This pipe was formerly owned by actor William Conrad.