***What Are You Smoking, July 2023?***

[OverMountain]

Chores are done. Time for lunch then the "real" job.

Smoking a bowl of MacBaren London Blend Burley in a MM cob in my cornfield. View attachment 235893

That is a well seasoned cob!

 

[OverMountain]

SWR in what otherwise is the flakemaster jr.

 

[Pipe&Chess]

C&D Folklore Small Batch 2022 in a Savinelli Rimini 513 KS

 

[onestrangeone]

Orential Silk in a Nording Freehand

 

[bullet08]

Squadron Leader in Peterson POTY 2020. P-lip.

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

Peterson ‘23 SPD No. 68 and Sutliffe Xmas Spice.

 

[Skink]

Love this pipe! And nice pic!

Thank you. His pipes are great!!

 

[Ben.R.C]

More quadruple H Krustica in an Abe Egg.

 

[Scottmi]

HH Latakia Flake rubbed out (and dried on a sheet of paper for 15 minutes) in my Richard Mason Strawberrywood Poker and coffee. Annual local car show next week so doing a little tuning today.

 

[Ben.R.C]

HH Latakia Flake rubbed out (and dried on a sheet of paper for 15 minutes) in my Richard Mason Strawberrywood Poker and coffee. Annual local car show next week so doing a little tuning today.
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How is this blend after a year of age? Did it mello at all?

 

[PaulRVA]

Just spent 4 hours on the mower.
Too tired to load a pipe just yet so
cigars instead and pipes later.

 

[Scottmi]

HH Latakia Flake in an Eltang snail. I wonder why I find this harsher then HH Balkan? Maybe there is more Va in this then HH Balkan blend? This is a fine blend just not as smooth as the Balkan. I think this comes down to my taste rather then one blend being better then the other.
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The HH Latakia can be a tad astringent.... might that be it?

 

[Skink]

Sutliff Duke Albert in a "straight out of the mailbox" Peterson Irish Harp #53 Sandblasted. Cup of black French Roast on the side.

 

[Uruss]

Sun Bear Tupelo in the J&J.

 

[bluegrassbrian]

Regents Flake in the Radice Silk Cut bent.
Definitely a little less humid today compared to the last few.

 

[Ben.R.C]

More quadruple H Krustica in an Abe Egg.
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I have to admit, though it tastes good, this mix is kicking my ass, no more 50/50. 90/10 would probably be just right for me.

 

[RobNYC]

HH Bold Kentucky in a Caminetto.

 

[Ben.R.C]

Sun Bear Tupelo in the J&J.
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That’s a fine looking pipe you got there!

 

[Ben.R.C]

The HH Latakia can be a tad astringent.... might that be it?

Definitely, that is it, and might not be a negative to some folks. In contrast, the HH Balkan might be the smoothest blend I’ve ever tried and by far my favorite of the two.

 

[Ben.R.C]

Sun Bear Tupelo in the J&J.
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Ah, it’s a Jared Coles collab, no wonder it’s a beaut!