***What Are You Smoking, July 2024?***
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It's good quality no frills English. They say every bag is different. This is still my first bag so I don't have any others to compare it to. It mixes well with Super Value Peach.
Part way through this bowl of year 2010 Mac Baren Burley London Blend in a smooth medium bend 2011 Rinaldo Collection Fiammata Silver Line 7 Odea 04 flame grain bulldog with a silver band and a tortoise shell acrylic saddle stem.
Gawith Hoggarth’s Dark 
in an Altinay translucent meerschaum billiard
in an Altinay translucent meerschaum billiard
G&H Bob's Chocolate Flake in a Peterson Aran 69 more or less dedicated to the blend.
Elegant pipe. The stem will match nicely when it starts to color.
Yeah for the price I really should just grab a bag.It's good quality no frills English. They say every bag is different. This is still my first bag so I don't have any others to compare it to. It mixes well with Super Value Peach.
I was planning on just smoking very light blends today after last night's 1792 wallop, but then a package arrived in the mail with some samples of Gawith Hoggarth Dark Bird's Eye and Kendal Kentucky, so here we go with Dark Bird's Eye in the Grabow Lark! 
I immediately like Dark Bird's Eye way better than Kendal Dark! I thought Kendal Dark had a bit of a dusty dirty flavor to it, but there's none of that in Dark Bird's Eye. The main flavor I'm getting from this blend is, oddly enough, chocolate. There's no Lakeland essence here that I can tell, just chocolate and some exceptionally smooth dark fired Kentucky. There are bright Virginias in this blend as well, though the strong chocolate and Kentucky flavors seem to hide them from my tongue.
The most impressive aspect of this blend for me is that the retrohale is smooth as silk, without even the slightest bit of sinus irritation. Given that I felt satisfied enough to put the pipe down after 10 minutes of smoking I'm guessing the nicotine content here is quite high, which makes it rather shocking how incredibly smooth this blend is. You really wouldn't think it's as strong as it is.
I'll be looking forward to trying the Kendal Kentucky next, but I'm pretty darn happy with Dark Bird's Eye! I really like how easy to pack and light the shag cut tobacco is, and the ultra smooth chocolatey flavor is very pleasant!
I immediately like Dark Bird's Eye way better than Kendal Dark! I thought Kendal Dark had a bit of a dusty dirty flavor to it, but there's none of that in Dark Bird's Eye. The main flavor I'm getting from this blend is, oddly enough, chocolate. There's no Lakeland essence here that I can tell, just chocolate and some exceptionally smooth dark fired Kentucky. There are bright Virginias in this blend as well, though the strong chocolate and Kentucky flavors seem to hide them from my tongue.
The most impressive aspect of this blend for me is that the retrohale is smooth as silk, without even the slightest bit of sinus irritation. Given that I felt satisfied enough to put the pipe down after 10 minutes of smoking I'm guessing the nicotine content here is quite high, which makes it rather shocking how incredibly smooth this blend is. You really wouldn't think it's as strong as it is.
I'll be looking forward to trying the Kendal Kentucky next, but I'm pretty darn happy with Dark Bird's Eye! I really like how easy to pack and light the shag cut tobacco is, and the ultra smooth chocolatey flavor is very pleasant!
Putting flame to a bowl of EGR in a Kaywoodie supergrain with 4hole drink less stinger
Enjoying a delightful mix of C&D red and bright Va with Sutliff stoved Va in my MM Hardwood.
Relaxing in the garage out of the wind. D&R Two Timer with some Royal Scot mixed in. Topped it off with a big pinch of Five Brothers for kindling. Smoking it in the Ropp Vintage 32S.
Old Georgetown Blend in a Dunhill Shell Briar Prince
Off to work with a bowl of year 2020 D&R VIP in a 2004 smooth long shank Trever Talbot Ligne Bretagne Faite en Bretagne 4/3 lumberman with a tapered black vulcanite stem. Community Coffee, neat, is my drink. Sam the Scamp is doing well after being spayed. Harry the Hairy gets neutered next week.
Sir John's Flake Virginia in an Altinok earlier today.
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