"Glovebox Stoved" PS38 Highland Whiskey in a Morgan Bones Spigot while sitting on the beach watching the bait run. Took the girlfriends car today so I don't have a rod with me. 
***What Are You Smoking, July 2024?***
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First smoke in this new to me Kaywoodie Drinkless billiard, with 4-hole stinger. It seems this means it’s from the 1930’s, and is from one of the better eras for Kaywoodie pipes. I’ve never smoked one, and I have to say it did smoke very effortlessly and gently, especially for an almost 100 year old pipe!
I gave it a good internal alcohol cleaning, but it would definitely benefit from a stem and stummel polishing; I hope to get to that soon. It was loaded with some aged, nicely dried, and gently rubbed out Dunhill/Peterson Flake. At around .68” chamber width, it will make a very nice flake smoker. Here’s to many more great smokes
Yes Ben
Morning all and happy Sunday. Smoking Union Square in a Le Dune #33 to start the day with some hot coffee.
I have a drink less Supergrain I restored smokes great mostly dedicated to Ed G Robinson MixView attachment 326692
First smoke in this new to me Kaywoodie Drinkless billiard, with 4-hole stinger. It seems this means it’s from the 1930’s, and is from one of the better eras for Kaywoodie pipes. I’ve never smoked one, and I have to say it did smoke very effortlessly and gently, especially for an almost 100 year old pipe!
I gave it a good internal alcohol cleaning, but it would definitely benefit from a stem and stummel polishing; I hope to get to that soon. It was loaded with some aged, nicely dried, and gently rubbed out Dunhill/Peterson Flake. At around .68” chamber width, it will make a very nice flake smoker. Here’s to many more great smokes
That can be a good thing when peopling just isn't on the agenda for the moment!
Gawith Hoggarth’s Dark Birds Eye in an Altinay translucent meerschaum billiard. I finished the 500 g bag in about a year (Opened August of last year)
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First smoke in this new to me Kaywoodie Drinkless billiard, with 4-hole stinger. It seems this means it’s from the 1930’s, and is from one of the better eras for Kaywoodie pipes. I’ve never smoked one, and I have to say it did smoke very effortlessly and gently, especially for an almost 100 year old pipe!
I gave it a good internal alcohol cleaning, but it would definitely benefit from a stem and stummel polishing; I hope to get to that soon. It was loaded with some aged, nicely dried, and gently rubbed out Dunhill/Peterson Flake. At around .68” chamber width, it will make a very nice flake smoker. Here’s to many more great smokes
One thing I’ve found in the recent weeks, is that I achieve the most sublime smoking taste when I follow a certain procedure: when I get to the relight point of a bowl of Dunhill Flake (usually about 2/3 of the way through the bowl), I top it off with nicely air-dried MacB Virginia No. 1.
How did I find this out? I was on a long drive and was almost finished with a bowl of the Dunhill Flake, but didn’t want to be done smoking. So I topped off with the only other Virginia I had left in my grab-bag: Virginia No. 1. Lo and behold, it was incredible!
Thought it was worth a mention. I’ve tried mixing them and loading the initial bowl, but it doesn’t yield the same result. Only when the 1/3 remaining Dunhill Flake is topped off with the Va. No 1… give it a shot!
Cigar time. Toscano Classico whilst projecting in and around the garage
Now smoking unreleased 2021 Sutliff VaPer in a medium bend smooth dark brown 1968 Barling 5631 London England TVF billiard silver spigot with a tapered black vulcanite stem.
More Winchester/5Bros in the Morgan.
It’s nice to have the little Kubota back up and running.
It’s nice to have the little Kubota back up and running.
OJK in an 1890s GFB with amber stem. Looks pretty slick in the sunshine.
2011 vintage Heine's Blend (Sutliff Tobacco Company ) in a rusticated Royal Coachman (Comoy's second) apple with fish-tail bit and a bowl whose size is approximately Group Three. This 13-year-old tobacco has aged beautifully and provided a wonderful smoke!
For those of you who may not be familiar with this stalwart standard, below is the text of my July 07, 2011 review of it on tobaccoreviews.com. Incidentally, my stated opinions have not changed in the interim:
"Heine's Blend has been on my tobacco radar for years, but is one that I did not try until today. Now I am sorry that I waited so long.
"This blend is described above as having a "cube cut" and so I expected to see something akin to Cornell & Diehl's Crooner (No. 104) when I opened the sturdy 14 oz. plastic container. Instead, I was greeted by a mostly dark, gently fragrant, chunky tobacco that has more of what I would describe as a "rough cut."
"It was moist, but did not leave my fingers sticky when I pinched some between them. Its aroma in the container seemed almost subtle, really noticeable only when I placed my nose a few inches above it. To me the smell was reminiscent of Fig Newton cookies.
"Like most aromatic tobaccos this one would benefit from some drying, as initially I had a hard time keeping it lit after loading my pipe (a small briar billard that I use for testing new tobaccos) directly from the container. However, having said that, I was pleased by the fact that there was no "gurgle" in my initial bowl. Further, a pipe-cleaner applied after I dumped the dark gray ash (with almost no dottle) showed a surprisingly small amount of tar.
"The smoke was blue-white and creamy, and try as I might I could not induce this blend to bite. Its taste was lightly sweet and pleasant, and left no coating on my tongue. The room note was comforting: slightly spicy, warm, and inviting.
"This is a very pleasant easy-to-smoke blend that helped me to recall why I became a pipe-smoker in the first place, and I recommend it."
For those of you who may not be familiar with this stalwart standard, below is the text of my July 07, 2011 review of it on tobaccoreviews.com. Incidentally, my stated opinions have not changed in the interim:
"Heine's Blend has been on my tobacco radar for years, but is one that I did not try until today. Now I am sorry that I waited so long.
"This blend is described above as having a "cube cut" and so I expected to see something akin to Cornell & Diehl's Crooner (No. 104) when I opened the sturdy 14 oz. plastic container. Instead, I was greeted by a mostly dark, gently fragrant, chunky tobacco that has more of what I would describe as a "rough cut."
"It was moist, but did not leave my fingers sticky when I pinched some between them. Its aroma in the container seemed almost subtle, really noticeable only when I placed my nose a few inches above it. To me the smell was reminiscent of Fig Newton cookies.
"Like most aromatic tobaccos this one would benefit from some drying, as initially I had a hard time keeping it lit after loading my pipe (a small briar billard that I use for testing new tobaccos) directly from the container. However, having said that, I was pleased by the fact that there was no "gurgle" in my initial bowl. Further, a pipe-cleaner applied after I dumped the dark gray ash (with almost no dottle) showed a surprisingly small amount of tar.
"The smoke was blue-white and creamy, and try as I might I could not induce this blend to bite. Its taste was lightly sweet and pleasant, and left no coating on my tongue. The room note was comforting: slightly spicy, warm, and inviting.
"This is a very pleasant easy-to-smoke blend that helped me to recall why I became a pipe-smoker in the first place, and I recommend it."
McConnell Scottish Cake in the Savinelli La Corta bulldog on the front steps with a beer. Beautiful evening here. Cool and quiet.
Good weekend and pipes to all! Started with GLP Westminster in a looong Upshall P long Poker with sterling banded square shank and matching eighth-bent saddle stem. I keep this blend around for the incredible jar aroma that brings back teen memories of visiting the Owl Shop in New Haven CT and being completely entranced (and buying rich Turkish tobacco for rolling cigarettes that stained your fingers).
Having some 2024 Sansepolcro in my cob.
I like to smoke through a tin of Orlik Golden Sliced every summer. Not because I think this is the only time for it, but rather as a way to sort of mark the season.
Today I cracked into this year's tin, from '21. 90°+ and humid here in MN
Kai Nielsen Danish Dublin
Now on to some Chenet’s Cake in a cob
Steamworks 2024 in a Peterson Derry 69.
Capstan Blue Flake in a Peterson Phoenix.
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