HH Burley Flake in an MM Washington.
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Ravenwood Nepenthe in a Savinelli
Unknown Aged Mixture - this was still in a leather tobacco “jar” that I got during my antique store browsing. It was dry, but not terrible. This has a faint, pleasant, but indistinct “spice” fragrance both in the jar and when lit. It’s also quite strong, so it’s in my little Grabow Riveria.
Now THIS is pipe weather.
68°, overcast, breezy.
Steamworks in the Miscoi full bent w/ mammoth.
68°, overcast, breezy.
Steamworks in the Miscoi full bent w/ mammoth.
C&D 2023 Anthology in a Cavicchi Dublin and the last of the coffee
Good day all! Started with Peterson De Luxe Navy Rolls in a small Upshall sandblast Bulldog with smooth rim and hex shank with tapered stem size 4. Hot, humid and hazy (blasted Sahara sand) but not horrible on East Coast Florida, so will be keeping it simple today blend-wise.
Smoking a bowl of 2012 St James Flake in a small 'no name' meerschaum 'cutty' pipe whilst I do some routine corporate governance work for a European client.
More St James in a beautiful Stanwell
Starting my day by trying out some Gawith Hoggarth Kendal Kentucky in a Dr. Grabow Lark before breakfast.
Kendal Kentucky reminds me very much of a shag cut version of Mac Baren's HH Old Dark Fired, with it's smokey, woody, slightly sour barbeque pit flavor; though I think it's a touch less sour than Old Dark Fired, much smoother, and significantly stronger in the nicotine department. There's none of the chocolate notes here that I get from Kendal Kentucky's sister blend Dark Bird's Eye, it's just straight up dark fired Kentucky, but smooth as silk and causes no sinus discomfort even when retrohaled quite aggressively. The nicotine content is noticably stronger than Dark Bird's Eye as well. This is definitely a, "sip it for 10 minutes then put the pipe down for awhile" blend for me.
It's hard to say whether I like Dark Bird's Eye or Kendal Kentucky better, they're both fantastically smooth high octane blends, I think it just comes down to whether you want the smokey chocolatey flavor of Dark Bird's Eye or the pure dark fired Kentucky barbeque pit flavor of Kendal Kentucky. I dig them both!
Kendal Kentucky reminds me very much of a shag cut version of Mac Baren's HH Old Dark Fired, with it's smokey, woody, slightly sour barbeque pit flavor; though I think it's a touch less sour than Old Dark Fired, much smoother, and significantly stronger in the nicotine department. There's none of the chocolate notes here that I get from Kendal Kentucky's sister blend Dark Bird's Eye, it's just straight up dark fired Kentucky, but smooth as silk and causes no sinus discomfort even when retrohaled quite aggressively. The nicotine content is noticably stronger than Dark Bird's Eye as well. This is definitely a, "sip it for 10 minutes then put the pipe down for awhile" blend for me.
It's hard to say whether I like Dark Bird's Eye or Kendal Kentucky better, they're both fantastically smooth high octane blends, I think it just comes down to whether you want the smokey chocolatey flavor of Dark Bird's Eye or the pure dark fired Kentucky barbeque pit flavor of Kendal Kentucky. I dig them both!
Match Holiday Mixture in my original pipe, an MM Legend (10 yrs) using a P lip stem outta my Pete Barrel.
I'd like to see that!
Dark Holler in the Big Bent Lattice Meer and morning coffee
DR Windsail Silver on a small pipe marked Algerie (Bruyere). Soft, horn stem
Semois in the burley cob this morning.
Lounging in the backyard with my morning coffee and a Three Star Lee Bullmoose filled with Orientals.
Sir John's Flake Virginia in an Altinok.
1st bowl of the day before breakfast is 2010 Haddo's Delight in an HS Pipe Studio ball reverse calabash.
Old Georgetown Blend in a Peterson Canadian
C&D Engine #113 in a Ropp Mid-Century Sandblasted Dublin (M513) with a mug of black coffee.
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