Now I'm on some Billy Budd in a Vauen. Perfect nightcap.
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Briar Fox in a Pete SPD 2011 69. 
about 1/3 5-Year Matured and 2/3 TS24 tossed together and loaded in the brebbia Noce billiard. Very pleasant!
Wonderfully gusty evening for our Friday night club sailing races. Even got to thank our skipper for introducing us to a new experience we've never done before with him: roundup and almost broach on the downwind leg of the second race. Exciting!
Not our best day of the season, but we learned some new things! Earlier today was overcast and coooool, not muggy. Great for getting out and doing more jungle control on the side of the road. Worked up a drenching sweat despite the temp and welcome sprinkle of rain. Who needs a gym when you have rural activities? (what, no strong man emoji?! C'mon, man.)
Wonderfully gusty evening for our Friday night club sailing races. Even got to thank our skipper for introducing us to a new experience we've never done before with him: roundup and almost broach on the downwind leg of the second race. Exciting!
Not our best day of the season, but we learned some new things! Earlier today was overcast and coooool, not muggy. Great for getting out and doing more jungle control on the side of the road. Worked up a drenching sweat despite the temp and welcome sprinkle of rain. Who needs a gym when you have rural activities? (what, no strong man emoji?! C'mon, man.)
Gord, I often zip a dry pipe cleaner through to the bowl whilst smoking and marvel at the products of combustion.Last Night's Smoke - and it was a disturbing smoke. The prelude is that I gave away another MM regular size cob, and replaced it, forthwith. I was able to select the pipe from about a dozen, and I picked the smallest bowl of all that were at Sheffield's at the PG Mall. I wanted a picnic pipe that would give me about a 40-45 minute smoke, and it delivered more, even on break in. (Yeah, another one
BUT . . . . .
I related it to a previous post @happy_lunter, in which he said (paraphrase) that he noticed that the flavour of Steamworks was much better if the tobacco was dry as a bone.
I agreed, but had mentally reserved the possibility that other tobaccos may not respond to dessication.
However . . . . .
While smoking the pipe, I Ran into an interesting phenomenon that I'd never seen before, but the following picture reveals something I found disturbing, and now confirms my conversion to the glaring possibility that tobaccos should be dry before smoking. Look at the following picture:
That's heavy duty condensation that I had never seen before, because I'd only smoked tobacco in opaque stems, never in a transparent one.
I'd imagine that this condensation is a result of wet tobacco, (actually, I know it is) and will indeed ruin the flavour of so many tobaccos that are too wet. And I'm now aware that this condesation will rear it's ugly head in opaque stems, as well.
I think it also is the main cause of gurgling, and too many relights and other frustrations. Condensation is also caused by turbulence inside the stem. Slow smoking also will help with that. But, wet tobacco definitely causes wet smoke.
I put in a pipe cleaner, and removed the condensation, but it quickly returned and so did ash and debris as I got to the bottom of the bowl. That crap contributed to an acrid taste that was rather noticeable, and told me a lot of other things.
I present this to all of you for your consideration and comments, and will leave my post without opinions except that I'll be drying out my tobacco much more in future.
Have at it, please.Seems learning is a never ending process, eh? Let me know what you think of all this. Thanks.
Did a little low calorie snacking, and am a third of the way through this bowl of year 2014 Edgeworth Ready Rubbed Match in a very much appreciated 1979 brown, slight bend grain etched flat front Stanwell Rego 969-48 (09) with a black vulcanite saddle stem. Cleaned a few pipes, and fed all the cats except for Abner the Eager. Daisy the Feral Princess didn't eat much today at all, and has preferred to be outside. Harry the Hairy is still inside.
Clairvoyant.
After dinner, Brown Clunee in an Altinay.
Ha!Clairvoyant.
8/19 Peter Heinrich Curly Block in a Paulson. I haven't touched any of this blend I cellared in over 5 years, decided to open a 50 gr tonight. Well worth the wait. The Perique is still a major player but so smooth and sweet. Still very spicy but in a very pleasant way. The Paulson has always been dedicated to VaPers.
Haunted Bookshop Cake in an Irish Seconds Calabash 05.
Near the first third of this bowl of year 2016 Newminister 400 Superior Navy Flake in a straight smooth brown year 1948 Parker Super Bruyere patent 23 88/F bulldog with a tapered black vulcanite stem. Watching the Orioles-Rays game.
Morning smoke of Rum & Maple in a Dunhill Bruyer 111 F/T anno 1974
Lane Ltd Macanudo in a Peterson 2011 SPD (221). This nice, mild aromatic is hitting the spot.
Drinkwise, trying a new concoction: Orange Cream Coke Zero laced with Dark Cocoa liqueur over miniature icebergs.
It's actually delicious. Cheers!
Drinkwise, trying a new concoction: Orange Cream Coke Zero laced with Dark Cocoa liqueur over miniature icebergs.
It's actually delicious. Cheers! |  |
The one circled between the dogs is obviously white and black, not black and white.
The black and white one IS the circle on the concrete by the welcome sign.
Just finished smoking first production Watch City American Cut Plug Mixture in a straight smooth brown Algerian briar family era Barling’s Make Billiard 6 with a tapered black vulcanite stem. The stampings suggest 1930s, but the “6” is a previously unknown stamp number and placement. This pipe is from the estate of David Cuneo. It's time to check on the ferals.
Almost a quarter of the way through this bowl of year 2016 D&R Two Timer Gold in a straight, black sandblasted pre-1970 Comoy’s Sunrise Etched Grain straight Liverpool 309 with a tapered black vulcanite stem. I'll end the day witth this smoke. Daisy the Feral Princess and Tomato the Brave are inside eating. Harry the Hairy went out after being in since noon. No Abner the Eager yet, but sometimes, he shows up around this time.
A luxurious line of tobaccos.Briarworks Country Lawyer in a Savinelli 114KS.
Firing up a bowl of Reniers in a Peter Klein Volcano
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