***What Are You Smoking, July 2025?***

[krizzose]

Erik Stokkebye 2012 Flake in a Radice rind billiard

 

[PaulRVA]

HU Edward G in a Radice Rind 55 and Diet Coke on the side.

 

[JimInks]

Enjoyed a tasty lunch, and am part way through this bowl of year 2020 Watch City Rouxgaroux in a smooth medium bend 2021 Peterson POTY Natural 4AB No. 6/500 military mount with a silver cap and a tapered black vulcanite AB stem. Gold Star Peruvian Macchu Picchu, neat, is my drink. Made it a little stronger than usual, and it's deeply rich as it is.

 

[JimInks]

Quite a rare tobacco. As far as I remember, this mixture is supposed to be a blend that represents the purest form of Burley tobacco, correct?

You're thinking of Two Timer, not Two Timer Gold. The latter has a little gold Va. in it.

 

[Roach1]

OJK in a Jirsa 210.

 

[warren99]

Ashton Artisan’s Blend in a L'Anatra Pettinata freehand.

 

[Peter Turbo]

2021 G&H Bobs Square Cut in a 645ks.

 

[dottlejockey]

Another beautiful afternoon in the Pac NW. Heading out to enjoy the sun and the birds with an afternoon bowl of Exclusive in an IMP. Planning to build my mom a vine arbor possibly this week. Trying to figure out whether she would rather have an arched lattice or squared frame design with canted overhangs. Decisions, decisions...

 

[BlueRidge]

Newminster 400 in a new Chacom

 

[JimInks]

A third of a bowl left of year 2012 Anniversary Kake in a smooth burgundy medium bend 1979 Chippendale (Charatan second) Rhodesian 49 with a black vulcanite saddle stem. Smokes as well as a first and worth the $19.95 I paid for it all those years ago.

 

[Benedict Munsinger]

You're thinking of Two Timer, not Two Timer Gold. The latter has a little gold Va. in it.

Yes, I may have mixed up some of the blends. But I also had Mahogany Burley from the D&R Blender’s Bench series. Smoked it straight — that stuff doesn’t mess around. A bold, earthy, no-frills burley with some real weight to it. Let’s just say it’s not for beginners or the faint of heart.
And yes, I also had a tin of Bulgarian Oriental from the same series — pretty rare, and I have to admit, I shamelessly smoked the whole thing pure. Light, fragrant, a bit musty in that classic Oriental way, with a dry spice that danced around the edges. A really unique leaf, and one I wish I had more of.

 

[Choatecav]

Well, if there were any doubts in my mind about whether or not I was still in my twenties, today answered them.
Brought in my last load of hay. Some of the best Bermuda hay I have ever seen. That's the good part. The bad is that the bales are big and packed tight. Probably 85 lbs each. I have unloaded most but finally burnt out and will try to finish it in the morning.
After feeding the boys, I'm enjoying a bowlful of Elizabethan Mixture in my still "relatively" new Charatan's apple. Delicious.... Washed it down with some fruit tinged sparkling water.

 

[Briarcutter]

Well, if there were any doubts in my mind about whether or not I was still in my twenties, today answered them.
Brought in my last load of hay. Some of the best Bermuda hay I have ever seen. That's the good part. The bad is that the bales are big and packed tight. Probably 85 lbs each. I have unloaded most but finally burnt out and will try to finish it in the morning.
After feeding the boys, I'm enjoying a bowlful of Elizabethan Mixture in my still "relatively" new Charatan's apple. Delicious.... Washed it down with some fruit tinged sparkling water.

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So Mark, I have to ask, how many tons is that and how long will it last you. How many bales did you get and what does one of your horses weigh? Horse chow correct?

 

[Mortar0341]

Smoking Riverboat Gambler in my favorite pipe. Drinking Sweet tea, just finished a stack of peanut butter pancakes. Been a good day.

 

[Jwebb90]

Medium Flake (2014) in a Savinelli.

 

[Sobrbiker]

Kendal Plug in the Sportsman 87.
30% RH is pretty steamyat 110*, supposed to be 117* tomorrow, yay…

 

[JimInks]

Almost a third of the way through this bowl of aged Rattrays Hal O’ The Wynd in a straight smooth brown pre-WWII (Comoy’s) Corinthian De-Luxe 126 pot made for Sutliff in San Francisco with a black tapered vulcanite stem. Ice water and bergs is my drink. Fed Sleepy Suzy, Molly Danger and Daisy the Feral Princess. The others are outside.

 

[Steddy]

Ashton Artisan’s Blend in a L'Anatra Pettinata freehand.

I think you win the “My pipes are not like your pipes” award. Always enjoy looking at them.

 

[Sobrbiker]

Dark Sails in the Briarlee, hauling a@s home, FIL in AL is slurring his words and en route to hospital. Mamas gonna be a wreck…

 

[warren99]

I think you win the “My pipes are not like your pipes” award. Always enjoy looking at them.

Thank you.