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

[Benedict Munsinger]

Mario Pascucci -P Rust-2136, finishing the last bit of Robert McConnell 5 Year Matured Virginia.
Honest, no-nonsense Virginia — rich and naturally sweet, no toppings, no drama.

Might grab a couple more tins before it suddenly disappears like half the good blends these days.
P.S.
And this is how Studio Ghibli sees me after transforming my photo

 

[JimInks]

Last smoke of the day is Angler's Dream in a 2001 Karl Erik Ekstravagant A medium bend straight grain with a pointy bottom and a wide top with a black acrylic stem. Haven't smoked his pipe in a long time. Reading while this bowl lasts.

 

[Roach1]

Haunted Bookshop Cake in Jirsa 210.

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

Morning smoke of Amphora Red Full in a BBB Silver Grain 709 long shanked Billiard

 

[BingBong]

Nearly RDF time.

 

[JazzInAZ]

Now smoking a random mix of leftovers in the Country Gentleman during the wee hours.
Drink is iced Jasmine Green Tea.

 

[Benedict Munsinger]

(Peterson Christmas 2012 xl90)
Greetings to all fellow pipe smokers!
Just wanted to share a few impressions of Robert McConnell – Regent Street from the Heritage series. It’s often positioned as a clone of Dunhill’s Elizabethan Mixture — more like a respectful nod to the old classic than an actual copy. But make no mistake: it’s not a replica, not a stand-in. It’s a proper blend with its own voice and personality. Not better, not worse — just different. As VaPers go, it’s quite decent: the Perique isn’t overwhelming — no pepper bomb here — just enough to add definition and structure. The Virginias are more on the medium-bodied side: not too sweet, but with a touch of hay and a bit of spice. Doesn’t bite, doesn’t gurgle, behaves well in the bowl. If you’re looking for an alternative to Elizabethan, or just don’t feel like paying the STG price tag — this one deserves a try. Personally, I remain loyal to GL Pease Telegraph Hill in this category — it’s deeper, more fermented, and more nuanced in how it handles Perique. But Regent Street really surprised me with how balanced it is — and how comfortable it feels just being itself.

 

[Roach1]

HU White Horses in an Il Ceppo.

 

[Sigmund]

I havent had this for a while so Im firing up some HU Zulu in a Viprati.
Its gonna be another hot one.

 

[Benedict Munsinger]

I havent had this for a while so Im firing up some HU Zulu in a Viprati.
Its gonna be another hot one.

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Italian masters are the real creators of beauty (for me personally)

 

[judcole]

Sutliff Virginia Slices in a no-name billiard with an oval 1/8 bent stem and a slightly canted bowl.

 

[Roach1]

OJK in a Jirsa 210.

 

[B.Lew]

Man, you must have chops of steel. I could never smoke 4 big bowls of ANYTHING in a day,

The bowl is wide not necessarily deep. So I wouldn’t say it is that “big” of a bowl. I have a habit of smoking whatever pipe I choose for the entire day.

 

[PaulRVA]

C&D Exclusive in a Cavicchi Dublin and Coffee ️ on the side.

 

[Sigmund]

Lighting up an after lunch smoke of Old Fredders in a Paul Becker barely bent billiard.

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

St Bruno rr in BBB Bolder Grain 174 Lovat

 

[Sig]

Fixed it for you, everyone knows a golf course is just a waste of a rifle range

Ive got a 100 yard "range" in the yard. It goes between the house and detached garage, so be sure the wife isn't coming out the door.
Its actually a pistol range.
But I converted an old pasture into a 1000+ yard range close to the house.
I only have a few 1000 yard guns, but it seems a waste to not stretch them out occasionally. Plus, Its like when you own a truck......friends come out of the woodwork.

 

[Roach1]

HU Louisiana Broken in a Mastro Geppeto Eximia.

 

[Jwebb90]

Doblone d’Oro (2019) in a Savinelli de luxe Milano.

 

[craig61a]

2018 Pease Jackknife Plug in a Neerup Silver Salmon.