*** What Are You Smoking?*** (June 2018)

[slowroll]

A wonderful evening's smoke of C&D Engine 99 in my Pibe Dan reform tribute. Really appreciate this tobac after a few bowls of new tobacs I'm trying out. Not to mention the improvement offered by a glass of good Chardonnay alongside . 

 

[samuelgawith01]

Sweet Leaf from Emerson’s Cigars in a Courrieu straight bulldog

 

[cortezattic]

C&D Haunted Book Shop in a lattice billiard by Tekin, with iced tea, waiting for the Cubs and Dodgers to come out of a rain delay.

 

[steamboat]

Wessex Burley Slice in a Rossi bent bulldog, sipping on Diet Manhattan Special soda.

 

[JimInks]

Shrimp and sweet corn for dinner, and now smoking MacBaren HH Burley Flake in a straight sandblasted pre-transition Barling Exel 249 Fossil T.V.F. black billiard with a silver band and a black ebonite military bit.

 

[3rdguy]

Old Joe Krantz in a meer.

 

[artvandelay007]

Smoking a Germain’s Hampton Flake. Good but no Stonehaven or Rich Dark Flake.

 

[weezell]

Condor Plug in a Meer...

 

[bnichols23]

Finishing up the dregs of BF. Dead calm & the smoke just hangs till it dissipates. Watching the jets come/go & a few helicopters & lightning bugs. Great night to be a pipe smoker.

 

[JimInks]

Part way through this bowl of Park Lane Connoisseur in a 2002 smooth natural straight silver banded Ardor Venere Extra Fatta A Mano Maigret billiard, signed by Dorelio Rovera and a black acrylic stem. Earlier, I mentioned the passing of my friend Herb Rogoff. I was his biographer, but Herb published a book of his own. His witty humor, and observation of the human condition can read here: https://www.amazon.com/Herb-Garden-Self-Portraits-Lucky-Guy/dp/1980544069/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1529366452&sr=1-1&keywords=herbert+rogoff

 

[jmagen]

965 in my Rossi author, accompanied by a thermacell and Larceny Bourbon.

 

[weezell]

Angler's Dream(the original tub stuff) in an Old Dominion Cob...

 

[thefishguy]

Just finished a bowl of Dark birds eye in a MM wizard cob fitted with a 9" vulcanite stem. Itch scratched.

 

[edwinbaz]

Annie Kake in my first try at a Falcon. Loving it so far.

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking year 2001 Dunhill Navy Rolls in a 1984 black sandblasted straight Dunhill Shell 4103 Billiard with a black vulcanite stem. Have enough for one more bowl.

 

[JimInks]

Almost half way through this bowl of Angler's Dream in a slight bend 1984 Stanwell Antique 124 grain etched with a smooth front with a black vulcanite stem.

 

[JimInks]

Last smoke of the day is year 1936 Briggs Mixture in a 1977 straight black rusticated Sir Brent billiard with a silver band repair and a brown pearl grey acrylic stem.

 

[newbroom]

Picayune in a MM mini cob that has been opened up with a drill bit to pass a cleaner.

 

[lordofthepiperings]

Amphora Virginia in a Marcus MM Cob

 

[bluegrassbrian]

Gawith Medium flake in the 08 Dunhill Amber Root Zulu.
I've found this to be a bit nippy, not quite bitey.

I seem to detect a far off, faint touch of... SOAP.