***What Are You Smoking, June 2021?***

[cigrmaster]

2008 Orlik Dark Strong Kentucky in a Rad Davis Billiard.

 

[Tar Wheel]

Loaded up a MM Legend with SWRA and I’m heading outside to sit in this oppressive humidity for as long as I can tolerate it.

 

[Birddog66]

Just had dinner and some Juno in the White leather slimline Longchamp billiard, now it’s Opening Night in the GBD reject (?) cutty. I wouldn’t have thought I’d be doing two straight Va’s in a row a couple of months ago.

 

[Gus]

good night all, Flanagan in a Jack Howell Lovat

 

[bullet08]

Balkan Supreme in Peterson House Pipe. GEC86. Always nice smoke in this combo.

 

[--dante--]

Navigating through the swells in this strong storm on my ship (okay sitting on my back deck pretending that) enjoying 10 Russians in a cob.

 

[Birddog66]

Now having Janus in the Kiko meer poker, perhaps it’s just me but it kinda smells like old gym shoes when rubbing it out, fortunately however it tastes like the awesome VaPer it is when in the bowl.

 

[danimalia]

Gawith, Hogarth & Co. Conniston Cut Plug in an unfinished Savinelli Series III lumberman.

 

[WildTurkeySurprise]

Amphora VA blend in a Dr. Grabow Cardinal.

 

[samuelgawith01]

Savinelli Jupiter in the Svend Bang.

 

[Charlie718]

Just started a bowl of Peterson Flake to get me home from work but this time in a Rossi Notte 8320. One slice left in the tin so I know what I’m smoking tomorrow afternoon lol.

 

[JimInks]

While off-line, I smoked Erik Stokkebye 4th Generation Evening Flake in a 2015 straight dark brown Peterson Irish Harp 150 bulldog with a silver band and a tapered acrylic cumberland fish tail stem.


Then, I smoked Feuerwachter Enterprises VaPer Twist in a mid-1970s Ed Burak smooth brown medium bend Connoisseur bulldog with a black saddle acrylic stem.


Now, I'm close to finishing this bowl of GLP Windjammer in a smooth medium bend straight grain 2001 Karl Erik Ekstravagant brandy with a leaf engraved silver band and a black acrylic saddle stem.

 

[pip01]

4th Generation Peaty Kentucky in an Il Duca Sandblasted Pencil Shank Pot.

 

[sallow]

Gawith Springtime flake in a Proietti.

Yeah, I should have bought more of this.

 

[cshubhra]

Ashton Artisans Blend with Syrian Latakia from 2014 in a Paykoc Meerschaum Bulldog

 

[JimInks]

Not far from finishing this bowl of Wilke No. 24 in a 1978 smooth pointy bottom three quarter bend Sir Brent, shaped like a check mark with a black vulcanite saddle stem. Had a fun chat with John Brandt, who makes the Wilke blends.

 

[virkia]

Not difficult to see where the pointed conical spur came from but more difficult to understand the point of it on a briar especially without the ridge



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[Ziggywm]

Still smoking my Ben Wade with Orlik GS from yesterday evening. Still good ?.

 

[JimInks]

Half way through this bowl of Wilke No. 515 in a 1998 smooth straight Butz-Choquin Bistro 1501 pot with a black vulcanite saddle stem. This may get me to dinner time.

 

[Ziggywm]

The loss of the ridge in briar is probably due to the difference of materials. Clay is molded, briar is carved & sanded to final form. Ridges are difficult to sand. My understanding of the point in clays was to give a cool appendage to hold as clay gets very hot. Not really needed in briar, but like fins on a 50's car, they lived up to form before function - something the Shakers were very good at reversing regarding Victorian furniture.