***What Are You Smoking, June 2022?***

[TheIronMonkey]

This is related to the Group Tasting of Ancient Velvet Pipe Tobacco thread that was made possible by the impossibly generous @ashdigger . On May 22nd, I smoked the 1926 Velvet dry from the tin and the "new" five year old Velvet. I bagged up some of the 1926 tobacco with a Black Ice humidification device on May 22nd.

I figured it was time to try it tonight in the third of the three new Missouri Meerschaum MacArthur 5-Star Natural Straight Corn Cob pipes I picked up for this experiment. The "rehydrated" 1926 tobacco doesn't feel appreciably different than the dry version—it doesn't have the supple feel I had hoped it might after being bagged for twenty-one days with the Black Ice wedge, so, I don't expect it to be all that different than the dry version. We shall see.

 

[JimInks]

Half way through this bowl of Wilke No. 111 in a straight smooth medium brown 2016 Brigham Klondike 16 bulldog with a tapered black acrylic stem. Working and listening to Crime Classics on the XM.

 

[shanez]

Had some WCC Old Dominion in a CAO meer while in the pool today.

 

[JimInks]

Just passing the half way mark on this bowl of D&R Raccoon’s Accent in a pre-WWII straight smooth brown The Lumberman Special (Comoy’s) with a tapered black vulcanite saddle stem.

 

[UncleRasta]

My goodnight smoke is Haunted Bookshop in a Rossi Vittoria Pot.

 

[OzPiper]

Just settling to my 1st bowl on this Queen's Birthday holiday.
Lengthy post-lunch bushwalking with younger son, his fiancée and her dog.

1st bowl of Seattle Pipe Club Special Reserve Plum Pudding

In a corporate era Barling Rallye (BB &S) shape 5585 oval-shanked straight pot with tapered stem.

 

[warren99]

Last smoke of the night--Pease Gaslight in a Ser Jacopo R1 rusticated billiard

 

[coming to_falling too]

Semois in a MM legend. Slow goings at work tonight.

 

[OzPiper]

Settling down to my 2nd bowl.
Seattle Pipe Club Special Reserve Mississippi River

In a Family era Charatan's Make Special straight pot sitter with tapered stem.
Shape 1147

Rehydrating with lots of water.

 

[JimInks]

Half way through this bowl of Wilke No. 72 in a pre-1974 dark brown straight Larus & Brother Co. Signature billiard with a nickel band and a tapered black vulcanite stem with the initials LCR on the top of the stem. This blend was smoked by Walter Cronkite. Ice water and bergs is my drink.

 

[alaskanpiper]

Post golf HU Aus Dem Krater No. 4 in a W.O. Larsen Straight Grain Square Shank Pot.

 

[eljimmy]

Time for some Wessex Gold Brick in the Cannonball.

 

[alaskanpiper]

Time for some Wessex Gold Brick in the Cannonball.

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Such a fantastic blend

 

[ukbob]

Morning all starting off with a bowl of Veermaster in a trusty old cob.

 

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking D&R Penhooker in a straight brown sandblasted post-WWII family era Sasieni “Canadian” London Made with a sterling silver band with a tapered black vulcanite twin bore stem.

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking Wilke Hearth of Galway in an undated smooth straight medium brown made in France Saillard Lord Clerit lumberman with a black vulcanite saddle stem. Working and listening to The Jack Benny Program.

 

[dPero]

Huber Virginia Flake in Nuttens Bing

 

[DanWil84]

2021 Secret Santa Mystery Blend in the J.Everett Lovat. Dunno whats in the blend (its VA forward), but its deliciously sweet.

 

[JimInks]

Finished work for the day, fed Suzy and Molly, and am a third of the way through this bowl of 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. I may end the day with this smoke. Listening to Ellery Queen on the XM. Wish more than seven shows of that long running radio series were available.

 

[eljimmy]

Such a fantastic blend

Really enjoyed it. I have to smoke it more out of this pipe though. I'm still getting a bit of that new pipe taste.