***What Are You Smoking, June 2023?***

[EA/DC]

Rattray's Red Rapparee from today. Just received and opened the tin. At first a very strong smell that made me think of black olives. Jarred it rightaway and filled this nice old Dunhill 35 F/T Bruyere bowl with it.



Will smoke that later this evening. For now it is H&H White Knight again in my Altinay billiard pipe.

 

[The Amish Tyrant]

Now smoking some Lane's Black Raspberry in a small calabash. I can actually taste the berries! This is the first time I can really taste something specific in a tobacco. All this time I was thinking @Jimlnks was making up all those flavors. LOL Another few years and I might start to taste the wood, the citrus, the earth, the nuttiness, the grass, etc., etc., etc.

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I'm glad you are enjoying your aromatic journey. The get frowned upon at times, but "float" the pipe tobacco "ship". I enjoy aromatics on occasion (usually as the first smoke of the day).

My favorite aromatic is Arrowhead from Paul's Pipe Shop in Flint, which is a kitchen sink aromatic (with vanilla, carmel, and a whole mix of tobacco leaves). You can order by phone. I highly recommend it (along with adding a bit of a stouter blend to aromatics for more of a kick).

 

[Ben.R.C]

Smoking some JOHN COTTON DOUBLE PRESSED KENTUCKY! in an S Bang. Generally in a grumpy AF mood. Sometimes the fact that I have a lot to be grateful for and savor in life doesn’t break through the black cloud.

 

[seanv]

Virginia Gentleman in a meer this morning with some Kicking Horse coffee

 

[pipeboy122]

Sutliff Match Victorian in a Savinelli Roma Lucite 673

 

[OverMountain]

Boswells Best is so good in the 313 today!

 

[Tom Sawtooth]

Dan Tobacco - Salty Dogs in a Peterson and a cup of Georgia Imereti black tea on the side.

 

[JimInks]

Not far from finishing this bowl of early 2000s Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 2014 Basil Meadows smooth slight bend squashed tomato with an aluminum band and a black pearl acrylic stem in the military mount style. We finally have a day with no rain, but a stiff back precludes walking. Watching the Cubs-Cardinals game which is played in London. Ice water and bergs is my drink.

 

[PaulRVA]

Smoking some JOHN COTTON DOUBLE PRESSED KENTUCKY! in an S Bang. Generally in a grumpy AF mood. Sometimes the fact that I have a lot to be grateful for and savor in life doesn’t break through the black cloud.
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I think were all probably guilty of that. Reminds me of an old AC/DC tune “Drive On” that JC outta stagger you out of it.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Wessex Gold Virginia Flake in an Alden.

 

[Ben.R.C]

About to smoke my first bowl of the new fangled 3 Nuns to see if I’m going to partake in the current sale going on. I bought this one tin to sample about 6 months ago and now seems like the right time to try it. (In a Scovgaard)

 

[JimInks]

Molly Hatchet? Abner is flirtin’ with disaster!

I wondered if anybody would catch that.

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking some Lane's Black Raspberry in a small calabash. I can actually taste the berries! This is the first time I can really taste something specific in a tobacco. All this time I was thinking @Jimlnks was making up all those flavors. LOL Another few years and I might start to taste the wood, the citrus, the earth, the nuttiness, the grass, etc., etc., etc.

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It took me years to really get a handle on flavors. Keep at it.

 

[Ryan]

Mac Baren Scottish Mixture in a Brakner

 

[Fralphog]

Sitting in my rocker on the front porch enjoying a personal mixture of C&D baccys in the vintage Dr Grabow Cob. A mug of 50/50 homemade Kombucha and black ice tea.

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

Granger in a Pete X220, Newgrange, Spigot.

 

[pipeboy122]

G&H Bob’s Chocolate Flake in a Savinelli Oscar Lucite 920

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking Erik Stokkebye 4th Generation Evening Flake in a smooth medium bend 2021 Peterson Ebony POTY 4AB No. 422/500 military mount with a silver cap and a tapered black vulcanite AB stem.

 

[onestrangeone]

Mac Baren pure Virginia in a Ryan Alden apple

 

[Ben.R.C]

About to smoke my first bowl of the new fangled 3 Nuns to see if I’m going to partake in the current sale going on. I bought this one tin to sample about 6 months ago and now seems like the right time to try it. (In a Scovgaard)
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I ordered 6 tins, if you haven’t tried it and like Kentucky blends, it’s a good one! I still don’t think they should ever have called this 3 Nuns, 3 Nuns was a VaPer.