Plum pudding special reserve!
It’s plummier and reservior.
It’s plummier and reservior.
***What Are You Smoking, June 2023?***
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Now smoking Wilke No. 515 in a 1998 smooth straight Butz-Choquin Bistro 1501 pot with a black vulcanite saddle stem. This was the original 515 that Basil Rathbone smoked. The meer I smoked still has a light Lakeland ghost, so I'll work on it some more.
Heading for the front porch rocker to read with the Altinay Rusticated Dublin Meer filled with 2018 GLP Temple Bar. A mug of 50/50 homemade Kombucha and black ice tea accompanying.
Saint Espresso in a Country Gentleman while picking the garden.
3 Nuns in my new Abe Herbaugh. This was his tribute to legendary Danish pipe maker Jørn Micke.
They all look nice to me! I got the one I did because I like it but also because it was way cheaper then most Former pipes I come across.I’ve been staring at them over at Frank’s for several years, hoping one would show up that I like. Years ago, if my tastes hadn’t changed, I would of grabbed the #136.
Oh no, I hope I didn’t further fuel this poor man’s addiction... LOL
I am sure there is much to learn and know about Pu’erh Tea. In that regard, I’m a novice. I tried it a local tea store years ago and loved it ever since. I usually buy their organic loose-leaf that is only 5 years aged. I also like to go to a local organic market that has the small cakes of aged tea.
Seems to go well with VaPer, Turkish blends and C&D Folkflore.
Mystery Lat Blend A.
On the li'l baggy note, I get mostly the ketchup(?) that I associate with Virginia and little to no Latakia.
In the pipe - Mild. Pretty sure I'm getting (aged?) Virginia, punched up by a little hint of Lat. Notes, perhaps, of grandma's basement. More Lat presence near the bottom of the bowl, though even that may be a spooky ghost instilled by the Byzantium earlier.
On the li'l baggy note, I get mostly the ketchup(?) that I associate with Virginia and little to no Latakia.
In the pipe - Mild. Pretty sure I'm getting (aged?) Virginia, punched up by a little hint of Lat. Notes, perhaps, of grandma's basement. More Lat presence near the bottom of the bowl, though even that may be a spooky ghost instilled by the Byzantium earlier.
I need to brew some, I am novice as well but was trying to learn the nuances. It is similar to pipes in how deep it gets.
They let you smoke in public in Washington? Awesome!
PCCAA Quest in a meerschaum I got before I took my piping hiatus many moons ago. 
Nice Field Expedience with the pipe holder!
HU Tuarekh in a Jason Zeiner cutty (pipe no. 75) with a glass of Vermentino.
2015 ODF in an Algerian Briar Basket
Mac Baren 7 Seas Royal Blend in my new cob I bought at Missouri Meerschaum Company yesterday during my Iron Butt ride.
Good day all! Started with Peterson Flake in the Tilshead smooth Semibent with tapered stem. Followed with another bowl of Peterson De Luxe Navy Rolls in the small Upshall sandblast Bulldog. Smoking the Flake first really brought out the flavors in DLNR (this is my daily excitement in retirement). KBV Matured Fragrant Virginia is up next.
Peterson K&P Arklow No. 68 (like the color/blast/rim on this style) and haven’t had any Story Teller’s Pipe since the holidays, so some Sweet Galenas. 
Now smoking year 2014 Sutliff 1849 in a medium bend smooth dark brown 1968 Barling 5631 London England TVF billiard silver spigot with a tapered black vulcanite stem. Just finishing cleaning a few pipes.
Bill Bailey's Balkan Blend in a Comoy Grand Slam patent billiard.
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