Beautiful pipe, great blend!
***What Are You Smoking, June 2023?***
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Thank you! Starting the long weekend out with a bang (pun intended).
That Old Fitz is as good as it gets. Makes me want to make run up to Bardstown. The only place I can ever find it is the Heaven Hill distillery shop.
Now smoking year 2012 Rolando’s Own in a smooth straight early ‘60s Lane era “William Conrad” Charatan Executive Extra Large stretch apple with diagonal channel cuts on the lower right and left of the bowl along with a black vulcanite double comfort saddle stem.
Castello bent Sea Rock smoking some sort of “bourbon” tobacco I found in a drawer and have no memory of procuring. “Bourbon”…… At pear that’s what it says on the bag 
Just arrived Peterson Short Army XL16 - some 2012 vintage seemed right for a fold and stuff in this sizable bowl. The P-lip on this is a definite improvement, IMO. 
WCC Old Dominion in a Grechukhin “G” Bent Pot. With a Friday pour of Special Reserve.
Passing the first third of this bowl of year 2012 St. James Flake in a straight 1968 Dunhill Tanshell octagonal paneled EK F/T billiard with a square shank and tapered black vulcanite stem. This should get me to dinner time. Watching the Braves-Marlins game.
Watch City Deluxe Crumb Cut in an Altinay translucent meerschaum billiard
Miskatonic Mixture in the MarTelo sandblasted panel.
Ennerdale Flake in a Comoys Christmas 1976.
The HH Old Dark Fired was earlier, now ….. the just arrived Peterson Short Army No. 68 and KBV Mr. C’s Fallen Cherry. This is more cherry forward than the other KBV cherry and probably my favorite cherry - nice flavor, not like a cough drop, and tobacco-y as well! Spent the afternoon weeding, tilling then planting more flowers 
for the wife (I like ‘em as well). Settling in for a long weekend - hope all are relaxing this fine Friday!
for the wife (I like ‘em as well). Settling in for a long weekend - hope all are relaxing this fine Friday!
Two in one day!
Mystery Lat Blend D-
Baggy note, definitely grandma's basement, maybe a note of general tso's chicken.
Pretty crispy, remoistured post-packing by cupping a hand over the bowl and impersonating Darth Vader.
Very gentle latakia. Either the moisture level has affected it, or perhaps this is the legendary Syrian Latakia my fellow passengers detected in Blend A.
Sleight note of inflatable swimming pool on the retrohale. I also get some floral notes reminiscent perhaps of violet, which reminds me that I need to restock on that violet chewing gum I like.
I just tried a French inhale, which didn't go very impressively, but did reveal a bit more woodiness than I had previously given the blend credit for. Scotch-like. Aftertaste very pleasant, kind of like chewing one of those disposable wooden ice cream spoons that still has some sweet left on it.
Having a great deal of fun with mystery blends, taking these notes and trying to both pick out individual flavor notes and figure out how to describe them. So far my favorite has been either C or D.
Mystery Lat Blend D-
Baggy note, definitely grandma's basement, maybe a note of general tso's chicken.
Pretty crispy, remoistured post-packing by cupping a hand over the bowl and impersonating Darth Vader.
Very gentle latakia. Either the moisture level has affected it, or perhaps this is the legendary Syrian Latakia my fellow passengers detected in Blend A.
Sleight note of inflatable swimming pool on the retrohale. I also get some floral notes reminiscent perhaps of violet, which reminds me that I need to restock on that violet chewing gum I like.
I just tried a French inhale, which didn't go very impressively, but did reveal a bit more woodiness than I had previously given the blend credit for. Scotch-like. Aftertaste very pleasant, kind of like chewing one of those disposable wooden ice cream spoons that still has some sweet left on it.
Having a great deal of fun with mystery blends, taking these notes and trying to both pick out individual flavor notes and figure out how to describe them. So far my favorite has been either C or D.
Sutliffe Creme Brulee in a Vauen Olaf bent egg to end a very busy day and try to drown out the latakia smell wafting south from Canada.
5 year old Country Squire Kingsfoil in a lattice globe meer.
For some reason this pipe has been getting smoked far more often than the rest of my fleet of late. I’ve had it for decades but it’s suddenly a favorite. It’s a mystery.
For some reason this pipe has been getting smoked far more often than the rest of my fleet of late. I’ve had it for decades but it’s suddenly a favorite. It’s a mystery.
A big Italian briar filled with Wilke 191. A hot day says cold beer. Under the tarp, gonna start the charcoal in awhile. Chicken marinating. 
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