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

[JimInks]

Now smoking New Watch City Beta Test in a 1980s SMS eagle claw egg medium bend meerschaum signed by Ismail Baglan with a brown and cream swirl acrylic stem. Watching the Braves-Tigers game. The black cat is here, hungry for food and attention. M'lady suggested naming him "Abner" after the co-lead character in the old Lum and Abner radio show, which is a fav of mine. I'm thinking that one over.

 

[AppalachianPipe92]

Christmas Cheer in a Jason Patrick lovat.

 

[ThermionicScott]

C&D Opening Night in the cob that I normally just smoke burley in. Trying to smoke it really slowly to draw out that sweetness.

 

[FurCoat]

LNF in a Mastro de Paja

 

[troutface]

Eight year old Penzance in a Poul Hansen lovat. Still a "wow" tobacco for me, even after all these years.

 

[starrynight]

LNF in the Altinay, a “special drink” of maple syrup and Trader Joe’s Apple Cider Vinegar concoction: how I was able to bribe my 4 year old to go outside on this warm sunny day.

 

[Carol]

Here's a definition I found on the Danish Pipe Shop site:

"Reverse Calabash pipes means that you have an extra chamber in the shank that provides you a cool and dry smoke. Due to the chamber in the shank the Reverse Calabash pipes are chubby, stubby and charming designs!"

Thank you!

 

[Carol]

Carol here is a recent thread that might help:

Reverse Calabash :: Pipe Repair and Maintenance - https://pipesmagazine.com/forums/threads/reverse-calabash.83632/

Thank you!

 

[renfield]

5 year old FVF in a lattice meer.

 

[Peter Turbo]

Wilke Vice Cat in a Dunhill Liverpool, this is a tasty blend.

 

[bluegrassbrian]

C&D Miskatonic Mixture in the Goussard Lovlin.

 

[Doctor Chopper]

Peterson My Mixture 965 in a Briarworks. Just finished off a grilled ribeye steak and green beans for dinner. Not a bad night!

 

[Smoking Pipe402]

SWR in a Rossi 8673

 

[hawky454]

Forgot how much I enjoyed Ennerdale, I decided to go with the “mixture” since the recent 2 ounce batch I bought was so good. This stuff is just as potent!

Smoking in a Bones billiard - to none pipe smokers this probably looks like rubbish, but to a pipe smoker, this pile of twisted up flakes is pure eye candy!

 

[Peterson314]

TCS Bag End in my Savinelli 315. This blend is becoming one of my favorite TCS's. Excellent smoke!

 

[Doctor Chopper]

Now smoking New Watch City Beta Test in a 1980s SMS eagle claw egg medium bend meerschaum signed by Ismail Baglan with a brown and cream swirl acrylic stem. Watching the Braves-Tigers game. The black cat is here, hungry for food and attention. M'lady suggested naming him "Abner" after the co-lead character in the old Lum and Abner radio show, which is a fav of mine. I'm thinking that one over.
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I will second the name Abner. I love old time radio, Lum and Abner was a great show.

 

[Ben.R.C]

Dark Birds Eye in a Martin Canadian

 

[JimInks]

A third of a bowl left of New Watch City Beta Test in a medium bend raw sienna toned early Radice sandblast egg with bamboo carving on the shank and a black acrylic saddle stem.

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

A third of a bowl left of New Watch City Beta Test in a medium bend raw sienna toned early Radice sandblast egg with bamboo carving on the shank and a black acrylic saddle stem.
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Not looking for inside info, but is a beta test of a blend in development you are involved with?

 

[JimInks]

Not looking for inside info, but is a beta test of a blend in development you are involved with?

Yes. A co-creation.