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

[judcole]

Milan's "Our" KCM in an MM Boone.

 

[Reggie]

Finishing this tin in finishing this tin in a Rattray’s Bent Apple. Black Invader coffee to sip on.

 

[Ben.R.C]

Bayou Morning Flake in a Ferndown Lumberman

 

[BorealPiper]

Full Virginia Flake from '09 in a Lillehammer Canadian

 

[JimInks]

Did a set of walking reps, chatted with the neighbors up the street, and am close to finishing this bowl of year 2016 D&R Three Sails in an undated straight brush etched black Molina apple with a nickel band and a tapered black vulcanite stem.

 

[dcon]

4th Generation Morning Blend in a Falcon Straight w/a Rusticated Meerschaum bowl

 

[bobpnm]

Coffee, burley, cob! Part of my morning routine. Always my favorite smoke of the day.

 

[gervais]

GL Pease Chelsea Morning in a Savinelli Spring 316 KS. View attachment 226034

I love how those growth rings come through on that. Beauty!

 

[bobpnm]

Dorchester in a Pre-repub Pete. I haven’t been able to find anything out about this pipe other then the markings that make it 1947-1949 from Pipedia. It smokes great though! One of the first pipes I got when I started was a brand new Peterson XMas pipe and I hated it, I’ve been looking to try another one for a while and I think I chose well.

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Beautiful pipe! I much prefer older Petersons. I might think differently about a very high grade new one. I may find out.

 

[gervais]

Co

Early smoke in the Kiko - HH “Pure Virginia”.

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Cool leather coat on that one!

 

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking Watch City Original Crumb Cut in a 1950s-60s straight smooth brown Bertram 07 octagonal paneled billiard with a square shank and a tapered black vulcanite stem.

 

[PipeWI]

Working on getting 3 new to me pipes, trading in some britwoods I love but don’t smoke enough. These 3 new ones (estates) are what I call midrange artisan. They are all in the 300-500 dollar range and suit me really well esthetically, more so then old Brit woods but I still love those, not an easy decision, but my goal is to only have a rotation with pipes I want to smoke consistently. I can’t see needing more then 35 pipes, I’ll be trading and buying new pieces off and on trying to refine my set till I want to smoke all of them daily.

I’m definitely keeping my Ferndowns, Ashton’s, Castello’s, and Dunhill’s.

Lasse Skovgaard (love the horn and sandblast)
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Denis Pevcov, love the dark bamboo, I wonder if that is a stain or a special type of bamboo?
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Frank Axmacher, I just love the whole presentation of this pipe including the rustic rim.
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I’ll be smoking a bowl of something in an Ashton before bed

Your goal and method is pretty much my own. On average I'll smoke 10 pipes a day, and I like to rest them for one or two days before using them again, so 30-35 is a good goal. (My wall mounted rack takes 30, but given my preferences, some are too big for the rack). That said, I probably have about 50 or so! Need to sell some on to fund the next round.

Also: good to see you smoking fit again, @Ben.R.C !

 

[telescopes]

God is good. Blessed be the name of the Lord.

 

[RevBriar]

Smoking the last of a 2012 tin of Samuel Gawith Best Brown Flake in a Bones billiard, and hanging out with my friend. So good.

 

[JimInks]

About a third of a bowl left of year 2014 Esoterica And So To Bed in a 2002 smooth matte finish brown Karl Erik rough top freehand with a black acrylic tapered stem.

 

[alwayslit]

Stonehaven in a Jody Davis to get through hump day.

 

[dcon]

MB Vanilla Cream in a Muhsin Volcano.

 

[JimK]

Good day all! Many nice pipes back there up the page. Starting with KBV Your Welcome ("Matured Virginia Ribbon") in an Upshall sandblast Canadian size 4.

 

[UncleRasta]

Good morning all. I've been smoking through some GLP Montgomery that I jarred about a year ago. I'm working through some of the many open tins and jars while letting some other stuff age and not really buying much at the moment since a daughter is getting married early next year.
The Montgomery is ok if a tad tongue tingly. I don't think I will restock this blend.
My first three-plus years of pipe smoking have involved discovering favorites and trying new things according to what you guys rave about. I'm getting a better handle on what I like well enough to smoke most of the time and will focus mainly on those blends, subject of course to the vagaries of changing tastes on my part, and ingredients on the blenders.
Among the staples now, I count Old Gowrie, HH Pure Virginia, Capstan Blue (perhaps Gold also), Peterson Flake, Fillmore, Stratford, and Telegraph Hill. The closest things to Unicorns that I'm prepared to chase are WCC Rhythm & Blues, and of course, Rouxgaroux.
HH's Old Dark Fired and Burley Flake, plus Pease's Quiet Nights and Chelsea Morning also make the cut.
Wow! There's just so much great tobacco.

 

[gervais]

1-Q in a Ranz. Picture of me and my daughter in Venice. Using the aromatic tobacco to try and be a good ambassador for pipe smoking.

With the time difference, did not get too responses from last month, but will tag the following:

@Scottmi - No other pipe smokers spotted, I do stand out with my obvious taste and distinction!
@starrynight - plenty of cigarette smokers. I am grateful about that as they have ash trays and smoking with all outdoor seating. Much better than in the US.
@warren99 - canal is as green, smelly, and polluted as ever. Do not worry, the classic Venezia still exists, the environmentalists have not cleaned it up and ruined any ambience

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You have an epic beard brother