Having the last of my mix (SWRA/Shepherds Pie) from yesterday, this time in a clay. Really a pleasant smoke. Good day to all!
***What Are You Smoking, June 2023?***
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Very good and very much to my taste. The genuine aged Bourbon casing really comes across in the smoke. The room note is great too. As a diabetic, I crave sweet things and this smokes cool and sweet as any blend I've tried. I used to like Players Whiskey flake and this scratches the same itch as that long lost and lamented favorite did. Highly recommended.
GL Pease Samarra in a Bonaquisti Sabbia bent apple.
Late morning first smoke of the day is G&H "Bright and Burley". It's an okay smoke but not much bright lemony Virginia flavor at all, the taste and cut make me think it's actually supposed to be for rolling.
I stuffed it into my favorite pipe for Virginias, a little yello-bole Dublin I restored a while ago. I love these "cheap" old American pipes because of the funky grain patterns they can have when you get them all cleaned up, I couldn't bring myself to dye this one back to dark brown lol.
I stuffed it into my favorite pipe for Virginias, a little yello-bole Dublin I restored a while ago. I love these "cheap" old American pipes because of the funky grain patterns they can have when you get them all cleaned up, I couldn't bring myself to dye this one back to dark brown lol.
KBV Jupiter Slices (with rum added) in a Savinelli billiard
Passing the quarter mark on this bowl of year 2014 Dan Tobacco Hamborger Veermaster in a medium bend black sandblasted 1925 Dunhill double patent “Shell” 56/10 billiard with a tapered black vulcanite stem.
Sutliff Balkan Sobranie Match in a Mark Tinsky Black and Tan Rhodesian.
HU Tobacco - Edward G. in a Radice Pure Rind Billiard and some Cold Brew Tea.
Still a little early, but decided to test out one of my many flake experiments. This is a Red VA/Perique with just a little Bright VA in it, with only a few hours of stoving. 
HH Burley Flake in a Pre-Repub Pete, straight Dublin. Smoking pretty good for me. I know I said one bowl a day, I meant one to three. 
PS Cube Cut in the ol’ Grabow Omega.
I can’t seem to resist the temptations to fill pipes with this flight risk of a tobacco to the brim, and then to smoke it fast and wet. But it was a tasty smoke today, so eh.
I can’t seem to resist the temptations to fill pipes with this flight risk of a tobacco to the brim, and then to smoke it fast and wet. But it was a tasty smoke today, so eh.
Esoterica Stonehaven from 2014 in an Altinay translucent meerschaum billiard
Thanks for that, I was on the fence about getting some, and you have cemented that I think I will like this one. Cheers.
Close to finishing this bowl of Robert McConnell’s Scottish Blend in a 2002 black pebble finish straight Cavicchi C. Fatto A Mano lovat with a black acrylic saddle stem. Ice water and bergs is my drink.
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.
Saint Espresso in a legend I got back in 96
Balkan Sasieni in a Comoy Grand Slam Patent billiard.
Always the Castello. Always a special blend.
HOLY CRAP, you got one big dog there! LOL
Damm be safe, hope he doesn’t rip up the place...
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