***What Are You Smoking, June 2025?***

[Briar Lee]

Half and Half in a middle sixties Dr Grabow Adjustomatic Golden Duke Bulldog.

In 1965 they made over three and a half million pipes at Sparta. This Golden Duke cost $5

All the customer had to do was remove the thin varnish with 4/0 steel wool and apply mineral oil or olive oil

These flat out were the fanciest grained pipes ever sold in mass quantities.

 

[JimInks]

Half way through this bowl of year 2013 Capstan Blue Flake in a 2015 Ryan Alden quarter bend burgundy sandblasted Queen of Hearts freehand with a black acrylic saddle stem. Ice water and bergs is my drink. Getting ready to clean a few pipes.

 

[keith929]

G.L. Pease Key Largo in a Peterson SH Junior.

 

[Briar Lee]

Velvet in a Dr Grabow Golden Duke Adjustomatic Large Dublin with glorious grain figure.

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking year 2012 Esoterica Dunbar in a smooth straight, dark brown 1960s Lane era Charatan Selected 43 Dublin with a black vulcanite double comfort saddle stem. This pipe was formerly owned by actor William Conrad.

 

[ravkesef]

Peretti’s Royal in a Stanwell Classic Dublin

 

[dottlejockey]

The day's toil is finally winding down. A little packing left to do, but everything else is falling into order. This i can do with a good clencher. Brings new meaning to the term "pack n puff."

Rodeo in an IMP for the final push.

 

[warren99]

C&D Old Joe Krantz Red Label in a Frank Axmacher author.

 

[BurleyVonPuffington]

Not Constantinople?

I’ve always liked the original.

 

[PaulRVA]

HU Director’s Cut in a Peterson Mark Twain and Ginger Tea on the side

 

[Hillcrest]

Sutliff 507-C in the Vauen Olaf 4873 bent egg ... I was running out and placed an order with SP.com on Monday; Laudisi estimated Friday delivery; Tracking estimated Thurs by 7pm; UPS came today at 5:32 pm just as I finished second to last bowl of my stock. UPS driver saw the pipe and said he was thinking of switching soon from cigarrettes so I gave him a 4 minute intro to the benefits and referred him to this forum for further research and any questions. Maybe I converted someone ... hope so ... more interest helps the rest of us.

 

[das3353]

KBV Jim’s Special Flake in a Radice

 

[TN Jed]

Overly dried Sansepolcro in a Mike Bay. Set on my new pipe rest that cost me $85 in tobacco for the free shipping.The dfk seems to be greatly diminished but still a good smoke.

 

[kcmontie]

Almost done with this tin of 2017 Speakeasy, smoking in a tekin meer. Ive been smoking a bowl of this stuff almost everyday since opening.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Kopp Year of the Dragon in a cob. Decided to add it to my most recent order and give it a try. I’m not an aromatic guy but this is enjoyable. Will smoke the tin but not order more.

 

[jakesmokes]

Yorktown in a 21 4ab

 

[Fralphog]

Peterson 87 Sportsman with C&D '17 Daylight blend. A cold Kolsch bier.

 

[craig61a]

2021 Wilke PB&C in a GBD Prestige, 2012 McClelland Contest Blend in a John Bessai Yachtsman.

 

[warren99]

I’ve always liked the original.

Why did Constantinople get the works?

 

[BurleyVonPuffington]

C&D Bow-legged Bear in an EXTRA Jobey bent Dublin, in the garage.

This stuff, frankly, should taste much better from the description. But it was just tinned within a month or so, so maybe that’s it. Aroma in the tin is wonderful, crumbles easily, but taste and strength that’s more of a medium than advertised.

Burns well but hot, and if the heat is from the Virginias, it’s not particularly sweet. Will bite you in a way most English blends won’t. If you like your English blends more perique and oriental heavy, you’re more apt to like this one. Latakia flavor is lacking.

Going to smoke one 2oz. cake and cellar 3 of them for a few years. Contrary to popular belief, I think English blends DO benefit from aging. Maybe a revisit then will make me a fan.