***What are You Smoking, March 2022?***

[Jacob74]

Kendal Twist Black XX in my nameless church warden. Wife's out of town at a Mary Kay convention!

 

[krizzose]

HH Burley Flake with a sliver of Vanilla Cream Flake in a cob. Weihenstephaner Helles chasing

 

[das3353]

Yorktown in an Il Ceppo

 

[JimInks]

Half way through this bowl of year 2016 Peter Heinrichs Dark Strong Kentucky in an undated Family Era Sasieni Natural Four Dot Grosvenor smooth medium brown quarter bend bulldog with a black tapered vulcanite stem.

 

[Simmerdown☕️]

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[hawky454]

Following some imagined peer pressure from @hawky454 and @mingc I decided to chuck some rose petals in with my homegrown scraps yesterday. I had intended to leave this for a fortnight, but the petals brought the leaf into a medium-high case overnight that I decided to try today for fear of mould.

Well, whatdoyaknow, it works. I’m halfway through the and stopping for a glass of water while mowing the lawns. I still have the faint aftertaste of roses in my mouth.

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Sounds like a winner to me! Thanks for sharing, gonna try to find some petals sooner rather than later now… ah the damn peer pressure!

 

[mingc]

Following some imagined peer pressure from @hawky454 and @mingc I decided to chuck some rose petals in with my homegrown scraps yesterday. I had intended to leave this for a fortnight, but the petals brought the leaf into a medium-high case overnight that I decided to try today for fear of mould.

Well, whatdoyaknow, it works. I’m halfway through the and stopping for a glass of water while mowing the lawns. I still have the faint aftertaste of roses in my mouth.

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Haha, I didn't mean to impose any pressure but I'm glad you tried it! I've heard that showy roses bred for looks don't necessarily have the greatest or strongest scent, so it's cool your's are tasty. But what do you mean when you say "case" in the phrase "the petals brought the leaf into a medium-high case overnight"?

 

[Tabacco]

 

[krizzose]

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‘Merica!!

 

[Zero]

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Is that a Stanwell Nanna Ivarsson design? I have one of those stashed away. Beautiful pipe.

 

[Ahi Ka]

Haha, I didn't mean to impose any pressure but I'm glad you tried it! I've heard that showy roses bred for looks don't necessarily have the greatest or strongest scent, so it's cool your's are tasty. But what do you mean when you say "case" in the phrase "the petals brought the leaf into a medium-high case overnight"?

I mean the moisture content of the leaf. My homegrown has no preservatives or humectant in it so I store and smoke it dry (low case). After having the petals in the jar, the tobacco became moist like that which you would expect of a ribbon blend in a tin. I’m assuming this would be similar to the old apple peel trick - not that I have tried this before.

There was A background flavour of rose water throughout. The floral muted some of the cigar taste of the Havana leaf and when the petals themselves were alight I got pops of vanilla.

If adding to a commercial blend, I’d definitely wait a fortnight. I’ll try again in a few days to see if the rose becomes more prominent

 

[Simmerdown☕️]

‘Merica!!

Yep brother. I live in the land of make believe…but it’s still my land. ???️

 

[Latakia Dave]

Pegasus in my own #Frankenstein
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Great job on the pipe man! Looks nice!!!

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking KBV Goblin 2022 beta test in a full bend black pebble finish 2001 Rinaldo Lithos YY8 Titania Silver Line egg with a black acrylic tapered stem.

 

[tmcg81]

I'm smoking an extra tasty bowl of Watch City Slices in a Peterson System Standard B42. I'm looking forward to a relaxing weekend.

 

[americaman]

Cringle Flake 2021 in my Scott Klein Tomato. Incredible smoke, in an incredible pipe.

 

[bluegrassbrian]

Tilbury in the Radice Clear E pencil shank billiard with Cumberland stem.

 

[yohanan]

Bald Headed Teacher from 2011, in a Jake Hackert 2013 bent billiard nosewarmer.

 

[FurCoat]

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Made me want to sing the anthem when I saw this.

 

[Carol]

Bald Headed Teacher from 2011, in a Jake Hackert 2013 bent billiard nosewarmer.

The names they come up with for all the blends crack me up!