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

[mso489]

Esoterica Tilbury, Virginia with burley as a condiment, in a Iwan Ries house pipe Canadian, with a smooth finish on Algerian oil cured briar, sourced from Edwards Benton brand. I have three of these pipes, the Canadian, a billiard, both with good big chambers, and an Oom-Paul pocket pipe, nicely made and durable, and good-looking after many years. Tilbury is an elegant blend, sent to me by SBC ... thank you again. Virginia/burley blends tend to be good to me anyway, but this one is stellar.

 

[tnfan]

Mac Baren Navy Flake (2014) in a Cermak.

 

[dPero]

Ascanian #2 in Il Duca and tea

 

[canucklehead]

D&R 3 Sails in a Chap lumberman.

 

[daniel7]

Nightcap x Stanwell DM 2004 straight, sandblasted, saddle-stem billiard and a Víking Lager

 

[FurCoat]

GG Rum Flake

 

[mbmoehl]

Smoking the last of my Eccentric in an MM Hardwood.

 

[JimInks]

The rain abated, so I got a set of walking reps in, and am close to finishing this bowl of unreleased 2021 Sutliff VaPer in a 1970's straight rusticated black Savinelli Estella 915 KS dublin with a flared top and pearl brown acrylic saddle stem.

 

[Hillcrest]

Started and finished a bowl of TCS Old Toby in my new Hungarian but it took a long time this morning and later this afternoon. A 20mmx50mm chamber is a lot of tobacco slow sipped ... easily over 2 hours for me.
I will have to start with 1/2 bowls now that it is broken in. Still the coolest driest smoking pipe I have had so far after my French made Algerian briar sitter ... but that's another thread !!

 

[JimInks]

Part way through this bowl of year 2013 Capstan Blue Ready Rubbed in a straight 1924 Dunhill’s “Shell Briar” patent pot 7 with a tapered black vulcanite stem.

 

[haebar]

Smoking some Carter Hall in an Albert John briar.

 

[Sobrbiker]

My cobs are going to get jealous (or the afficionados are gonna get offended)…
Sixth smoke in the meer-woodie in so far today, working in the drizzly rain. This time it’s Westminster 400 SF.

 

[RonB]

Aged GLP Montgomery in a Ser Jacopo Rustic Billiard

 

[BCF]

Everything on recharge, including me.
What a beautiful day! Enjoying Granger in the Weber wheelhorse and a cold one (now two, burning snausages on the grill. Enjoy the evening everyone!

 

[TN Jed]

‘22 CRF in a Tom Eltang

 

[Nevaditude]

Cold Nevada day, Walked the dog while enjoying Three Nuns in my Peterson's CAPTAIN PETE.
Great pipe & tobacco!

 

[Ben.R.C]

Eccentric in a Charatan

 

[BCF]

Cold Nevada day, Walked the dog while enjoying Three Nuns in my Peterson's CAPTAIN PETE.
View attachment 211444Great pipe & tobacco!

What a cool pipe!

 

[ThermionicScott]

Sutliff ERR Match in a cob.



I started coming down with a cold about a week ago. Once I couldn't taste what I was smoking, I figured I might as well stop until I could again. It's a yearly event for me, so I just wait for it to pass. After a few days, my sense of taste (as far as food and drink) came back normally. But when I attempted to resume a bowl of Peterson Flake, it just smelled godawful every time I retrohaled it. Like I was trying to smoke river mud or something! Although I tested negative for that one thing, I still worried that perhaps my sense of smell would be forever altered this time around. Thankfully, today's bowl of ERR Match tasted and smelled fairly normal, if a bit muted. Here's hoping things get completely back to normal soon -- I really missed smoking all of my blends!

 

[PipeIT]

Sutliff Anomalous in a Penn Valley Gouda Clay.

The tin note after sitting for a while gives raisins, citrus and lemon. Upon lighting and smoking for while, the predominant flavor is raisins. The Red Virginia follows up as a secondary one after the initial draw. Has sweet, full mouthfeel.

There is a nutty, full bass note from the Burley and Cavendish. At about the halfway point I’m noticing a sharp spicy note. I’m just lazily smoking this, not really trying to pick out any nuances.

I will say that it was worth the effort to grab some if this as it is very unusual - a very pleasant smoke…

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I like what you said here, got me excited about Anomalous, and I just ordered a tin from Iwan Ries.

Can’t wait to try it.