***What Are You Smoking, March 2024?***

[TheIronMonkey]

Still watching UFC. Sort of annoyed with myself—I rubbed the Plum Pudding out a bit too much this week and got just under four hours of smoking time out of the BST instead of the typical five hours. Oh well. Going to have Condor Original Ready Rubbed in a Missouri Meerschaum/Cornell & Diehl Collaboration Charles Towne Cobbler Corn Cob as I watch the rest of the event.

 

[dunnyboy]

Peterson Deluxe Navy Rolls in a Castello 1982 great line.

 

[Scottmi]

Ye Olde Signe in the 6 panel bent lattice meer. This is a very pleasant blend! With water, as I'm expecting it to push me a bit on the nic...

 

[JimInks]

Passing the quarter mark of this bowl of C&D Palmetto Balkan 2024 (Small Batch) in a 1986 three quarter bend Bacchus face CAO meer with a tapered dark tortoise shell colored acrylic stem.

 

[OzPiper]

The next smoke was another bowl of Penzance

This time in the Moretti morta Rhodesian


So how did both bowls go ?

Both bowls did not need re-lights.
And both smoked to ash with the help of Nording Keystones.
No cleaners were needed mid-smoke

The smoke in the briar was pretty much one dimensional. By the halfway mark, I was getting bored, but finished the bowl for the sake of the comparison.

Wow, what a difference the morta made !
At once more complex and nuanced. An almost mentholated, incense character on the soft palate and back of the throat. Most enjoyable

Henceforth mortas will be my preferred pipes for Penzance.
Along with older Britwoods with bone-tenons or narrower airways

 

[carp rides again]

Passing the quarter mark of this bowl of C&D Palmetto Balkan 2024 (Small Batch) in a 1986 three quarter bend Bacchus face CAO meer with a tapered dark tortoise shell colored acrylic stem.
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Hey Jim, weird request but what do you know of this tobacco?

 

[BenMN]

The next smoke was another bowl of Penzance

This time in the Moretti morta Rhodesian
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So how did both bowls go ?

Both bowls did not need re-lights.
And both smoked to ash with the help of Nording Keystones.
No cleaners were needed mid-smoke

The smoke in the briar was pretty much one dimensional. By the halfway mark, I was getting bored, but finished the bowl for the sake of the comparison.

Wow, what a difference the morta made !
At once more complex and nuanced. An almost mentholated, incense character on the soft palate and back of the throat. Most enjoyable

Henceforth mortas will be my preferred pipes for Penzance.
Along with older Britwoods with bone-tenons or narrower airways

Interesting, thanks for the report.

 

[BenMN]

Old Joe Krantz in a Rossi Billiard. Celebrated the sixth birthday of our youngest of five children today! God is good. View attachment 298001

Happy birthday. What a fun age.

 

[BenMN]

Pegasus for me.
You're shocked, I know.
But wait- is that a new pipe?
Nope, same Canadian as last night.
But boy does it work right

 

[JimInks]

Did a little low calorie snacking, and have passed the half way mark of this bowl of year 2014 Dan Tobacco Hamborger Veermaster in a smooth straight brown 1950 Dunhill 48 bulldog group 4 root briar with a black vulcanite fish tail saddle stem. Have enough left for one more bowl. Ice water and bergs is my drink.


Sam the Scamp is wanting more breaks from her babies. Being as much feral as not, she prefers to be outside. During her second break this afternoon, she had her first encounter with Daisy the Feral Princess. Daisy hates Sam, and there was a stand off until I broke it up. Sam ran to the door to go outside, and Daisy went to the kitchen to eat. Sam had three outside breaks today. The babies are getting bigger. One dark hair and one yellow baby have opened their eyes.

 

[JimInks]

A third of the way through this bowl of 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. I may end the day with this smoke.


Tomato the Brave used to wear a bow tie courtesy of his former “owners”. Those “people” removed it when they decided that they didn’t own him any more. Tonight, we decided he needed one.



Much later, Abner the Eager was comfortably relaxing outside when I heard howling noises. Harry the Hairy was moaning loudly, and Abner was growling back. They stopped when I got near them. Harry jumped down, I picked Abner up and brought him inside. Harry wanted inside, but that would mostly certainly be difficult because he’s an alpha male. But, he was happy to see me, and even happier when I fed him. Abner was happy to eat, and snooze on my lap.

 

[JimInks]

Hey Jim, weird request but what do you know of this tobacco? View attachment 298009

I can't help you. I've never seen it before.

 

[dPero]

Janemann in Eltang basic

 

[KORNEY]

Gustavo Cuncha Black Blast Apple Nosewarmer decorated by Brazilian Cow Ring (BBAN) with L. J. Peretti No. 8 Slice

 

[The Clay King]

More Salty Dogs in a clay for breakfast View attachment 297777

@Speak Easy Sounds like a Clay King's breakfast
MacBaren Royal Twist in a clay for mine; definitely a baccy for the King's Clay!
Drawn a picture of the Neptune pub yesterday; going to colour it in today ready to take there tonight!
Jay says I can have some beer for it if it's any good!

 

[ThebigFil]

Been out shopping today with the Wife so I was living on Copenhagen Pouches for awhile today.
Now back home loading a bowl of Haddo’s Delight after seeing @HeavyLeadBelly ’s post it triggered a hankering for it so might as well be. Castello KK 10 Old Sea RockView attachment 294606

What is it about Haddo's that you like? I've been finding it boring at best.

 

[Speak Easy]

@Speak Easy Sounds like a Clay King's breakfast
MacBaren Royal Twist in a clay for mine; definitely a baccy for the King's Clay!
Drawn a picture of the Neptune pub yesterday; going to colour it in today ready to take there tonight!
Jay says I can have some beer for it if it's any good!

Sweet! I’ve yet to try the Royal Twist, but it’s on my list. How is that bigger bowl treating you?

Hopefully your picture is good enough for a couple beers!

 

[The Clay King]

Sweet! I’ve yet to try the Royal Twist, but it’s on my list. How is that bigger bowl treating you?

Hopefully your picture is good enough for a couple beers!

@Speak Easy I like the bigger bowl; it holds a bit more leaf. I might take it to Nottingham Pipe Show and get a free fill of Gawith Hoggarth in it. I'd like to fill it and see how long it takes to smoke a full bowl. I'll have to get some loose Gawith Hoggarth & some pipe cleaners in Buxton. Do you think I should get a Giant Clay - and @Tate says I should take it to Nottingham Pipe Show and ask for a free fill of Gawith Hoggarth in it

 

[The Clay King]

Now the tobacconist in Chesterfield is closing I'll have to go to Buxton for my Gawith Hoggarth & pipe cleaners. I'll need to go to Buxton before I meet Jason the blacksmith again - or I could get a tin of Erinmore Flake in Chesterfield as the local Bargain Booze sells it in 50g tins. It will either be Gawith Hoggarth or Erinmore Flake in the clay when I meet the Vikings & Redcoats this year. They should all be good lit from the blacksmith's forge

 

[The Clay King]

Sweet! I’ve yet to try the Royal Twist, but it’s on my list. How is that bigger bowl treating you?

Hopefully your picture is good enough for a couple beers!

@Speak Easy Getting a bit of unburned leaf in the bottom