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

[Skippy B. Coyote]

Tonight it's Captain Black original in my longtime favorite workhorse pipe, a bent Country Gentleman cob outfitted with a bent C type Forever Stem.

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For comparison sake I'm now smoking Lane RLP-6 in the same pipe, since I had heard it was the same blend as Captain Black original, and while it's certainly very similar to Captain Black original it's not exactly the same. The topping seems to be the same on both blends, but Captain Black is noticably more heavily topped and features more black canvendish and less burley; giving the smoke from Captain Black greater density and more sweetness than RLP-6.

I'm surprised to say it but I actually prefer Captain Black over RLP-6. I very much like the flavor of the topping and it's more prominent in Captain Black, whereas with RLP-6 you get less of that delicious sweet cream topping flavor and more of what I can only describe as a "cheap burley" taste. I also find the retrohale on Captain Black original to be completely smooth and comfortable, whereas the retrohale on Lane RLP-6 tends to sting my sinuses a bit.

So, between the two I'll stick with Captain Black. For a visual comparison, here's Captain Black original on the left vs Lane RLP-6 on the right:

 

[JimInks]

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


Did a little snacking, and just finished smoking year 2022 unreleased Sutliff Brown Virginia Flake in a straight smooth brown post-WWII Comoy’s Grand Slam billiard 27 Canadian patent 341422 with a black vulcanite saddle stem.

 

[JimInks]

Jim --- Will Sutliff be releasing this Brown VA Flake? Also, you've previously mentioned smoking their unreleased Black VA Flake. I have tins of Rattray's Black VA & I've recently acquired some Sutliff 507-S Stoved VA. Their Black VA Flake has an appeal. I also have Wessex Brown VA Flake & it's excellent.

No. The Brown Va. flake and Black Va. flake were rejected for some reason. I never got an answer as to why, so I just enjoy them when I'm in the mood.

 

[dPero]

Paddington in Savinelli Minuto

 

[alwayslit]

WCCSO in a Baki from last night.

 

[JimInks]

Enjoyed a tasty golden delicious apple, and am near the half way mark of this bowl of Watch City American Cut Plug Mixture in a smooth medium bend terracotta Peterson POY 2023 X160 464/1100 military mount egg with a silver cap and a tapered black vulcanite AB stem. Ice water and bergs is my drink.

 

[DanWil84]

@JOHN72 hope your father in law is well!

Very boring to post the same, but this pouch of Samuel Gawith Perfection is goooood so smoking this till its empty, in a Altinay Bulldog

 

[Sigmund]

Having an after breakfast pipe of Makhuawa and a sprinkle of lat with some more coffee. Its in an il Ceppo.

 

[JimInks]

A third of a bowl left of Wilke No. 515 Double Shot in a smooth dark medium bend 2021 Peterson Heritage Brown POTY 4AB No. 45/500 military mount with a silver cap and a tapered black vulcanite AB stem. This is No. 515 with twice the rum of the Basil Rathbone blend. This'll do it for me today.

 

[--dante--]

Five Brothers in a cob with morning coffee

 

[Sobrbiker]

Winchester and the NoName Dane.
It’s Friday!

 

[Cloozoe]

Another rainy day. Not so good for pipe smoking in my elegant un-lidded smoking lounge, but the streams could use it.

Jackknife RR in the meer.

 

[BCF]

Scottish Cake in a Peterson bulldog

 

[DanWil84]

H&H Virginia Spice in the Altinay Dublin

 

[Birddog66]

Just finished some PS Bullseye in a Sasieni Mayfair apple and now having a Gitanes cigarette courtesy of one of our forum members who was kind enough to send me some from France.

 

[Cloozoe]

Rain has stopped and the sun is trying to peek through the clouds. Anthology in a Dunhill 56 Root

 

[judcole]

Lane RR in a Country Gent. This tub is almost empty; happily, I have two more.

 

[alwayslit]

Good morning everyone. Iced coffee and WCC Glass slipper in a Dunhill

 

[Ben.R.C]

Chenet’s cake in an Ilsted apple

 

[dPero]

Just finished some PS Bullseye in a Sasieni Mayfair apple and now having a Gitanes cigarette courtesy of one of our forum members who was kind enough to send me some from France. View attachment 294056

Ummm Gitanes best cigarettes