Currently finishing a gordo size Diesel Whiskey Row Sherry Cask.
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Coffee dregs can be great, especially if you have mung mouth. Then u can put on another pot.C&D Exclusive in a Merchant Service Bing and the last of the Coffee️
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KBV Jim’s Special Flake in a Radice Silk Cut 55
Great shot. One for the family album.
Peterson University Flake in this Savinelli Eleganza 207.
2020 MB Virginia Flake in an Altinay.
Finished writing the guitar parts for a song so I loaded up the falcon meer with a little bayou morning! 
That is, indeed, one of the prettiest meers I've ever seen. Elegant and restrained, without being gauche in the least.
Enjoyed a mug of strong coffee with a mixed bowl of Hh BK / ABF in my 1954 shell briar shape 33 Liverpool... the spring thaw has arrived up here in the Purcells. Longing for Easter
CS Cowboy Coffee in an IMP bent egg meer. Black french roast on the side.
Relaxing with some Watch City, American Cut Plug Mixture in the Peterson Sportsman 87. A yeti mug of water with a splash of Bragg Vinegar.
Just loaded a smooth BriarWorks bent bull moose with brindle amber stem, with Ashton Artisan’s Blend English mix.
Now smoking year 2019 C&D Yorktown in a smooth medium bend 2021 Peterson POTY Terracotta 4AB No.108/500 military mount with a silver cap and a tapered black vulcanite AB stem. Ice water and bergs is my drink. Abner the Eager was on my lap for a bit, but he decided to go outside. I had to carry him to the side of the house so Harry the Hairy wouldn't bother him.
Balkan Supreme in an Ardor Urano Cauldron.
HU Director’s Cut in a Merchant Service Bing and Diet Coke on the side
Great post imho. SP Whiskey is in my top 5 list.Trying out Smoker's Pride Whiskey in a Country Gentleman cob tonight before bed.
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With the demise of Sutliff my old favorite whiskey aromatic Super Value Bourbon Whiskey is no more, and knowing from experience that the whiskey topping on that one all evaporates off about a year after the production date there didn't seem to be much point in trying to stock up on it, so I've been hunting around trying to find a suitable replacement for it.
Most whiskey flavored aromatics are way too subtle for my liking, but this one is actually surprisingly good. It doesn't slap you in the face with whiskey quite like the Super Value did, but it definitely leaves a pleasant and very obvious whiskey flavor lingering on the tongue; and it's a lot smoother of a blend and much more gentle on the sinuses when retrohaled than Super Value's Bourbon Whiskey ever was. It's also vastly better than the current version of Borkum Riff Bourbon Whiskey, which to my palate has no discernable whiskey flavor it all, and beats the pants off the Peter Stokkebye whiskey blends too.
I'll have to keep smoking it for a few awhile and see how I feel about it in the long run, but my initial impression of Smoker's Pride Whiskey is very positive and I think it's the best whiskey flavored blend I've tried thus far that's still in production. It always surprises me when a cheapo economy tobacco blend ends up being better than the boutique stuff, but I do believe this is one of those cases.
It's a terrific mixer, too. Try adding a touch of Lat to it, and you'll get a very serviceable English. I smoke this often. A 7:1 mix of W to L also slows the burning rate down. Add some black cavendish and it's as good as any basic English on the market.
Always nice to seeing someone that agrees with you lol! An interesting side point that few professional violinists would openly admit . . . . violin quality has nothing to do with price. They are valued as art objects, like paintings. I learned this by working at the old Vancouver Strad Shop during my University and early music career on weekends, demonstrating violins and doing minor repairs. Doc Isely, the owner, gave me deals on instruments for my students, and a real deal on my Cavani, part of his famous collection which I used throughout my whole career as a violinist. Took me almost 5 years to pry it from his mitts lol.
Sensational instrument that more than one famous violinist soloist offered to buy from me as a backup. No backup . . . it can hold it's own in any company.
Cheers!
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St. James Flake in a 309. Listening to 7/1/73.
A quarter of the way through this bowl of year 2018 Solani 633 in a straight 1954 patent Dunhill 148 Group 3 black shell bulldog made for the France market with a black saddle vulcanite stem.
