Not far from finishing this bowl of Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 2014 Basil Meadows smooth slight bend squashed tomato with an aluminum band and a black pearl acrylic stem in the military mount style. It's already been a very busy morning.
A quarter of the way through this bowl of very dry 2015 D&R A.P. Rimboche in a smooth medium brown, medium bend 1950s B.B.B. Own Make 307 apple with a sterling silver band and black vulcanite saddle stem. This is my second smoke in this new-to-me pipe.
I am going to join what appears to be today's Forum "Me To Movement" and have some Edward G. Robinson in a no-name briar bent brandy from 1982 (basket pipe) stamped simply "MADE IN LONDON" over "ENGLAND".
First smoke of the day is Smokers Haven 20th Anniversary in an old Ben Wade 'Walnut' ... Some of these blends really improve after they've sat around for awhile (others not so much).
A quarter of the way through this bowl of very dry 2015 D&R A.P. Rimboche in a smooth dark brown, medium bend 1950s Parker Super Bruyere 45 with a “4” in a circle billiard with a black vulcanite tapered stem. This, too, is my second go at a new-to-me pipe. I don't usually smoke the same tobacco twice in a row, but as I believe VaPers and straight Virginias are the best way to test estate pipes for quality, I doing this to determine which is going to be a VaPer pipe, and which is going to be for English blends. I do need another pipe to smoke English in, and it's hard to determine which will be which at the moment.
Enjoyed a tasty lunch, and am now smoking Watch City Undead Scottsman in a smooth unfinished brown slight bend 2015 Savinelli 320KS author with a tapered black vulcanite stem. Community Coffee is my drink.
Balkan Sobranie 759 Match, my first bowl of this blend, in a Peterson Killarney bent Rhodesian 999 P-lip, my only one; a nicely balanced rich blend, but mellow