***What Are You Smoking, May 2020?***

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

Two real gems -- Stonehaven in a believe-it-or-not previously unsmoked 1988 Lakatosh, a paneled billiard. Amazing.

Bill

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That is a very nice pipe, sir. How did it smoke?

 

[Tabacco]

 

[bnichols23]

That is a very nice pipe, sir. How did it smoke?

Very well indeed, not surprising given it's a John L. Somehow I seem to have become a collector of his. Getting an unsmoked one in a batch from Steve was a huge stroke of good luck!

 

[zion]

Undead Scotsman in my Old Church billiard.

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What do you make of that blend?

 

[MattRVA]

F&T Cut Virginia Plug in a Chris Askwith prince.

 

[trouttimes]

Home blend of Va/Latakia/burley in a no-name that I stumbled on a few months ago.

 

[cshubhra]

Warped Cloud Hopper in an Amphora X-Tra

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking Watch City Rhythm & Blues in a black sandblasted straight 1998 XXX Ashton lovat with a black acrylic saddle stem.

 

[JMcQ]

Exploring the Prince's softer side...

 

[Casual]

Just finished a flake of St. Bruno in a Stanwell army mount billiard, while cutting up cardboard boxes in the garage for an hour.

Half of my favourites are turning out to be pressed tobaccos from Mac Baren. Hmm.

 

[bnichols23]

Burlier's Blend in one of the Winslows, Crown Collector this time.

 

[sallow]

Gawith Best Brown in a Sebastien Beo pot

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking Ken Byron Ventures Burlier Morning Pipe in a mid-70s straight smooth octagonal paneled Jeanet (made by Chacom) billiard with a black vulcanite saddle stem.

 

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

Smoking Sir Walter Raleigh regular in a Yello Bole.

 

[virginialover]

C&D Three Friars in a Genod Meerschaum lined bent Bulldog.

 

[MrTom]

Nightcap in a Dracula 999.

 

[tfdickson]

What do you make of that blend?

I like it quite a bit. I found the VA’s dominate for about the first quarter, then the orientals move to the lead for the next two quarters, and the last quarter they are both about equal. The whisky infusion and the latakia are there throughout but only in the background. On strength I though it started out mild-medium but ended as a solid medium. There is nothing out there remotely like it available, at least that I know of.

 

[scottbtdmb]

Just feasted on some steamed crabs! Now smoking Gawith Hoggarth Rum Flake in a Missouri Meerschaum 150th anniversary bully cob with a brand new lucite stem purchased from Walker Briar Works.

 

[seanv]

Dunhill 3 year Virginia in a chacom baccara

 

[Simmerdown☕️]

Relaxing with St. James Woods 2013 in an Ashton Old Church Zulu.️