***What Are You Smoking, May 2023?***

[PipeIT]

Staying up late watching F9: The Fast Saga on HBOMax.

So, having a late night smoke, Hal O' The Wynd in a Dr. Grabow: Commodore 65 Zulu, dated from 1967-1969, vulcanite stem, metal screw-in tenon, no stinger.

Along with some Organic India Tulsi Turmeric Ginger tea. ️

Wife comes out, not sure if I woke her, she sees me playing with the tobacco, asks, are you going to smoke, yes I’m smoking and if you keep talking I’m going to look for some drugs! Go to bed wife, she also replied, it’s my house I can talk. LOL

Be well everyone!

Ok back to the show!

 

[haebar]

Starting the day with Carter Hall in a Cayuga apple and some JFG coffee.

 

[The Clay King]

Full Virginia Flake in a Pollock clay.

 

[Jbrewer2002]

Morning smoke at the hotel. Bold KY in my Calabrest. This was my first pipe I bought off the pipe wall from a small shop in Piqua OH around 2002. The shop was called Knobby’s

 

[judcole]

HH Burley Flake in an MM Washington

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

an afternoon smoke of G&H Co Best Brown nro 2 flakes in an Ashton XX Pebble Grain

 

[milk]

2019 Mac Baren Virginia No. 1

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In a very nice & small Dunhill Root briar 105 F/T 1 R from 1969.

I bought a pouch of this stuff and put it in a jar thinking to keep it a year or two. What’s this like with all that age on it? This is famously said to be acidic and “bitie” when it’s new.

 

[DanWil84]

HU Janneman Flake in a JEverett Lovat

 

[Jwebb90]

Rouxgaroux in a Vauen.

 

[EA/DC]

Nice and sunny weather overhere today... a perfect day for using the old Dunhill W60.



With 2018 Escudo Navy de Luxe.

 

[Ben.R.C]

Threw out my back yesterday and the pain set in today. I can barely walk, get up and down but I can still smoke. Unfortunately, this just happens every now and then as I get older and try to stay active, not a big deal, just eating advil for a few days.

Jackknife in a 2014 Castello G lovat. The grain on this pipe is not as pronounced as I thought from the photos but it smokes great.

 

[pipenschmoeker123]

Pipes over the weekend:
G & H Bright CR Flake in Savinelli Roma 320 KS:


and Esoterica Margate in Savinelli bionda 614:

 

[EA/DC]

I bought a pouch of this stuff and put it in a jar thinking to keep it a year or two. What’s this like with all that age on it? This is famously said to be acidic and “bitie” when it’s new.
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I do realy like it as it is now. Not as 'sharp' as new. A very nice virginia as long as the humidity is right. When just a bit dry it is very "bitie" and not realy nice to smoke.
I have not opened the old tin in the picture yet. That is al least 40 years old. I will open that tin soon to compare it with my 2019 version.

 

[WildTurkeySurprise]

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Reiner Gold Blend #71 in a Savinelli Bing’s Favorite.

 

[milk]

Threw out my back yesterday and the pain set in today. I can barely walk, get up and down but I can still smoke. Unfortunately, this just happens every now and then as I get older and try to stay active, not a big deal, just eating advil for a few days.

Jackknife in a 2014 Castello G lovat. The grain on this pipe is not as pronounced as I thought from the photos but it smokes great.
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This happens to me every few years. It happened to me in March. Unlike in the past, I could stand. But, it was more painful than I remembered and walking was difficult. Get well soon! I know it’s time and rest that heals it. I sympathize.

 

[lkwttwkl]

For a new pipe smoker like me heard that drier tobacco makes better taste and smoking experience. But here in Hong Kong, the humidity are sometime crazily high, 99% is not rare you can
drink water by breathing, leaving tobacco on a plate would only make it wet.
Some methods i saw by putting tobacco in a microwave or under a lamp, im putting the tobaaco in an air fryer.
Peterson - Flake(no seasoning) in an air fryer at 50°C for 5mins, Rub it out, pack it nice in a Tsuge KAGA 902.
Smoking the last 1/3 of this bowl, smoke cool and dry, taste great, need very few relight, excellent

 

[OverMountain]

Bengal slices on the porch. The casing is weaker after being jarred for a few years but it’s a smooth smoke.

 

[PennyStonks]

Uhle Blend 00 in a cob

 

[Beowoulf]

Now smoking some of Sutliff's Queen Anne's Revenge in a Stuart [Sandstone] Supreme Quality pipe. This is an impressive aromatic.

 

[OverMountain]

Ok now some SWRA on the porch