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

[JimInks]

Folgers Classic Roast in a 1984 FTD Flowers mug paired with Orlick Golden Sliced in a Tusge Tankered pipe. Nice way to start the month and my 43rd spin around the sun.
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Happy birthday, man.

 

[JimInks]

Somewhat against my better judgment I ordered Geometrie by G.L. Pease. You get a plug of tobacco that is a melange of Virginia and Orientals. There was some loose stuff in the tin when I got it, so I stuffed that in the pipe and gave it a whirl. My god was it ghastly. I can't begin to describe how bad it was. So, after a few days I tried again. This time I took my blade and cut thinly along the long axis of the tobacco. This I cut the slice across the narrow part of the tobacco. Then I used my fingers to further shred to tobacco into small pieces. Nothing larger that quarter inch. And then I lit it.

It took a few lights to get it going. I found that I could tolerate the blend at this point. It wasn't good but it wasn't bad. I wish could tell you what it tasted like, but I don't have the palate of the God of Smokes, Jiminks. I can taste "good" and "bad". So, I leave it that it was "meh". I hate myself for giving this such a poor mark because I am a big fan of G.L. Pease and his blends. I was smoking a Doug Finlay 1/8th bent freehand,

3/5 is a kind rating.

It certainly does need some airing out. I didn't care for the first bowl either. I should have written this in my review, but I believe age will improve it.

 

[Jeremiah Johnson]

Starting May off with some Pirate kake in my Randy Wiley tree trunk!

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That’s a cool pipe, and a really nice stem!

 

[jwussow]

Inaugural smoke in this Rusi bent egg with Drucquer & Sons Trafalgar.

 

[Jeremiah Johnson]

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Miscoi pipe.

The band on that pipe is gorgeous!

 

[Chasing Embers]

Driving home for an early dinner with 2014 Newminster Superior Navy Flake.

 

[Ryan]

Three Sails in a Ropp

 

[Pooh-Bah]

Dreams of Kadath.
The only tobacco I've specifically made an effort to stock up on, actually. Everything else, I mostly just buy once to try and expand the ol' palate.

 

[Ben.R.C]

King’s Stride in a Ferndown

 

[tfdickson]

McConnell Pebblecut in my Castello bulldog.

 

[FurCoat]

Golden Extra in the yard cobs which weeding the garden

 

[dunnyboy]

Capstan Gold flake in a Castello shape 33.

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking Wilke Lizzie Blood Virginia in a straight black with burgundy undertone sandblasted early 1960s Lane era Charatan 420 billiard with a tapered black vulcanite stem. Community Coffee, neat, is my drink.

 

[cshubhra]

Cornell & Diehl Sun Bear Black Locust from June 2021 in a Mike Couch Devil Anse

Altinay has been temporarily sent to rest for a week

 

[BriarBrook]

Mac Baren Vanilla Flake 2021

Monday, May 1, 2023
8:44 PM

Smoked in Peterson X105 short

Extremely dry out of the tin

Spicy

More Virginia than cavendish

Not much vanilla

A little rough/harsh retro and taste

Smoke is very irritating to eyes

Few if any relights

More than average gurgle

Pleasant room note

Pleasant mustache note

Do not return to

 

[Ben.R.C]

Virginia Jazz in a Castello GG sea rock Canadian, I really like this blend, last bowl of the day probably.

 

[Jeremiah Johnson]

G&H Brown Bogie. Cellared for a couple of years, it’s gotten mighty tasty and smooth (although it was smooth when new, but smooth as silk now).

 

[KaunThePiper]

Enjoying some Orlik Golden Sliced in my Altinay Skulltle-fish meer

 

[onestrangeone]

Bayou Morning in a Castello four square paneled pot

 

[Servant King]

Went for an impromptu late afternoon lunting w/the family. Ergo, first smoke of the month was Mac Baren Vanilla Cream in my still-new MM Dagner Poker.

Bird report: California towhee, Common raven, Mountain chickadee, White-breasted nuthatch, Steller's jay, California scrub-jay, and what I think was a Northern goshawk. If so, first time!

My father-in-law is a NY Rangers fan. I guess I should go ahead and place a consolation phone call now...