Not far from finishing this bowl of first release Watch City Rhythm & Blues in a black sandblasted straight 1998 XXX Ashton Pebble Grain lovat with a black acrylic saddle stem.
***What Are You Smoking, May 2023?***
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Now smoking Wilke Wall Street in my old reliable straight grain brown medium bend 1986 smooth Peterson Kildare 999 Rhodesian with a tapered black vulcanite p-lip stem.
C&D Tuggle Hall, a burley-based English, strong and flavorful, in a Peterson Killarney Rhodesian in red stain with two thin silver-colored bands about a quarter bent, my only P-Lip bit. Same shape as jimink's pipe above.
I was looking forward to flying my ship-sized Stars and Stripes off the front porch for Memorial Day, but following flag etiquette, won't fly it in the rain. I'm hoping we get a few hours of dry weather for the day itself tomorrow. It's been rainy all weekend. The big beach holiday that usually accompanies Memorial Day has completely flooded out. I picked up some groceries and the store traffic was light.
My wife and I have been lolling with the cats in a drowsy revery.
I was looking forward to flying my ship-sized Stars and Stripes off the front porch for Memorial Day, but following flag etiquette, won't fly it in the rain. I'm hoping we get a few hours of dry weather for the day itself tomorrow. It's been rainy all weekend. The big beach holiday that usually accompanies Memorial Day has completely flooded out. I picked up some groceries and the store traffic was light.
My wife and I have been lolling with the cats in a drowsy revery.
Bill Bailey's Balkan Blend in a Radice Clear bent billiard.
About to load up a bowl of Peterson Standard Mixture from 2020 in a Joao Reis Super Squat Bulldog
I feel like the technique I have learned in piping has translated well into cigars—mainly just patience and slower cadence. I took a few months off, and feel like it helped me get more out of my sticks.This might be the wrong thread, but I post all my tobaccoing in here, so deal.
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Macanudo Robust with a buddy. We used to get together regularly for cigars, but the pandemic and a toddler threw a wrench into that. We’re looking to get back to our old habits now. But yeah, this was a really great smoke. Between slowing down and retrohaling, I got a lot more flavor out of this cigar than I used to, and no wooziness!
2017 Dunhill Elizabethan. This blend is way creamier, sweeter and breadier than I remember. A German ale to accompany.
I don't understand it. Elizabethan is such a great blend, but it doesn't get the notoriety it should!
Captain Black in a Captain (black)
(Royal) (Old German Clay)
(Royal) (Old German Clay)
My thought: there’s a world of difference between the match Sutliff which is supposed to match the Murray’s version and the current iteration such that the current is a different blend altogether. Never had the Murray’s but enjoy the match: they are completely different.
It’s the same thing I noticed on Rouxgaroux: there is a depth and darkness of flavor in both Roux and the Sutliff match that isn’t in the current Dunhill/Peterson.
On its own, apart from any comparisons, I love the newer Elizabethan and find myself split in preference 50/50. Im glad I got a sleeve tucked away as I plan on opening a tin a year starting 3-4 years from now.
Same I picked up 14 tins of it recently. All from 10.22 so they need a bit of time.
Cold beer, and Briar Fox in a Grabow. Enjoy the evening everyone!
Enjoyed four more slices of cinnamon raisin French toast, and am now smoking Wilke Peanut Butter in a 1980s black sandblasted slight bend Savory’s Argyll 281 Cherrywood with a tapered black vulcanite stem. Needed a sweet smoke.
Smoking one of my Castellos with a random sample of tobacco I picked up from the Chicago Pipe Show…I lost the card, so I have no idea what it is other than a Virginia. Cleaning my shotgun after shooting some trap with friends.
Great weekend so far. Fishing with kids. Bourbon is flowing. No illnes/sore throat in sight. KBV Sakura is a Jim Gilliam Tadpole. I think a wonderful late spring/early summer blend. 
A Bowl of Lane 1-Q with some Sutliffe 507-C navy flake on top in the Vauen Olaf bent egg while sitting in a lawn chair in the back yard looking up at the tulip poplar in bloom on a sunny cool afternoon. Suddenly an immature bald eagle soared across the sky being chased by a crow. He didn't seem to worried ! Its only the second bald eagle I've seen in my area. The first was 8 or so years ago. I know they were nesting near a reservoir several miles away; this must be one of their young. I'm hoping it picks my yard to build a nest then I can set up one of those eagle watch cameras !! 
Rare and lucky siting.
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