***What Are You Smoking, May 2025?***

[BurleyVonPuffington]

Like tasting the milk another guy says is soured, I had to see for myself what happens when you smoke a Virginia blend, 2007 Borkum Riff Bourbon Whiskey (65% Virginias) in the wrong bowl. Here, I used an E.A. Carey Super Bowl Magic Inch with bent dark brown stem and a 1” pot bowl. Wouldn’t stay lit, even covering the Magic Inch holes, and a delicious tobacco (as aged) was nearly tasteless. So…like the others, most of the rules I’ve tried violating for “fun” seem to be there for a reason. Waddaya know?

 

[tfdickson]

2019 Louisiana Broken in my 1978 Dunhill ODA.

 

[Servant King]

Warmed up to nearly 80 today, so Newminster 400 SNF in a Peterson Irish Harp 80s sandblasted bulldog paired with a Moscow mule felt only natural. Also helped take the sting out of a 30 point Scrabble defeat (what the hell can I do when I keep picking E's and I's?) courtesy of wifey. 9.5/10

Bird report: House finch, California scrub-jay, California towhee, Steller's jay, American crow, Western bluebird, Mountain chickadee, Northern flicker, Red-tailed hawk, White-breasted nuthatch, California quail, Violet-green swallow, Anna's hummingbird, Blue-grey gnatcatcher, and Spotted towhee.

Hope everyone is enjoying a nice Mother's day weekend!



@ashdigger your boys better get their shit together tonight...and fast!

 

[abecox]

C&D Pegasus in a no name Algerian briar Apple. Bonfire and beer. Life is good.

 

[dottlejockey]

First smoke of my new Castello billiard. Decided on another first, Ellipsis Flake. The first impression of my unrefined palate is that this tobacco reminds me a lot, in both flavor and tin aroma, of Sunbear. Minus the honey. That's a good thing, as I love Sunbear! Delicious creamy tobacco.

That is a stunning 2 tone!

Finally cleaned up the concrete tools and put the paint supplies away for the day. Happy to be back in the smoking lounge, after some beef patties and flagship cheese, to relax for the last couple hours. Just firing up a bowl of BF #4 in an Ascorti Business KS and getting on with the kickin' back. Small dram of Talisker 18yr on the side.

 

[JimInks]

Near the last quarter of this bowl of year 2014 Esoterica Tilbury in a straight smooth Danish gold straight grain undated W.O. Larsen Hand Made in Denmark dublin with a tapered black vulcanite stem. This pipe is from the estate of David Cuneo. Watching the Orioles-Angels game.

 

[BurleyVonPuffington]

Readying a smoke in the Bisonte partial sandblast with military mount dark Cumberland stem, with SPC Plum Pudding BBA.

 

[98now]

How do you like your Turkiewitz? I've been tempted to get one....

It’s a solid smoker. Lighter than it looks. They’re a great value.

 

[JimInks]

Enjoyed a tasty golden delicious apple, and am off to work with a bowl of year 2018 D&R Windsail in a smooth straight dark brown family era “Canadian” by Sasieni with a tapered black vulcanite stem. I'll listen to the rest of the ball game.

 

[Ted Vig]

'92 Levin international British Woods in a Northern Briars 4 square bent billiard. Maiden voyage! Honestly, I'm blown away by this smoke. I have never had such a bite free but full flavored smoke. Maybe, this move towards larger pipes with certain blends is a thing?

 

[98now]

Just finished a bowl of Capstan Blue in a Mastro de Paja smokestack of a pipe.

 

[Bbailey324]

GH Bob's Chocolate Flake in a Peterson POTY 2024.

 

[JimInks]

A third of the way through this bowl of year 2020 D&R Penhooker in a straight smooth brown undated pre-Republic Peterson Shamrock 263 Canadian with a nickel band and a tapered black p-lip stem.

 

[JimInks]

Earlier, I smoked a bowl of Wilke Pickett’s Charge in a post-WW2 straight smooth brown pre-Republic Peterson’s Dublin 3 bulldog with a nickel band and a tapered black vulcanite p-lip stem.


Currently, I have passed the first third of this bowl of Wilke No. 72 in a pre-1974 dark brown straight Larus & Brother Co. Signature billiard with a nickel band and a tapered black vulcanite stem with the initials LCR on the top of the stem. This blend was smoked by Walter Cronkite.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

F&T Vintage in a Howell.

 

[dino]

While hangin' with my Saturday afternoon Zoom buddies, I smoked a bowl of 1989 McClelland No. 24 Virginia in my Cellini (Victory Pipe Craftsmen of Chicago) partially rusticated bulldog.
I sipped the usual Peach/Mango Green Tea with bergs and a splash of Honey Jack as we spoke of many things, of pipes, tobacco, good friends, of cabbages and kings.

 

[troutface]

KBV Mycroft in a plain jane $10 clay.

 

[Roach1]

Haunted Bookshop Cake in a Pete SPD 2011 69.

 

[BurleyVonPuffington]

Orange-ing up a meer is a slow process, but I’m continuing to try with the eagle claw and egg bent pipe, smoking Peter Heinrichs English blend.

 

[JimInks]

Did a little low calorie snacking, and am smoking Wilke Gentry Royal Blend No. 2 in a black sandblast quarter bend undated Briarcraft (Dr. Grabow made) Wimbledon 810 author with a tapered black vulcanite stem. Daisy the Feral Princess greeted me as I walked to the den by laying down in front of me so she'd get some attention. As always, she got her way.