Marlin Flake in a pokey Dagmer corncob poker. Every time I smoke this little pipe I am reminded it’s punching WAY above its weight (and cost) as a smoking instrument.
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War Horse Red in a Santambrogio
McClelland’s Balkan Beauty. An impeccably good Balkan.
Sir John's Flake Virginia in an Altinok.
Best laid plans of mice and men. A friend broke a pipe, and I gave him one I didn't use. Decided to replace it with a vintage pipe on Evilbay. This is a Ropp 350 from the 1950s. It was advertised as unused, but obviously wasn't. As it only cost $35 Canadian, I figured I'd keep it as the return would have cost me more in postage than I paid for the pipe. Vendor knew dick, obviously. In any case, it's a piece of history, my first vintage and estate. Okay by me.
Previous owner gooed it up with some nauseating aromatic, so I've spend a couple of days not only on a media fast but in cleaning it up and re-breaking it in with a fast burning semi-aro codger I like, Smioker's Pride Whiskey Tobacco. Good stuff. Might stick with this as a fodder for the occasional smoke with this pipe, as I've pretty much dedicated all of my pipes to a particular tobacco or group of tobaccos.
In any case, here's my "new" Ropp 350 and my morning smoke. Busy day today so we'll see what the rest of the day brings. Sorry for the lousy focus . . . was wearing my readers.
Previous owner gooed it up with some nauseating aromatic, so I've spend a couple of days not only on a media fast but in cleaning it up and re-breaking it in with a fast burning semi-aro codger I like, Smioker's Pride Whiskey Tobacco. Good stuff. Might stick with this as a fodder for the occasional smoke with this pipe, as I've pretty much dedicated all of my pipes to a particular tobacco or group of tobaccos.
In any case, here's my "new" Ropp 350 and my morning smoke. Busy day today so we'll see what the rest of the day brings. Sorry for the lousy focus . . . was wearing my readers.
Going to have @Humblepipe Silverado Fire (stoved Black Virginia, Dark Fired Burley, 10% Exotics, in Maker’s Mark) in an HS Studio Sandblasted Eskimo while I watch dart vids from the 2024 Machineseeker European Championship in Dortmund. I love the visual aesthetic of the Eskimo shape, but I have to say it’s almost like gripping the cutting wheel of a pizza slicer and not the most comfortable to hold.
C&D Exclusive in a Castello KK 10 Bent Sea Rock and Diet Coke on the side
Yup. I like the Porto Cervo finish as well and can see myself getting another one in the pot shape.
It’s a great looking pipe
Morning Smoke in the Doc Grabow Viking...coffee/vanilla latte mixture. The smoked cheese from two weeks ago turned out nice...it was tough to wait two weeks, but worth it.
Forgot to post last night’s smokes. Had some good craic and overindulged in Writers Tears. Brown Sugar Flake in a Yeti and Haunted Bookshop in a Dunhill.
Currently smoking HB in a cob.
Currently smoking HB in a cob.
At least it's stylish!
Peterson's Irish Flake, in the Ropp Zulu mule. It's a really nice smoker. Back in the 17th century they used to describe smoking as 'drinking tobacco', and now I begin to understand why. When the smoke is allowed to glide slowly into the mouth as if it were a liquid, the flavours also seem to liquefy. Milk and honey. Bittersweet Oxford marmalade. Ambrosial...
@gord I have acquired a peculiar loathing for eBay pipe vendors who don't trouble to learn anything about what they're selling and consequently post little or no information or use AI-generated cliched sales blurb and don't answer questions; if I nonetheless feel I have to deal with them because I really want a particular pipe, I console myself with the thought that I am rescuing it from the abusive paws of ignorant barbarians
The pipe is wild...
Got a Hungarian beef goulash started, cleaned a bit, break time with some Chenet’s in an Eltang. Also, Iris the cat, my queen.
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Smoking the first third of C&D Byzantium, in a MM General.
