***What Are You Smoking, November 2022?***

[Brewfan]

Whimsical in a Mark Tinsky. Just about to the bottom of the tin and not tired of it, glad I have a few more stashed away.

 

[The Clay King]

Our own Resident Royalty, the King of Clay, was recently observed to state a concern over the smokability of his blend. The flakes of the Virginia Gold Lemon leaves that were soaked with lemon peel infused mead are still in the process of carefully drying, currently jarred up to settle. First I took the liberty of opening the jar and taking a whiff. Incredible!!! It smells exactly like a sweet and fluffy lemon cake.
Totally unexpected, just like that intense chocolate aroma that my first aromatized concoction produced.

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I rubbed and carefully heated them up. That Virginia hay smell came out and was quite strong for a short while but didn't last. That lemon cake smell proved to be more powerful and took over the reign again.

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The Clay King's blend can only be tasted in a clay pipe. If you put it into a briar it would turn into clay.

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I can't quite describe the taste of it. It certainly is sweet and all around pleasant. There is this certain taste to it...
Almost like a sweeter Perique?! There is that pepper-y taste but with much more sweetness to it and to be honest I'm a little confused right now.

I want to mix the leftovers with the other ingredients of the Clay King blend to get an idea of what the finished product might be like. I still have to read up on stoving, which I plan to do very soon.
Not only my aromatized tobaccos but also raw leaf, I want to see how raw Burley, Kentucky and Virginia change after stoving.

It's all very exciting to me, the tiniest bit of process seems to have a major influence on the finished product.
And then the pipe material comes into play. And then the style of smoking. And pipe shapes.

Where does it end? Does it ever?

@Chaukisch Is that "Clay King " in a clay pipe?
Does it still have the honey & mead taste?
I love the golden shine of the Clay King's Virginia leaf!

 

[bluegrassbrian]

Tilbury in the Radice Silk Cut bent.

 

[Carol]

Am abstaining from smoking for a bit due to a head cold. But enjoying reading this forum. Have a good one all.

 

[VDL_Piper]

Well all these future hamburgers think Stokkebye’s cube cut in a cob is pretty good stuff as they graze some handy pasture.

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking year 2018 Esoterica Dunbar in a smooth straight, dark brown early 1960s Lane era Charatan Selected 43 Dublin with a black vulcanite double comfort saddle stem. This pipe was formerly owned by actor William Conrad.

 

[AppalachianPipe92]

Flanagan Flake from a Comoy's "Brompton"

 

[AppalachianPipe92]

Well all these future hamburgers think Stokkebye’s cube cut in a cob is pretty good stuff as they graze some handy pasture.
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Good lookin cows sir. And respect, from one farmer to another.

 

[ThermionicScott]

Am abstaining from smoking for a bit due to a head cold. But enjoying reading this forum. Have a good one all.

Feel better soon, Carol!

 

[VDL_Piper]

Good lookin cows sir. And respect, from one farmer to another.

Thank you, they are only yearlings so they have plenty of growing before we can all eat them
Hows your season going @AppalachianPiper92

Get we’ll soon @Carol

 

[The Clay King]

Am abstaining from smoking for a bit due to a head cold. But enjoying reading this forum. Have a good one all.

@Carol Get well soon.
I'm looking at making some mead next year; I've been researching recipes. @Chaukisch is mixing me a special Virginia / Cavendish clay pipe blend called "Clay King " for Christmas .
Do you ever smoke your pipes in public?
I was wondering if you get any reactions to a woman smoking a pipe...

 

[cshubhra]

@Carol Get well soon!

@Ahi Ka Are you sleeping or are you sleeping?

I am smoking Golden Triangle Paulina in an Altinay translucent meerschaum billiard

 

[Ahi Ka]

Well, are you the proud owner a “new” crepe maker?

I sure am. Inside scoop for anyone wanting to make crepes, replace the recipe’s milk component (entirely or with only a bottles worth) with beer.

 

[LotusEater]

Decompressing after work with a large bowl of EGR in a Bjarne

 

[LotusEater]

Am abstaining from smoking for a bit due to a head cold. But enjoying reading this forum. Have a good one all.

Hope you feel better soon Carol

 

[MattRVA]

@Carol get well soon!
Smoking Le Petite Robin in a Savinelli Roma 702.

 

[das3353]

PS LBF in a Castello Old Antiquari 65

 

[MidnightPuff]

Pegasus in a cob. It never fails.

 

[Carol]

@Carol Get well soon.
I'm looking at making some mead next year; I've been researching recipes. @Chaukisch is mixing me a special Virginia / Cavendish clay pipe blend called "Clay King " for Christmas .
Do you ever smoke your pipes in public?
I was wondering if you get any reactions to a woman smoking a pipe...

Thanks Dan. I don't usually smoke in public, although I don't "hide". I just prefer to smoke either on a break my walks, or in the backyard at home. My nephew also smokes a pipe and says he thinks I'm his "cool aunt". Haha! We also both love archery. So we get along pretty good. The rest of my family think any smoking is "gross". Oh well. My feelings are tougher than that.

 

[NomadOrb]

Savinelli 140th anniversary in the same savinelli Onda om my drive back home.