I use to smoke the maduro ones by the box great smokesArturo Fuente Exquisitos
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I adore that pipe Hawkeye!Trip planning and procrastination - before she left for the weekend the wife casually mentioned she ordered an extra wreath from the Boy Scouts and wouldn’t it look nice on the door of the garden shed way back in the backyard, lol. Code for,”it would sure be nice if you finished painting it”, lol. So, one remaining side needs a second coat and all the trim will get primed once it warms up this morning. I detest painting. Chilling at the counter with a Doug Finlay @doug535 chubby apple and Boswell’s Cherry Vanilla. View attachment 258808
Music to enjoy them by ….The 3rd French briar of the trio is the first Bulldog I bought in the early 1970s - a Butz Choquin with a saddle stem.
Little did I know then that it would be the first of over 40 bulldogs in my kennel
Doug knocked it out of the park!!I adore that pipe Hawkeye!
More of the same in an S Bang. Feeling grateful to own this well loved pipe. Interestingly, it barely fits a regular pipe cleaner, meaning it’s what many would consider a less than open draw. At least compared to my other pipes. It smokes great. I don’t think I like a super wide draw but this is an area I need to investigate more as suggested by @AppalachianPipe92Exclusive in an Eltang Acorn Snail. From looking at the grain and price of a bunch of snails, I’d say this is on the lower end. Eltang doesn’t make a bad pipe though, it’s a keeper. The super snails are $$$$. Someday maybe
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