Trying to smoke some Luxury Navy Flake in a clay, but the wind is defeating my efforts. I think I need an ember from @halfdan's blacksmith! 
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5 Bros. in the MM Kingston Judge with a cup o' pour and score!
I hope all are well, wherever you are. Happy smokes!
I hope all are well, wherever you are. Happy smokes!
My home mix codger blend “Undecided” in a MM LFR.
2 day work, then 2 days left in my deer hunt, gonna be a rough week
2 day work, then 2 days left in my deer hunt, gonna be a rough week
Had a Nicaragua flashback while at the store. Going to make some avacado, mango, papaya, jalapeño
Habanero and dragonfruit salsa for later as well as fish tacos.
First though a bowl of C&D Exclusive in an Ashton XXX Pot.
Habanero and dragonfruit salsa for later as well as fish tacos.
First though a bowl of C&D Exclusive in an Ashton XXX Pot.
Simply Orange in a Castello 55 Sea Rock.
It’s a weird name for a pipe, perhaps it means something else in French
That sounds really good I’ll have to give it a try.
Mandarin orange zest helps set it off as well. Got some fresh Nassau Grouper for the tacos.
More HU Nebari in a Tilshead, I’m loving this stuff and can’t recommend it enough. I chop and change a bit with blends but I think this’ll be on my favourite list for a while. Fr
After a horrific morning I decided to treat myself by opening a tin of Peterson 965 and loading it into a Jack Howell cobra.
Fed Daisy the Feral Princess, Tomato the Brave and Abner the Eager. They were waiting for me when I opened the back door, and didn't give me any drama. They were probably too hungry to misbehave. I'm close to finishing this bowl of early 2000s Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 2014 Basil Meadows smooth slight bend squashed tomato with an aluminum band and a black pearl acrylic stem in the military mount style. Ice water and bergs is my drink. Watching Mad Dog Russo.
@Carol It was VERY windy when I went to see the Sealed Knot at Bolsover Castle in 2019; Dad says I spent all day trying to light my clayTrying to smoke some Luxury Navy Flake in a clay, but the wind is defeating my efforts. I think I need an ember from @halfdan's blacksmith!
The Sealed Knot
www.thesealedknot.org.uk
Jason the blacksmith's Facebook page: Log into Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/wielandforge/
I've got a hand forged S hook he gave me at Cromford; I enjoyed watching him making the twist in the metal as I have some hand forged medieval cutlery & Viking drinking horn holders. I regularly eat my food with my medieval cutlery set!
I've attached the photo of Jason the blacksmith lighting my clay pipe with an ember from his forge!
See if you can spot the clay pipes in this video:
Attachments
The Four Hundred and old time Telescopes
F&T Special Brown Flake in a Savinelli billiard
I tend to hold off judgment until I've lived with it for a little while. First impression is, it tastes VERY familiar. (Is this produced using Samuel Gawith Full Virginia Flake or something similar? I'll have to A-B them to see if that's what I'm tasting. Haven't smoked any FVF in a little while. Or is it PS Luxury Navy Flake? I don't smoke those products very often so I guess my pallet needs a refresher.)
It's very good. It has too much Red Virginia for my personal taste because it gives me a bit of tongue bite but I'm used to that. Slow sipping will be fine (and time in a jar!) It's fairly complex. I get a bunch of different flavours coming at me especially in the second half of the bowl. There's something that reminds me of peat (I think?) Definitely quality tobacco. I'd recommend you read @JimInks' review but tobaccoreviews.com is still down as far as I know! I'd also recommend you purchase some and try it out for yourself, but it's SOLD OUT, so tough bananas.
@PaulRVA Dragon Fruit is pretty looking; I once took some photos of one with my dad's cuddly dragon; I think he liked it
I recommend you try the Exclusive in a clay pipe; @Tate says it's good in a clay as well!
Dragon Fruit always makes me think of this story book series:
The Boy Who Grew Dragons Series 5 Books Collection Set By Andy Shepherd (The Boy Who Grew Dragons, The Boy Who Lived with Dragons,Who Flew with Dragons,Who Dreamed of Dragons, Who Sang with Dragons) : Andy Shepherd, The Boy Who Grew Dragons by Andy S
The Boy Who Grew Dragons Series 5 Books Collection Set By Andy Shepherd (The Boy Who Grew Dragons, The Boy Who Lived with Dragons,Who Flew with Dragons,Who Dreamed of Dragons, Who Sang with Dragons) : Andy Shepherd, The Boy Who Grew Dragons by Andy Shepherd, 978-1848126497, 1848126492...
www.amazon.co.uk
Sorry about your morning
but that Howell cobra would certainly brighten my day. Hope you enjoyed your smoke.
Mississippi River in my Peterson 2023 Christmas 106. 
Did a set of walking reps, and have a quarter of a bowl left of year 2016 D&R Three Sails in an undated straight brush etched black Molina apple with a nickel band and a tapered black vulcanite stem. Lunch follows this smoke.
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