***What Are You Smoking, November 2023?***

[Ash Cooper]

I've got me my own carved pipe and some Orlik Golden Slice!

 

[samuelgawith01]

Finishing up a bowl of Folklore in the Radice

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Nice 55.

 

[JSPiper71]

Opened a tin of 2015 ODF tonight. I love Burley Flake but have never tried its cousin. Interesting dynamics upon opening. There was an air gush and the tobacco is incredible, but the rim of the tin is rusty and there were some marks on what is usually a gorgeous golden wrapper. Anyone seen this before? I would have thought the tobacco would have been dried out, but it’s a thing of beauty.

 

[orvet]

Opened a tin of 2015 ODF tonight. I love Burley Flake but have never tried its cousin. Interesting dynamics upon opening. There was an air gush and the tobacco is incredible, but the rim of the tin is rusty and there were some marks on what is usually a gorgeous golden wrapper. Anyone seen this before? I would have thought the tobacco would have been dried out, but it’s a thing of beauty. View attachment 261964View attachment 261965View attachment 261968

I have seen that type of staining before on the paper liners of tins of tobacco that have been aged for several years in the tin. Most of the time, it is a good sign of a well aged tobacco. However I have also seen rust develop on the tin, which can impart a bad taste to the tobacco. As long as the seal remains intact, and no air gets in, the tobacco is usually fine. Looks like a fine well-aged tin to me. How does it taste?

This evening I am smoking some Fribourg & Treyer Special Brown Flake, which I find to be quite enjoyable!

 

[Doctor Chopper]

G.L. Pease Bankside in an Oliphant poker

 

[Bbailey324]

Peterson EMP in a Peterson Aran.

 

[dunnyboy]

Flake Medallions in a 1982 Castello great line fiammata.

 

[cshubhra]

Gawith Hoggarth and Company Dark Birds Eye in an Altinay translucent meerschaum billiard

 

[samuelgawith01]

Switched to SWRA. That was awful! What the heck was President Ford thinking?

I thought he smoked Field and Stream.I don't care for the Raleigh Aromatic, either.

 

[Rockyrepose]

Nice 55.

Thank you, it's really exaggerated, think Jay Leno. Straight grain all around and smokes very well.

 

[tfdickson]

St Bernard Flake in my Former bamboo billiard.

 

[Elric]

I thought he smoked Field and Stream.I don't care for the Raleigh Aromatic, either.

He did. It's awful! SWRA is mana from heaven by comparison. Ghosted the heck out of the cob as well.

 

[Doctor Chopper]

Escudo in a Tsuge Apple sitter

 

[Ben.R.C]

Exclusive in an Eltang

 

[Backwoods Briar]

An old Stanwell filled with Edward G Robinson blend

 

[The Amish Tyrant]

Switched to SWRA. That was awful! What the heck was President Ford thinking?

Neat fact for the Mitten Crew (and others, I suppose): my signature is in the same book as President Ford's in Grand Rapids.

 

[dublinpiper90]

More Night Cap this time in a Pete 221

 

[Tate]

C&D Carolina Red Flake w/ Perique

Thanks buddy!

 

[Tate]

Exclusive! Lining up some Balkan either atlas or super

 

[tmcg81]

G & H Kentucky Nougat in a Kaywoodie Silhouette billiard. This is slowly becoming my favorite smoke.