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

[onestrangeone]

GH&CO Grasmere in a Peterson billiard

 

[Tate]

Actually it tastes very good, but it doesn't have a lot of balls for my liking. If I compare it to a lot of other Balkans, it's not my favourite. Fusilier's Ration has a stronger topping, which I like. I'm not averse to any toppings per se (except maybe whatever's on Haddo's Delight...but it ages well.) Abingdon has more complexity and more flavour. So does Charring Cross, Black House, Magnum Opus, Red Rapparee...I could go on. When the Plum Pudding was fresh I found it kind of dry, and not huge on flavour. Now with a good deal of age on it, I find it more flavourful. FWIW. YMMV.

Thanks! I totally get that!

 

[Winnipeger]

Here's the Nuttens/Ropp I just bought. I couldn't not buy this. I LOVE this stummel shape. I had the same Ropp but I traded it in to SP, because I just could not abide the horn stem on it, and I've lamented that they don't sell this exact stummel with a vulcanite stem. This stummel, hand chosen by Nuttens, with a hand-cut vulcanite stem! It was a no brainer, impulse buy. I didn't know these Nuttens/Ropps existed. Hopefully they'll be able to save the factory!



My old Ropp

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Vauen No 14 in a Rubio.

 

[MidTNPiper]

Have been on a tear with Haunted Bookshop lately…need that bulk back in stock…in the Briarworks C91 tonight. My best looking and smoking pipe.

 

[cshubhra]

Gawith Hoggarth and Company Dark Flake Unscented from January 2021 in an Altinay translucent meerschaum billiard

 

[BenMN]

Here's the Nuttens/Ropp I just bought. I couldn't not buy this. I LOVE this stummel shape. I had the same Ropp but I traded it in to SP, because I just could not abide the horn stem on it, and I've lamented that they don't sell this exact stummel with a vulcanite stem. This stummel, hand chosen by Nuttens, with a hand-cut vulcanite stem! It was a no brainer, impulse buy. I didn't know these Nuttens/Ropps existed. Hopefully they'll be able to save the factory!

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My old Ropp
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That's actually pretty incredible. Nice get.

 

[BenMN]

Have been on a tear with Haunted Bookshop lately…need that bulk back in stock…in the Briarworks C91 tonight. My best looking and smoking pipe.

I think my next pipe will be dedicated to Haunted Bookshop.
Yours looks perfect for it.

Hal in the kk. I think this makes about 30 smokes in it so far.

 

[MidTNPiper]

I think my next pipe will be dedicated to Haunted Bookshop.
Yours looks perfect for it.

Hal in the kk. I think this makes about 30 smokes in it so far.

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I actually have a dedicated HBS pipe, and this not it…wanted to try something different - glad I did. My HBS pipe is a rossi 8114. It’s been rode hard and needed some time off.

 

[Tate]

Here's the Nuttens/Ropp I just bought. I couldn't not buy this. I LOVE this stummel shape. I had the same Ropp but I traded it in to SP, because I just could not abide the horn stem on it, and I've lamented that they don't sell this exact stummel with a vulcanite stem. This stummel, hand chosen by Nuttens, with a hand-cut vulcanite stem! It was a no brainer, impulse buy. I didn't know these Nuttens/Ropps existed. Hopefully they'll be able to save the factory!

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My old Ropp
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Gorgeous pipe and awesome acquisition!

 

[Bbailey324]

Peterson EMP in a Peterson Christmas 69. Good stuff for the evening too.

 

[Winnipeger]

I have to smoke this stuff carefully or it will bite.

Still? Wow.

 

[Lyon0oq]

Great series. I followed that one up with Band of Brothers. I've lost count as to how many times I've seen Band of Brothers. If you haven't watched it yet, All is Quiet on the Western Front is phenomenal.

I actually started with Band of Brothers about a month ago and then watched The Pacific. Berger's remake of AQotWF is, as you already commented, phenomenal.

 

[Sobrbiker]

WCC Rouxgaroux in a ‘29-31 Kaywoodie Suntan Rock Ambera 7204

 

[Humblepipe]

My blend, "3Kings", in these very old meer.... a gift from @ashdigger (thank you!);

 

[Tate]

My blend, "3Kings", in these very old meer.... a gift from @ashdigger (thank you!);

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Awesome looking pipe! What's is in 3 kings? Reminds me of the blues lol

 

[hoipolloiglasgow]

Actually it tastes very good, but it doesn't have a lot of balls for my liking. If I compare it to a lot of other Balkans, it's not my favourite. Fusilier's Ration has a stronger topping, which I like. I'm not averse to any toppings per se (except maybe whatever's on Haddo's Delight...but it ages well.) Abingdon has more complexity and more flavour. So does Charring Cross, Black House, Magnum Opus, Red Rapparee...I could go on. When the Plum Pudding was fresh I found it kind of dry, and not huge on flavour. Now with a good deal of age on it, I find it more flavourful. FWIW. YMMV.

I'm gonna have to age mine. I mean it rarely has gotten touched much anyway so I'll just see how it does later on. This is the Special Reserve Flake version. I found it to be really rich and the latakia is heavy, but not the same quality as the latakia in GL Pease. It has some rough edges too. I hope it will mellow some with time so it's not a waste. There are many blends I enjoy more and don't understand what the fuss is about.

 

[Tate]

A late bowl of Exclusive to try to get back to sleep!

 

[Garcia]

A new friend gifted me all of this! Excited to try it all

 

[haebar]

Starting my morning with some Haunted Bookshop in a Dunhill Shell.