***What Are You Smoking, November 2025?***

[dublinpiper90]

Loading up my Peterson SH Baskerville with some Nightcap

 

[Living Luggage]

Always such a tough choice, I am often foiled in my attempts to employ the Delayed Gratification Method.
Also, while I’m at it, is your username a Discworld reference, perchance?

Not intentionally. Just my state of mind...

 

[JimInks]

Near the half way mark of this bowl of year 2013 Sutliff Dunhill Elizabethan Match in a 1982 smooth straight Dunhill Root Briar 31051 dublin with a tapered black vulcanite stem. Ice water and bergs is my drink.

 

[bobpnm]

I am not good at sitting around. Doc says don’t do anything to mess up those stitches. I said like what? He said anything that twists or stretches your back. I said like move at all? He said basically, yes. Internal stitches that will take care of themselves eventually. Stitches you can see that will have to be removed. Same old same old. Savinelli Duca Carlo with SWRA in it. Iced tea.

 

[Roach1]

What a gorgeous pipe this is.

I have a medium sized one as well.

 

[Roach1]

Nutty Irishman in an Venini Basket pipe.

 

[ThermionicScott]

Trying out my first bowl of Black Frigate in the English cob:

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The Blockade Runner Virginias definitely make their presence known! I still struggle to describe how they taste, compared to more straightforward Virginia blends. But I enjoyed how all the flavors worked together here, and I'd like to "season" this pipe with a few more bowls to get the full effect. My only complaint was that I needed to clear away the fine ash a few times, and I packed the pipe a little too tight. User errors that I'll be happy to work on.

Having bowl #2 right now, no picture. This time, I broke it apart into small chunks, trying not to rub it out any finer than that. In addition, I more or less gravity filled the pipe. Tasting even better this time around, although it’s needing a few relights.

 

[Speak Easy]

Some Steamworks in a Comoy’s X296 with silver band for my first smoke of the day.

 

[Fralphog]

Enjoying 2011 Marlin Flake in a 2006 Boswell Volcano with some strong Pu’erh tea w/honey.
This aged Marlin Flake is beyond amazing! There’s sweet bread and stone fruit and a hint of vanilla flavors along with some spice all in perfect balance.

 

[Benedict Munsinger]

Briar Fox in an Irish Seconds Dracula 306.View attachment 430840

Have you seen the Peterson "Halloween 2025" pipe series yet? It features a black blast finish with a dark ring and the classic Peterson "System" dry smoking system.

 

[xrundog]

OJK in a 1920ish Premier Genuine Redmanol.

 

[Jo L.S.]

Union Jack of Rattray in a L'Anatra Nirvana Sabbiata Gigante.

 

[keith929]

C&D Monford Point Marine in a Castello.

 

[JimInks]

Part way through this bowl of year 2014 Astley’s No. 44 in a straight smooth brown pre-republic Peterson’s Sterling billiard 260 with a sterling silver band and a tapered black vulcanite p-lip stem. This pipe is from the estate of David Cuneo. The cats drank most of the water, and poor Sleepy Suzy put her head on the bowl waiting for refreshment.

 

[Benedict Munsinger]

Union Jack of Rattray in a L'Anatra Nirvana Sabbiata Gigante.

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A gorgeous Duck from the Italians. But I always wondered how to clean such pipes?

 

[Jo L.S.]

A gorgeous Duck from the Italians. But I always wondered how to clean such pipes?

I use 30cm pipe cleaners that I buy on Amazon for this type of pipe.

 

[Speak Easy]

More Steamworks in a handy little HS Studio pipe.

 

[JazzInAZ]

A beautiful evening for Peretti Dutch Chocolate in a Country Gentleman.

Gold Star Papua New Guinea coffee, cream/no sugar.

Two back-to-back photos from ... just now (4:50 pm):

Facing West:

Facing East:

 

[PaulRVA]

D&R Windsail in a J Mouton Liverpool
and Diet Coke on the side

 

[TubbyInTweed]

Ojk Blue Label loaded in my Nameless French paneled pipe paired with a delightfully black coffee.

Happy Friday everyone!