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I've passed the quarter mark of my last smoke of the day, which is Wilke Surbrug’s Crystal Palace in a dark brown smooth straight post-WW2 LHS Certified Purex 79 bulldog with a nickel ferrule and tenon with a black vulcanite saddle stem. Still busy downloading and labeling Tomato the Brave and Norton the Nosey play photos. I haven't gotten to the best ones yet, but here are a few of them.
It’s a fine smoke and a staple in my cellar. I find the Perique used in TH is really to my liking and very plummy, much more than Cabbies or St James and it ages very well.
Thanks for sharing your take on it
. For me, the Perique in Chacom 4 comes through much more subtly — I get a light spice and a touch of dark fruit, but not that fuller “plummy” profile you describe. It may simply be a matter of batch variation or how our palates read the balance between the Virginias and Perique. In any case, I agree that it’s a well-made blend, and it certainly has good aging potential.
Haunted Bookshop Cake in a small Stanwell Freehand.
A small addition. And yes! Chacom 4 doesn't even come close to comparing to Telegraph Hills. (Personal opinion).Thanks for sharing your take on it
Just finished three miles on this beautiful 59 deg. morning here in Georgia, USA.
No work this morning, as later wifey and I are going to pick up turkeys for the local foodbank. In the meantime.
Bayou Morning Flake in a
Peter Heinrich and Christmas Tea.
No work this morning, as later wifey and I are going to pick up turkeys for the local foodbank. In the meantime.
Bayou Morning Flake in a
Peter Heinrich and Christmas Tea.
C&D Exclusive in a Dunhill 5103
and Coffee
️ on the side
and Coffee
️ on the side
Classic in the truest sense of the word
Bowl thirteen in the Buddha, slightly unlucky as it didn’t burn too well today, I think the morning air was just too wet. Oh well. About to jump into some freshly-brewed Yemeni coffee, that should turn things around.
Nording Compass. Of the current Robert McConnell Heritage line, Boutique Blend is hands-down the most technique-sensitive blend they offer. It’s not faulty tobacco and it’s not “bad” — it’s simply a very light, oriental-forward English that punishes you immediately for anything faster than a slow sip. Push it even a little and it hisses, steams, and turns sharp/acrid in the mouth. Avoid thin-walled pipes completely — they heat up too fast and make the problem ten times worse. Stick to thicker walls (group 4–5 billiards, pots, thick dublins) where the briar can absorb and dissipate the heat. Dry it 15–20 minutes, use a bigger/heavier pipe, breathe it instead of puffing, and it’s excellent — creamy, peppery, subtle smoke. Rush it or put it in a thin bowl and you’ll hate life. Classic oriental behavior, just more unforgiving than most of the other RMC offerings.
C&D Exclusive in a Dunhill ODA 835 and the last of the Coffee ️ before heading out to the grocery store as the wife handed me a shopping list comparable in length to a CVS receipt.
️ before heading out to the grocery store as the wife handed me a shopping list comparable in length to a CVS receipt.
Another day, another bosl of Petersons Sherlock Holmes. Its an ok blend but I probably will not aquire any more of it. In a Grabow with dark, black, coffee. 
Great description of the experience!
Bosun cut plug in a corn pipe. One of my very favorite burley blends. The perfume is just a bonus!
The late great Broken, in a Bruno Nuttens. Some Papua New Guinea beans in the cup.
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