Esoterica Scarborough in a BriarWorks Dublin (C61). Dried a little longer than I had intended, but that seems to have helped rather than hurt.
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Enjoyed a tasty lunch, and am part way through this bowl of year 2012 Hamborger Veermaster in a 2002 black short shank grain relief straight Caminetto 6.L.17 tomato with a black acrylic tapered stem.
2015 Orlik Dark Strong Kentucky in a Rad Davis Billiard.
Taking a break from working at home and having a bowl of Dunhill: Flake in my Meerschaum. This makes it bowl 14 so far.
Now smoking year 2003 McClelland No. 2015 in a small slight bend black sandblast 2000 D.R. Ardor Urano Ninfea Fatta A Mano author with a silver spigot military bit and a tapered black acrylic stem.
PS #52 Proper English in a Sasieni 4 Dot Ruff Root Dark #12 Billiard.
It mellows but doesn’t become any sweeter. Overall “darker” in tone (and color). Smoother. The mouth feel seems a bit thicker, but not much. It’s pretty monotone through the bowl, but it’s a good monotone. It also seems to become a really good blending ingredient, especially with Burleys.
If I had to guess it probably didn’t improve a lot after the first 5 years. It was probably even more complex with less age.
It doesn’t become transcendent but it’s worth cellaring, especially given that it’s not very expensive.
Gawith Hoggarth & Co.: Dark Flake Unscented in a Meer ...
Now smoking Wilke #44 in a smooth medium bend post-WW2 Pre-Republic Peterson Shamrock Killarney 9BC with a sterling silver band and a black vulcanite p-lip stem.
This afternoon it's MB vanilla cream flake in a Larsen tanblast billiard.
G&H best brown #2 in a Bonfiglioli 150 anniversary bent pot.
About a quarter of the way through this bowl of year 2016 Anniversary Kake in a smooth 1979 Chippendale (Charatan second) Rhodesian 49 with a black vulcanite saddle stem. Ice water and bergs is my drink.
Sutliff VaPer Crumble Kake in a no-name Santa Claus figural meer, with iced tea.
Enjoyed a very short snooze, and am now smoking C&D Burley Ribbon Cut in a 1970s slight bend black sandblasted Comoy's Silver Cloud 624 sitter with a silver pearl gray acrylic saddle stem. This will get me to dinner time. Watching the Rays-Astros game.
Trout - this is an artwork quality pic. Well done - and gorgeous!
Esoterica Margate In a Paykoc Meerschaum Dr. Watson figural. From Holmes/Watson two pipe set
Three Nuns Green in an Andrey Savenko (Sava) I just put back into action.
I find Scarborough really opens up when it’s bone dry and packed tighter than usual.
I’m smoking my after work rollie with a blend of Sutliff red Virginia and Blended Turkish Ribbon.
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