can you describe any difference between the aged Escudo and a new tin? i'm very curious about this only just starting to try cellaring.. tnx2012 Escudo in a Rad Davis Dublin.
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Elizabethan Mixture and footie go well together. This morning I had it in a Rossi Rubino Pot.
At the town park with the youngest and one of the pups. Enjoying a bowl of C&D Burley Flake #2 in a Peterson B10 rusticated Dublin Filter.
One of my favorite places to have a public pipe.
One of my favorite places to have a public pipe.
Drying a healthy pile of Esoterica Scarborough (sample), which will be, for me, the first smoke in this BB&S bent egg I was gifted last week:
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I've already requested Jesse's assistance for ID'ing this bad boy, but anyone else, feel free to chime in. Looking forward to this smoke, and my penchant for VAs on the drier side of the spectrum will ensure that I have to just be patient and savor the anticipation of the experience...
Bird report: California scrub-jay, Steller's jay, House finch, Oak titmouse, California towhee, White-crowned sparrow, White-breasted nuthatch, California quail, California thrasher, Spotted towhee, and Dark-eyed junco.
Even more good news: my neighbor must have finally realized that letting his dumbass smart phone be in charge of turning his string of unnecessarily bright driveway lights on and off at night was NOT a good idea. Damn things would stay on until 2am one night, all night the next, until 4:30am the night after that etc. Last night? Off at 11pm! I can stargaze again. Joy.
...of course, as I type this, another neighbor is indefinitely running some annoying loud thing for no reason whatsoever. Rednecks will be rednecks, I suppose...
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I've already requested Jesse's assistance for ID'ing this bad boy, but anyone else, feel free to chime in. Looking forward to this smoke, and my penchant for VAs on the drier side of the spectrum will ensure that I have to just be patient and savor the anticipation of the experience...
Bird report: California scrub-jay, Steller's jay, House finch, Oak titmouse, California towhee, White-crowned sparrow, White-breasted nuthatch, California quail, California thrasher, Spotted towhee, and Dark-eyed junco.
Even more good news: my neighbor must have finally realized that letting his dumbass smart phone be in charge of turning his string of unnecessarily bright driveway lights on and off at night was NOT a good idea. Damn things would stay on until 2am one night, all night the next, until 4:30am the night after that etc. Last night? Off at 11pm! I can stargaze again. Joy.
...of course, as I type this, another neighbor is indefinitely running some annoying loud thing for no reason whatsoever. Rednecks will be rednecks, I suppose...
Overcast and pissing today. Calls for some Savinelli Doblone D'Oro in the Sandblasted Dorset 05.
2016 Dunhill Dark Flake in a Jack Howell Bulldog.
Did a set of walking reps, and am not far from finishing this bowl of year 2016 D&R Three Sails in an undated straight brush etched black Molina apple with a nickel band and a tapered black vulcanite stem. Ice water and bergs is my drink.
Nice trail walk with Holiday Road in a gigi classica. 
Smoking 3 Sails in a Jack Ryan billiard, drinking black coffee.
I wish I could hlp you but all of my Escudo is from 2012. I have nothing new to compare it to. The only new coins like Escudo is Peterson Navy Rolls.
Back in the old days some people felt Escudo was the same as Dunhill Deluxe Navy Rolls. When I compared them my tastes felt the Dunhill was sweeter and the Escudo had more pepper flavors. Now when I smoke Escudo the pepper notes are smoothed out and the blend takes on a creaminess. When I compare my 2012 Escudo to my 2012 Deluxe Navy Rolls, The Navy Rolls has more fig and raisin flavors and is still sweeter.
2012 Wessex Brigade Campaign Dark Flake in a Jack Howell Rhodesian.
Who said you could buy a Howell before I was all done with my commissions? It is a beauty and I know how great it smokes.
I bought a few tins of the Dunhill Dark Flake back in 2016. How is it smoking, any big changes worth noting or should I give them more years?
How does the Three Sails treat you?
Samuel Gawith - Best Brown Flake in a HCA Stanwell and a Cup of Joe.
Ahhhh, home. Wonderful Sunday fall afternoon, leaves are making their way down! IMP and some 2009 Mac Baren Scottish Blend. 
I smoked some Elizabethan for the first time this weekend. Just excellent. As good as Escudo but a bit different. I want to say creamy? I don’t have JimInks palate but that’s the best word I can come up with.
Enjoyed a tasty lunch, and have a third of a bowl left of year 2013 Capstan Blue in a straight 1924 Dunhill’s “Shell Briar” patent pot 7 with a tapered black vulcanite stem. Lavazza Classico, neat, is my drink. It's time for my Sunday pipe zoom.
2019 Sutliff Match Victorian in a Tilshead billiard.
I think for me it’s the kindest, easiest to smoke Virginia in my rotation. I just stuff it in the pipe with abandon, it’s very forgiving as far as technique goes and it’s on the mild side unless puffed aggressively. I’ve fallen in love with the stuff but I know it’s not for everyone. You’ve got to love Virginia’s and shag. It breaks in a pipe sweet too and the price is more than fair, 5lbs for $90. It comes dry, sometimes too dry but I rehydrate it without detriment. I gravitate towards it because it’s easy for me I think but I’m a creature of habit.
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