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

[Scottmi]

Voodoo Queen in the back-in-service Merchant Service Cutty Short with a new 3d printed stem.

 

[JimInks]

Not far from the first third of this bowl from a freshly opened box of year 2010 FVF in a 2014 Savinelli Gaius smooth brown slight bend 320KS author with a black acrylic military mount ferrule and tapered stem.

 

[TheIronMonkey]

Going to have Wilke Peanut Butter and Chocolate in a Missouri Meerschaum MacArthur 5-Star Natural Corn Cob.

 

[Christos D. Tsatsaronis]

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Hi! Is this the P. Aran Rusticated 264 Fishtail? Thanks.

 

[Christos D. Tsatsaronis]

Smoking now some Fribourg & Treyer Cut Virginia Plug in the MM miniature hardwood.
Last Thursday evening I had the pleasure to share beer and pipes with Jwebb90 who, despite his busy schedule in Athens, managed to find some time and meet me. Thank you Jacob for the present (a wonderful tobacco tin) bot mostly for the interesting conversation (and tips) on various topics. Hope we meet again sometime - don't forget to P.M. me...
Be all well good people!

 

[Chasing Embers]

Lovely pipe.

I was fortunate enough to be present to watch it go from block to pipe.

 

[Scottmi]

Great pic. Nice mug, too.

thank you! mug from local potter just this year

 

[Jwebb90]

Amphora Original in an Altinay.

@Christos D. Tsatsaronis it was wonderful to meet and spend time with you!

 

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking 2016 G&H Rum Flake in a 1960s Austrian meerschaum bent apple with a tapered yellow stem.

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking aged Rattrays Hal O’ The Wynd in a straight smooth brown pre-WWII (Comoy’s) Corinthian De-Luxe 126 pot made for Sutliff in San Francisco with a black tapered vulcanite stem.

 

[samuelgawith01]

Gawith and Hogarth Sweet Maple Twist in a Vauen 9mm bent Billiard.

 

[Pip'n'Piper]

Bullseye Flake in a Stanwell Night & Day 140. Danish made. The purebred stallion of my corral. This pipe loves me as much as I love it.

 

[JimInks]

Enjoyed a tasty golden delicious apple, and am smoking year 2016 Newminister 400 Superior Navy Flake in a straight smooth brown year 1948 Parker Super Bruyere patent 23 88/F bulldog with a tapered black vulcanite stem.

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

Morning smoke of Amphora Burely in an Ashton xx Old Church saddle stem short billiard

 

[JimInks]

Last smoke of the day is undated McCranies Red Flake in a straight smooth brown post-WWII Derby Natural Grain billiard (Sasieni) with a tapered black vulcanite stem.


Shy Stripesy was here. She ran when I opened the door, but not far, and I finally got a decent photo of her. She was very curious what I was saying when I was talking her. She hid under the deck when I came out with food, but I did get one more photo of her. After three years of being fed by me, she's still afraid, poor girl.

 

[Birddog66]

I imagine they did judging by the quality of the smoke. A friend of mine has four of them, and said that's his favorite Sasieni Canadian. Another friend has a couple and he loves them, too.

Thanks I’ll definitely be on the lookout for one

 

[Birddog66]

I've actually had a tin of Gawith Hoggarth Kendal Black Cherry sitting around for awhile that I've been meaning to try, and since you brought it up I suppose that now is as good of a time as any to give it a go! I'll try it in the AKB Meerschaum, since meerschaum tends to be fairly resistant to spooky Lakeland ghosts...


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I'm feeling pretty hesitant to smoke it based on the tin note, but I'll be brave. In some blends like Ennerdale the Lakeland essence hits my nose like flowers, but in others it just smells like soap. Kendal Black Cherry is a soapy one to my nose, and the jet black Cavindish appearance doesn't give me a whole lot of confidence that I'm going to enjoy it either since I'm not generally a Cavindish kinda guy. Ah well, fortune favors the bold and there's no backing out now, so here we go...

Okay! After half an hour of smoking it I can certainly see why people like this! It's got a good strong and natural tart cherry flavor, which intermingles with an equally strong floral flavor that's either going to remind you of the Japanese cherry blossom festivals in the spring or the bottom of your grandmother's purse. I'm kinda getting a little of both and I think I'm going to have to smoke Kendal Black Cherry a few more times before I can make up my mind about which it is. I'm leaning towards cherry blossom festival though, and I like the occasional chocolate Burley note that pops up every now and again too! Kendal Black Cherry is certainly a very wild and unique blend, but I think it might be a good one.

That’s actually a different blend to Kendal Exclusiv which is only available in bulk and is a more pure black cherry flavour without the vanilla and Lakeland essence. Now that I think on it I’m not sure it’s available in the US, it’s not at SP at any rate but might be available by other retailers. If you can’t find it let me know and I’ll see what I can do.

 

[Birddog66]

No Korean Tobacco .........yet.Only the cigarettes sold at the local convenience stores.Not even cheap cigars.Maybe in a large city like Seoul there is a cigar/tobacco shop.Maybe in Busan.I'll let you know.Aside from that,life here out in the rice paddies is quiet.The neighboring city of Nam Hae has an excellent Korean BBQ restaurant,and one passable BBQ restaurant. I would say the average age of the people working in the paddies is 70,and more than a few are quite bent over.No young people here.I have to report back to work in the states next month.Happy smokes,Birddog.

No young people? Sounds like paradise . Hopefully I’ll get the chance to travel that part of the world one of these days. Be well bro.

 

[Cloozoe]

Last night's leftovers in a comfortable pipe

 

[Birddog66]

Morning everyone, started with MacB Vanilla Roll Cake in the CPF and Lavazza espresso. Now moving on to Germain’s Plum Cake in an Stanwell Iversson. Have a good one folks.