***What Are You Smoking, October 2024?***

[Fralphog]

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It’s a tea like no other that I’ve tasted. I’ve had the real thing served sweet with Yak milk but that’s hard to replicate here in Tassie. My suggestion is find a tea house/blender and buy off them as the shop purchased stuff just won’t cut it but YMMV on that. I get mine from a tiny tea house 300km from where I live and she ships it to me and it’s well worth the effort to do so, pairs magnificently with Virginia’s.

I was so intrigued by your discussion of Russian Caravan tea that I went to a reputable tea house here in the USA that I’ve purchased from before and bought some!
Arrives in few days. Going to try it with raw goats milk since Yaks are “scarce in these here parts”.

 

[Sobrbiker]

Bob’s investigating my choice this afternoon-
Samuel Gawith Black XX in a 7409B Kaywoodie Thorn.

 

[happy_lunter]

C&D’s Eight State Burley in HS Studio acorn.

 

[khiddy]

A bowl of Iwan Ries Three Star Blue in the Morgan Bones Bent Apple with p-lip stem. Doggos engaging in horseplay on the patio. No beverage.

 

[Skink]

Sutliff Tobacco Galleria: Night Cap in a No-name Rusticated Lovat while grilling some lamb loin chops that have been marinating the past 2 days.

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking year 2010 Amphora Original (Brown) in a full bend barley sandblast Peterson 125th Anniversary 1898-2023 No. 172/330 302 brandy military mount with a silver band and a black vulcanite p-lip saddle stem.

 

[WirelessSmoke]

Enjoyed Peterson Early Morning Pipe in a MM Seconds Legend cob. EMP has really grown on me in the last few times I smoked it. Last smoke of the weekend, but happy to get two sessions in yesterday, as well as today. There's also something quite enjoyable about lighting up a fine blend in a cheap cob with a Bic.

 

[Douglas]

Sailing on the Yacht with a Savinelli Roma 706

 

[HeavyLeadBelly]

Having Match 20 in a cheapie bullcap while watching fooseball. I didn’t feel productive this weekend but was very busy regardless. Mondays come up too fast

 

[Sobrbiker]

Some more S Gawith Black XX, again in the Kaywoodie Thorn.
Whipping up some seared, then slow grilled pork loins.
The Mrs and guest have sides (chili rojo red beans and rice, and asparagus).

 

[ravkesef]

Pipeworks & Wilke #72 In a smooth, terra-cotta, medium bend 2021 Petersen POTY, 4AB No. 352/500 military mount with a silver cap and a vulcanite black tapered AB stem.

 

[PaulRVA]

Mixture 79 In an IMP Reverse Calabash

 

[JimInks]

Half way through this bowl of year 2014 Astley’s No. 55 in a 1915-1920 straight smooth dark brown BBB Own Make 150 apple with a silver band and a tapered black vulcanite stem. Phillies beat the Mets. Padres and Dodgers start play after the top of the hour.

 

[VDL_Piper]

I was so intrigued by your discussion of Russian Caravan tea that I went to a reputable tea house here in the USA that I’ve purchased from before and bought some!
Arrives in few days. Going to try it with raw goats milk since Yaks are “scarce in these here parts”.

Gosh I hope you like it. It's very earthy and smoky and I like it sweet as mentioned. I do find the whole history of the tea quite unique and how it happened upon its name is also quite a story as its reputed to take on all its flavours from its journey through Tibet and the spice route. Googling the history of Russian Caravan Tea will provide you with many hours of intriguing study.

 

[wilblee]

The Haunting Cake in a Kharitonov. Watching Love Death + Robots.

 

[Ben.R.C]

Chenets cake in a Herbaugh, then a Kurt Balleby

 

[metalheadycigarguy]

Currently smoking my Philip Rivera Hawkbill with a "Frankenstein" vaper blend while watching the recorded Seahawks game from earlier today.

 

[Scottmi]

Finally got around to opening and jarring a 500g box of Magnificent Bob's Marvelous Chocolate Flake I ordered up early in the year. Quality control sample now in the Imp Lattice Meer Sitter.

 

[tigerfan22001]

I went with some red rapparee in my little French pipe tonight.

 

[abecox]

Old Joe Krantz again in the Apple. Trying to find time what made a smoke last weekend so sublime but I think I'm close. Gonna finish this bag I got and see if something strikes me as this blend does, but I'm probably gonna get more the next time I have a bout of TAD, never know when Ol Joe will come creeping round my back stair.