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.
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Exclusive in a Big Ben, strong coffee while reading “Bullers Guns” 
Smoking some Sutliff 507c in a Castello Sea Rock Bulldog. One of the local shops sells this as Slice of the South.
I've passed the quarter mark of this bowl of year 2019 HU Directors Cut in a smooth slight bend dark brown 1940s-1950s Comoy’s Blue Riband 228C prince with a tapered black vulcanite stem. Ice water and bergs is my drink.
About to start my daily shift but prior to that an after breakfast bowl of Amphora Original Brown in a Savinelli Punto Oro 1003 from 60ies
Smoking the second tobacco of the morning. Rattray's Marlin Flake, in a Stanwell Calabash. With a black coffee, and a few drops of brandy.
Watching the northern lights with a bowl of McClelland Drama.
Near the last third of this bowl of year 2016 D&R Two Timer Gold in a straight, black sandblasted pre-1970 Comoy’s Sunrise Etched Grain straight Liverpool 309 with a tapered black vulcanite stem. Watching an interview with the late actor Jack Riley, who played Mr. Carlin on The Bob Newhart Show.
C&D Gentleman Caller in a Kaywoodie Super Grain.
Enjoyed a tasty golden delicious apple, and have passed the quarter mark of this bowl of Wilke No. 515 Double Shot in a smooth dark medium bend 2021 Peterson Heritage Brown POTY 4AB No. 45/500 military mount with a silver cap and a tapered black vulcanite AB stem. This is No. 515 with twice the rum of the Basil Rathbone blend. Time to check on the ferals.
It looks like the stem is from another pipe. If the rhino is on the stem, it's likely a Kiko stem. The stummel, is what is not looking like typical Kiko Meer, is probably some other manufacturer's briar. Kiko stems in my experience are good quality vulcanite.
I cleaned up the Grabow Starfire a neighbor gave me yesterday, a diamond shanked, wire rusticated, sitter, billiard and am burning some Match Sunrise (Elizabethan, which I've never had).
I noticed that the hand feel of this pipe was similar to my Westbrook Grabows, of which I have 3, and did a little investigating. It seems that both the Starfire and the Westbrook models were from the same grade of briar. Interesting read if only anecdotal. The Briar Used in Dr. Grabow pipes - Pipedia - https://pipedia.org/wiki/The_Briar_Used_in_Dr._Grabow_pipes
I noticed that the hand feel of this pipe was similar to my Westbrook Grabows, of which I have 3, and did a little investigating. It seems that both the Starfire and the Westbrook models were from the same grade of briar. Interesting read if only anecdotal. The Briar Used in Dr. Grabow pipes - Pipedia - https://pipedia.org/wiki/The_Briar_Used_in_Dr._Grabow_pipes
Just received today in the mail from SPC a Savinelli Trevi Rusticated 320 6mm. I wanted to start trying out filters, because the roof of my mouth keeps getting irritated, so I’m hoping this will help. To start with I bought some Savinelli balsa filters, and Vauen charcoal. I want to get White Elephant meerschaum filters later, as I’ve been told they don’t mute the flavors.
The inaugural smoke will be John Aylesbury - Sir John's Flake Virginia, while watching Star Trek Discovery on Paramount +.
I love Sci Fi!
Be well everyone!
The inaugural smoke will be John Aylesbury - Sir John's Flake Virginia, while watching Star Trek Discovery on Paramount +.
I love Sci Fi!
Be well everyone!
Last smoke of the day is year 2020 Angler's Dream in a 2018 natural smooth medium bend Peterson 03 apple silver spigot military mount with a tapered black acrylic fish tail stem. Tomato the Brave is by my side motoring up a storm.
Earlier I had my morning bowl of Haunted Bookshop Cake in a Pete SPD 2011 69.
@newbroom The stummel is a meer, not a briar - but looking at it, I can see how the stem is slightly narrower than the shank, even though the thread on the tenon fits the mortice perfectly. Since I last posted, I've discovered that the little rhino logo on the stem represents the Makonde series of the Kikos made by the Kilimanjaro Pipe Company, but I've looked extensively and failed to find any Rhodesian style stummels produced by them... so you are absolutely right: what I've gotten here, is a mule :-/ It gives me a really nice smoke, though
Went to the market today, pretty and sunny. Now home and finishing up a bowl half Makhuwa and half Nyala. Smoking in a Damiano Rovera.
Finishing they bowl of HU White Horses from yesterday and packed a bowl of Haunted Bookshop Cake in an Irish Seconds System 302 for later.
Dan Midnight Ride, in Savinelli St. Nicholas 2022 320KS.
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