Chenet’s cake in an Eltang brandy
***What Are You Smoking, October 2024?***
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An after dinner smoke of Rattray's Buckingham in a Parker.
Relaxing after a wonderful salad, snapper and sugar snap peas dinner with strawberries for dessert. I'm smoking year 2012 Dunhill Royal Yacht in a 1970s smooth brown slight bend GBD International 9665 dublin rough top sitter with a flat bottom and a black vulcanite saddle stem. Community Coffee, neat, is my drink. Still watching the Guardians-Yankees game. Been a good one, too.
Now I'm on to some H&H Black House in a Viking Classic, watched a beautiful comeback against the Yankees and that warms my heart on this chilly fall night.
Sutliff Cringle Flake 2020 in a Sasieni Four Dot Viscount Lascelles S
I'd be hard pressed to think of a better feeling than being done with (another) visit to the in-laws. One of the few is being done with that visit AND having enough time at home for a pipe before dark! Drew Estate Heirloom Cherry in a Savinelli Mattone 614 faux-Hungarian, with a well-deserved beer. The more I have to do these visits, I might have to start demanding they kick in to cover the inevitable therapy bills. 9/10
No bird report today...there are no birds in Los Angeles! Well, save for some crows picking at trash in the streets.
No bird report today...there are no birds in Los Angeles! Well, save for some crows picking at trash in the streets.
Trying for the first time GLP Géométrie, a sample from @dottlejockey 
In a Savinelli Trevi Rusticated (320) 6mm
Trying also for the first time, White Elephant Meerschaum filters. Since I’m trying this blend for the first time, I can’t be certain if the meerschaum is muting it, but I’ve been told meerschaum filters don’t mute the flavors.
If I had to take a seriously educated guess, I’d say these are muting based on the reviews, because it comes across extremely light/subtle in flavors, like an all day smoking blend.
I dried the blend maybe 20 minutes, hardly what I’d call enough time to wreck a blend.
I’ll certainly try this again with the balsa filters.
Hmm not sure if a 9mm is any different with flavors, but I hope not as restrictive on the air flow.
Be well everyone!
P.S. After posting this, after only a few puffs I took out the meerschaum filter and put in a Savinelli balsa one. The meerschaum does seem to be muting it. Also this blend certainly does comes across a lot lighter/subtle compared to the reviews… hmm
In a Savinelli Trevi Rusticated (320) 6mm
Trying also for the first time, White Elephant Meerschaum filters. Since I’m trying this blend for the first time, I can’t be certain if the meerschaum is muting it, but I’ve been told meerschaum filters don’t mute the flavors.
If I had to take a seriously educated guess, I’d say these are muting based on the reviews, because it comes across extremely light/subtle in flavors, like an all day smoking blend.
I dried the blend maybe 20 minutes, hardly what I’d call enough time to wreck a blend.
I’ll certainly try this again with the balsa filters.
Hmm not sure if a 9mm is any different with flavors, but I hope not as restrictive on the air flow.
Be well everyone!
P.S. After posting this, after only a few puffs I took out the meerschaum filter and put in a Savinelli balsa one. The meerschaum does seem to be muting it. Also this blend certainly does comes across a lot lighter/subtle compared to the reviews… hmm
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Exclusive in a Peterson Christmas 2024 Sandblasted X105. 
2019 Burley Flake #2 in the Bulldog
is that a new Meerschaum?
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