***What Are You Smoking, October 2025?***

[PrivatePiping]

A blustery, wet, yet warm 53 degrees outside. I decided to enjoy some 2002 McC Christmas Cheer (a sample from @PrivatePiping ) in the Tristan Cutty with a dram of this fine Rye Whisky.
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Sounds like an excellent afternoon!

 

[mah2325]

Having some Autumn Evening tonight , and a fire to warm things up a bit. View attachment 426304

 

[Fralphog]

Sounds like an excellent afternoon!

It was sublime- perfect pairing for that amazing baccy!

 

[krizzose]

Uhle’s Perfection Plug Burley with a pinch of Mac Baren Vanilla Cream Flake in a Savinelli poker

 

[PrivatePiping]

Boswell's Northwoods '23 in an Astley's bent billiard, posing with a few new arrivals. Guinness on the side.

 

[Sobrbiker]

For this evening’s chores I’m having some of my attempted Irish Flake ripoff from about 18mo ago, my Pikey Caravan Puck, in the NoName Dane, most likely a basket pipe my dad bought at Iwan Ries in the late sixties/early seventies.
Grateful every day.

 

[samuelgawith01]

Cornell and Diehl River Boat Gambler in the Ryan Alden Billiard.

 

[renfield]

10 year old HH Vintage Syrian in a Nuttens Bing.

 

[tmcg81]

ODF in a Peterson System Standard B42

 

[tfdickson]

2007 Tudor Castle in my Former bamboo billiard.

 

[rsshreck32]

Haunted Bookshop Cake in a Radice Rind Lovat.

 

[Benedict Munsinger]

That's some excellent information, I appreciate that man. I really do think Mastro Geppetto will be my next buy, I've had my eye on a couple on SP. There was one a few months ago I almost bought and I waited too long, someone bought it. But there one on SP right now I've been drooling over. I ain't gonna say which one or show ya cause I don't want anyone to see it.

You won’t believe it, but I was actually about to buy that Mastro Geppetto pipe (on a pic)— the thickness of the bowl walls really appealed to me. But then, quite unexpectedly, a huge selection from my favorite carver Mario Pascucci appeared! I’ve had the pleasure of corresponding with him personally about briar quality, and of course, I can’t betray the master So yes — one of his pipes is already sitting in my cart. I won’t brag about it until I actually buy it.

 

[Benedict Munsinger]

RMC Marylebone + Nording Compass
Walking

 

[JimInks]

Enjoyed some apple cinnamon raisin cake, and am now smoking year 2017 Esoterica Dorchester in a straight smooth dark brown octagonal paneled mid-60s-early 70s Corporate Era Barling 4945 London England T.V.F. billiard with a square shank and black tapered square stem. This pipe is from the estate of David Cuneo.

 

[Servant King]

Sample #3 from @Goblin_Walrus was C&D St. Paddy's Day Reserve in my aromatic pipe, a Savinelli Miele 641 KS smooth bent apple. Wifey grabbed a cigarillo and joined me. Quite smooth, this one (the bowl, not the wife...actually, the wife too, nevermind). Much obliged! 9/10

Bird report: White-crowned sparrow, House finch, Dark-eyed junco, California towhee, California scrub-jay, Steller's jay, Common raven, Chipping sparrow, Oak titmouse, Mountain chickadee, Spotted towhee, Bushtit, Western bluebird, and Band-tailed pigeon.

Looking forward to some golf on Monday, for the first time in ages.

 

[ashdigger]

Hal O The Wynd in a 1923 Pete

 

[spearheadbill]

Some Cabbie's mixture in the Peterson XL39s stamped "Dublin"

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking year 2014 FVF in a smooth 2002 medium bend eight sided panel top straight grain Rinaldo Collection Silver Line F Egea 05 Titania bulldog with a black acrylic stem. This will take a bit of my time. Ice water and bergs is my drink.

 

[OzPiper]

A couple of Barlings today.
1stly a corporate era tapered stem straight Bulldog (Shape 3595)
Identified by Jesse Silver, (@sablebrush52 - the Bard of Barlings) as dating between 1962-1965 by the absence of the “TVF” stamp


With a bowl of Bill Bailey’s Balkan Blend

 

[gord]

Are those rainbow trout? I have only had lake trout canned and smoked. It is amazing. Have had rainbow trout and it great pan fried.

Those are indeed Rainbows. The large one is about 1.5 pounds or so, about average up here for adult trout generally, in Prince George lakes. There are much larger ones as well, but it depends on the feed of the lake or river system the lake is in. Dragon Lake near Quesnel, is a case in point. Every year someone hauls a 30+ pounder out of the lake, where they average about 6 pounds. Downside is that the extreme chemistry of the lake makes them inedible - which is a good thing because a real trophy lake is rare. We don't have a long growing season here, but if there are Kokanee in the lake, they will remain small and the trout large.