***What Are You Smoking, Sept. 2022?***

[ravkesef]

Scotty’s University Professor in an L.J. Peretti’s 1/4 Bent Short Stubby Dublin

 

[Mtlpiper]

Another bowl of the Salty dogs is coming for an afternoon walk - in "The Dan".

 

[simong]

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Another bowl of the Salty dogs is coming for an afternoon walk - in "The Dan".

Here’s it’s grandad, from 63.

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

Sitting on the deck early afternoon. Afternoon off to start work on an area that a 30 ton pile of river rock I had delivered needs to go, and …… a darn little hornet at my back upper deck door full window in the house. Another flew out of the floor vent - so bug guy (who gets paid to get stung - kidding, I hope) coming tomorrow, meantime some spray down the duct, sealed with plastic and duct tape and now staring at my garden area and trying to relax and get motivated again, haha. I hate stinging insects! Wilke Rum and Maple in an old workhorse Peterson 998 “Royal” which is a not so chubby chubby, haha, I secured from @captainsousie this summer.

 

[Mtlpiper]

Here’s it’s grandad, from 63.
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Very nice I got the brown and black blasts - great flake smokers.

 

[simong]

Very nice I got the brown and black blasts - great flake smokers.

Great to see them bring that shape back, think they’ve sold loads over in Denmark. Quite right too, lovely pipe in both looks & performance.

 

[The Clay King]

My Virginia twists had time to rest for about 45 hours and I was eager to taste them.
When I opened the jar and took a whiff I was pretty surprised, it smells exactly and intensely like hay.
And look at that color!!! For comparison look at page 150 of this thread and scroll halfway down.
It doesn't just look different on the photos!
I've read about the hay smell before and wasn't discouraged at all so I packed it down my clay
and gave it some heat. If I didn't know better I'd swear that it's some kind of Oriental.

I can't taste any earthy notes anymore, now it's just a really spicy smoke with a decent sweetness in the background. Although the spice can really burn on the tongue, I figure that it should be left to settle down some more.
Another weird thing is that it all really mellowed out during smoking. I'm used to a harsh last third and with this hot spiciness I expected a real burn but it got much softer and slightly sweeter.

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(Open the picture in a new tab and zoom in on the tobac (CTRL+ScrollwheelUP) - Look at that texture!)

What you see is what I got left. I'll leave it in the jar for a while and kinda untwist it before I pack it down the chamber next time, From what I experienced it should give additional sweetness and less sharpness.

I could go on and on about how astonished and happy I am with it. It takes good time to make a good batch of this and I wonder if it's a common procedure. I have heard of twists but not this. It's definitely worth it.
And this was just one Virginia, what's going to happen to other VAs or Burley and all our other friends?
What other little procedures can one come up with?

This is a vast and deep sea, me lads!
And being able to share all this with fellow pipers really completes the whole experience.

@Chaukisch Is that the Virginia you'll be using in the "Clay King"? The sweet Lemon Virginia sounds amazing and would be perfect for the "Clay King" blend!

 

[The Clay King]

Here’s it’s grandad, from 63.
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@simong Thanks for the baccy! I think I'll have finished the Old Toby by Friday...
Please wish me the best of luck for Stoptober!

 

[avail]

This is Sutliff Whiskey Cavendish burning in the Falcon Coolway...hot tea. This pipe looks and smokes almost identically to my Dr. Grabow, Blue Spade Crown Duke. Like them both very much.

 

[JimInks]

Enjoyed a tasty lunch, and am a third of the way through this bowl of C&D Warped: Scarecrow 2022 in a 2002 IMP smooth full bend egg shaped meer with a black acrylic stem. Working on a review of this blend, which seems to be very close to last year's version.

 

[simong]

@simong Thanks for the baccy! I think I'll have finished the Old Toby by Friday...
Please wish me the best of luck for Stoptober!

I already have! Wont be able to wish you luck in every single post Dan.

 

[The Clay King]

I already have! Wont be able to wish you luck in every single post Dan.

@simong Many thanks! Got another volunteer day tomorrow!

 

[condorlover1]

@halfdan

 

[dunnyboy]

McClelland Best of Show in an Altinok meer.

 

[The Clay King]

@halfdan

@condorlover1 I must have drunk several gallons of John Smith's; going for a pint or two (and a pipe if I've not smoked all my baccy) after my volunteer session tomorrow...

 

[ChonkyTonks]

Afternoon pipe: C&D Dreams of Kadath. This one hits me hard. Love it, though.

 

[FurCoat]

Salty Dogs

 

[ThermionicScott]

I usually limit myself to two bowls a day, as much for tongue fatigue as any health concerns. But I'm having a really nice smoking day, so I loaded up a cob with some Sutliff Voodoo Queen and had at it:



Applying a mocha flavoring to an English blend (that also contains Perique) is an idea that would never have occurred to me, and I definitely would not have tried this blend if it weren't for the sample @Streeper541 sent me. But darned if this doesn't work surprisingly well!

 

[Winnipeger]

Two pipes packed to go
Kendal Kentucky and then
Doblone d'Oro


Ropp Blasted Balzac and Foundation by Musico pot.

 

[JimInks]

Part way through this bowl of first release Watch City Rouxgaroux in a smooth medium bend 2021 Peterson POTY Natural 4AB No. 6/500 military mount with a silver cap and a tapered black vulcanite AB stem. Going to post my review of the new Warped Scarecrow soon. It's already at TR.