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

[Servant King]

Rained a bit this afternoon. Went lunting in the woods afterward with wife and horse. Kept it about as simple as it gets: Granger in a MM Country Gent. This blend, for me, smokes WAY better in a cob than in briar. Bird report: Brewer's blackbird, California quail, Acorn woodpecker, and Nuttall's woodpecker. Different spot, different birds.



Still looking for the pot of gold at the end, as TAD is calling...

 

[TheIronMonkey]

A tip of the hat to the late Joe Lankford—going to have Seattle Pipe Club Plum Pudding Special Reserve Flake in a Peterson Meerschaum Rhodesian 999 while I work on a Cthulhu related parody ad for Weird Tales.

 

[JimInks]

Enjoyed a tasty Jazz apple, and am off to work with a bowl of D&R VIP in a 2004 smooth long shank Trever Talbot Ligne Bretagne Faite en Bretagne 4/3 lumberman with a black vulcanite tapered stem.

 

[dunnyboy]

Sun Bear Black Locust in a Castello great line.

 

[dunnyboy]

HH Pure Virginia in a Castello 75th Anniversary chubby Canadian.

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking Wilke Hearth of Galway in an undated smooth straight medium brown made in France Saillard Lord Clerit lumberman with a black vulcanite saddle stem.

 

[username]

Old Joe Krantz in a cob with green swirl forever stem.

 

[alaskanpiper]

More Plum Pudding (This time Special Reserve) in the Holbek Polonius.

 

[Backwoods Briar]

Carter Hall in a Brebbia

 

[Backwoods Briar]

Some Wilke Rumcake….so good in a R.L.S

 

[JimInks]

Did some snacking, and am smoking D&R Raccoon’s Accent in a pre-WWII straight smooth brown The Lumberman Special (Comoy’s) with a tapered black vulcanite saddle stem. Ice water and bergs is my drink.

 

[craig61a]

2017 Esoterica And So To Bed in an Orlik Deluxe L289.

 

[The Clay King]

Wow. Mind blown.

I dig the coloring but don't likely smoke enough to get the panache myself. And my clumsy self would likely drop a meerschaum.

I do enjoy seeing a lot of them and how the coloring seems to develop.

@The Amish Tyrant I've lost count of how many clay pipes I've broken...
I suppose as the clay king I'm not surprised I've broken more than most...
Looking forward to the Lace Wars re-enactment next weekend; I'm going to wear the Redcoat and smoke a clay while I'm there.
The stem of my church warden pipe broke during the Redcoats and Revolutionaries event; it must have cracked due to the heat...
All hail the clay king!

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

Morning smoke of Amphora Burley blend in an Ashton XX Bridle lumberman

 

[Chaukisch]

I like the colouring on the stem!

You could call it discoloring, it's many layers of soot that I rubbed in. I like to burn the sh*t out of it every once in a while. But I also like the optical result and I'm sure all my future clays will get this look sooner or later.

I'm going to wear the redcoat (@condorlover1 says it's my smoking jacket) and smoke a clay when I go to see Lace Wars next week. Need to get some pipe baccy...

I've read before about that redcoat, I dig it. And do get that good tobac, get off those nasty cigarettes.
And make sure to take and post a picture from the Lace Wars!


On topic:
Puffin' nuffin' right now... I'm getting ready for a walk and some chew'n'spit. But I gotta be honest, every time I look at the little rolls I feel like cutting them up for my pipe. Looks delicious to me.

 

[The Clay King]

You could call it discoloring, it's many layers of soot that I rubbed in. I like to burn the sh*t out of it every once in a while. But I also like the optical result and I'm sure all my future clays will get this look sooner or later.

I've read before about that redcoat, I dig it. And do get that good tobac, get off those nasty cigarettes.
And make sure to take and post a picture from the Lace Wars!


On topic:
Puffin' nuffin' right now... I'm getting ready for a walk and some chew'n'spit. But I gotta be honest, every time I look at the little rolls I feel like cutting them up for my pipe. Looks delicious to me.

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@Chaukisch I've never had a black clay pipe. I think it's a shame to smoke a new clean white pipe and get it discoloured & smell of stale pipe baccy...
I guess as you're in Germany it's a Markus Fohr pipe.

 

[JimInks]

Half way through this bowl of Watch City Mr.B’s in a straight smooth dark brown 1933-40 Medico Frank patent 1967585 bulldog with a black vulcanite saddle stem. Listening to Richard Diamond on the XM as I do a little more work.

 

[UB 40]

Some Perique-Cones in my small Lumor Selection apple, after breakfast.

 

[UB 40]

I’m a beginner (less than a year), and what I’ve got right now is 965, Father Dempsey, Presbyterian, and Lane 1-Q.


I was recommended the first and the last in that list to start with. I like the 965 a lot, and the 1-Q smells nice and burns quite well in my cob pipe.

What I really enjoy is the Presbyterian. It’s sort of mild and smooth while still having some of the character of the English? It’s nice and easy.

I’ve ordered a new sampler now, based on my limited experience which will be Early Morning Pipe, Nightcap, Capstan Blue, and Three Nuns. Hopefully I’ve made some good picks there.

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Edit - Sorry, I thought this meant tobacco not pipes! Feel free to ignore me!

I also began pipe smoking last year, after having quit cigarettes for about two years before. 965 was the first Pipe tobacco which gave me a lot satisfaction, after some aromatics and Capstan Blue, which I found quite boring. Now I enjoy some Latakia blends and those with Perique the most.

 

[JimInks]

Last smoke of the day is Uhle’s Blend 71 in a 2018 smooth full bend Peterson Premiere 312 billiard with a silver cap military mount and a black vulcanite saddle stem with a p-lip. Listening to Fibber McGee and Molly (we named our cat after Molly McGee) as I read baseball box scores.