The mood finally struck me today, so here we are. Rattrays’s Exotic Passion in the oxymoronic Big Ben Ranger. Flavors the color of a tropical sunset: orange zest, passion fruit, and sweet mango, added to spiced tea. There is also a hint of dark, pitted fruits in the background. Folks, this is really nice. Certainly not something I’ll reach for with frequency, but I will count on EP to scratch a very particular itch whenever it flares up. And this Big Ben is now a dedicated pipe. Cheers!
Close to finishing this bowl of circa year 2000 Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 2014 Basil Meadows smooth slight bend squashed tomato with an aluminum band and a black pearl acrylic stem in the military mount style. Ice water and bergs is my drink. Been raining all morning, so no walking for me today.
Now smoking C&D Virginia Gentleman in a medium bend raw sienna toned early Radice sandblast egg with bamboo carving on the shank and a black acrylic saddle stem. Watching Mad Dog Russo.
GH Scotch Mixture in a straight MM hardwood. Scotch Mixture is a tasty low-key non-aromatic from the Lakelands, and the pipe is a good little cooker. It's new, just a few bowls, and I get no flavor from the maple bowl at all.