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

[Briar Lee]

DTM Devil’s Holiday in a brand spanking new Butz Choquin Louisiane in St. Louis in Forest Park.

Under the shadow of the St Louis Art Museum and cooled by a large lake.

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[Briarcutter]

I give that stuff to my horses as a de-wormer. But, your right, I know a lot of folks swear that it works.

Plus, my horses have never had covid. Of course, they wear their masks faithfully.

I know people that take the horse paste successfully and swear by it. But for me, the injectable hog formula in a glass of OJ sounds much better.

 

[Thepipehunter]

Another bowl of Prince Albert, this time in a 1950’s/1960’s Kaywoodie Meerschaum.

 

[Sandblast]

Looks like his tamper's on the floor, coffee cup & saucer upended, but he's still got his pipe, firmly in hand.
Thinking it's a favorite blend, past the charring light and now everything's coming together, so absolutely can't have the bowl dumped just when it's at its best.

 

[Choatecav]

Had some Capstan Blue flake in my Peterson XL315.
I normally crumble the flakes up, but this time I did a fold & stuff. Really smoked nicely.

 

[dublinpiper90]

Old Gowrie in a 1904 Pete Meer. I’m always grateful every time I smoke this to Ryan Alden for figuring out how to save it and fletch for his plip stem work. Thank you gentlemen.

Ryan Alden Saves a 1904 Peterson Meer Bulldog :: Pipe Repair and Maintenance

Here is a 1904 Peterson Meer Stummel that I was gifted from a very generous and kind Forum member. I sent the Stummel to my favorite carver after discussing the restemming. Because I’m an idiot I couldn’t decide on just one stem color and shape so I had three stems made. In addition to the...

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@ashdigger you have one heck of a collection of Pete’s

 

[dublinpiper90]

Firing up some WCC old black magic in my small Fe.Ro bamboo billard

 

[PrivatePiping]

So far for me each batch has had less coins each time. My first batch was 50/50 and each subsequent batch has gone down tremendously. The taste is the same but the presentation began to lack visually. I don’t know if the stuff is crosscut or tumbled but I’ve had whats identical to rubbed out flake to almost pure ribbon cut. In any event the Pepsi Challenge results are the same with the smoking quality. Which is good! It does seem lately that if you found a coin you’d think you won a Golden Ticket from Willy Wonka

Maybe similar to these odds?

 

[cshubhra]

Two cigar day

1. Rocky Patel Sun Grown
2. Gurkha Titan

 

[PrivatePiping]

I haven't been keeping up with the ways thread and am way behind. I have been smoking Exclusive and Low Country Natural Virginia and Burley in the few pipes that I bought with me. We visited family in WV on Saturday and have been hanging out at my brother's place in Virginia. We are leaving from Knoxville and flying to Boston on Thursday where we will begin our family roadtrip through the Notheast.

You should try to hit Watch City and/or Peretti's!

 

[infectedpsyche]

Finally breaking in this new Dublin from Michele Brentegani. MacBaren Plumcake for the job.

 

[happy_lunter]

Peterson’s Irish Dew in Chacom’s Reverse Calabash apple.

 

[HammerandPipe]

Here we go. A picture for this post finally. This is my second bowl of bookshop today(was the evening when taken) Im trying to get through my first tin. So its both a little smoke this before I smoke something else and WOW this blend is really good.

 

[JimInks]

Relaxing after a wonderful small salad, 1.75 pound porterhouse steak with a big baked potato and mushrooms dinner. Dessert was strawberry and vanilla bean ice cream topped with chocolate. I'm not far from finishing this bowl of year 2023 H&H Viprati in a 2000s brown quarter bend sandblast Pierluigi 140 brandy military mount with a silver cap and a caramel acrylic saddle stem. Watching the Braves-Cubs game with Sleepy Suzy by my side. Molly Danger is sitting with m'lady. Tomato the Brave is snoozin' on the couch after eating wet food, and then fighting two different catnip socks. Hard work for a little fella.

 

[PrivatePiping]

Rouxgaroux in a Stanwell POTY 2025. This side isn't quite as pretty...



But for $150 on a P&C Labor Day sale, I think I did pretty well! Great smoker too.

 

[tmcg81]

C & D Constellation in a Kaywoodie shape 07 billiard.

 

[Chieftiabo]

Dunhill Shell Briar with Balkan Supreme and a touch of Dalmore

 

[JimInks]

Near the first quarter of this bowl of year 2014 Edgeworth Ready Rubbed Match in a very much appreciated 1979 brown, slight bend grain etched flat front Stanwell Rego 969-48 (09) with a black vulcanite saddle stem.

 

[Bbailey324]

Escudo in a Peterson Donegal Rocky 69.

 

[Scottmi]

A good day. Posts up for the new shed. Hope to have roof on tomorrow. Now, Peretti Prince of Wales in the SMS Big Bent Lattice Meer and a Seapine IPA.