What Was Your Best Bowl This Week?

[docrameous]

Sometimes due to mood, chemistry, weather, the pipe I have chosen, what I’m drinking, the planets aligning, etc. I find one or two bowls in a week really hit the spot. It is not always the same tobacco, so it is interesting that while I generally like all the tobaccos in my little stash, I am sometimes surprised at which one rises to the top each week which is that ever bit so extra good.

For me this week it was Squadron Leader with a cup of black coffee. I smoked a few bowls in the midst of other tobaccos this week, and one bowl was particularly in my wheelhouse. It was unusually tasty and lingered for hours. It will keep me coming back for more for sure!

 

[verporchting]

I had a particularly good pipe of Happy Brown Bogey last night with a cup of Prince of Wales hot tea.

It stayed well lit and was just perfectly sweet and even smoking, and I thoroughly enjoyed just sitting on the sofa and zoning out.

Nowhere to go, nothing to do, just a perfect evening with a perfect pipe.

With all the bad news and scary stuff in the world it was pure Zen to just ... be.

 

[mso489]

A bowl of the old Dunhill Durbar in an unfinished smooth Peterson bent Dublin, but it was a close race, several especially good bowls, including a home mix of Haddo's with unflavored black Cavendish, and some Semois.

 

[workman]

Earlier today I had a near perfect bowl of FVF in an unassuming billiard by Karl Erik. I was about to start a thread about nirvana smokes, but then it stopped burning. I don't know why, but I had to relight 500 times during the last third or so of the bowl.
But the flavor stayed perfect all the way, and that is the main thing.

 

[trouttimes]

Yesterday driving I had a great bowl of 10 year old 965 in a 1952 Barling. Heaven! Forgot all bout my stocks, the virus, etc.

 

[karam]

This morning's Sweet Rum Twist, but then again almost anything I do on a Saturday morning is the best of the week.

 

[jaytex1969]

A recent estate acquisition, a Hilson Vintage Bent Acorn, has been designated for Lakeland usage. It appears well suited and I had a near perfect run with some Bosun Cut Plug a few days ago.

 

[Bowie]

Gawith Hoggarth Brown Flake Liquorice. I don't remember what I smoked it in, but I had the tobacco burning at just the right temperature. And wow, that subtle licorice flavor was terrific. And as a bonus, this tobacco has the best smelling beard/moustache note I've found so far.

 

[F4RM3R]

Maybe some of my whole leaf home made stoved black red Virginia. Kinda been saving it as I'm running low. Dark fruity tangy and a little hint of that oily stoviness.

Can't remember what pipe. Maybe my clay tavern which I really am liking my Virginias in.

 

[Old School 3319]

I had bowl of sutliff vanilla custard in a MM devil cutty smell was good enough the wife even enjoyed it

 

[ray47]

Some G&H Dark Birdseye with my morning coffee. Killed the Coronavirus and woke me up good .

 

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

As always the winning combo for me is PA in my MM Hardwood.

 

[Old School 3319]

As always the winning combo for me is PA in my MM Hardwood.

I recently had my first bowl of PA I was very surprised at how well it tasteful light and refreshing

 

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

I recently had my first bowl of PA I was very surprised at how well it tasteful light and refreshing

Sure what it is, but there's a funky flavor in there that keeps me coming back. Nearly every day.

 

[samuelgawith01]

GL Pease Regents Flake in a ROP Etudiant.

 

[cigrmaster]

I have been starting my day off with 2012 Solani 660 Silver Flake and have really enjoyed it. For some reason I forgot I had over a dozen pounds and found one of my containers while looking for something else. I forgot how good this blend is.

 

[hauntedmyst]

I had a particularly good pipe of Happy Brown Bogey last night with a cup of Prince of Wales hot tea.

ditto except mine was with a dash of Latakia in it and with a cup of coffee. The Dark Plug I’m enjoying right now is giving it a run for its money.

 

[DedHed Piper]

No bowl has has been special this week. I have a cold and the times I tried some... just didn’t taste anything at all. Pity, but I got some of that nicotine in me at least.

 

[hawky454]

My favorite bowl of the week is almost always Condor Plug in its dedicated Stanwell Trio 88 (boring I know) but it just does it 99.9% of the time (St. Bruno works much the same).
Other than that I’ve been particularly enjoying C&D’s XX Flake in a Colossus Masterpiece. Yummm!

Another surprising one that has just been singing as of late is Match Victorian (puck) in a Bones Dublin.

Great subject for a thread btw!

 

[Papamique]

A bowl or two or three of Luxury Bullseye Flake that has been aged a bit over a year.
It had a deep rich taste of aged tobacco with a hint of burnt marshmallow. It was amazing, delicious, and left me wanting more.