I'm essentially a Virginia, Va/Per, Burley smoker, but sometimes I just have to have some of that smoky Latakia. So, it's C&D Tuskegee Airman in a MM Legend.
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I'm essentially a Virginia, Va/Per, Burley smoker, but sometimes I just have to have some of that smoky Latakia. So, it's C&D Tuskegee Airman in a MM Legend.
Now smoking the best durn tobacco made today: Strang in a 1999 medium bend black sandblast Savinelli Tris 677KS apple with a cumberland stem.
Enjoying Orlik Dark Strong Kentucky in a canted-dublin Dunhill.
Wishing my work week was over,but alas, I've a half day tomorrow.That's alright
I'll take some Potlatch with me and when I'm done I'll try to "corrupt" some of them
fine city citizens.
C&D Christmas Blend 2016 in a 2013 MM straight Legend.
Enjoying a tasty bowl of Escudo in a Savinelli Saturnia 804 KS rusticated Canadian while watching the Red Sox / Rays game.
C&D Plantation Evening in a full bend black pebble finish 2001 Rinaldo Lithos YY8 Titania Silver Line egg with a black acrylic stem.
Grabbing my dwindling pouch of Pipa's Vanilla Cavendish and a cob and heading of for TV time
Night Guys.
Almost half way through this bowl of Capstan Gold in a very early Ascorti straight New Dear KS billiard with a smooth shank and a black acrylic stem. Listening to the Dodgers paying tribute to Vin Scully.
About a third of the way through this bowl of 2011 Squadron Leader in a 2002 Ser Jacopo Delecta Fatta A Mano R1 sandblast Rhodesian with a smooth extension at the shank with a black acrylic stem. Listening to Vin Scully and working.
Rattray's Black Mallory in a Highlander Mountain Laurel pot
Part way through this bowl of STCoP Dobie’s Four Square Virginia in a 2016 PSF POY quarter bend black sandblasted Vermont Freehand egg with an aluminum band and amber tortoise saddle stem.
Just finishing this bowl of Jim's Va/Bur in a 2015 Basil Meadows Bing Crosby Merchant Service replica with a smooth straight thin shank, aluminum band and black ebonite stem.
Standard Tobacco Company of Pennsylvania War Horse Ready Cut in a 2015 smooth unfinished Savinelli 320KS author with a black vulcanite stem.
Almost finished with this bowl of Heine's Blend in the very first pipe I ever bought ($2.49) in 1974; a smooth three quarter bend Dr. Grabow Omega with a black vulcanite stem.
A couple of minutes away from smoking Angler's Dream in a slight bend 1984 Stanwell Antique 124 grain etched with a smooth front with a black vulcanite stem.
Found a sample of 2000 MacBaren Latakia Flake buried in a stash of miscellaneous tobaccos.
It is sweet, a bit of sour fruit, and barely any noticeable Latakia.
Something in it still gives me a bit of bite, but it is pretty good.
Welcome back, @JimInks !
I enjoy seeing your posts, even when the rest of us can't hope to keep up! ;-)
Just a little left in this bowl of C&D Christmas Blend 2016 in a 2013 MM straight Legend.
Thank you. I was happy to see more posting while I was gone. I just hope returning will not inhibit others as it has done before. The fun in this for me is being a part of this, and enjoying what others say and smoke. It's not at all fun when I see mostly myself, which is why I did stop posting in a couple other forums.Quote:
Originally Posted by BryGuySC
Almost half way through this bowl of Jim's Va/Bur in a 2015 Basil Meadows Bing Crosby Merchant Service replica with a smooth straight thin shank, aluminum band and black ebonite stem.
Part way through this bowl of Stonehaven in a 1998 smooth medium bend Peterson Limerick 69 with a nickel band with a black vulcanite p-lip stem. A bottle of Sprite is my drink.
Decided to allow myself to open one new tin, narrowed it down to 7 candidates but couldn't choose one, so it's back to the open tins. Dunhill Royal Yacht in a no name straight stem Algerian briar smooth billiard. The smoke is great, the pipe not so much. It has a slightly oval shaped mouthpiece, making it almost impossible to clench. Need to either do some file work on it or throw it in the "do not revisit" box.
Now smoking 1980s Ogden’s St. Bruno Flake in a 2003 medium bent Ural meer with a lined and etched egg shaped bowl with a silver band and a pearl brown acrylic stem. I sure am lucky to have this aged version.
Dunhill Elizabethan Mixture in a W.O. Larsen Select Handmade bulldog I picked up a few years back at Edward's Pipe and Tobacco in Los Altos, Ca. I remember at the time thinking that's really more than I should be spending on a pipe, but it turned out to be such a terrific smoker I've never regretted the purchase.
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.
I haf survived!! I finally got home and can sit back and enjoy a smoke at home.So
putting the Potlach away and have started a bowl of Missouri Meerchaum Great Dane in
a Missouri Meerchaum Country Gentleman.I got Momma's new tub and toiddy set so I
can finally rest for a day,tomorrow.I know,I know,That's a "Pipe Dream" aint it.
Milan Tobacconist's Our Own Captain Black in a cob, on a walk with the fam.
Okay, I caved and popped a new tin. In fact I did something I never, ever do. I popped a fresh off the truck tin. Normally I won't smoke anything until it has at least a year of age on it, but was so anxious to try this, Russ Ouellette's Acadian VaPer It's one of those one shot, when it's gone it's gone blends. A bit pricey at $20 per tin, but after reading the description I had to try it. I'll leave the reviews and descriptive terms to those with a more developed palate than mine, but will say this is the most unusual blend I've ever smoked. It's Perique and yellow Virginia processed in the same method as Perique, so I was expecting peppery spice but what I got was more like red wine, or even mead. A thin ribbon cut, needs no drying, smokes well straight out of the tin. I'm really enjoying this one.
FVF in a 2014 Savinelli Gaius smooth brown slight bend black acrylic stem and ferrule 320KS author.
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I determined it was out of my price range, but it does sound good.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pugsley
MacBaren Symphony in a slight bent black pattern etched 1979 Lorenzo Lorsan Sigma tilted top with a gray swirl colored stem.
SPC Mississippi River in a MM Legend with a straight Forever stem.
Half way through this bowl of Dunbar in a post WW2 Pre-Republic Peterson Dublin straight smooth X155 Bulldog with a sterling silver band and a black vulcanite p-lip stem. Ice water and bergs is my evening drink.
A bowl of Carter Hall in a pre WW II John Bessai smooth billiard marked Cleveland, O. over USA. The pipe has darkened considerably over the years, but in bright light there still can be seen some beautiful bird's eye running from the heel up the front of the bowl. If a previous owner hadn't had such a heavy hand with a pipe knife around the inside of the rim it would be a candidate for professional restoration. Still, it's a great smoker and a treasured piece of my Bessai collection.
It's been 1 year today the world lost a great man. Enjoying a bowl of my grandfather's favorite tobacco, Amphora brown, in my favorite pipe. Wish he was here to share a bowl with me.
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Just finished smoking Dunhill Elizabethan Match in a 1982 smooth straight Dunhill Root Briar 31051 Dublin with a black vulcanite stem.
Granger in a smooth full bend 1977 Crown Coachman 215 egg with a black vulcanite stem.
Stokkebye Luxury Twist Flake in a Highlander Mountain Laurel pot
London Mixture in a slightly bent Brigham brandy-pot
Might start talking funny for a while.:brit:
I love Elizabethan.Quote:
Originally Posted by JimInks
How does the Match compare?
You can read Jim's review here: Sutliff Tobacco Company - MATCH Dunhill Elizabethan Mixture - Tobacco ReviewsQuote:
Originally Posted by Cool Breeze