What Did You Smoke Today? (Pipe Edition)

[Cool Breeze]

I might have to go for some FVF flake or Newminster 400 later this afternoon. I have a pipe with a slight latakia ghost right now and it goes good with VA flake... either that or I'll have to beef up the lat ghost with another bowl of Gaslight... further details as events warrant.

You sound like a man that would really like SG Navy Flake. It's a great Virginia/Latakia blend.

[Emperor Zurg]

You sound like a man that would really like SG Navy Flake. It's a great Virginia/Latakia blend.

Yes, I do have a few lbs of it squirreled away
I also have a store of F&K Lancer Slices. It's not as good as Navy Flake but it's not too shabby either... and it's CHEAPER!

[JimInks]

Just finished smoking MacBaren Burley London Blend in a 2015 three quarter bend two tone Chacom UPO Rouge squashed tomato with a black acrylic stem and shank.

[JimInks]

Now smoking Stonehaven in a 1984 black sandblasted straight Dunhill Shell 4103 Billiard with a black vulcanite stem. A bottle of Coke made with pure cane sugar is my drink. Watching Mad Dog Russo.

[Cool Breeze]

Lunchtime Elizabethan Mixture in a MM Legend.

[JimInks]

Now smoking Capstan Blue in a very early Ascorti straight New Dear KS billiard with a smooth shank and a black acrylic stem. Have enough left for one more bowl.

[JimInks]

Davidoff Red in a 1975 medium bend sandblasted looking, smooth on the sides yellow Pioneer meer with a black vulcanite stem.

[JimInks]

Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 1982 black sandblasted paneled slight bend Savinelli flat bottom sitter with a black vulcanite stem.

[JimInks]

15 year old Penzance in a 1990s smooth Peterson Captain Pete XL80 bulldog with a black vulcanite stem and p-lip.

[NeverBend]

2003 Peter Stokkebye Virginia Flake in a 1985 Tilshead Natural taper billiard.

Great day!

Spent the first half of the day smoking and talking with legendary pipe maker, Barry Jones, at his house with Ken Barnes and my wife. Barry broke out a box of aged tobaccos including this Stokkebye VA Flake. Later had dinner with Ken's 91-yo mother at her lovely home and she's always wonderful. Only negative is our accommodations at the inferior Premier Inn, 3X the price of a Red Roof Inn and lacking in comparison.

Tomorrow we leave Ken and head into London for a few days.