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[JimInks]

Part way through this bowl of Sept. 2015 Savinelli Doblone d’Oro in a smooth straight early ‘60s Lane era “William Conrad” Charatan Executive Extra Large stretch apple with diagonal channel cuts on the lower right and left of the bowl along with a black vulcanite double comfort saddle stem. The 2015 version has a tad more DFK than the 2014.

 

[JimInks]

Wilke Subrug's Golden Scepter in a paneled Design Berlin.

Well, Jim Inks suggest a wide bowl and somehow I haven't remembered to try this in my widest bowl Charatan 489 pot. But in three different pipes this just doesn't have the harmony of some of the other blends. It's like a trial version of Crystal Palace that didn't turn out as good. I get fleeting moments of an earthy bitterness that remind me of a Burley that hasn't had the pH adjusted. I mean, it's not bad, but I'd have to give this one a B- compared to most other Wilke blends that hit it out of the park for me. Still, one mishit out of ten blends I've tried - what a batting average!

BTW, my 2 oz bulk looks quite a bit darker than the picture on the website. I wonder if in mixing together a batch in hurry to meet demand of Black Friday Sale, maybe my batch has more dark Burley in it?

If you have any blending tobacco, try adding a little Latakia or a smidgeon of unsweetened black cavendish. I agree that the burley throws it off a little, and I have it three stars instead of the four I gave Crystal Palace for that reason.

 

[D.L.Ruth]

Just 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.
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That is a REALLY nice looking pipe there

 

[JimInks]

A quarter of the way through this bowl of KBV The Dread Planet 2020 (Hellstar) in a 2002 IMP smooth full bend egg shaped meer with a black acrylic saddle stem. This finishes the bag.

 

[JimInks]

That is a REALLY nice looking pipe there

Thanks, man. Basil Meadows made that pipe especially for me. He did a better job than I hoped he would, and I love that pipe.

 

[JimInks]

Half way through this bowl of Granger in an undated straight smooth medium brown Comoy’s Tradition 110B billiard with a tapered black vulcanite stem. M'lady loves the smell of this blend. She said it reminded her of baking bread.

 

[Brunello]

If you have any blending tobacco, try adding a little Latakia or a smidgeon of unsweetened black cavendish. I agree that the burley throws it off a little, and I have it three stars instead of the four I gave Crystal Palace for that reason.

Good idea. I have some Lane toasted unflavored black Cavendish to make a small 1-2 bowl trial. Might help me make it through the rest of my supply, I mean why beat my head against the wall trying in different pipes when the outcome is likely to be the same without some sort of tweak? Do you ever try a blend in pipe after pipe hoping it will somehow miraculously transform, or do you pretty much know right away what potential it has?

 

[Brunello]

After dinner treat; Country Squire Rivendell in Savinelli Tortuga 614. A real nip in the air, this may be my last pipe of the night. Going to sit in the big chair and read for awhile.

 

[JimInks]

Not far from finishing this bowl of Watch City Stardust in a 1970s black pebble blasted slight bend Savinellli Capri 315 prince with a tapered black vulcanite stem. Dinner is next!

 

[JimInks]

Good idea. I have some Lane toasted unflavored black Cavendish to make a small 1-2 bowl trial. Might help me make it through the rest of my supply, I mean why beat my head against the wall trying in different pipes when the outcome is likely to be the same without some sort of tweak? Do you ever try a blend in pipe after pipe hoping it will somehow miraculously transform, or do you pretty much know right away what potential it has?

That's a hard question to answer. I generally take a blend as it comes to me. I don't have any preconceived notions. In fact, I try to avoid doing that so I can be free to let whatever a blend offers offer its attributes to me. Once I know what it is, I deal with it by either smoking it not.

Having written that, I do find some pipes smoke some blends better than other pipes will. So, if something isn't working in one pipe, I'll switch to another to see if there's a difference. Sometimes there is, sometimes there isn't.

 

[JimInks]

Relaxing after a wonderful salad, chicken legs and zucchini dinner with strawberries for dessert. I'm a quarter of the way through this bowl of year 2016 Sam Gawith Cabbie’s Uncut in a 2003 smooth medium bend straight grain Ardor Venere Extra signed by Dorelio Rovera Dublin and a black acrylic saddle stem. Community Coffee, neat, is my drink.

Hey! Where is everybody?

 

[Ranger107]

Watch city Roanoke flake in a pete bent pot. Taste isn't bad but smoking kinda hot. Maybe cause I was in a bit of a rush and did a fold and stuff vs a rub out. Will have to try that in a different pipe.

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking year 2018 Sutliff Dunhill Elizabethan Match in a 1980 smooth walnut finish quarter bend Peterson 505 Rhodesian silver spigot military mount with a black vulcanite saddle stem fishtail bit. Going to Zoom for a bit.

 

[Gus]

good day to all, now smoking Sam´s Flake by Samuel Gawith in a Felix Masso ( spanish artisan)

 

[JimInks]

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.

 

[Ranger107]

Good morning BoB. Starting out with Figgy Pudding in a vintage Sasieni full bent rhodesian with dark roast coffee. Beautiful day here in the mountains.

 

[Sid.Stavros]

Watching the Operation Mekong [2016] based on a real story, the 2011 Mekong River massacre. The governments of Thailand, Laos, Myanmar and China launch a joint task force to apprehend the criminals.

while smoking Pfeifen Huber Labyrinth Mixture.

 

[Ranger107]

Wife just commented she likes the room note of Figgy Pudding. Read about a CS blend called Parsons Blend. Supposed to be one of their best smelling aros. Anyone out there tried it?

 

[JimInks]

Part way through this bowl of Greeneyes Navy Rolls in a smooth dark brown medium bend undated Peterson Kildare 80S bulldog with a black vulcanite saddle p-lip stem.

 

[Ranger107]

Rivendell in a straight grain Pipa Croci bent pot. French vanilla coffee on the side.