What Are You Smoking Pages.

[Zippo]

Good Afternoon friends and fellow BoBs.
Just filled a bowl of Rangers gifted Hobbit Weed in a Parker "Jockey club" Bulldog 73. Another beautiful marriage of both briar and leaf.
Mrs Zs Birthday today, so we're out tonight for a meal and drinks. Will have to refill a leather pouch and pack some pipes to keep me going

 

[Swede]

Gawith, Hoggarth Louisiana Perique Flake from @Haebar in a Lorenzo Spitfire Filtro bent with water. These are some beautiful and tasty flakes.

 

[DrT999]

I don't know of any UK tobacconists that still sell to the USA. I think its something to do with our taxation, which is extortionate. And Americans won't pay the prices we pay. On top of that, we have a heavy duty on exportation of tobacco

For whatever reason (I've seen several, but they don't make sense to me at least), the UK (other than N Ireland) allegedly won't honor US credit cards for tobacco sales. The N. Irish and Irish store prices are about as high as the 'mainland' UK; I'd likely still pay it (occasionally at least) to buy some Grasmere and a few others.

 

[EZONSLOW]

Smoking a Pete XL02 with CAO Eileens dream and another mug of Community coffee.

 

[Balisong]

I finish the Abingdon and loaded a Pride with GH Broken Scotch Cake for breaks while mucking the turkey stall. They did well last night and are ejoying the great outdoors!

 

[Balisong]

@Zippo
Wish Mrs. Z a Very Happy Birthday!

 

[Zippo]

For whatever reason (I've seen several, but they don't make sense to me at least), the UK (other than N Ireland) allegedly won't honor US credit cards for tobacco sales. The N. Irish and Irish store prices are about as high as the 'mainland' UK; I'd likely still pay it (occasionally at least) to buy some Grasmere and a few others.

I never knew that, about the cards. How bizarre

 

[Zippo]

@Zippo
Wish Mrs. Z a Very Happy Birthday!

A big thank you from Mrs Z, and myself.
Cheers Bali

 

[Zippo]

St. Bruno in a very large Rhodesian. I don't know who makes this pipe, it's just stamped made in London. There is some kind of makers mark, and an x. I just can't make the mark out though.
But I must admit it smokes sublime, and stays very cool no matter the tobacco.

 

[DrT999]

I never knew that, about the cards. How bizarre

I guess technically there's some reason why they can't honor such transactions (as opposed to not wanting to)

 

[WarneOut]

Watch City's 4-Q in a Vauen bent pot, with a strong cup of Trader Joe's black coffee.

Tough combination to beat in the morning.

 

[JimInks]

A third of a bowl left of early 2000s 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.

 

[Balisong]

My order arrived and I immediately opened GLP géométrie! I loaded the small pieces into a fairly new MM Washington Rob Roy for a first taste. I started out sweet with a bouquet of flavors and is now becoming mildly sweet and floral. Tastes like a keeper!

 

[JimInks]

Enjoyed a tasty lunch, and am smoking year 2014 Sutliff 1849 in a medium bend smooth dark brown 1968 Barling 5631 London England TVF billiard silver spigot with a tapered black vulcanite stem. Gold Star Jamaican Reserve, neat, is my drink. Watching an episode of Mike Hammer.

 

[JimInks]

Nearing the half way mark on this bowl of year 2020 Watch City Rouxgaroux in a smooth medium bend 2021 Peterson POTY Natural 4AB No. 6/500 military mount with a silver cap and a tapered black vulcanite AB stem.

 

[Charley Scanlan]

I'm smoking Mac Baren Solent Mixture in a Peterson flame grain. I had another pipe (a Viking) I was using for that blend, but it was hurting my teeth, so down to the bottom with it

 

[Haebar]

I don't know of any UK tobacconists that still sell to the USA. I think its something to do with our taxation, which is extortionate. And Americans won't pay the prices we pay. On top of that, we have a heavy duty on exportation of tobacco

Yes, you are right, the prices are very high compared to what we Americans pay for pipe tobacco. I looked up the price for Condor on Mr. Snuff from a tip from @DrT999 and the price of a 25 g pouch is $35.99 - too much for me. We'd pay about $5 to $7 for 25g here if it were priced like an Amphora pouch. Brother, I had no idea you had to pay those prices for pipe tobacco!

Currently smoking some KBV Burley Morning Pipe, thanks to @Swede , in a big Dr. Grabow rusticated pot.

 

[JimInks]

Half way through the last of this tin of year 2014 Astley’s No. 109 Medium Flake in a straight black 1963 Dunhill LBS Shell 4S billiard with a tapered black vulcanite stem. Dunno what Va. I'll smoke in this pipe next.

 

[Padraig D]

Smoking a Pete XL02 with CAO Eileens dream and another mug of Community coffee.

I have basically stopped smoking aromatics since I worked out they were giving me problems with my mouth - worse than tongue bite, something more like a bad irritation.

Anyway, I hesitantly tried some Eileens Dream recently because it is on Muttonchop Piper's Blend Club for 2023. I was pleasantly surprised that it didn't give me the same reaction and was similar in taste to the Irish whiskey aromatic I had been smoking but nowhere near as sticky and much more subtle. No idea what is different about this compared to several other aromatics that were giving me grief.

I have discovered that I like English and heavy Latakia blends more now. but I'm keeping some of this Eileens Dream on hand for when I might feel like something sweet.

Enjoy

 

[Balisong]

After dinner pipe is GLP Kensington in a Rob Roy with my last beer on the side.