What are you smoking?

[Jazzman]

A bowl of FVF in a Castello 31. Peace-Mike :bounce:

 

[Smoker99]

Escudo in a 2C Cavicchi Canadian.

 

[velveteagle]

Starting the day with a bowl of Dan's Blue Note in a Wally Frank LTD Giant.. 53.F slept pretty good.. Coffee flowing..

 

[scottbtdmb]

Starting the day off here with some G&H Dark Flake Unscented in a bent GBD WWI era pipe

 

[mac]

McClelland Anniversary Blend 2010 in a 97 Tinsky Christmas Pipe

 

[velveteagle]

Busy day so far.. MC Red Cake 5100 in a Brebbia Ascot Chubby Bulldog..Then Lancers Slices in a Eagle Claw Meer..

 

[Muddler]

Heinrich's Special Curly in a Pietenpauw.

 

[Jazzman]

Two bowls of Union Square, one in a Stanwell 142, the other just now in my CAO Meer with a side of Iced Coffee and some 70 degree weather. Peace-Mike :sunny:

 

[Blackhorse]

Spent much of the day "Forging" a new giant pipe nail. Amid the torches and anvil and forging hammer playtime I smoked a 'secret' test blend that is an apprent attempt at Stonehaven...in a group 4, full bent CAO Meer, carved with Mr.Holmes on one side and Mr. Watson on the other. The testweed was stellar, and I've nearly finished the nail. Good day all around!



HINT - DERIVED FROM BIZZARE NEW TECHNIQUE: Yesterday I smoked the first bowl of the mystery blend with pretty good results. It got into the zone at the halfway point and went gold from there. Then today...As I had very little of the mystery blend left after filling the bowl for the second trial, I smoked it down halfway (to the gold zone) then tipped off the light ash, tamped lightly and added the remaining blend to the top of the bowl, exhausting my supply. Following a relight, the remainder of the smoke was absolutely stellar...providing a full bowl that was in the zone. I've never added fresh on top of a half smoked bowl before, but the result was amazing. I'll certainly try this in the future!

 

[Anonymous]

FVF

Old Bewlay Special (apparent meaning : nice grain & no fills) with an LL lucite optomised-airway re-stem.

Bewlays was, at one time, a large & successful chain of tobacconists in England, like Puff-&-Brouse & the Tinderbox were here. Like them, they bought the pipes they sold from various manufacturers and stamped them.

It's one of the five or so pipes here that have taken turns being MVP, for years. And a poster child example of the fact that, once an older pipe is properly cured and smoked-in, the name on it bears no relation to its performance quality.

Past a certain age (above) and use horizon, older Dunhills, Barlings, Comoys &c. are a lot more valuable than similarly old Parkers, Bewlays or Hardcastles, but they perform on a par with each other.

You can't taste the names on the shanks. 8)

FWIW

:face:

 

[talrmn35]

Penzance in a BC.

 

[Ol'Dawg]

The last several months I've been re-visiting all the drug store blends and usually smoke them in one of my Dr. Gs. Tonight I decided to have a bowl of Carter Hall in my Balleby bent apple. A nice surprise at the depth of flavors and smoothness.

Jim

 

[fishnrust]

A lovely bowl of Jack Knife Plug in a Savinelli Milano.

 

[Smoker99]

Union Square in an old Charatan Zulu.

 

[velveteagle]

Slow morning cup of coffee.. Going to finish taxes when my brain works better.. Heading outside with a bowl of Dan's Blue Note in a Peoria Canadian Sitter..

 

[MisterE]

Good (very late) morning boys. Having a bowl of SG Cannon Plug in my Sasieni Uberflakepfief.

Off to teach in a bit then down to Cuernavaca for another Madame Butterfly performance.

 

[velveteagle]

OGS in a Wally Frank LTD Chubby Bullcap.. Lots of sunshine here..

 

[Jazzman]

Earlier a bowl of Westminster in my first pipe a Sav Oscar lil canadian. Just now a bowl of Chelsea Morning in my Dunnnie Grp 5 billiard. Peace-Mike :tongue:

 

[velveteagle]

Just got back from a good movie.. Limitless.. Had bowl on the way to it of FVF in a Eagle Claw Meer.. Liked it so much I am heading out soon with a bowl of the same in a Wally Frank LTD Chubby Bullcap...

 

[fishnrust]

JKP in a massive rustic Savinelli Autograph 4.