What are you smoking?

[Brewdude]

Big pipe day for me so far-

Started off after a light b'fast with a bowl of Park Lane Orient Express Scene 1, in my humble Pete 999 Flame Grain which was the very first Pete I acquired back around '00 or so. P-lip.

Late morning saw one of Ozzie's blends sacrificed in my second pipe I ever purchased, a basic Sav 316 Rusticated Loma. I don't usually reach for Lat blends these days, but felt like a bit of a change. And this blend was christened "Oriental test" according to the Wiz. viz-

A mix of Turkish Izmir, Macedonian , and very slight Yenidji. Blended with a bit of Canadian VA leaf, a splash of stoved VA to darken it bringing in some sweet notes. For some smokey nuance, about 10% Cyprian Latakia. (This is no "Lat bomb")

< This is all Ozzie's notes as far as I can replicate them here. The original transmission was performed in what appears to be fountain pen, and sadly a few of the words were obscured by what seems to be some sort of liquid which dissolved a few of them. Could've been the rain that day in the mailbox or perhaps me spilling coffee on them!!>

And what of the Oriental test? Jolly nice to report pleasant findings, even with my Lat-aversion thing going on right now. Really enjoyed this bowl, considering the frame of mind I was in (that being receptive).

Mid-afternoon I continued on breaking in the RDP big dog. Very pleasant experience.

So that brings me to the final bowl of the day - aged 5100 in my very humble Stanny Legend 19 after supper.



Cheers,

RR

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking Dan Tobacco Tumblin’ Dice in a mid-late 1930s straight black grain relief Dunhill OX Shell bulldog with a silver band repair and a black vulcanite stem. Ice water and bergs is my evening drink.

 

[AJ]

SWR in my Lorenzo Vicenza Egg.

AJ

 

[Ozark Wizard]

I mixed half McC's 2000 with half McC's 2035. Tried it this morning while doing my chores and my first cup of coffee. Liked it so much I made a snack bag of it. Rotated my falcons and a couple of Osage Orange pipes around it..........

 

[JimInks]

Cup O’ Joes Adirondack Tiger Slices in a 2002 Ser Jacopo Delecta Fatta A Mano R1 sandblast Rhodesian with a smooth extension at the shank and a black acrylic stem.

 

[PeterD]

...final pipe of the day...Dunhill Flake in a '74 Dunhill ODA shell apple... :cheers:

 

[AJ]

Dan Tobacco Holly's Discovery in my Design Berlin Paneled Magnum Billiard.

AJ

 

[JimInks]

The last of this sample of HU Janneman Flake in an early 1930s smooth straight Super Grain Kaywoodie Synchrostem Canadian 5129 with a black vulcanite stem.

 

[JimInks]

Motzek Scottish in a 2004 smooth long stem Canadian Trever Talbot Ligne Bretagne Faite en Bretagne 4/3 with a black vulcanite stem.

 

[JimInks]

MacBaren Navy Flake in a 2016 PSF POY quarter bend black sandblasted Vermont Freehand egg with an aluminum band and amber tortoise saddle stem.

 

[JimInks]

2012 Anniversary Kake in a smooth medium bend 1981 Century full bend natural egg with a black vulcanite stem.

 

[DrT999]

Brown Sugar Flake in a Royal meer Apple

 

[PeterD]

...early AM...PA...then, Half & Half...now, SG FVF in a Posella rustic Lovat... :cheers:




...up next...Rattray's Summer 2015... :cheers:

 

[JimInks]

Not too far from finishing this bowl of Jim’s C Blend in a smooth medium bend straight grain 2001 Karl Erik Ekstravagant brandy with a leaf engraved silver band and a black acrylic stem. A bottle of Mist Twst is my drink.

 

[JimInks]

Edgeworth Ready Rubbed in a very much appreciated 1979 brown, slight bend grain etched flat front Stanwell Rego 969-48 (09) with a black vulcanite stem.

 

[fsu92john]

Davidoff Scottish Mixture in a Ser Jacopo sandblasted bent Dublin.

 

[DrT999]

5 o'clock shadow in a Kaywoodie egg

 

[JimInks]

Country Squire Senior Chief in a 2003 IMP horn Meer.

 

[JimInks]

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.

 

[JimInks]

MacBaren Burley London Blend in a 2001 black sandblasted three quarter bend Rinaldo Lithos YY bulldog with an amber colored stem.