Zach
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Posts: 4,360
First Name: Zach
Favorite Pipe: Too many currently, bound to change
Favorite Tobacco: Haunted Bookshop, Big 'N' Burley, Pegasus, Habana Daydream, OJK, Rum Twist, FVF, Escudo, Orlik Golden Sliced, Kendal Flake, Ennerdale
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Post by Zach on Jul 12, 2023 9:37:28 GMT -5
Checking in, a few days ago I smoked some 2021 Watch City Rouxgaroux in a Kaywoodie sandblasted panel billiard. The following day I smoked some John Cotton’s Dark and Stormy in a poker cob. Yesterday while pruning in the garden I smoked some C&D Pegasus in a polished 5th Ave showcob with blue/white swirl acylic saddlebit.
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Post by Silver on Jul 12, 2023 11:21:43 GMT -5
Weeded a couple flower beds. Now, on the back deck with some Briar Fox in the Wednesday cob and what's left of my coffee.
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Post by johnlawitzke on Jul 12, 2023 12:19:28 GMT -5
1990s Rattray's Jocks Mixture in my 2015 Dunhill Ring Grain 4110 Liverpool.  |
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Post by just ol ed on Jul 12, 2023 12:54:35 GMT -5
Wilke #622 in Brebbia calabash for now. Soon on front porch with Partagas 6x50 & just people & traffic watch
77, to 80, clouding up, rain expected
Ed-same, not good
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Post by Goldbrick on Jul 12, 2023 14:06:43 GMT -5
Spillmans Mixture in a Mark Tinsky freehand, iced coffee on the side.
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Post by Silver on Jul 12, 2023 14:29:12 GMT -5
Back from running a few errands with my wife. On the back deck with a bowl of SG/Danish Pipe Shop Brown Sugar Flake in a self-made, smooth freehand Dublin.
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Post by turbocat on Jul 12, 2023 14:39:54 GMT -5
HU Edward G in my BC calabash.
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Post by coalsmoke on Jul 12, 2023 15:16:52 GMT -5
Good Afternoon! It's 86°, breezy, with moderate humidity and a mix of clouds and sun out here on the deck. Just stepped outside for a pipe and to listen to streaming music for a while. Currently smoking a bowl of HH Pure VA Flake in the MM Washington cob and there's a glass of cold water on the side.
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Post by Silver on Jul 12, 2023 16:31:22 GMT -5
After-dinner smoke time. Haunted Bookshop in the Wednesday cob.
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Post by johnlawitzke on Jul 12, 2023 16:52:14 GMT -5
2014 McC Stave-Aged 35 in my 2019 Dunhill Cumberland 3101 Apple.  |
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Post by coalsmoke on Jul 12, 2023 17:05:49 GMT -5
That's one stunning pipe, John.
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Post by johnlawitzke on Jul 12, 2023 17:55:28 GMT -5
That's one stunning pipe, John. Thanks! I was watching for just the right group 3 Apple for quite a while before I found that one last year. |
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Post by Goldbrick on Jul 12, 2023 18:24:14 GMT -5
Captain Black Royal in a full bent bulldog from Jursa, evening coffee on the side.
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Post by bigwoolie on Jul 12, 2023 18:53:04 GMT -5
Mac Baren Old Dark Fired flake in a SMS Meerschaum
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Post by Gypo on Jul 12, 2023 19:21:04 GMT -5
Mac Baren Old Dark Fired flake in a SMS Meerschaum Good to see you post. |
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Post by Silver on Jul 12, 2023 19:31:24 GMT -5
I'm going to smoke my blending tobaccos individually to get a better idea of what they bring to a blend. I'm nearly finished with a bowl of C&D Dark Burley in a cob. This stuff is pretty robust and rich. Next up will be some red Virginia in another cob.
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Post by terrapinflyer on Jul 12, 2023 20:04:21 GMT -5
I'm going to smoke my blending tobaccos individually to get a better idea of what they bring to a blend. I'm nearly finished with a bowl of C&D Dark Burley in a cob. This stuff is pretty robust and rich. Next up will be some red Virginia in another cob. This is a very rewarding exercise. I have less interest in blending than I did, but it was educational. It's a pleasant evening with no baseball, so the porch it is. Dark Flake in a Kaywoodie bully, because my dentist says I'm not getting enough tar. Cold, fizzy hop tea with. Mmm...bitter. |
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Post by turbocat on Jul 12, 2023 20:52:18 GMT -5
I'm going to smoke my blending tobaccos individually to get a better idea of what they bring to a blend. I'm nearly finished with a bowl of C&D Dark Burley in a cob. This stuff is pretty robust and rich. Next up will be some red Virginia in another cob. I’ve been using the Dark Burley to add some strength and body to some Burley forward blends for a while now, it’s great stuff. Funny thing though, until I just read your post, it never occurred to me that I have never tried it by itself. You have inspired me to do that. I’m smoking Mac Baren Vanilla Roll Cake in a BC Origine. |
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Post by Silver on Jul 12, 2023 21:03:27 GMT -5
I'm going to smoke my blending tobaccos individually to get a better idea of what they bring to a blend. I'm nearly finished with a bowl of C&D Dark Burley in a cob. This stuff is pretty robust and rich. Next up will be some red Virginia in another cob. I’ve been using the Dark Burley to add some strength and body to some Burley forward blends for a while now, it’s great stuff. Funny thing though, until I just read your post, it never occurred to me that I have never tried it by itself. You have inspired me to do that. I’m smoking Mac Baren Vanilla Roll Cake in a BC Origine. It's a pretty heady tobacco. I know someone who smokes it straight on a regular basis. I don't think I can do that. I've also read that it's the base for Haunted Bookshop (and possibly Three Friars, Pegasus...). |
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Zach
Pro Member
If you can't send money, send tobacco.
Posts: 4,360
First Name: Zach
Favorite Pipe: Too many currently, bound to change
Favorite Tobacco: Haunted Bookshop, Big 'N' Burley, Pegasus, Habana Daydream, OJK, Rum Twist, FVF, Escudo, Orlik Golden Sliced, Kendal Flake, Ennerdale
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Post by Zach on Jul 12, 2023 21:03:33 GMT -5
5/22 Warped St. Espresso in a 10 year old MM Great Dane Egg bent. This cob was a seconds cob from a Missouri Meerschaum 10 pipe grab bag with extra plaster around the bottom hardwood plug and now a big divet scraped out of the wall in the inside of the bowl. She keeps on smoking perfectly. Still the same bent Danish ABS plastic bit on it as 10 years ago. Hard to believe.
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Zach
Pro Member
If you can't send money, send tobacco.
Posts: 4,360
First Name: Zach
Favorite Pipe: Too many currently, bound to change
Favorite Tobacco: Haunted Bookshop, Big 'N' Burley, Pegasus, Habana Daydream, OJK, Rum Twist, FVF, Escudo, Orlik Golden Sliced, Kendal Flake, Ennerdale
Location:
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Post by Zach on Jul 12, 2023 21:06:34 GMT -5
I’ve been using the Dark Burley to add some strength and body to some Burley forward blends for a while now, it’s great stuff. Funny thing though, until I just read your post, it never occurred to me that I have never tried it by itself. You have inspired me to do that. I’m smoking Mac Baren Vanilla Roll Cake in a BC Origine. It's a pretty heady tobacco. I know someone who smokes it straight on a regular basis. I don't think I can do that. I've also read that it's the base for Haunted Bookshop (and possibly Three Friars, Pegasus...). It’s great on it’s own, just a bit one dimensional. I do smoke it on it’s own from time to time but generally use it to add to mixtures. |
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Post by Silver on Jul 12, 2023 21:08:13 GMT -5
Tried the Dark Burley, Red Virginia and Bright Virginia. It's one thing to read descriptions, experiencing it is another. Not that it'll make me a better blender, but I can connect the written descriptions with my taste buds better. I'm gonna try some Izmir Turkish and then Perique next.
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Post by just ol ed on Jul 12, 2023 21:59:20 GMT -5
soon PerettiBritish & cobs to the chats
Ed
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Post by Silver on Jul 12, 2023 22:41:02 GMT -5
Experimenting completed, the Izmir was nice on its own and the Perique not as overwhelming as anticipated. Now, I'm smoking McConnell Scottish Cake in the Peterson B42 System Spigot.
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Post by Silver on Jul 13, 2023 0:40:43 GMT -5
Old Gowrie in an Upshall Canadian.
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Post by coalsmoke on Jul 13, 2023 5:11:18 GMT -5
Good Morning! It's 71°, breezy with a clear sky, and both workshop doors are open to the cool air here at dawn. This afternoon is the garbage pickup, so the bin will go out to the street when I leave for Home Depot and the supermarket. The first smoke of the day is HH Pure VA Flake as always in a Savinelli Venere 128 and the usual travel mugga fresh coffee is on the tobacco table. Have a good, safe one, everybody!  |
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Post by Darin on Jul 13, 2023 6:46:29 GMT -5
Good morning! It's just about time to leave for work and I'm finishing up some 2014 Motzek Strang in an RDPipes sandblasted Bulldog Nosewarmer ... black coffee to drink. Have a good one!
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Post by Goldbrick on Jul 13, 2023 7:51:39 GMT -5
It's a pretty heady tobacco. I know someone who smokes it straight on a regular basis. I don't think I can do that. I've also read that it's the base for Haunted Bookshop (and possibly Three Friars, Pegasus...). It’s great on it’s own, just a bit one dimensional. I do smoke it on it’s own from time to time but generally use it to add to mixtures. I smoke Stokkebye's Dark Burley 702 on it's own all the time; it's a favorite of mine, but I have no idea how it stacks up to C&Ds dark burley, but I can say that the 702 dark is far smoother than Stokkebye's 312 burley. |
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Post by Goldbrick on Jul 13, 2023 7:55:42 GMT -5
Spillman's Mixture in the Tinsky freehand , coffee on the side.
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Post by coalsmoke on Jul 13, 2023 10:23:56 GMT -5
Good Late Morning! It's 79°, breezy, and with a mix of clouds and sunshine out here on the deck. Just right for enjoying a pipe and reading. Finishing up a bowl of Peterson Flake in the Sav smooth billiard before lunch and there's a second travel mugga coffee on the side.
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