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Post by coalsmoke on Dec 16, 2023 8:20:01 GMT -5
Just lit up a bowl of Wessex Brigade Campaign Dark Flake in the Amorelli while watching another streaming video and sipping the rest of my coffee. I'll head back to the house when I finish this pipe. Dark Flake comes rather moist when fresh and bites a bit until it dries out some. The depth and richness really shines now.
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Post by Goldbrick on Dec 16, 2023 8:45:03 GMT -5
Carter Hall in the French made 9438, with sweet black coffee on the side.
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Post by just ol ed on Dec 16, 2023 11:09:57 GMT -5
Nice weekend to all so far . Spotted in another thread...about mustard with Ed, none of that in my house either, along with ketchup. Tashkent in Ascorti NewDear saxophone, CokeOriginal by side. Get things done at my own slow pace thruout the day
43, to 46, overcast
Ed
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Post by Silver on Dec 16, 2023 11:32:52 GMT -5
Happy Saturday! Started the day with a couple bowls of Haunted Bookshop in the Saturday cob and coffee. Getting together with my wife's family for Christmas gathering today . I'll assemble/bake the appetizers we're taking along in a little while.
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Post by Silver on Dec 16, 2023 13:07:29 GMT -5
Pegasus in the Saturday cob. Appetizers for tonight are assembled. One's gotta go in the oven a little later.
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Post by Silver on Dec 16, 2023 14:17:33 GMT -5
Before the stuffed mushrooms go into the oven, I'm having some Friar's Bayou in a self-made Zulu.
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Post by matt on Dec 16, 2023 15:05:48 GMT -5
Balkan Supreme in the Savinelli Tre 802.  |
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Post by johnlawitzke on Dec 16, 2023 17:12:11 GMT -5
2007 Two Friends Redwood in my 1982 Dunhill Root Briar 41241 Panel.  |
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Post by coalsmoke on Dec 16, 2023 17:25:44 GMT -5
2007 Two Friends Redwood in my 1982 Dunhill Root Briar 41241 Panel. Just wow! |
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Post by just ol ed on Dec 16, 2023 17:36:34 GMT -5
MacBaren latakia flake in Nording freehand, Coke aside.
Ed-keepin' it smokie
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Post by john on Dec 16, 2023 17:45:10 GMT -5
This Arango Balkan Supreme is checking all the boxes for me. I only bought an ounce to give it a try. May have to go back and buy a pound. If you like Balkan Sobranie, this is a great alternative. It’s right up there with Sobranie, IMO. I’m on my third bowl today in the Orlik De Luxe. The smoked pork butt was a bust. Ran out of fuel for the pellet smoker right at the end. I needed to get the meat about 10 degrees hotter to make iit really tender and delicious. We ate it, but I didn’t go in for seconds. Matt, fear not the same thing happened to a butt I smoked. I found out later that you can put it in the oven at about 250º and it will finish the fat rendering. Having a couple of Peter Stokkebye's Luxury Twisted Flakes in a GBD Digby Canadian... This is one that I restored from an eBay sale several years ago. It had a terrible crack in the bowl which you could look through after I removed the cake. But, with some advice I received from Steve Laug, AKA Reborn Pipes, I was able to render it back into service. And as an added bonus, it smokes quite well! A bottle of water on the side...  |
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Post by john on Dec 16, 2023 17:49:56 GMT -5
Carter Hall in the French made 9438, with sweet black coffee on the side.  I saw the French (Maid) Made before the number 9438... That shape is one of my favorites I have a GBD Tapestry in it...  |
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Post by john on Dec 16, 2023 17:51:24 GMT -5
2007 Two Friends Redwood in my 1982 Dunhill Root Briar 41241 Panel. SMart looking pipe John! |
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Post by johnlawitzke on Dec 16, 2023 18:45:35 GMT -5
2007 Two Friends Redwood in my 1982 Dunhill Root Briar 41241 Panel. Just wow! Thanks! I felt like I won the lottery when I found this unsmoked undergraded pipe. It came into Paul's Pipe Shop as part of an estate collection a couple months before the pandemic. That side in the pic is the worst side with that slight bend in the grain. The other three sides are all straight up and down and the top and bottom are nothing but birdseye. I’ve seen DR *, DR **, and DR *** graded pipes with worse grain. I once showed this pipe to Brian Levine and asked his opinion on why it is so undergraded. His response: probably purchase orders. ie Dealers hadn’t ordered enough DR *+ grade pipes when this was made. 🤷♂️ So, I have a great Dunhill to commemorate my high school graduation year. 😀 |
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Post by matt on Dec 16, 2023 20:12:30 GMT -5
Trying GL Pease Ashbury for the first time. The reviews on it seem to be a little all over the place. I quite like it. It’s a smidge lighter on the Latakia compared to others I’ve been smoking lately. It’s pretty good!
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Post by urbino on Dec 16, 2023 20:18:16 GMT -5
Trying GL Pease Ashbury for the first time. The reviews on it seem to be a little all over the place. I quite like it. It’s a smidge lighter on the Latakia compared to others I’ve been smoking lately. It’s pretty good! For me, at least, Pease doesn't miss very often. |
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Post by matt on Dec 16, 2023 20:22:10 GMT -5
Trying GL Pease Ashbury for the first time. The reviews on it seem to be a little all over the place. I quite like it. It’s a smidge lighter on the Latakia compared to others I’ve been smoking lately. It’s pretty good! For me, at least, Pease doesn't miss very often. Sadly, I tried my first Pease smoke only about two weeks ago. I’ve really been missing out. |
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Post by urbino on Dec 16, 2023 20:31:46 GMT -5
For me, at least, Pease doesn't miss very often. Sadly, I tried my first Pease smoke only about two weeks ago. I’ve really been missing out. He also does the Drucquer & Sons blends, which I think are very underrated. |
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Post by matt on Dec 16, 2023 20:53:38 GMT -5
Sadly, I tried my first Pease smoke only about two weeks ago. I’ve really been missing out. He also does the Drucquer & Sons blends, which I think are very underrated. Yeah I bought a tin of Dracquer and Sons King’s Fool and a tin of Gaslight simultaneously. I’m a big fan of both. Quiet Nights is next on the list. |
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Post by urbino on Dec 16, 2023 21:07:11 GMT -5
OGS with a couple of years on it in a Savinelli Liquirizia 626:  |
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Post by trailboss on Dec 16, 2023 21:15:56 GMT -5
2007 Two Friends Redwood in my 1982 Dunhill Root Briar 41241 Panel. SMart looking pipe John! I dunno, but I think John's picture looked more appealing.  That Dunhill is striking though...beautiful grain. |
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Post by urbino on Dec 16, 2023 22:24:03 GMT -5
Boswell's Vanilla Cream in the Comoy's Grand Slam I charged to Gypo 's credit card:  |
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Post by trailboss on Dec 16, 2023 22:48:43 GMT -5
Boswell's Vanilla Cream in the Comoy's Grand Slam I charged to Gypo 's credit card: A friend supplying briar, is a friend to be admired. |
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Post by just ol ed on Dec 16, 2023 22:59:18 GMT -5
Latakia flake, cobs & to the chats
Ed
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Post by Silver on Dec 17, 2023 0:28:11 GMT -5
Had a couple bowls of Friar's Bayou in a self-made freehand Dublin for the drive to and from a family Christmas party. I'll have a bowl of Haunted Bookshop in the Saturday cob and call it a day.
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Post by coalsmoke on Dec 17, 2023 5:05:04 GMT -5
Good Sunday Morning! It's 48° and raining here right now. The workshop heater is on low just to chase the chill and damp. Nothing much on the list for this afternoon so I'll work on my vintage railroad postcard blog and, of course, do some more laundry. Starting the smoking day with a bowl of 2015 McC Christmas Cheer, a gift from a friend, in the Savinelli Venera 128 rusticated billiard. Talk about one fine tobacco: deep, rich, and smooth. As always, there's a fresh travel mugga coffee tucked underneath my jacket. Have a good one everybody!
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Post by coalsmoke on Dec 17, 2023 5:46:59 GMT -5
Working on a bowl of HH Pure VA Flake inthe Sav rusticated billiard. Occasionally sipping my coffee while watching another streaming episode of my PBS video.
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Post by urbino on Dec 17, 2023 6:42:36 GMT -5
Good Sunday Morning! It's 48° and raining here right now. The workshop heater is on low just to chase the chill and damp. Nothing much on the list for this afternoon so I'll work on my vintage railroad postcard blog and, of course, do some more laundry. Starting the smoking day with a bowl of 2015 McC Christmas Cheer, a gift from a friend, in the Savinelli Venera 128 rusticated billiard. Talk about one fine tobacco: deep, rich, and smooth. As always, there's a fresh travel mugga coffee tucked underneath my jacket. Have a good one everybody! That's a good friend to have. |
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Post by sidstavros on Dec 17, 2023 6:44:29 GMT -5
'Dayyy from Athens-Greece, we had clouds-light rain and now sun with 52 'F.  Planta No1. |
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Post by coalsmoke on Dec 17, 2023 6:56:04 GMT -5
Good Sunday Morning! It's 48° and raining here right now. The workshop heater is on low just to chase the chill and damp. Nothing much on the list for this afternoon so I'll work on my vintage railroad postcard blog and, of course, do some more laundry. Starting the smoking day with a bowl of 2015 McC Christmas Cheer, a gift from a friend, in the Savinelli Venera 128 rusticated billiard. Talk about one fine tobacco: deep, rich, and smooth. As always, there's a fresh travel mugga coffee tucked underneath my jacket. Have a good one everybody! That's a good friend to have. I've been gifted with McC tobacco a couple of times this year. A generous member here sent me a selection of tobaccos including the wonderful Blackwoods Flake. My friend from the Cleveland area gets together with me several times a year and we meet at a tobacco shop halfway between our homes to sit in the smoking lounge to talk and smoke our pipes. He knows how much I like McC tobacco, so he passed this tin on to me. A good friend indeed. |
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I saw the French (Maid) Made before the number 9438... That shape is one of my favorites I have a GBD Tapestry in it... 
