What are You Smoking? July 2024

Coniston Cut Plug too, I think.  A couple others I don't recall.

Such a bummer. Especially if one is a unique favorite. I'd cry actual tears if they discontinued Bob's CF.

Well, now this calls into question her company leadership and the future of the company, in my opinion. She’s made too many changes to the traditional the past few years since taking over and I thought production would improve since Laudisi becoming the US distributor. We’ve not been able to get Grasmere for many years in the US and yet it’s still available in the UK. Prices just ticked up to over $100 for 500g now for most all the blends. 

If anyone’s got a pound of Kendal Flake with only 1-3 years of age on it, I’ve got a $100 bill with your name on it if you’re willing to part ways with it. 

At any rate, yet another pipe tobacco loss out of left field. 

I have to pour one out (smoke one)  for the fallen favorite, so next up smoking some 2021 Kendal Flake in a Kaywoodie Saxon sandblasted panel billiard. 

Good Afternoon! It's 80° with a cool breeze and a mix of big white clouds and sunshine out here on the deck. Just a nice Summer day. Smoking a bowl of Scottish Flake in the MM Washington 5th Avenue cob while listening to streaming light vocal jazz and there's a glass of cold water on the side.

All of these blends passing into history is quite sad to me, especially since a good fifteen years of my pipe smoking was mostly GH and SG blends. I currently have a lifetime supply of most of them though. I’m not interested in clearing out my Kendal Flake stock, but if you find yourself really wanting a bit more, I’d be happy to send you a few ounces.

I've still got a couple more tins from my first order, so I haven't been checking on it. Hopefully it's available by the time I really "need" some more.

Thanks for the missing Urbs. Abingdon in Ashton Magnum (lucite stem by JT Cooke) been keeping me company for awhile.

Ed

Haunted Bookshop in the Saturday cob. Heading out for dinner shortly.

Im smoking some Darwin Asa which is an english blend in my brand new sorta custom cayuga pipe. I feel very blessed today I went to pauls pipe shop with members of my pipe club Eric and Tracy today. I got a full tour of the place and got to see where they do repairs and make the cayuga pipes. I saw over a thousand pounds of pipe tobacco no joke. What an amazing experience I bought a cayuga nose warmer and I didn't like the short stem so Dan the "Pipe god" made me a new stem right then to my exact wants. I will figure out how to post pictures soon.

Do not call Dan that in front of him.  He hates it.  Eric knows that and continues to do so thinking that he’s being cute but he isn’t.

Yes sir. Duly noted. I personally didn't call him that and I will remember that in the future. I understand, and I mean no disrespect in any fashion towards anyone. The experience was very cool and intriguing. Thank you for recommending it also.

Mastro da Paja is one I don't have. How's it smoke?

Son and his future bride met up with us for dinner, then came back to the house for a little fire on the patio. Alternated between Haunted Bookshop and Friar's Bayou. Wrapping things up with Friar's Bayou in the barrel-shaped meerschaum. Beautiful summer night.

Good morning yall! Smoking some Dan's chocolate chip blend out of my new cayuga pipe.