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Post by urbino on Oct 21, 2024 21:10:40 GMT -5
Missouri Meerschaum’s Rockin’ Earl 155th Anniversary blend in a new MM Pirate Poker. Holy quality control issues, Batman. The poker is supposed to sit, it doesn’t even when packed full. It’s very tiny compared to pictures though I knew it was small and bought it for that reason. I got a tin of Pipe Force V with this order and the tin was open and fully dried to a complete crisp! I’ve reached out to MM, never had this with one of these round tins before now. Rockin’ Earl - Aromatic blend of burley, bright and red, and a good dose of Latakia. Tasting notes of Earl Grey tea, vanilla, pound cake, lemon zest, and cedar smokiness. Blended by The Country Squire.
A through and through, same old same old Sutliff aromatic mixture of the same of 150 blends I’ve been had on before, But the flavors sounded awesome and what a weird combo. Thing is though, I can’t put my finger on it, but it smells exactly like another Sutliff aro I’ve had. The flavor is however interesting. A mild Sutliff crossover aromatic English similar to many others but I do get an Earl Grey flavor with some lemon cake.  Unfortunate experience. ISTM a cob sitter would have to have a very short shank and stem. Cob just isn't heavy enough to sit upright with much weight at all to imbalance it. |
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Zach
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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 Oct 21, 2024 21:16:24 GMT -5
Yeah it’s definitely full on bergamot, vanilla is mild, and a zesty, tangy lemon pound cake flavor all the way over a plain bed of mild Sutliff English. Interesting, nearly headache-inducing, and likely to be one I’m glad I didn’t buy another pouch of! urbino The other main Dagner poker sits just fine and the larger cobs are all plenty heavy enough to be sitters. This one is a QC issue where the stem is supposed to stick up nearly vertically but instead it’s barely at a bend. You win some, you lose some, but you live to fight another day! |
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Post by urbino on Oct 21, 2024 21:23:00 GMT -5
Yeah it’s definitely full on bergamot, vanilla is mild, and a zesty, tangy lemon pound cake flavor all the way over a plain bed of mild Sutliff English. Interesting, nearly headache-inducing, and likely to be one I’m glad I didn’t buy another pouch of! urbino The other main Dagner poker sits just fine and the larger cobs are all plenty heavy enough to be sitters. This one is a QC issue where the stem is supposed to stick up nearly vertically but instead it’s barely at a bend. You win some, you lose some, but you live to fight another day! It was supposed to be more of a cherrywood? |
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Zach
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Posts: 4,359
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 Oct 21, 2024 21:34:36 GMT -5
It’s also a Jayson Dagner designed poker of tiny proportions and I do really like it, just wish it sat. It’s got thin walls which is different for a change but it’s smoking great and it’s really feather light. For as tiny as it is, it holds a good 30 minute smoke. Flawless shank-to-bowl; absolutely no gap around the shank or leftover glue.
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Post by Silver on Oct 21, 2024 22:24:20 GMT -5
Haunted Bookshop in the Monday cob.
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Post by coalsmoke on Oct 22, 2024 5:10:41 GMT -5
Good Morning! It's 51° here with a clear, starry sky and moonlight. This afternoon I'm not going anywhere and will take care of some household chores. Getting the smoking day started with a bowl of HH Pure VA Flake in the Savinelli Venere 128 smooth billiard and there's a fresh travel mugga coffee tucked underneath my jacket. Have a good one everybody!
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Post by coalsmoke on Oct 22, 2024 9:52:18 GMT -5
Good Morning Again! It's 61° with a clear sky and bright sunshine out here on the deck right now, but the forecast is for a very warm afternoon. I'm smoking another bowl of HH Pure VA Flake and this time in the Stanwell 29 smooth billiard. The neighborhood is quiet, so I'm going to sip my leftover coffee, look at the colorful trees, and read.
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Post by Darin on Oct 22, 2024 10:05:04 GMT -5
Cooler weather means more Latakia for me. I've been nudging in the season with Rattray's Red Rapparee but am ready for some bigger guns. Lancer Slices, Blakeney's Best and GLP Gaslight are up for this week.
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Post by Silver on Oct 22, 2024 10:22:16 GMT -5
Happy Tuesday! Started the day with a couple bowls of Haunted Bookshop in the Tuesday cob and coffee on the back porch. It's 64 and sunny here. Enjoying what's left of the morning.
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Post by Silver on Oct 22, 2024 10:59:02 GMT -5
Another bowl oh Haunted Bookshop in the Tuesday cob on the back porch. Gonna do a little more work in the garden.
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Post by coalsmoke on Oct 22, 2024 11:01:40 GMT -5
I'm enjoying a bowl of Bayou Morning Flake in the MM Missouri Pride cob while finishing up my coffee and soon I'll head inside for lunch.
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Post by exbenedict on Oct 22, 2024 12:24:34 GMT -5
Stonehaven, J Alan pipe
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Post by Silver on Oct 22, 2024 12:50:32 GMT -5
Taking a break from garden tasks. Another bowl of Haunted Bookshop in the Tuesday cob and what's left of the coffee on the back deck.
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Post by Silver on Oct 22, 2024 14:23:35 GMT -5
I think I'm done working for the day. Good progress made. And a big brush pile do deal with. I'm smoking a bowl of Riverboat Gambler in the Tuesday cob.
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Post by Silver on Oct 22, 2024 15:06:04 GMT -5
Watered the remaining pots, baskets and garden bed. Now, I'm done for the day. Another bowl of Riverboat Gambler in the Tuesday cob.
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Post by coalsmoke on Oct 22, 2024 15:29:02 GMT -5
Good Late Afternoon! Out on the deck with a bowl of HH Pure VA Flake in the MM Missouri Pride cob and a glass of cold water. Beautiful weather!
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Post by Silver on Oct 22, 2024 15:33:38 GMT -5
Good Late Afternoon! Out on the deck with a bowl of HH Pure VA Flake in the MM Missouri Pride cob and a glass of cold water. Beautiful weather! It was a nice day here, too! Spent the day in the garden. Got so busy, I forgot to stop for lunch. Getting hungry. Wife's got the pasta in the water. |
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Post by Silver on Oct 22, 2024 16:17:21 GMT -5
After-dinner smoke time. Haunted Bookshop in the MM Pony Express with longer stem. Gotta get cleaned up and head out this evening. I'd rather be at home in front of the TV, watching hockey.
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Post by johnlawitzke on Oct 22, 2024 17:42:17 GMT -5
2012 Leo in my Stanwell Legend 25 Scoop.  |
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Post by trailboss on Oct 22, 2024 18:10:48 GMT -5
^ Looks like it was made to load using the scoop method that my uncle Earl employed in his tobacco pouch, none of his pipes looked that fine though.
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Post by johnlawitzke on Oct 22, 2024 19:13:54 GMT -5
2016 C&D Crooked Lane in my Don Warren Feeehand.  |
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Post by trailboss on Oct 22, 2024 19:15:44 GMT -5
McClelland's Virginia Woods from 2000, cracked the tin at the Las Vegas International Pipe Show, and it was a hit for those that partook...fortunately they did not smoke it all. In a Rinaldo Sahara YYY Bent bulldog? Beautifully smoking ppipe.    |
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Post by Gypo on Oct 22, 2024 20:04:29 GMT -5
Some Comoy's cask #7 in last years Pete Geek pipe.
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Post by Silver on Oct 22, 2024 21:25:29 GMT -5
Out and about this evening. Haunted Bookshop and the Tuesday cob along for the drive.
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Post by johnlawitzke on Oct 22, 2024 21:26:48 GMT -5
2009 C&D Good Morning in my Stanwell Silver S 126 Horn.  |
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Post by Silver on Oct 22, 2024 22:12:39 GMT -5
Riverboat Gambler in the barrel-shaped meerschaum.
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Post by urbino on Oct 22, 2024 22:13:01 GMT -5
2009 C&D Good Morning in my Stanwell Silver S 126 Horn. That's a winner. |
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Post by turbocat on Oct 22, 2024 23:16:55 GMT -5
Another long day. I’m settling down with a bowl of Birds of a Feather Uno in my Savinelli 315KS.
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Post by trailboss on Oct 22, 2024 23:26:00 GMT -5
Another long day. I’m settling down with a bowl of Birds of a Feather Uno in my Savinelli 315KS. Your thoughts on that blend? I have yet to crack a tin. |
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Post by coalsmoke on Oct 23, 2024 5:29:10 GMT -5
Good Morning! It's 56° here with a cloudy sky and warm enough not to need the workshop heater. I have one of the doors wide open to the fresh air. The laundry's all done, so this afternoon I have to make a supermarket run and then head over to the pet supply store. Starting the smoking day with a bowl of HH Pure VA Flake in the Don Carlos smooth bent Two Note and there's a fresh travel mugga coffee tucked underneath my jacket. Have a good one everybody!
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