What Are You Smoking - December 2016

G'day folks , having a few slow whiffs of Royal Dutch blue cigar whilst having a cup of char & biscuits for elevenses in between jobs. Some healing Gregorian chant on Calm radio.
I have three pipes on the go in rotation at present, my MM King Cob, with the mild sweetish floral ambrosia of Petersons Holiday Season, my white Dawnmist Moorlander clay Pipe with a dark fruity spicier mix of Uncle Tom , & some Clan with a pinch of Boson Cut Plug  in my Blakemar Aristocrat rustic poker, a mild mellow smoke with a salty spicier hint of the seaweed ocean. Enjoy your day folks.

Not far from finishing this bowl of Jim’s B Blend in a smooth 1998 Parker 489 three quarter bend Billiard with a black vulcanite stem. Going to try to sleep again when this bowl is done.

Now smoking D&R VIP in a 2004 smooth long shank Canadian Trever Talbot Ligne Bretagne Faite en Bretagne 4/3 with a black vulcanite stem. A bottle of Sprite is my drink.

Rattray's Marlin Flake in a Baki eagle claw meerschaum, sipping hot Yunnan Golden Buds black tea. Getting ready to run some errands.

About to smoke 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. Cold and rainy here.

G'evening folks, got a fourth pipe on the go this evening, my Bruno freehand with St. Bruno & Clan ( half & half) a very pleasant mellow smoke complemented with an agreeable pepper & salt spiciness & a nutty aftertaste, with a chocolate milk shake.
I enjoy a stronger blend occasionally but more often than not I prefer a mild smoke or a mix. A strong & high nicotine tobacco does not agree with me in this climate at this time of the year it is cold & damp here in the winter, but rarely dry with severe ice, being beside the sea under the Atlantic ocean current & milder weather system, the weather is more temperate than extreme, with mild to hot, not extremely hot summers & variable rain , & I feel more comfortable with a stronger blend in the summertime, but I was never a cigarette smoker & unused to extreme tobacco , hence I prefer mixes.
I had a BBC tv wildlife documentary with David Attenborough on tv, muted, excellent photography as usual. Whilst on the tablet the latest Pipe community YouTube videos by the Bremen piper in his friendly pipe lounge emporium Ronnie's in Bremen discussing the merits of Vauen and their fine innovative engineered pipes ( inventors of the 9mm filter system), in a way he compares the old Vauen company to Savenelli level products or to Volkswagen standard engineering & innovation, the Bremen piper is a true connoisseur of tobaccos & a learned academic scholar of history who does interesting videos , including some sites of historic interest around Germany with a knowledgeable introduction . Also one of the HolySmokeNPadres latest videos on the merits of his latest Apple Mac products & software pros & cons, whilst smoking his pipe. Enjoy you day in whatever time zone you live.

HU Director's Cut in a Peterson Irish Harp bent bulldog.

Dinner was baked lemon pepper chicken, rice and beans on the side. Already almost dark at 5:45 PM. Enjoying Hearth and Home Virginia Spice in a James Upshall Tilshead Canadian, drinking ice tea with lemon and settling in for BBC and Nightly Business Report.

Condor plug in a Hilson Vintage paneled billiard.

War Horse Bar in an Il Ceppo Rhodesian.

Last smoke of the evening is Penzance in a bulldog Altinok meerschaum. Drinking mineral water and cleaning pipes while watching a special about Pearl Harbor on PBS.

Last pipe for the night is Straight Grain Flake in the smooth bent Amorelli Three Star, Prince of Wales tea with raw honey on the side.

Now smoking Dunhill Dark Flake Re-release in a smooth 2002 medium bend flame grain Rinaldo Collection Silver Line silver spigot 10 Egea 03 Titania with a black acrylic stem. Working on a review of this.