What are you smoking?

Kendal's #7 in a 1970s slight bend black sandblasted Comoy's Silver Cloud 624.

Embarcadero

Crossroads (thanks GK) in a very ugly 1980 medium bend Lorenzo Leganza Sigma 8635 etched rough top.

...final pipe of the evening...Murray's Chairman Flake in a 1966 Dunhilll shell billiard...



"To light is human; to puff, divine"

A bowl of Lane MV-1000 (VA blend) in a Bjarne Classic Freehand.

FMOTT in a Sav oscar 606

Germain's Rich Dark Flake in a small slight bend black sandblast 2000 D.R. Ardor Urano Ninfea Fatta A Mano author with a silver band on the shank and stem. A lot of description for such a small pipe.

PS LTF in my new Luciano 2013 POY Eskimo. Haven't had the LTF in awhile....guess I should start a PAD post....

Minutes away from Edgeworth Slices in a 1984 medium bend black grain etched Savinelli Non Pareil 9310 poker.

St. James Flake that was gifted to me by a generous brother in my Pete 309 System tonight. Sitting out by the fire pit trying to stay warm in this mid-30 degree weather!

Second bowl of va butternut rum in my basket billiard accompanied by my 6th 3 finger glass of crown royal whiskey. Happy Saturday night brothers!

1985 MacBaren Navy Flake in a smooth three quarter bend early '70s Stanwell Design Choice 837 sitter.

Most of today was spent buying shelves and drawers for my cellar. Only managed to get a bowl of 3p in a cob and now I'm smoking 5 brothers in a different cob

Steven Books Irishman's 5 O'Clock in a 1949 medium bend Dunhill Shell.

Lighting up my first bowl from a sample of vintage 1978 MacBaren Symphony in a smooth three quarter bend 1979 made in Israel pipe. I've recently been smoking the current production of this and the taste of the new one is so tame in comparison. I'd almost swear it wasn't the same tobacco. This is deeper and spicier in taste and absolutely wonderful!

Couldn't sleep, so while awake, I decided to directly compare the 1978 MacBaren Symphony I had smoked before going to sleep with the current blend, which I'm now smoking in a straight 2012 Rekamepip made Sugar Barrel pipe. The recent vintage is very toned down as I noted earlier. The spice note is here, but toned down as is the sweetness. So ageing all these years has amped up those flavors into a real treat. I had the same experience with the vintage 1985 MacBaren Navy Flake, which I'm nearly out of. Same for the McCelland Navy Cavendish that I recently consumed. All three blends are spicer and sweeter with age.

Virginia Woods in a Stanwell 56
Peet's Coffee on the side

Still going strong on FMATP...

Enjoyed it in my Kriswill outside under the stars.

Starting the day with some Dunhill Royal Yacht in my new Dunhill Cumberland pot:



Getting ready for the Daytona 500 this afternoon

...early AM...Drum shag...followed by G&H Kendal Dark...now, Dunhill Royal Yacht in a Radice rind Billiard...



...up next, SG 1792 Flake...

“My Passions are my Children/Grandkids, my Religion, my Music, my Pipes & Tobaccos…” PeterD

The current Three Nuns tinned version in a 2003 medium bend straight grain Viggo Nielsen sitter with a Cumberland-like stem.

R-blend/Painter Hills in the Lee van Cleef meer

Gonna light up a bowl of Blackwoods Flake in my new Growley pot when the race starts. Should last the whole race in this pipe !!