Recent content by Jack Howard

I love a nice cup of smokey lapsang souchong tea, especially with a latakia blend. Ditto for a nice peaty single malt scotch whiskey. Especially nice is the tea with a splash of whiskey. Recently I've been working some awful hours, finding myself still awake after sunrise. I'd unwind by...

Frog Morton in my Radice June Bug.

Penzance in my June Bug.

Went for a walk with my wife, smoking some Burlington's on Whyte's Lapis Lazuli in my pre-republic Peterson Shamrock (406) prince. The Lapis had some nice citrus tones my wife also detected.

Tried out a burley blend called Nearly Perfect (blended by a local-ish tobacconist, Burlington of Whyte) in my Stanwell HCA, and darned if it didn't live up to it's name. It's described as an aromatic burley, and it has some sort of topping I can't quite put my finger on; it seems to just add a...

Yesterday it was some Dan's Blue Note in my Kaywoodie while I mowed the lawn. That was a very good smoke for a number of reasons. I was going through my collection of pipes looking for one suitable for clenching while I mowed the lawn. Normally I smoke aromatics in either my meer (which I...

My favourites are from the Quebec micro-brewer, Unibroue. Standouts are Maudite, Trois Pistoles, and La Fin du Monde.

Welcome aboard!

Welcome! I'm not sure if you're already aware, but there's an active pipe club in Vancouver.

Welcome!

Just tried my first Lakeland scented tobacco, specifically Ennerdale Flake, in an estate bulldog on which I can't quite make out the nomenclature. I'll have to give it another try or two, in different pipes (probably starting with my meer), but right now I'm thinking the Lakeland scent may not...

GLP Kensington in a Nording Beaver.

My first bit of Storm Front in my HCA churchwarden (with the short stem). Very tasty, and wife approved!

Sounds like furniture with some great character. That's a beautiful piece. Congratulations!

Dan's Blue Note in my Nording Signature.