What Are you Smoking 07/2019?

Good evening, all!

Getting caught up on laundry and avoiding the outdoors.  Hot and humid here in the forest of one William Penn.

Firt smoke of the day is going to be some Shortcut To Mushroom in my Savinelli Dolomiti billiard.

2014 Escudo in an unfinished Savinelli 320 KS author - Good stuff. I'm a two star tobacco guy. Drinking ice tea with lemon.

On a mission to reduce my "currently smoking" jars. I've cleared 12 out since Saturday.

Gaslight in my Grabow Freehand.

Half way through this bowl of Jim's VaPer in a 2003 medium bent straight grain Two dot 2 P. Ardor Venere Extra Bucaneve with a silver ferrule signed by Dorelio Rovera and a black acrylic stem. This should get me to dinner time.

Relaxing after a wonderful Greek marinated beef and lamb with rice dinner, with an ice cream sandwich for dessert. Now smoking Esoterica Dunbar in a smooth straight late ‘50s, early 1960s Lane era Charatan Selected 43 Dublin with a black vulcanite double comfort saddle stem. This pipe was formerly owned by actor William Conrad. Watching the Phillies-Braves game, and edjumacatin' a poor lost soul who thinks Dunbar is a routine blend. I expect the men in the pretty white coats and butterfly nets to visit him soon.

Sutliff Great Outdoors in the XX Ashton Oldchurch squashed tomato with a brindle stem. Cool water. Nursing a vodka shot.

Part way through this bowl of G&H No.7 Broken Flake in a 2014 straight MM Missouri Pride Legend with a black stem.

Third bowl of Shortcut tonight. 

Down to maybe 2-3 ounces..  This jar is also three or so years old and the earthy, forest, mushroom flavour is waning a little.  Wonder what I'll fill this void in my rotation with.  Any suggestions?

Before, Stoved 515/Red Ribbon/Perique plug in a shop poker. Now, Dark Bird's Eye in a rusticated shop pipe.

A quarter of the way through this bowl of Smoker’s Pride Mellow Taste in a smooth straight pre-transition Barling 313 T.V.F. EXEXEL pot with a black ebonite saddle stem. Working and listening to the MLB talk on the XM.

Just finishing this bowl of Jim's Va/Bur in a 2015 Basil Meadows Bing Crosby Merchant Service replica with a smooth straight thin shank, aluminum band and black ebonite stem.

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 tapered stem.

Having another pipeful of SG Firedance. I really like this blend. The BBF flavor doesn't come through too much as the blackberry overshadows it a lot, but the smoothness of BBF comes through, and the flavor of this aromatic is great! I am smoking it in the Peterson Iceberg Collection "Port" pipe with some Georgetown You'll Get Nothing And Like It IPA along side.

Arango Balkan Supreme in the London Castle. Cool water. Vodka shot. This one will close out my smoking day.

Earlier, I had a bowl of 1970s Lane Limited Edgeworth Cavendish (Brown) in a smooth medium bend straight grain 2001 Karl Erik Ekstravagant brandy with a leaf engraved silver band and a black acrylic stem. Now smoking Edgeworth Ready Rubbed Match in a medium bend 2002 MM Legend cob with a yellow stem. Watching Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe.

Good morning, folks. Starting the day with a pipeful of Orlik Mellow Mix in a James Upshall Hand Made saddle apple billiard. Espresso. Water.

Just finished smoking old 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 in the military mount style. Watching Dressed to Kill starring Rathbone as Holmes.

Now smoking The Country Squire Bag End in a 1975 three quarter bend black Dunhill Shell 52021 with a black vulcanite saddle stem. Ice water and bergs is my drink. Working on a review of this blend.

Relaxing after a wonder country fried steak, mashed potatoes and green beans lunch with a bowl of The Country Squire Cherokee in my old reliable 1986 smooth Peterson Kildare 999 Rhodesian with a black vulcanite p-lip stem. A bottle of Bubble Up soda is my drink. Watching Mad Dog Russo.

Now smoking year 2014 Saint James Flake in a smooth straight Lane era Charatan Executive Extra Large stretch apple with diagonal channel cuts on the lower right and left of the bowl along with a black vulcanite double comfort stem. This pipe was formerly owned by actor William Conrad. Watching the White Sox-Tigers game.

Just finished smoking late ‘60s International Tobacco Company of Rotterdam Seven Seas Extra Mild Cavendish in a 2014 smooth quarter bend Basil Meadows paneled horn with a cumberland stem and p-lip.

Now smoking the last of this sample of F&T Cut Blended Plug in a post WW2 Pre-Republic Peterson Dublin straight smooth X155 Bulldog with a sterling silver band and a black vulcanite p-lip stem. Ice water and bergs is my evening drink.

Erinmore Flake in the previously cited pipe. Tall glass of cool water.

...moving the day along with a pipeful of C&D Crooner in the older model Savinelli Bing's Favorite... more cool water, and a vodka shot...

Half way through this bowl of BriarWorks International Country Lawyer in a smooth straight 1980s James Upshall Walnut pot with a black vulcanite tapered stem.