Cleaned the rim of my Ser Jacopo and waxed the Ser Jacopo and the Radice and my pipe stand from @Stubble while smoking some freshly arrived Merde de Cheval in my Peterson St. Patrick's Day 2023 Rusticated (264) Fishtail pipe.
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Smoking a sample of the very low rated (Average review of 1.36 out of 4 for 14 reviews on TobaccoReviews) Dan Tobacco Holly's Non Plus Ultra in my Falcon for Falcon Friday. My sample came with a very large stem.
When I opened the bag right before smoking this sample I was hit with a strong fragrance that reminded me of the scents you might find in a club bathroom or that you'd choose as an air freshener at a car wash. Fruity and sweet but artificial and unidentifiable. The fragrance died down as the tobacco aired out while I was snapping a photo and loading the pipe.
I loaded the pipe with the tobacco, minus the stem and fired it up. The bowl held almost the full sample provided. The flavors are muted compared to the fragrance given off from the unlit tobacco. Artificial sweetness, it somehow reminds me a bit of Rattray's Exotic (Orange) Passion.
I'm not picking up much tobacco flavor under the toppings. The smoke seems to be leaving a film in my mouth and close to a tingle too. I didn't note any unpleasant flavors in the first half of the bowl, but I started picking up an unpleasant aftertaste in the finish at the half-way point. I replaced the dry ring, wiped out the humidome, and ran a pipe cleaner through the stem before continuing. The unpleasantness clarified to a metallic tingling noticeable especially on the retrohale.
I'm taking drinks of water the clean my palate and remove some of the film from my soft palate in order to continue smoking this sample which was part of the conditions of receiving it. I'm down to a third or a quarter of the bowl left and I'm regretting choosing my larger stock Falcon bowl for this task, nay chore. I feel a sinus headache coming on...
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Smoking some Watch City 2021 Glass Slipper for the first time I believe in my Falcon with a meer bowl. I still have the Dan Tobacco Holly's Non Plus Ultra taste in my mouth so it's not a good trial, but maybe it will help take that taste out of my mouth. The fragrance from the Glass Slipper was great when I was loading my bowl which I did before I opened the Dan Tobacco sample. Interestingly there's a Rose called Non Plus Ultra, maybe that was what they were going for with that blend.
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@Yakster said:
Smoking a sample of the very low rated (Average review of 1.36 out of 4 for 14 reviews on TobaccoReviews) Dan Tobacco Holly's Non Plus Ultra in my Falcon for Falcon Friday. My sample came with a very large stem.
When I opened the bag right before smoking this sample I was hit with a strong fragrance that reminded me of the scents you might find in a club bathroom or that you'd choose as an air freshener at a car wash. Fruity and sweet but artificial and unidentifiable. The fragrance died down as the tobacco aired out while I was snapping a photo and loading the pipe.
I loaded the pipe with the tobacco, minus the stem and fired it up. The bowl held almost the full sample provided. The flavors are muted compared to the fragrance given off from the unlit tobacco. Artificial sweetness, it somehow reminds me a bit of Rattray's Exotic (Orange) Passion.
I'm not picking up much tobacco flavor under the toppings. The smoke seems to be leaving a film in my mouth and close to a tingle too. I didn't note any unpleasant flavors in the first half of the bowl, but I started picking up an unpleasant aftertaste in the finish at the half-way point. I replaced the dry ring, wiped out the humidome, and ran a pipe cleaner through the stem before continuing. The unpleasantness clarified to a metallic tingling noticeable especially on the retrohale.
I'm taking drinks of water the clean my palate and remove some of the film from my soft palate in order to continue smoking this sample which was part of the conditions of receiving it. I'm down to a third or a quarter of the bowl left and I'm regretting choosing my larger stock Falcon bowl for this task, nay chore. I feel a sinus headache coming on...
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the line around the bowl is part of the Rhodesian and Bulldog pipe shape.
Rhodesians have round shank/stems while Bulldogs shank/stems are diamond shaped.
Walnut Match in my Author shape Savinelli Trevi 320 KS pipe. This pipe has a very large bowl.
GLP Temple Bar in a Stanwell.
Old style Sansepolcro in my brown Falcon for Falcon Friday with a custom Dublinish stack bowl.
Cabbie's Mixture in a Tinman. This pipe has become a favorite for the house. Wasn't too sure about the shape in the beginning, but it has grown on me.
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Condor in a Stanwell.
Seattle Pipe Club plum pudding this morning in my Molina stubby poker.
A good cigar and whiskey solve most problems.
Watch City American Cut Plug Mixture in my Ser Jacopo Dublin from an anonymouse donor while I clean my new Radice Briar Blues 25th Anniversary Lovat.
Cleaned the rim of my Ser Jacopo and waxed the Ser Jacopo and the Radice and my pipe stand from @Stubble while smoking some freshly arrived Merde de Cheval in my Peterson St. Patrick's Day 2023 Rusticated (264) Fishtail pipe.
Merde de Cheval in a Norm Triptow.
Trying Mac Baren Burley London Blend in my J Everett "Joswell" pipe.
WCC Quint's Own in a Stanwell.
KBV Stoved & Red compliments of @Stubble TYVM Steve 🤙🏼
A good cigar and whiskey solve most problems.
WCC No. 7 in a Kharitonov.
Gawith & Hoggarth #7 Broken Flake from @Hawks in a Morgan Bones. Thanks Chris 🤙🏼
A good cigar and whiskey solve most problems.
Steve, that pipe is stunning 💯‼️
A good cigar and whiskey solve most problems.
Thanks!!
Yesterday morning while working from home.
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Yesterday evening while working from home... and revisiting Fallout: New Vegas. 😎
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This morning while working from home.
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Deep Hollow in a Castello.
Freja & Loki in an Eric Mills CobMod.
Mac Baren HH Bold Kentucky in a Brigham
A good cigar and whiskey solve most problems.
And back again.
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Neerup Pickaxe
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
Nice looking pipe. Very interesting.
Trapped in the People's Communits Republic of Massachusetts.
Smoking a sample of the very low rated (Average review of 1.36 out of 4 for 14 reviews on TobaccoReviews) Dan Tobacco Holly's Non Plus Ultra in my Falcon for Falcon Friday. My sample came with a very large stem.
When I opened the bag right before smoking this sample I was hit with a strong fragrance that reminded me of the scents you might find in a club bathroom or that you'd choose as an air freshener at a car wash. Fruity and sweet but artificial and unidentifiable. The fragrance died down as the tobacco aired out while I was snapping a photo and loading the pipe.
I loaded the pipe with the tobacco, minus the stem and fired it up. The bowl held almost the full sample provided. The flavors are muted compared to the fragrance given off from the unlit tobacco. Artificial sweetness, it somehow reminds me a bit of Rattray's Exotic (Orange) Passion.
I'm not picking up much tobacco flavor under the toppings. The smoke seems to be leaving a film in my mouth and close to a tingle too. I didn't note any unpleasant flavors in the first half of the bowl, but I started picking up an unpleasant aftertaste in the finish at the half-way point. I replaced the dry ring, wiped out the humidome, and ran a pipe cleaner through the stem before continuing. The unpleasantness clarified to a metallic tingling noticeable especially on the retrohale.
I'm taking drinks of water the clean my palate and remove some of the film from my soft palate in order to continue smoking this sample which was part of the conditions of receiving it. I'm down to a third or a quarter of the bowl left and I'm regretting choosing my larger stock Falcon bowl for this task, nay chore. I feel a sinus headache coming on...
Smoking some Watch City 2021 Glass Slipper for the first time I believe in my Falcon with a meer bowl. I still have the Dan Tobacco Holly's Non Plus Ultra taste in my mouth so it's not a good trial, but maybe it will help take that taste out of my mouth. The fragrance from the Glass Slipper was great when I was loading my bowl which I did before I opened the Dan Tobacco sample. Interestingly there's a Rose called Non Plus Ultra, maybe that was what they were going for with that blend.