What is in your pipe?

Yakster

McClelland Frog Morton Cellar in my Andrey Kharitonov Tomato.

Yakster

Taking a break with Ken Byron Anne Cap, which is cavendish with some lime and ginger notes. Sounded like a good hot-weather blend. I almost lit up the Ken Byron Vizmir which is matured gold VA with notes of cream, strawberry, and rose. That's a bit too much for me, good think it was a small sample and it's almost gone.

On the way out to enjoy this tobacco in my Chacom Club, I spilled my water. Luckily I didn't kill this laptop, but my mouse scroll wheel is acting up. (a little more time in the sun seems to have resolved that problem) I also played the three scratchers my MIL gave me a while ago for my birthday. All losers.

Yakster

KBV The Patience of Dr. Silence in that Chacom Club.

Yakster

Peter Stokkebye - Luxury Bullseye Flake in my figural meer, a tasty, spicy treat. Three coins rolled and stuffed fit perfectly in this large pipe.

silvermouse

wonderful blend when smoked very slowly, ditto PS Navy Flake.

Yakster

Yes, and I was able to get it in bulk instead of tinned.

Stubble

Wessex Curly Block in the Thile from Edward.

Yakster

Nice pipe, @Stubble.

A little C&D Old Joe Krantz in my MM Cobbit Shire Churchwarden paired with black coffee from Yemen while working from the Man Patio.

Yakster

The Country Squire Cowboy Coffee blend in my Neal Monier Bing with a hot chocolate mix brownie fresh from the oven.

Yakster

The Country Squire Delta Honeydew in my Norm Triptow small, but mighty, half-saddle, quarter-flake pipe. This is a ribbon cut tobacco and I normally reserve the Norm pipe for plug or flake cut because it takes longer to burn so a smaller pipe sort of equalizes things, but this time I wanted the Delta Honeydew instead.

Amos_Umwhat

@Yakster said:
The Country Squire Delta Honeydew in my Norm Triptow small, but mighty, half-saddle, quarter-flake pipe. This is a ribbon cut tobacco and I normally reserve the Norm pipe for plug or flake cut because it takes longer to burn so a smaller pipe sort of equalizes things, but this time I wanted the Delta Honeydew instead.

OK, Yak, I gotta ask. I get that Norm Triptow is probably the maker, small? Makes sense, it's small. But, half-saddle? Quarter flake? It only holds a quarter of a flake? If that's it, then I'm just left to wonder about the half-saddle. What the heck is half-saddle? Stem shape?

Yakster

It's a bit of a bit, but it's a small pipe so I call it a quarter flake pipe. There's a bit of a joke about what a good flake pipe is or that there is even such a thing as a flake pipe. This one is small so I have to be careful to not overestimate the amount of tobacco that'll fit.

The half saddle is a thing, sometimes called a combination saddle. Normally pipes will be tapered on both sides of the stem in a saddle bit. Double-comfort bits have another taper down the stem to make the part you clench even smaller.

Vision

Gawith & Hogarth Rum Flake courtesy of @Stubble . Cold nights lit pipes

silvermouse

Five Brothers shagcut burley Smoking Mixture in the cob Stubble sent me.

Yakster

Trying the sample of C&D Gentleman Caller that @Stubble sent in the pipe he sent to dedicate to deer tongue blends. TYVM Steve!

Yakster

Trying out a sample of 4th Generation Peaty Kentucky from @Stubble. TYVM Steve.

Yakster

@Yakster said:
Trying out a sample of 4th Generation Peaty Kentucky from @Stubble. TYVM Steve.

Finishing the sample from yesterday. It's a beautiful day, low 70s, light breeze so I'm working out back while waiting on my crock pot roast to finish.

Yakster

Vauen - Jubiläums from @Stubble in my estate Hilson Calabash shaped Dublin with an acrylic military mount stem. TYVM for this fruity blend, Steve.

Rob1110

@Yakster - what do you think of the Peaty Kentucky? I loved the aged VA flake they released the year before but the peaty wasn’t my favorite.

Last night, went with F&T Vintage in my Savinelli Oceano.

Yakster

Not sure, didn't get all that much flavor from the Peaty Kentucky. I was expecting something... peaty. A bit to early to pass judgement, need to try it a few more times.

Stubble

Dorchester in a commission by Michael Addis. Tamper by Derrick Price.

Yakster

SG Squadron Leader in my AKB lattice bent Dublin.

Stubble

4th Gen. Morning Blend in a MRM billiard.

Yakster

Beautiful pipe, Steve.

Yakster

I'm smoking KBV Burley Morning Pipe in my Neal Monier rusticated Bin with some morning coffee gone cold. On deck is a sample of Ratray's Exotic Orange (now called Exotic Passion) that @Stubble sent for me to try in my MM Morgan cob sporting a forever stem.

Yakster

Now smoking the Ratray's Exotic Orange (Passion) in my MM Morgan Cob. I can definitely taste the orange, but it's not as over the top as I feared given some of the comments I'd seen. TYVM @Stubble Steve, I think I go crack a blood orange IPA to see how it pairs.

Yakster

I'm smoking a sample of Gawith & Hoggarth Kendal Dark (shag cut) in my no-name Italian Lakeland dedicated bent Dublin that @Stubble sent, TYVM Steve.

Yakster

Watch City 2019 Off The Rails in my Briar Works Bullmoose.

Amos_Umwhat

Had some Capt. Earle's Ten Russians this morning in my trusty Stanwell Elephant Foot. I have to thank @Captain_Call , he kept mentioning the Ten Russians and I bought some. It's got a couple years age on it, last year I just went ahead and rubbed out the whole block. It's great Latakia!

Yakster

2014 Peter Heinrichs - Dark Strong Flake from @Stubble in my Michael Morgason Year of the Ox Mod Cob, TYVM Steve.