Pipe Of The Day (POTD)

Very cool. Was this a custom he made for just you, or for others in the department?

Custom made for me. We worked together through many back and fourth texts to come up with the final product.
It was very important to Tony to get it right.
Just as important as the end product, I felt like a million bucks working with Tony on this project. I highly recommend his pipes and his personal touch! He's a good guy!!

Escudo in a Butera-Beckler meer Dublin..

In homage to "The Twig," Eric Nording Fox Hound in a Custombilt Lovat.

Nice Custombilt! ..nice photo, too!

jiminyshiznit said:

Nice Custombilt! ..nice photo, too!

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Thanks very much.

JS, forgot to mention that Becker-Butera Meer is awfully nice too.

Slickside said:

JS, forgot to mention that Becker-Butera Meer is awfully nice too.

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Thanks, it's a really nice smoker.. most open draw of all my meers.

McC 2015 in a Tinsky Dublin..

Aged Burley Sliced in a Vecchio

Peretti Dundee in my tall CAO lattice meer Dublin.



Followed by a bowl of Peretti London Flake in my NOS Thompson meer pot.

Some well aged Samuel Gawith Perfection in a Altinok Signature Series meerschaum...

Great selection of meters, gentlemen.

Grasmere in the dedicated Falcon
with Apple bowl.

EMP in a Shell Briar 4111..

Some 5yo SHPC VR Blend in a wide Charatan Pot..

It's a miracle! Some of you may remember that I have had absolutely horrible luck with C&D blends. Every one I've tried has burned the hell out of my nose, and they all had some "off" flavor that overpowered the intended flavor of the tobacco. Well, I just finished a cob full of Autumn Evening, and it was good. All of that other stuff was still present, but to a much lesser degree, to the point that I had to be looking for it. This is the first C&D smoke I've actually really enjoyed.

Sutliff Frosty Mint in a small clay. The reviews I read said this was like smoking an Altoid, and it is. It comes double-bagged, and you can still smell it. The cooling sensation is very intense. They say this is best used when mixed with other tobaccos, and while I like it just the way it is, I wouldn't argue with that suggestion. They also say it offers some horrendous ghosting. I can't vouch for that yet, but I'm not inclined to doubt it.

Uhle's Irish Aromatic in an unfinished MM CG. That burley thread reminded me to place an order and I threw in a 1.5oz pouch of this

This isn't bad at all. For an aromatic, it burns fairly cool and sweet; along the lines of Shortcut to Mushrooms.

SPC Plum Pudding in an '09 Tinsky Christmas Pipe, with smoke angel..