@Londy3 It has not escaped me that your preference in suds is hoppy IPA's, and while I too like my hops, they don't always go with what I'm cooking.
To our amazement our daughter received her degree form college this week (by mail of course) as it was unknown what was going to happen here in Illinois, especially with the tubby little weasel hypocrite governor we have.
Since we could not go out to celebrate, my Italian American wife who seemingly can only cook with a recipe unless it's an Italian dish, made homemade manicotti al forno, Had it with an Italian beer called chianti, weird stuff, it's red.
Post dinner, smokin a bowl of Hearth & Home BlackHouse in a Stanwell 185
To my brothers & sister in arms and all who served, were injured or died defending this country, I humbly salute you, may god bless you all.
@motie2 - 100% disagree with that guy’s review of PS Nougat. None of the other reviews say anything similar. It’s nothing like cigarette tobacco... it’s an aromatic. Not sure anyone should trust the opinion of a pipe smoker who refers to 1-Q as Q-1.
Interesting to me is that I rejected 1-Q itself as too cigarettey. I know that goes against the opinion of every other smoker who has tried 1-Q, but de gustibus and all....
I also thought Royal Yacht smelled of ammonia. And I like Capt. Bob's Blend.
@jfreedy I'm with you about that review of PS Nougat. It's nothing like cigarette tobacco and it is an aromatic. In fact, I've talked with a lot of beginning pipe smokers who started with Nougat because it's reportedly the blend smoked on the set when the filmed the LOTR movies by Peter Jackson. Is Nougat the greatest blend around? Not by a long shot but it doesn't taste like cigarette smoke in my opinion.
Doing some Sutliff Sunset Rum in a reworked Darby while grilling some pork steaks. What in the world is a pork steak you ask? You'll have to Google the term. It's a midwest thing ( especially St. Louis ). On Memorial Day, I always set one extra plate at my table in memory of my buddies that didn't make it home. It's the least I can do to keep their memory alive... Have a safe Memorial Day...
Thanks @RockyMountainBriar - interesting story about that pipe. Kent Joyce lives in Nobel, OK (a small town just south of where I live). I heard about him in a video from Mutton Chop Piper. So I thought I’d look him up. Anyway, we ended up meeting & smoking a bowl together at a local park (because of social distancing) so I could see his latest pipes. He’s a great carver and was even featured on Pipes Magazine Radio Show back in 2016. The boxwood band by the stem sold it for me. At first I was afraid it was a little too small (Dunhill size 2-3). But now I really like it. Super lightweight and smokes great.
Enjoying another bowl. This time it's Lane 1Q in a reworked GBD bent. I had to cut the stem off about a 16th past the button, then rebuild a new button. Purely by accident, but the result is a nice counterbalance that rests very comfortably while clenching or hanging...
@jfreedy I wish I had used a more contrasting wood for my Dublin. It ended up really blending in with the swirled ebonite stem. Still looks ok, it just doesn’t stand out🙁
@KA9FFJ Let me see if I got this right, you make a repair mistake and it makes the pipe better? You are more than an artist you are gifted. I'm running out of adjectives.
Happy Memorial Day everyone! Spent the day watching Gettysburg, and now doing some more historical reading before bed. Smoking C&D’s Briar Fox in my Nording Beaver Apple pipe. Enjoy your evening.
@thebadgerpiper Did some historical viewing myself. Starting this past Friday, SWMBO and myself binged on Band of Brothers. But must confess, no historical readings this Memorial Day. Hope you enjoy your bowl...
@KA9FFJ Had to laugh, Pork Steaks (AKA pork shoulder slices), My wife loves to make them and I must admit I love to eat them as long as their well done.
@mapletop Hmm, I have had several thin-cut boneless porkchops lately, does that count? I have to have them very well done and toasty brown on the outside. I’m weird, the closer they are to pork jerky, the better. I have good teeth and strong jaws:). I have very seldom had any meat that was too tough for me. In fact, very tender steaks “weird me out“ and I am suspect of what they are actually made from, treated with, or how they were processed.
@motie2 BlackHouse, This blend was created for the Balkan Sobranie 759 Throwdown at the Chicago Pipe Show back in 2011, sort of surprisingly it won the throwdown.
I personally would not describe BlackHouse as a clone of 759.
BlackHouse is a strong robust tasting Balkan, there are orientals and virginia in the blend but you can barely tell because the amount and type of Latakia used tends to squelch everything else, the nicotine is roughly mid scale,
It has Cavendish, Dark Fired Kentucky, Latakia, Orientals, Perique, and Virginia in it, Its a good smoke if you like a latakia heavy blend,
I like it on occasion but there are other Balkans I prefer. This is also one of those blends that seems to taste better in certain pipes which is why I smoke it in the Stanwell 185.
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https://www.tobaccoreviews.com/blend/1999/peter-stokkebye-nougat-no24
... with a little Mark Twain in my giant Rossi.
Tell us a little bit about the Blackhouse?
Interesting to me is that I rejected 1-Q itself as too cigarettey. I know that goes against the opinion of every other smoker who has tried 1-Q, but de gustibus and all....
I also thought Royal Yacht smelled of ammonia. And I like Capt. Bob's Blend.
I'm an outlier, I guess.
I'm with you about that review of PS Nougat. It's nothing like cigarette tobacco and it is an aromatic. In fact, I've talked with a lot of beginning pipe smokers who started with Nougat because it's reportedly the blend smoked on the set when the filmed the LOTR movies by Peter Jackson. Is Nougat the greatest blend around? Not by a long shot but it doesn't taste like cigarette smoke in my opinion.
What in the world is a pork steak you ask? You'll have to Google the term. It's a midwest thing ( especially St. Louis ).
On Memorial Day, I always set one extra plate at my table in memory of my buddies that didn't make it home. It's the least I can do to keep their memory alive...
Have a safe Memorial Day...
Man, I love that Joyce Lovat, beautiful and it looks to be a great size, not too big, not too small, but just right🙂
Thank you doing that!! You are a Patriot!
Purely by accident, but the result is a nice counterbalance that rests very comfortably while clenching or hanging...
Yep, just my size, and the boxwood is the kicker🙂
I wish I had used a more contrasting wood for my Dublin. It ended up really blending in with the swirled ebonite stem. Still looks ok, it just doesn’t stand out🙁
Let me see if I got this right, you make a repair mistake and it makes the pipe better? You are more than an artist you are gifted. I'm running out of adjectives.
But must confess, no historical readings this Memorial Day.
Hope you enjoy your bowl...
Hmm, I have had several thin-cut boneless porkchops lately, does that count? I have to have them very well done and toasty brown on the outside. I’m weird, the closer they are to pork jerky, the better. I have good teeth and strong jaws:). I have very seldom had any meat that was too tough for me. In fact, very tender steaks “weird me out“ and I am suspect of what they are actually made from, treated with, or how they were processed.
Thank you.