@KA9FFJ I think, from the descriptions, that is about how much is in “Bankside”. I’m glad I dumped it after about 20 pulls. The ghost is “harsh’in my mellow”. Luckily, I think another bowl of something will rid my pipe of it’s nastiness.👍🏻
@RockyMountainBriar Can't go wrong with LL-7... IMHO... Really love the way the stummel stain and stem color work together on that pipe. That's ANOTHER pipe you can will to me...😏
It's been in the low twenties here a bouts for what seems like weeks, plus snow and high winds. With that said, I haven't enjoyed a bowl in a long time. With the cold and all my aches and pains, I haven't even been to my smoking shed. If I build a fire in the stove it takes forever to warm up enough to enjoy a bowl or two, so I just haven't done it. Today it was 43 degrees which felt like summer. It was 61 in my shed without a fire so I smoked a couple of bowls of Lane BSA in a Savinelli that has the name and/or number buffed out. It was finally a smoke at long last.
Taking a break putting up outside Christmas decorations. One of my TPL buddies sent me about a 1oz sample of Cornell and Diehl Berries and Cream. I loved it, said I was going to order some but never got around to it. Package arrived yesterday, 4oz of Berries and Cream! Using one of my old reworked workhorses, an old Darby. Boy, is this a nice blend! Thanks, you-know-who, for sending me that sample...
OK, some of you Savinelli fans, can you tell me what the shape or number is for this pipe that I posted yesterday? Everything has been buffed out except the logo.
@addamsruspipe; Well Brother, I've been to three county fairs, a goat roping, two bar fights and a ballet, and I've never seen anything like that. Very cool!
@opipeman My guess would be 707KS or something close. This bowl looks more brandy than billiard, but when I searched 707KS there were a few that looked slightly different?
812 has an oval “Canadian” shank. The 814 looks close as well, it may have an oval shank too. Your pipe looks like it may have a triangular cross section, or at least something other than oval or round?
Interesting, I was just looking at SG tin tobacco descriptions and just realized, or maybe I forgot? about the blend components in one. The SG “Chocolate Flake”, it is one of the few SG tobaccos I have that I do not enjoy. I remember getting it because it was a Virginia/Burley blend, but it sucked…bad🤢. Now I know why, it has that damn Latakia in it, no wonder. I can’t recall if I knew it or not at the time? So, another Latakia blend to add to the list of nope. I have probably 150-200 different blends, and only three that I can recall having Latakia.
Lane “Crown Achievement” C&D “Bankside” SG “Chocolate Flake”
Well, I’ve tried 4-5 Latakia (and it don’t take much) blends now, nope, definitely not for me.
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I think, from the descriptions, that is about how much is in “Bankside”. I’m glad I dumped it after about 20 pulls. The ghost is “harsh’in my mellow”. Luckily, I think another bowl of something will rid my pipe of it’s nastiness.👍🏻
Never tried that blend, but that sure is a good looking pipe...👍🏻
Good blend, great looking pipe...
Can't go wrong with LL-7...
IMHO...
Really love the way the stummel stain and stem color work together on that pipe.
That's ANOTHER pipe you can will to me...😏
It smokes well too, of course most of my Savinelli’s do.🙂
I like the shape of that pipe, looks really cool. Ok also like @KA9FFJ squashed tomatoe pipes. I need to find me one like those.
I concur. LL7 is probably my favorite all around tobacco to grab. Love that stuff.
LL7 = IMHO, I don't think you'll be sorry...
FYI - @Corey562 has some good looking tomatoes on his new website...
Yes you do
I will definitely check it out!?
LL-7 comparable to Captain Black Original/Royal/Copper/Lane RLP-6 and similar tobaccos.
That's a sexy pipe, Brother. Now you have joined the ranks of some other brothers that trigger me pipe envy.
One of my TPL buddies sent me about a 1oz sample of Cornell and Diehl Berries and Cream. I loved it, said I was going to order some but never got around to it.
Package arrived yesterday, 4oz of Berries and Cream!
Using one of my old reworked workhorses, an old Darby.
Boy, is this a nice blend!
Thanks, you-know-who, for sending me that sample...
Well Brother, I've been to three county fairs, a goat roping, two bar fights and a ballet, and I've never seen anything like that. Very cool!
My guess would be 707KS or something close. This bowl looks more brandy than billiard, but when I searched 707KS there were a few that looked slightly different?
812 has an oval “Canadian” shank. The 814 looks close as well, it may have an oval shank too. Your pipe looks like it may have a triangular cross section, or at least something other than oval or round?
Cool pipe, by the way.
Lane “Crown Achievement”
C&D “Bankside”
SG “Chocolate Flake”
Well, I’ve tried 4-5 Latakia (and it don’t take much) blends now, nope, definitely not for me.
looks like you’re trying to give me some Santa competition. I’m smoking some Winter Time 2020 in my Santambrogio.