@opipeman You're correct, not to mention getting to work with virgin briar for a change... Doing some New World Export in a reworked Tom Spano. This pipe had to have all the cork stripped, a light rustication and the stem replaced. But worth the effort... it's a good smoker...
@KA9FFJ; I have a Spano and I love it. So much so that I seldom smoke it. It's kind of dumb, but I don't want to spoil the cork. You are right they are great smokers.
@Balisong That’s exactly the kind of wine glass my dad used….when he ran out of beer (or maybe money for beer?) late night. He drank Mogen David Grape or his homemade chokecherry wine, chilled. Funny story….He had a full “wine glass” (or the exact water glass you pictured) on his table by his chair one evening, then he went to the “pisser”…… In that time I slugged the whole glass, went to the fridge and refilled it with the homemade chokecherry wine, returned it to his table before his return, him none the wiser. Our house was not huge, so crapper was just one coat closet down the hall from the living room . I remember being pretty wild and jumping on the furniture, etc. I was 12, and it was the first time I was drunk, or even had alcohol except for a few sips of dad’s beer occasionally (I thought it was nasty by the way, the sweet wine was better🙂). I probably had some nips of Mr. Boston’s “Blackberry Brandy” at times as well when dad had some…which was not very often…he was definitely a beer guy. Lucky Lager in the stubby bottles to be exact…..and he drank his fair share, actually more than his fair share truth be told. Sometimes he would drink Oly or Rainer.
Smoking some C&D “Sun Bear” “Tupelo” in a Pete Iora Spigot XL02. I went to my brother Dave’s for a “viewing” party. My youngest sister competed in the Viii challenge back in April/May? which broadcast on ESPN Ocho? this evening. There were a few friends and family to watch her kick butt🙂. She won the women’s competition. I got the cool pin from my brother Dave. It’s the pin he designed for his term? as Montana’s Masonic Grand Master.
Last night's thunderstorms moved offshore and left us with a beautiful morning! I'm starting the day with GLP Abingdon in a Rob Roy along with a cup of coffee.
Burned a bowl of "Casey Jones Hero's Blend" in me old The Pipe bent. Spent yesterday cleaning the gutters on the smoking shed after removing the screens I installed years ago. There was compacted compost half filling the gutters. I hadn't checked them in years thinking they would do the job. They didn't. It was around 85-90 degrees and all ladder work. By the end of the day I was sweaty tired and my back was killing me, so I treated myself to a couple of bowls and turned on the shed AC for the first time this year. I slept good last night.
Trying out the “Santee” today in the Falcon with meer bowl…I didn’t put a pipe cleaner “soaker upper ring” in it this time, and I loaded straight from the tin/jar. The sump had some moisture at midpoint I had to dump, but all’s good. The “Santee” has a very slight touch of apple, but not quite as much as I had hoped for, still tasty.
@Balisong The “Sun Bear-Tupelo” is ok, but last years “Sun Bear-Mountain Flower” is much better. I’d trade the “Tupelo” for “Mountain Flower” any day. The “Tupelo” is about the same as the “Original” from Jeremy’s hives and the “Black Locust” from previous years. The “Mountain Flower” honey is really the standout in the different iterations. I have been entertaining the thought of getting my friend with a few bees/hives in touch with Jeremy at C&D to try a “Montana” honey in a blend. I don’t know if he produces enough honey for a “Sun Bear” run though.
@RockyMountainBriar Thanks for the review, I think I'll definitely age my tins for a while! I've yet to come across a to die for C&D produced Virginia.
Smoking the Barling loaded with some MacBarren “Golden Brown Burley-London Blend” from 2021. I got a new “Czech Tool” a few weeks ago. A Mikov Predator with saw and horn scales, made in Czechoslovakia.
I just finished noon chores, our pullets are getting in the egg laying groove! Taking a break with GLP Abingdon in a Let Freedom Ring Rob Roy along with a cup of French Press Columbian coffee.
There's enough of a breeze to make it comfortable enough on the deck to smoke a bowl of Seattle Pipe Club Bourbon Barrel Aged Plum Pudding. A mighty tasty blend.
The thunderstorm calmed down enough to put the birds away now it's time to sit back with a glass of Moscato and GLP géométrie in a bent Apple Diplomat. This should do it for today!
On my fourth pipe today, this time it's GLP géométrie in a bent Pride along with a hard cider. I've been enjoying Virginia, Latakia and Oriental combinations by Pease under his brand and Drucquer, which at this point is his second brand!
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That really is a nice looking pipe and a great Tobac selection for a maiden voyage. Must be very satisfying to build it and then smoke it.
Doing some New World Export in a reworked Tom Spano.
This pipe had to have all the cork stripped, a light rustication and the stem replaced. But worth the effort... it's a good smoker...
Peter stokkeby Luxury English with a Smokey bourbon
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I have a Spano and I love it. So much so that I seldom smoke it. It's kind of dumb, but I don't want to spoil the cork. You are right they are great smokers.
That’s exactly the kind of wine glass my dad used….when he ran out of beer (or maybe money for beer?) late night. He drank Mogen David Grape or his homemade chokecherry wine, chilled.
Funny story….He had a full “wine glass” (or the exact water glass you pictured) on his table by his chair one evening, then he went to the “pisser”…… In that time I slugged the whole glass, went to the fridge and refilled it with the homemade chokecherry wine, returned it to his table before his return, him none the wiser. Our house was not huge, so crapper was just one coat closet down the hall from the living room . I remember being pretty wild and jumping on the furniture, etc.
I was 12, and it was the first time I was drunk, or even had alcohol except for a few sips of dad’s beer occasionally (I thought it was nasty by the way, the sweet wine was better🙂). I probably had some nips of Mr. Boston’s “Blackberry Brandy” at times as well when dad had some…which was not very often…he was definitely a beer guy. Lucky Lager in the stubby bottles to be exact…..and he drank his fair share, actually more than his fair share truth be told. Sometimes he would drink Oly or Rainer.
I got the cool pin from my brother Dave. It’s the pin he designed for his term? as Montana’s Masonic Grand Master.
Sounds like a fun family night! How's the Sun Bear, I bought 2 tins and decided to give them a couple of months to age.
The “Sun Bear-Tupelo” is ok, but last years “Sun Bear-Mountain Flower” is much better. I’d trade the “Tupelo” for “Mountain Flower” any day. The “Tupelo” is about the same as the “Original” from Jeremy’s hives and the “Black Locust” from previous years. The “Mountain Flower” honey is really the standout in the different iterations.
I have been entertaining the thought of getting my friend with a few bees/hives in touch with Jeremy at C&D to try a “Montana” honey in a blend. I don’t know if he produces enough honey for a “Sun Bear” run though.
Thanks for the review, I think I'll definitely age my tins for a while! I've yet to come across a to die for C&D produced Virginia.
I had some LL7 in a Savinelli and sipped a little Teeling Irish Whiskey in my Smoking Shed watching it rain. Life is good.
mmmm…fresh eggs😋
Good Choice, Brother. Pipes are for stress reduction. So are handguns, but I don't recommend them.