Smoked some 1960s Prince Albert (R.J. Reynolds blend) I recently acquired in my Rossi Palermo billiard last evening while visiting my dad. Quite difference in taste and nicotine kick then the John Middleton blend currently available today. Has an excellent room note and very tasty compared to the Middleton blend, which is also good. My father remembered the aroma and recalled when his father smoked the same tobacco many years ago.
At 92-yrs old, my dad said he felt like he walked into the room and remembered my grandfather smoking Prince Albert in his pipe. Although my grandfather has long past (1960), his chair and side table that he used is still present in the home of my grand parents of which my aunt now owns and lives and where my dad moved back to some years ago. Although no longer smoke able, I do have my grandfather's pipe that my father use to smoke and that I first smoked when I first started at age 15. The bowl is cracked and chipped, and the tenon has broken off but it brings back lots of memories when ever I open the old tobacco canister that has been it's home for years.
After a long 2 week process of non-stop projecting/packing/moving/setting up; I am finally enjoying my first pipe in the new home- on the porch of course.
I am smoking some PS Bullseye Flake that I was fortunate enough to purchase from our web godess at the texas pipe show, in my birthyear dunhill, with some founders all day ipa.
Nothing special. Just had a small bowl of Virginia Gold Black Cavendish on the front porch rocking chair. Tried out a newly refurbished/modified pipe. Lucky me it's turned out to be a fairly good smoker...
@jfeedy How did you modify that pipe? That looks awesome. What was the 'coating" that you used?
The MM Cobs are one of my favorite pipes, I have about 5 in the active "rotation" and 3 more in reserve. I also have extra bits for when I bite through the originals. I think they smoke great right from the very first bowl. One of my MMCC is about 50 years old and STILL to this day answers the call! I can't imagine it is a record, but probably close to it. The ONLY thing I have ever had to do is to reglue the bit base back into the cob.
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At 92-yrs old, my dad said he felt like he walked into the room and remembered my grandfather smoking Prince Albert in his pipe. Although my grandfather has long past (1960), his chair and side table that he used is still present in the home of my grand parents of which my aunt now owns and lives and where my dad moved back to some years ago. Although no longer smoke able, I do have my grandfather's pipe that my father use to smoke and that I first smoked when I first started at age 15. The bowl is cracked and chipped, and the tenon has broken off but it brings back lots of memories when ever I open the old tobacco canister that has been it's home for years.
Some medium roast from the local roasters
A spin of the new Barr Brothers album
A quick game of gin rummy
a bowl of Lane 1-Q in a Rossi Rubino
Y’all have a great day!
I am smoking some PS Bullseye Flake that I was fortunate enough to purchase from our web godess at the texas pipe show, in my birthyear dunhill, with some founders all day ipa.
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How did you modify that pipe? That looks awesome. What was the 'coating" that you used?
The MM Cobs are one of my favorite pipes, I have about 5 in the active "rotation" and 3 more in reserve. I also have extra bits for when I bite through the originals. I think they smoke great right from the very first bowl. One of my MMCC is about 50 years old and STILL to this day answers the call! I can't imagine it is a record, but probably close to it. The ONLY thing I have ever had to do is to reglue the bit base back into the cob.