I decided to “smoke up” some W.O.Larsen “1864 Old Fashioned”😉. I have added some C&D “Dark Fired Kentucky”😬. I mixed 2 grams of the 1864 with 1 gram of the DFK. I have it loaded and I am puffing away on my 2022 XMas Pete 03. Methinks I must have smoked some “Devil’s Holiday” in this here pipe, there is a ghost of Christmas tobacco past lurking in the bowl. It’s not a bad thing for me though, and….I might have added too much DFK🤔. I have a little pour of Montana Whiskey Co. Bourbon over ice to pair.
Definitely too much DFK. It overpowered the 1864 handily, I could barely discern any of the aromatic qualities of the 1864. Oh well, there is always a next time. By the way, the 1864 is not one of my favorite aromatics. I thought a little smokiness might work better for me. It still might, with quite a bit less of the DFK.
Burned some "Granger" in me Savinelli Cricket. Raining here in central Iowa, but me smoking shed keeps out the wet. "Granger" is a pretty good smoke for and old OTC blend. It could easily become a go to.
Finished 18 and now enjoying some Frankenblend in a restemmed Paronelli. I've always liked this Danish bent shape. Been smoking a lot of Frankenblend lately. Reason: Need to get the jar level down to make room for more remnants of other blends.
Finished yard work. Now break time with some 3 year old Chacom #2 in an HS Studio bent. These pipes have had some bad press (and perhaps rightfully so), but I have had no issues with this pipe. I guess I'd rather be lucky than good...😏
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Mail Call today. A pipe shape that has been on my “bucket list” for several years, a “Shield”. It was crafted by Kadesh Swanson. I have it loaded with the Seattle Pipe Club’s “Hogshead” from the same delivery, a blend of 10 year old Virginia’s, pressed into a plug/crumble cake. The pipe and tobacco smoked without so much as a dribble right from the tin, although, it did take a few relights. The pipe has a fairly small diameter chamber, and not overly deep either. The pipe is smaller than I envisioned, but it was a nice surprise…just my style. I love it.🙂
Today was "Pipe Pilgrimage" Saturday for the New Orleans Pipe Club. Only 7 of us who had signed up made the trip to The Country Squire where we visited with Jon David Cole and sampled a number of their house blends - some that are even still in development. I bought a Savinelli Petite 402, a rusticated Beige, a tin of the Swift Current Coffee and 2 ounces of a new Country Squire Blend named Toadstool which is similar to Frogmorton on the Bayou.
I decided to load the Kadesh Swanson Shield again, it was nice and dry from yesterdays smoke. I decided on some C&D Low Country “Edisto”. It’s smoking beautifully again👍🏻. I have a Vietnamese brewed style coffee made with my home roasted Ethiopian (light roast) with about a tablespoon of a friends honey from his backyard hives…and wait for it…. a couple of teaspoons of Coffee Mate Original dry. What can I say, I like what I like. If I had some heavy cream or half and half, I would have used it, but I only have whole milk in the fridge at the moment.
As a little side note, yesterdays “Hogsheads” was a much nicer smoke than this “Edisto”. The “Hogsheads” was much less sharp and a little sweeter. Maybe the two year old “Edisto” will get better and round off the sharp corners with time?
@RockyMountainBriar Thank you. My question concerns the part in the upper left in the picture above.What is its function? The coffee goes between it and the bottom of the phin itself, right?
But why? I’ve enjoyed making coffee with it in place, and without involving it at all. I’ve been served in restaurants without it. Or maybe the question is: When is it inserted into the process? Is it like a poorly designed caffetiere? Youtube videos about phins still leave questions.
(BTW, I apologize for being off topic. It occurs to me that this could be done privately. Oh, well….)
Eh, could go in coffee thread, but is it really that important.
Anyway, first of all, I’m no expert in the use of the phin filter, but I believe it is there to hold the coffee grounds on the bottom so the water has to “filter” through them rather than just float around like a french press. It would slow down the coffee drip a bit. I did notice in my extractions that some of the really fine grounds end up on top of the “press”? keeping them out of the cup. I used a medium fine grind and it made a very tasty, smooth, cuppa😋
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Decided to do some Ashton Rainy Day in my modified and restemmed Spano...
Happy 4th everyone!
A delicious aromatic smoke.
Been smoking a lot of Frankenblend lately. Reason:
Need to get the jar level down to make room for more remnants of other blends.
i have the same problem. I call my Franenblend “Owl Farm,” in memory of Dr. Hunter Stockton Thompson, dope pipe smoker.
Good combo brother...
Not to mention "the gang"😄
These pipes have had some bad press (and perhaps rightfully so), but I have had no issues with this pipe.
I guess I'd rather be lucky than good...😏
That DEFINITELY needs to go on my list!
I going to have to start a second page, or is it a third page?😬
Really sharp.
I bought a Savinelli Petite 402, a rusticated Beige, a tin of the Swift Current Coffee and 2 ounces of a new Country Squire Blend named Toadstool which is similar to Frogmorton on the Bayou.
The art work on the tin is worth the price.
That artwork looks like home🙂
@PappyJoe
That’s a nice rusticated/brushed Savinelli pipe.
in re: Vietnamese style coffee - What kind of brewer/brewing method do you use? Do you use a phin? If so, would you entertain a question?
And BTW, when I want coffee lightener, I also prefer Coffee Mate dry.
Yes, I use a phin, and I can probably come up with an entertaining answer to your query😬
Thank you. My question concerns the part in the upper left in the picture above.What is its function? The coffee goes between it and the bottom of the phin itself, right?
(BTW, I apologize for being off topic. It occurs to me that this could be done privately. Oh, well….)
Anyway, first of all, I’m no expert in the use of the phin filter, but I believe it is there to hold the coffee grounds on the bottom so the water has to “filter” through them rather than just float around like a french press. It would slow down the coffee drip a bit. I did notice in my extractions that some of the really fine grounds end up on top of the “press”? keeping them out of the cup. I used a medium fine grind and it made a very tasty, smooth, cuppa😋