Thread: Pipe of the Day

Originally Posted by NoseWarmer

I never get tired of looking at pipes

Ditto....I've just been working the candle at both ends lately is all.

Pipe on the early evening walk with doggies. Erinmores from Barling.

Originally Posted by Sailor

Woodpeckers there look bit different than the ones we have here.
Here's the one that recently fell in love on drumming the streetlight pole behind my backyard. Hell of a noise.

There are about a dozen different woodpeckers in Minnesota. My picture is of a Pileated woodpecker. They mark their territory with loud drumming and that is how I knew to look at the top of the light pole. When I was younger it was a big event to see one. Now they seem much more common.

More 5 O'clock in a Nording.

Capri stab stem free hand half full of Capstan flake.

Wessex Gold Va Flake, in a Milano.

Got my desk halfway cleaned up this morning. I can even see some of the desktop now!!! Among other things I found was a partial pouch of Captain Black dark. I found my CB cob and had a bowl. I found out I still don't like it.

So guys, I'm still a big newb with the pipe, but I just came to new realization and must share. When I came to pipe for the first time I remembered old-timers in my family smoking vanilla scented tobacco, so I started off with Mac Baren Vanilla, from there I jumped into many aromatics from Peterson... Gold, Luxury Blend, and Connoisseur's Choice. Then a guy at my local pipe shop suggested I try Presbyterian Mixture.... I smelled it and thought 'oh god, that is rank foul smelling stuff'. However, when I lit my pipe with it, it really is a wonderful blend... no aromatic, but wow, it's just a great smoke... nice flavor and smooth. I've been now smoking Dunhill Nightcap and I love it! I find it's very similar in terms of taste, but just a little stronger... enough that the Presbyterian now seems a bit weak to me. I guess I'm starting to enjoy the English blends more. My 3 favorites at the moment are:
1) Peterson Gold Blend.... I love this aromatic... light on the flavouring, but a beautiful blend
2) Dunhill Nightcap... similar to Presbyterian, but with more kick!
3) Mac Baren HH Acadian Perique.... for a non-aromatic this is chock full of flavour.... seems to have a taste of plum casing, but it says it is not, and I love the perique pepper kick
this is becoming my favorite 'manly' hobby, maybe even more than SR shaving (but not by much Time to start growing a mustache, I think lol

Originally Posted by ecormier

Time to start growing a mustache, I think lol

Indeed I second that motion!!

Originally Posted by ecormier

So guys, I'm still a big newb with the pipe, but I just came to new realization and must share. When I came to pipe for the first time I remembered old-timers in my family smoking vanilla scented tobacco, so I started off with Mac Baren Vanilla, from there I jumped into many aromatics from Peterson... Gold, Luxury Blend, and Connoisseur's Choice. Then a guy at my local pipe shop suggested I try Presbyterian Mixture.... I smelled it and thought 'oh god, that is rank foul smelling stuff'. However, when I lit my pipe with it, it really is a wonderful blend... no aromatic, but wow, it's just a great smoke... nice flavor and smooth. I've been now smoking Dunhill Nightcap and I love it! I find it's very similar in terms of taste, but just a little stronger... enough that the Presbyterian now seems a bit weak to me. I guess I'm starting to enjoy the English blends more. My 3 favorites at the moment are:
1) Peterson Gold Blend.... I love this aromatic... light on the flavouring, but a beautiful blend
2) Dunhill Nightcap... similar to Presbyterian, but with more kick!
3) Mac Baren HH Acadian Perique.... for a non-aromatic this is chock full of flavour.... seems to have a taste of plum casing, but it says it is not, and I love the perique pepper kick
this is becoming my favorite 'manly' hobby, maybe even more than SR shaving (but not by much Time to start growing a mustache, I think lol

Check out some of Esoterica and some Navy Flake offerings. Esoterica makes several English blend bases with a light topping, pembroke is one of my favorites.