Pipe of the Day

**Ryan82** · 12-24-2012, 05:21 PM

Originally Posted by Catrentshaving

Well, I went into the good ole tobacconist yesterday to get some pipe cleaners...hah. Ended up walking out with this..

Wow Cat, you must have got a REALLY good bonus this quarter.....lol

**Catrentshaving** · 12-24-2012, 05:37 PM

Originally Posted by Ryan82

Wow Cat, you must have got a REALLY good bonus this quarter.....lol

lol..nah, I just spend my money on "certain" things. Wait till you see the Crystal Skull i'm having delivered

**Nightblade** · 12-24-2012, 10:23 PM

Originally Posted by Catrentshaving

Well, I went into the good ole tobacconist yesterday to get some pipe cleaners...hah. Ended up walking out with this..Had to have it and my beautiful lady just smiled at me and laughed..its a Butz-Choquin Pirat Special Edition...comes in a treasure chest case with a brass cutlass tamper. Enjoyed a bowl of Pirates Passion in it last night. Merry Christmas gents and all the best over this joyous season. Its been a great pleasure sharing and enjoying pipes and pics with you fellows

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I like stories like this. Very nice Cat. Merry Christmas

**Nightblade** · 12-24-2012, 10:24 PM

Figures since I've been waiting for my BC that they're popping up all around me now.

**1OldGI** · 12-24-2012, 10:57 PM

Originally Posted by Devilpup

Pot of coffee out of the new French press and ojk to start the day

A match made in heaven for sure. My morning and lunchtime smokes were both OJK in a Nording Egg. The drive home smoke was Squadron Leader in a bent Edwards. All great smokes.

This Squadron Leader is tempting me to do some exploration of various Oriental blends available in bulk. C&D has a couple as does Peter Stokebye. None seem to be very Latakia heavy, mostly comprised of various Orientals and some Virginia with just a dash of burning tires thrown in for good measure. I was able to locate Squadron Leader in bulk but a pound runs up north of $65, the alternatives come in at about half that so let the tasting begin. In any case, I doubt these blends will ever replace my beloved burleys in the first chair but variety is the spice of life. A pound of any of the Oriental blends would likely last me a good long time as even Squadron Leader is NOT a daily go to. I'm probaby about 10 ounces into a pound of OJK that I ordered on 01 November. I've learned in my travels that the true mark of a go to blend is how quickly it disappears when you order it. I've found that I self-taper off of blends that I "really want to like" but you just can't fake something that's so good that you burn it all the time. Codger burlies (Granger, PA, etc.) also seem to disappear at an alarming rate.

**hicksdm** · 12-24-2012, 11:03 PM

It was Peterson's Nutty Cut in a Kaywoodie billiard and a Nosewarmer cob. Got a Sav. #320 Author for Christmas so I will fire it up tonight with some C&D Chestnuts Roasting once the kiddos hit the sack.

**wvloony** · 12-25-2012, 12:13 AM

old G I, that's me with Irish flake lol. this is my night tonight though, thought you guys would like to see what i get to spend 12 hrs at work doing tonight. first up to the plate is Irish flake in my bewlay churchwarden