Happy International Pipe Smoking Day, everyone! It’s been quite an absence from me, and I apologize. I had a string of holiday (almost/planned) travel, two bouts of serious sickness, and a trip to the Dominican that have really interfered with my writing. I’ve been dedicating what smoking time I’ve had toward Half Ashed during the past month, but hopefully I will be able to also get back into the swing of things here on The Cigarmy now. I have a couple of new reviews that will post up over this weekend, and a serious facelift to the site coming in the coming weeks. I hope you haven’t all gone away at this point, and will stick around.
My first bowl of this #IPSD is Lagonda, an interesting blend from Greg Pease. Probably not my favorite of his blends, but not a bad offering at all. It’s hitting the spot this morning as I type this. My first pipe of the day is a 1954 Dunhill small billiard. This pipe came to me as one of those amazing surprises. I bought a lot of about a dozen pipes from eBay, of which this was one. In fact, I had no idea it was a Dunnie until after I got the package. I bought the lot with my eye on another pipe altogether. I cleaned up the other pipe, and had a new stem made for this one (complete with Dunhill spot)….et voila! I had myself a 1954 Dunill for $5 plus the cost of stem. That’s a bargain that’s hard to beat. It smokes well, and has grown accustomed to calm, latakia-laden blends. I dig it.
Anyway, thanks for stopping by again, and I hope to get a bit more in the groove during the coming days and weeks. Be sure you hop over and check out Half Ashed. We’ve had no delay there, and continue to do a 2+ hour show every Friday night – broadcast via Cigar Federation. It’s a blast, and I think most anyone can find a niche in our chat room.
Brad says
First Bowl! Looking forward to hearing how many bowls you have today ;)
Brad Klausman says
I’m about done with my first bowl (Molto Dolce). Started easy and will continue to work my way up the tobacco food chain ;)