recommendations

[daleo8803]

OK guys. I'm still pretty new to pipes but I have found a few blends that i really like. they are captain black dark, Seattle plum pudding, and brindle flake. I like airos but for only after meals as a dessert. Can yal recommend a few other blends for me? Thanks

 

[SailorAg]

Start trying out a bunch of non-aromatics. There are English, Virginia, Virginia Perique, latakia, burley, and more.

I'm a fan of the Frog Morton blends from McClelland, Klondike Gold flake from Brigham, Meat Pie by Drew Estate. And more that escape my memory at the moment.

Go to your B&M and buy some non aros from the bulk jars and try them out.

You can also explore tobaccoreviews.com to see what you would be interested in trying.

 

[plumber1965]

What's your addy

 

[daleo8803]

Hahaha. No sending baccy. Grrrrr already hit me once...

I will see what my local has. For some reason I never thought about them. Lol

 

[plumber1965]

As you say. You can run but you'll only die tired. LOL

 

[Tennessee Dave]

Try Samuel Gawith's Chocolate Flake and Brown Flake, GL Pease Barbary Coast and Haddos Delight, Peterson Universal Flake. Ashton 109 is an excellent intro to Virginia only blends.

 

[Deadman's Point]

In my opinion, Boswell's make some of the non-bitey-est aro's around. You need to get through the Dunhill offerings; it's a rite of passage for every new pipe smoker.

 

[Whtwtrman79]

In my opinion, Boswell's make some of the non-bitey-est aro's around. You need to get through the Dunhill offerings; it's a rite of passage for every new pipe smoker.

I agree with this one hard to go wrong with Dunhill and they're great blends to start with

 

[AOTL]

Any recommendation for a new pipe smoker that is coming over from a cigar background? One of the biggest surprises for me with pipe smoking is that pipe tobacco seems super light compared to cigars. It's light to the point that I will occasionally mistakenly inhale and it doesn't bother me at all. With cigars i'm typically prefer medium to med-full at the most. Is the world of pipe smoking essentially very light smoke? I think I just have to reset my expectations with pipe smoking. So far I have tried several English house blends from both UpDown Cigars and Iwan Ries in Chicago along with the Drew Estate Grand Central Station.

 

[mikeman84]

The 2 pipe tobacco's that really got me hooked on pipes were frog morton an Mississippi river. After trying those I've been more into pipes than cigars.

 

[javelin377]

Plum pudding. Haven't had the Mississippi River, but hear good things.

Frog Morton is not for everyone.
Dunhill is a solid choice.

 

[Tennessee Dave]

Any recommendation for a new pipe smoker that is coming over from a cigar background? One of the biggest surprises for me with pipe smoking is that pipe tobacco seems super light compared to cigars. It's light to the point that I will occasionally mistakenly inhale and it doesn't bother me at all. With cigars i'm typically prefer medium to med-full at the most. Is the world of pipe smoking essentially very light smoke? I think I just have to reset my expectations with pipe smoking. So far I have tried several English house blends from both UpDown Cigars and Iwan Ries in Chicago along with the Drew Estate Grand Central Station.

Get yourself a tin of 1792, smoke it and get back to me.

 

[AOTL]

Thanks @Tennessee Dave @javelin377 @mikeman84 for the recommendations. That's my weekend project to find these tobaccos and burn them for the Super "Bowl" (See how I did that)

• 1792
• Mississippi River
• Frog Morton
• Dunhill
• Plum Pudding

 

[AOTL]

Plum pudding. Haven't had the Mississippi River, but hear good things.

Frog Morton is not for everyone.
Dunhill is a solid choice.

Any specific Dunhill?

 

[Whtwtrman79]

Start with emp and nightcap.... Then move on from there

Those should be easy to find and are classics, maybe 965 too

Then I'd try navy rolls and flake

 

[AOTL]

Start with emp and nightcap.... Then move on from there

Those should be easy to find and are classics, maybe 965 too

Then I'd try navy rolls and flake

Thanks for the recommendations

 

[K Williams]

Try Samuel Gawith's Chocolate Flake and Brown Flake, GL Pease Barbary Coast and Haddos Delight, Peterson Universal Flake. Ashton 109 is an excellent intro to Virginia only blends.

Haddo's Delight...

 

[K Williams]

Get yourself a tin of 1792, smoke it and get back to me.

Hope he likes nicotine. LOL

 

[K Williams]

Any specific Dunhill?

Dunhill Flake is good too.

 

[Tennessee Dave]

@KWilliams, it's great isn't it especially with a bit of age on it. I have 18 tins from 2007. It just may be my all time favorite but...there's FVF, Best Brown Flake, StoneHaven well, it's Haddo's is one of my favorites