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Pipe Sampler/ Starter Kit

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I didn't personally see anything in their samplers that I would spend my money on. It looks like they all come with aromatic tobaccos and i suspect (I could be wrong) that as a cigar smoker, you will not like them because the smoke is so mild. I have bought both the nice smelling aromatics as well as the English (smelled like burning rubber to me at first), but have found myself enjoying the English blends much more. The English bends are more in line with cigar smoke, more flavorful and more nicotine, not so goopy in your pipe and less tongue burn. I recommend a corncob (< 5 bucks) and some Dunhill Nightcap (around 10 bucks for a tin) and a tamper (Czech tool is around 2 bucks). There are tons of other English blends but that Nightcap is good stuff. If you like, pm me your address and I'll send you a couple samples of English you can try. I can also send you some aromatics to see what you think. I only suggest the corncob because you might try it and decide that it takes too much effort to smoke a pipe. Hate to blow a bunch of cash on a briar only to not enjoy it. Sorry for the long winded answer, I haven't even been drinking.
 
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I did the corncob to start but ended up getting a dud with a really think back wall that cracked. So i picked a savinelli 320 rustic. Such an awesome pipe. For me ive really found dunhill nightcap and peterson irish flake to be amazing smokes. I'm still very new to it but i burned through 2 tins of each.
 
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