As all of us have heard, start off with an Aromatic and a cob.
Sounds great, right! Now after two years of smoking a pipe, like most, I realized that's not sound advice at all. I would have said yesterday to start with an English and work towards Virginia blends. Today? Not really good advice either. I think former cigarette smokers make the transition to pipes without a lot of pain because of their experience with tobacco. Non smokers think of those nice cherry flavors that envelope the air around them from those codgers of old. Therefore, they're attracted to those goopy vanilla/cherry blends that scorch their mouth and leaves them bewildered. Folks, its tobacco. That's what it is, that's all it will ever be. Beginning to smoke a pipe is also an investment that many may not want to break the bank for. My advice:
Buy a Missouri Meerschaum Legend cob. Next, acquire a box of Charter Hall. At this point, you need to accept the fact that you are going to smoke pipe tobacco, not cigarettes. Also, you have at this point only spent about $12, the wallet is safe. YouTube and Pipesmagazine have enough info on packing, pacing, and technique galore. Finally, it's trial and error. This, in my opinion, is fool proof. Charter Hall has those favors that I find in GLPease Barbary Coast, C&D OldJoeKrantz, and C&D Briar Fox. As a beginner, you will want to try as many tobaccos as you can. These I mentioned above would be great to gravitate towards next. Also something like Dunhill Night Cap, would be the better intro into English mixtures. As far as aromatics, you should be ready to explore those with the experience that you have gained from hours of smoking the blends above.
Many may agree with me, many may disagree. It's just my advice. I didn't start with Carter Hall. I started with that goopy aromatic crap. Haddo's Delight, Frog Morton on the Bayou, and Royal Yacht saved me. Good luck!
Sounds great, right! Now after two years of smoking a pipe, like most, I realized that's not sound advice at all. I would have said yesterday to start with an English and work towards Virginia blends. Today? Not really good advice either. I think former cigarette smokers make the transition to pipes without a lot of pain because of their experience with tobacco. Non smokers think of those nice cherry flavors that envelope the air around them from those codgers of old. Therefore, they're attracted to those goopy vanilla/cherry blends that scorch their mouth and leaves them bewildered. Folks, its tobacco. That's what it is, that's all it will ever be. Beginning to smoke a pipe is also an investment that many may not want to break the bank for. My advice:
Buy a Missouri Meerschaum Legend cob. Next, acquire a box of Charter Hall. At this point, you need to accept the fact that you are going to smoke pipe tobacco, not cigarettes. Also, you have at this point only spent about $12, the wallet is safe. YouTube and Pipesmagazine have enough info on packing, pacing, and technique galore. Finally, it's trial and error. This, in my opinion, is fool proof. Charter Hall has those favors that I find in GLPease Barbary Coast, C&D OldJoeKrantz, and C&D Briar Fox. As a beginner, you will want to try as many tobaccos as you can. These I mentioned above would be great to gravitate towards next. Also something like Dunhill Night Cap, would be the better intro into English mixtures. As far as aromatics, you should be ready to explore those with the experience that you have gained from hours of smoking the blends above.
Many may agree with me, many may disagree. It's just my advice. I didn't start with Carter Hall. I started with that goopy aromatic crap. Haddo's Delight, Frog Morton on the Bayou, and Royal Yacht saved me. Good luck!